The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-15
The Followers Of the Prophet Exhibited Great
Courage, and We're Only Beaten After
Determined Struggle.
The Rebels Forced to Retire. After Sus-
tanning a Loss Of Six Thousand.
Further Concerning the Capture of Baminh
The French Disappointed at the Is
cape Of the Chinese Garrison.
osMAN DIGMA's DEFEAT.
The Desperate Battle Given by the Rebels
RemarkabIe Courage of the EVnunded.

The Desperate Battle Given by the Rebels
Remarkable Courage of the wounded.
LONDON, March 14.-Further details of tho
desperate battle yesterday between General
Graham's forces and the rebels near the Tamai
wells continue to arrive. During the confus-
ion which ensued when the Arabs made their
wild rush upon the British lines and caused
them to retreat, newspaper reporters and other
non-combatants took part in the fray and used
their revolvers freely and with deadly effect
against the enemy. After the battle Osman's
camp and three villages were burned. Among
the trophies is Osman's standard, which was
taken, and Tewfk Bey recaptured The British
losses We're considerably heavier than first re-
ported, The number killed reaches 100 and the
wounded $50. General Graham's forces are re-
turning to Suakm. Osman Digma fed to the
hills
The Arabs retired before the English slowly
and sulenly. They were defeated, but not put
to rout They walked away as if sauntering
through bazaar with their arms folded or
swinging at their side. Many were shot down,
but this did not hasten their companions speed
Judges Of native character think tine Arabs are
so allied by family ties that the great loss of life
will appease them, and break their failn in
Mahdi and their sheikhs.
1t impossible to take prisoners. The
wounded Arabs would lie mctionless, without
uttering a single cry or moan and watch their
chance to stab the British with a knife or spear.
The victors walked among the wounded as
among so many vipers. A wounded Arab
killed a British marine during the night An
other attempted to stab Colonel Stuart while
his aide-decamp was giving the wounded man
water
Admiral Hewett today sent out fresh cir
cular to the tribes warning them that if they do
not obey the summons to submit the fate of
Arabs who fell at Teb and Tamaneb, will over
take them.
A Suakim dispatch says that General Graham
and Colonel Stewart, with their staffs. have re-
turned. The wounded will return to-day They
are doing well. While destroying the rebel am
munition the troops unearthed and destroyed
1000 Remington rifles The wounded rebels
state that Osman Digma's nephew and many
chiefs were killed in Thursdays fight. Osman
present early in the battle but fled when
defeat became evident Fifteen hundred rebel
corpses were found in one pit. General Graham
teegraphs that the sheikhs are more peaceable
since Osmans defeat. 1t is expected that the
road to Berber will be clear within ten days
General Graham telegraphs that five officers
and eighty-siX men were killed, and eight
officers and l03 men wounded. Nineteen men
missing The rebels numbered from 10000
to II. 0G0. Three officers and seven men, of the
naval brigade, were killed at the guns. Ovel
:, 900 rebels were killed. The rebels charged re.
gardless of their great loss. They left GOO dead
at one point of the square.
Parties of Arabs wandered over the battle
field in the moonlight, and uttered heartrending
cries of grief whenever they found the dead bod
les of their friends in many places piled in heaps.
The Black Watch regiment was almost denuded
of sub-officers. Russian. Italian and French
men-of-w war have offered medical assistance to
the British. Friendly Sheikhs are of the opinion
that Osman Digma will go to El Mahdi to report
the recent disasters and ask for orders They
fresh force