The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-02
BATTLE NEAR TRINKlTAT.
THE REBELs DErEA TED WITH 4 LOSS
or ONE THOUSAND KTLLEH

THE REBELS DEEEA TED WITH A LOSS
or ONE THOUSAND KILLED.
Fart .r the spoiis Taken r-". Baker Pa.ha
R-eovered-The Rebels Fought with Dee
p~r"te Energy and Coatcst-d Every 1nch
ar 0-"und-Tke Battle Raging All hay.
TRINKrTAT, March IA battle ragged all
day yesterday three miles from Fort Baker.
where the rebels were found In force. with two
guns mounted In IN old fort. On Thursday
nisht Gen. Graham's expedition sncamped near
Fort Baker. the infantry In front and tho cav
airy In the rcnr. On Friday morning. after
breakfast. the troops we're formed in an oblong.
tho front and rear Of which wcre longer than
tn. sides. owing to the different strength Of the
regiments. Tho Gordon Highlanders In linz
formed the advance. with two Gatling guns
and one Gardiner In tho right corner and two
Gardeners and ono Calling In the loft corner.
The Eighty-ninth Regiment In line formed
the riGht-hand side OF the square. the
Black Watch Regiment tho rear. The
whole strength OF tho British forces was some
thing less than 1000 men. Tho length Of
the front was $50 yards. Tho Hussars acted as
scouts. and advanced In q semicrcle a thou
| sand yards ahead covering tho front and
TANKS Of the main force. The troops advanced
over sand knobs and scrub for mile from
Fort Baker. along tho Teb road. when the
| rebels opened fro with their Remington rifles.
but tho range was too long and their shots
proved Ineffective. The rebels In swarms oc-
cupied tho high ground In front and on the
TANKS Of tho British army. They retired
slowly as the English advanced keeping within
about 400 yards Of the main body OF tho Eng
lish forces. Tho British cavalry followed. COW
oring the rear upon the left. formed In three
lines and distant 900 yards from tho main army.
! At $50 the gunboat Sphinx nred four rounds
from Trinkitat harbor. but the range was too
| great. The shells burst u mile short OF the
| enemys position. The firing was stopped rs
| the shells were dangerous to the English. The
cavalry and mounted infantry advanced on the
| left 10 touch the rebels who moved Obstinutely.
though they were not indisposed TO fight. The
infantry continued to advance steadily. Two
| or three times halt was made in order to al
low the sailors and artillery. who were drag
sing tho guns. to rest The lines wers we'll
maintained. but where the ground was difficult
the men marched by fours right in columns Of
| companies. The road toward Teb was studded
with hundreds OF corpsss Of Baker Pasha's
fusitives. which filed tho air with pollution.
aud around which swarms OF carrion flies lazi-
Alter nm advance Of three miles had been &C.
omplished the eurthworks OF the rebels came
in sight. Guns were mounted and standards
now n,m,,st ceased sxcspt on tn. extreme right
and left whore 4 still con;innsd to b. directed
| NJ tNe SCOUTS. no DEltlNu steppeu IOTtu NJ ~
on u .,oliday parade. the hagpires playing and
the ltHhianders marching cheeriiy. They nd
r"iss' nositi"n, whers an old sugar mil was
standing. surrounded by u number Of native
hu.s: and where also stood fort win Two
disposnl to omen fire At last ntteation" was
move. began the ha,tie with a she'll from
KrnrrEnn ;ant,Hred from the Egyptiammss; The
sh Pas we're aimed With viii ' Srsaisr assur%cy
and tho shells burst close to the British.
rattiin. fusilia,ls with small arms. sending
hundreds Of bullets. which whizz,d around the
s n Ma. s to Sads ss S2tGsr
AS the shots Increased, the ambulance sur
gs"ns we're fpy "esuri.a The English I'D;
The rebel works A, mi. point piece Of shell
men We're nii Af,"r an advance d 1000 Yards
hnlt was ordered and the men wero directed
Ii was now noon. The day was Gear, aud
The wind disprrssh n. smok" Of tn" rSbe firs
Bri,isH "nsnsd lrs witt! guns and Mar, hi hi
rifles. causing ths rebel fire rapidly to sla"ksn
s""nde fresh s%S"nce %s troop, r"s ' roses
wh"""i round on the centre OF the square. and
aprro"ehrii tn" rebel h works Tns r'seS T"rs
aud there SOFAS to take advantage Of tho album
'lant cover whl"h III. ground afforded. They
There ,w"r, 1000 rebels directly in front, while
many hundreds hung around the two sides Of
firing ~ they advanced the rebels, armed with
spears and huge cross.hilted swords. rose
rsne ag.S ssta the british at breaRock .ss
Needless and fearless Of death. The rchols foil
and I y sTc 81 's tho erS"
None Of them holted: they only fell back sui
lenly when they we're forced T.,
Martini rifles The British attacked tho fort.
Col BHrnaby was tho irst to mount the para r.
with furious energy; and there was 2 frishtf,al
British gained posssssi ono Of tho fort They
xda sssry h ~" III As"es s
e b driven FL th"y could only 70 Killed T M,
dsiodaIng 400 rebels. who leaped forth and
re ,stsls s.s" s Wv y sna s$!s$ sssssht Tss
SaSe hs asa dss %sa SHH hs
@ @ wSsrs hs s ss s a
empty-handed 70 show that they bore charmed
VIZ
capturing three guns. At tho end Of four hours
Of arduous lighting the British gainei bosses Y.
tho retreating robels. who did not bolt. but
INK blow for blow A splendid display q hcroisnl
WAS made by three mounted rebels They reso-
lutnly maintained their ground against the
shock Of two cavalry regim.n's 6siora heing
third charge, killing several soldiers and
wounding Col. Barrow with their spears. The
enemy retired slowly. and in consequences Of
this the British kept UP their firing for Iona
, time after the fortunes OF the day had been dc.
cided. The rebels lost 1000 killed.
+ Gen. Graham decided to remain ut the wells
: Of Tab Friday night The intention was to
q morning. More fighting Is anticipated. The
spoils taken from Baker Pasha were in large
measure recovered, Ihs ,osses q the Brtis,
The British forces captured four Krupp guns
two hOwitznrs. and one machine gun.
. CAIRO March 1.-The English Governmen,
l. has given its sanction to the dcsI,atching o.
u ! two British battRlions to Assouan. The pOpu
. | lar -nthusinsm viii ch WAS 80 strongly aroused