New-York tribune., 1884-03-02

After an echelon of thousand yards halt was
ordered and the men were directed to lie down. 1t
was now nOon the day was clear, and the wind dis
pers9d the smoke of the rebel fire, disclosing the
rebels movements.
PREFEREING DEATH TO DEFEAT.
Then the British opened fire with guns and Mar
TIM rifles causing the rebel fire rapidly to slacken
ana almost to cease. At this the bugle sounded
fresh advance. The troops rose, wheeled round on
the centre of the square and approached the rebel
works The rebels were in no military order, but
were scattered here and there, so as 70 take 90;
vantage of the abundant cover which the ground
afforded They cgng to the o1 POSITION 6 Wiin css
in front, while many hundreds hung around tue
two sides of the square. AS the British moved iOr,
ward, firing as they advanced, the rebels, armed
with spears and huge cross-hted swords, rose
within 200 yards of the advancing lines ana rushed
against the British al breakneck speed, needless
and fearless of death. The rebels zen rght ana
left though some of The brave fellows reached
within five PAGES Of the square. None of them
bolted; they only fell back sullenly when they
Having cleared the ground in front with their
Martini rifles, the British attacked the fort. Colo
mel Burnabv was the first to mount the palapet,
firing a d0uble-barreled shotgun into the enemy.
Around the works the rebels fought with furious
energy aud a frghtful melee of bayonets and spears
took place. At last the British gained possession
Of the fort. Tney captured two hrupp guns and at
once turned them against the enemy but the Arabs
still contested every men. lhey w0un hoI suoinlU
y
PURSUING THE RETREATING ARABS.
The British next directed their attention to the
old sugar mill a brick building, containing an iron
boiler This they stormed and succeeded in dislOdg-
ing 200 rebels who eaped forth and charged from
every opening. At l o'clock, after an hour OF in
tense fighting, the rebels gave. way and boted out;
right. The Gatling guns and Martini rifles had
caused great havoc there. The British pursued
them as they fell back and advanced as Tar as the
fresh water wells Of lcb, where the rebels made
their last stand. Sheikhs, who advanced empty
handed, to show that they bore charmed llYeS,
were stricken down with bayOnet tnrustS.
The Highlandcrs carried the next earthwork, cap
turing three guns, At the end Of four hours Of ar
reoel camps, of the huts and of The wells,
The cavalry on The right flank charged the retreat
ing rebels, who did not bolt but struck the troopers
who rode among them, giving blow Tor dow
splendid display of heroIsm was made by, tIfee
mounted rebels. They resolutely maintained their
ground against the shock of two cavalry regiments
before being cut down. They continued to tight
after the third charge, killing several soldiers ana
wounding Colonel Barrow with Their spears, Inc
enemy retired slowly, and in consequence of this
the British kept up their firing for long time after
the fortunes of the day had been decided. General
Graham decided to remain at the wells of Teb on
Friday night. The intention was to continue the
advance to TOkaT Saturday morning. More
fighting is anticipated. The spohs taken irom
Baker Pacha were i'll a large measure recovered.
THE FORCE UNDrR osMAN DIGMA.
Osman Digma the rebel leader who gained so
easy and so signal victory over DaheI dcli uPon
almost the same ground. brought $1,000 men into
the field. The most of these took part III the
charge against the British lines. During the entire
battle the Arabs want of organization aud regular
discipline constantly exposed them to the deadly
effect of the continuous fire which the Brltlsh
poured upon them hour after hour. Not mo re than
One-ifth of Osman's forces were armed WIN heui-
ingtOn rifles. The rest were supplied win seine
tars and spears. But neither the Remington rIne5
nor the guns under the Arabs manipulation caused
any loss among the British. The wounds Were re-
ceived at close quarters during the lanatlcaI
charges or rushes upon the troops. .
The few prisoners taken and the sullen retreat Oh
the enemy cause considerable uneasness mere as 10
the value and results of the victory: General era
ham, after the capture Of Tokar will march on U.s.
mans headquarters at Tamanieb, unless OSman
obeys his summons and lays down his arms Inc Inc
actual force marching on Tokar numbers 3Vo0
men, and is furnished with twenty-five guns ana
six machine guns. IL Osman submits General IRA
ham will be sent to Khartoum TO assist General
Gordon in arranging for the pacinc evacuation oi
the SOudan.
GENERAL GORDONS MISSION
CAIRO. March 1.-Coonel Stewart the secretary
Of General Gordon, has returned to Khartoum from
his mission of Cancellation up the White Nile. lie
xo.aa1 without mOlestatiOu, but the