The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-02
An Important and Decisive Battle
Between General Graham
and Osman Digna
The Rebels Fight With Tremendous
Bravery, but are Defeated With
Great Slaughter.
The Threat Of General Gordon Promptly
Executed-Treason Made
Odious.
EGYPT.

ihSNo hialNHtu a hit DtyOlu rolV DahNi
yesterday. The Rebels were constantly
skirmshing under the advance gu nd du-
ring the morning Suddenly large force
OF rebels concealed among the scrub on
the sandy knols opened heavy fire on
tbs. British troops who had biyouacked on
the field, thoroughly drenched by a trop-
icaI rain General Graham Immediately
ordered the troops to form in an oblong
square, which had hardly been done
when the rebels advanced under heavy
tire, which did little damage; but before
reathlng to within pistol shot range of the
British line, they wheeled about and re-
tired, when Graham Immediately ordered
an advance on the rebel positions on the
knolls. The rebels then gave battle and
fought with tremendous bravery, but were
beaten on all sides, the firing of the British
telling fearfully on the enemy. The rebels
stubbornly contested everyinch of ground,
and frightful slaughter ensued, the battle
being very similar to that of Ululdi and
the British victory as complete as in that
affair. The battle lasted all day, when
the rebels retreated in disorder, leaving
/ 900 men killed and wounded on the field.
The British lost only ten killed and forty
wounded
Ate 80 gunboat fired from Trinkitat,
but the shells burst mile short of the
enemy's position. The cavalry and
mounted infantry advanced on the left to
touch the rebels, who moved obstinately,
though not indisposed to fight the in
fantry, which continued to advance
steadily. Two or three times a halt was
made to allow the sailors and artillerymen
dragging the guns to rest. The road to-
ward Teb was studded with hundreds of
corpaes of Baker Pasha's fugitives, filing
the air with pollution, and around which
swarIns of carTion flies lowered. After
advancing three miles the earth-works of
! the rebels came in sight. Guns were
! mounted and standards were flying. The
'1ebei iirehad now almost ceased, except
on the extreme right and left. The
! British stepped forth as if on holiday
parade, playing bagpipes, and the High
| landers footing cheerily. They advanced
until within 500 yards of the rebels posi-
ton, where was an old sugar mill sur
rounded by a number of huts and where
two guns were situated. Here halt was
ordered, and the scouts rejoined
the cavalry. Neither force seemed
disposed to open fire. At last, eaten
tention!n was called, whereupon the
rebels seeing the British move, began
the battle with shell from Krupp
gun, which passed wide over the square.
The next shots were
AIMED WITH GREATER ACCURACY
and the shells burst close to the British,
wounding several. The rebels maintained
a rafting fusilade with small arms. As
the shots increased the ambulance sur
geons were fully occupied The English
advanced steadily in the square with
out answering the rebel fire until they
passed the north face of the rebel
works. At this point piece of
shell wounded Baker Pasha, and twenty
men were hit. After an echelon of
! 900 yards halt was ordered and the
men directed to lie down. 1t was now
MONDAY, clear, and the wind dispersed
the smoke of the rebel fire, disclosing the
rebels movements.
Then the British opened fire and the
rebel fire rapidly slackened. An advance
was at once ordered. The troops rose
and approached the rebels works The
rebels were in no military order, but they
held their position desperately. There
were two thousand of them in front and
hundreds of them on the sides
of the square. As the British
advanced, firing, the rebels arose
within two hundred yards of them
and rushed headlong with spears upon
the British line. They fell dead to the
right and left. None of them bolted, but
fell back sullenly. Having cleared the
ground in front the British attacked Fort
Burnaby, and carried it after desperate
fight. They turned two Krupp guns
againt the enemy, but the Arabs contested
every inch The British then stormed
the brick building, and at one O'Clock the
rebels bolted, the gatling guns and Mar
tint rifles creating great havoc among
them. The English forces advanced to
the well at Teb, where the rebels made
their last stand, After
FOUR HOURS ARDUoUs FIGHTING
the British gained possession of the
rebels camp. The cavalry charged the
retreating rebels, who did not bolt, but
gave the troopers blow for blow. The
enemy retreated slowly and the British
kept up their fire. General Graham de-
cded to pass the night at Teb Wells. The
advance on Tokar will be made to-day.
VICTORIOUS EVERYWHERE.
LONDON, MARCH Especial dispatches
to the Duty Telegraph confirm the report
that the British were everywhere victo-
rious in yesterdays battle.
LONDON, March 1.-The War Office has
just received an official dispatch from
Northumberland Stephenson, Com
mander-in-Chef of the British forces in
Egypt, announcing the victory of
General Graham over the rebels under
Osman Dlgna. The loss of the British
troops was twenty-four killed and forty.
three wounded. Baker Pasha was