St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-03

Martini rifles, causing the rebel fire to rap
idly slacken, and almost cease. AT this the
bugles again sounded the advance. The
troops rose, wheeled on the center of the
square end approached the rebel works. The
rebels were in no military order,
but were scattered here and there,
so as to take advantage of
the abundant cover which the ground afford
ed. They chung to their position with des-
perate tenacity. There were 1000 rebels
directly in front. while many hundreds hung
around the two sides of the square. As the
British moved forward, firing as they adj
vanced, the rebels, armed with spears and
huge cross hilted swords, rose within 200
yards of the of the advancing lines, and
rushed against the British at break neck
speed, needless and fearless of death. Rebels
fell right and left, though some of the brave
fellows reached within five PAGES of the squad.
None of them bolted, they only fell back
suddenly, when they were forced
Having cleared the ground in front with their
Martini rifles, the British attacked the fort,
Col. Buraby was the first to mount the para
pet, firing his double barrelled shot gun into
the enemy Around the works the rebels
fought with furious energy, and frightful
melee of bayonets and spears took place. AT
last the British gained possession of the fort
They captured two Knapp guns, and at once
turned them against the enemy, but the
Arabs still contested every inch. They would
not submit to be driven off. They could only
be killed. The British next directed their at
tention to the old sugar mill, a brick build
ing containing an iron boiler. This they
stormed, and succeeded in dislodging 200
rebels, who leaped forth, and charged from
every opening, at 10 O'Clock, after an hour
of intense fighting, the rebels gave way, and
bo1ted outright. The Calling guns and the
Martini rifles had caused great havock there.
The British pursued the rebels as they fell
back, and advanced as far as the fresh water
wells of Teb, where the rebels made their last
stand. The sheiks who advanced empty
handed, to show they bore charmed lives,
were stricken down with bayonet thrusts.
The Highlanders carried the next earthwork,
capturing three guns. At the end of four
hours of arduous fighting, the British gained
possession of the rebel camps of huts and
the wells. The cavalry on the right
flank charged the retreating rebels,
the troops who rode among them, giving
blow for blow. A splendid display of hero
ism was made by three mounted rebels.
against the shock of two cavalry charges.
In the third charge they were cut down, but
not before they had killed several men, and
wounded Colonel Barrow, with their spears.
The enemy retired sullenly, and in conse-
quence the British kept up their firing for a
long time after the fortunes of the day had
been decided. General Graham decided to
remain at the wells of Feb on Friday night,
and his intention was to continue the advance
to Tokar on Saturday morning. More fight
ing is anticipated. The spoils taken from
Baker Pasha, were, in a large measure recov-
cred.
LONDON, March Later adcices from
TrinBitat give the following information:
The rebels were found in force, with two
guns mounted, at the old fort, three miles
from Fort Baker, when firing opened on both
sides and lasted long time. The rebels
were finally repulsed, after one thousand of
of their men had been killed. The British
losses were ten killed and forty wounded.
The war Office received telegram stating
the losses of the British in the fight near
Trinkitat, were twenty-four killed and one
hundred and forty-two wounded. The Brit
ish captured four Krupp guns, two
howitzers and one machine gun.
OFFICERS KILLED AND WOUNDED
LONDON, March Ia telegram received
at the war office states that four officers in
the English force were killed. A later dis
patch from Graham says nineteen officers
received wounds, including Baker Pasha and
Col. Burnaby, both of whom are severely
wounded. Nine hundred of the enemy's
dead were counted in the captured positions.