The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-03
BY GENERAL oRAHaM,s FORCES.
4 siabbssa Fisa'-El Asaas'a Hea Coats.s EsttY
I ZACH ofGroaud, hut are Bsassn Hack By tho
I. Bravery Of tbs B,ltish rroops-A Large
-i1s Number Killed aad Woundsd.

=, Ahe particulars Oh tbe battle arc: On
Thursday night General Graham's xredi-
ton encamped near Fort BAKER. Tho
troops were all assembled before sunset ex.
c.pt the Bixty.hflh regiment, which arrived
at eight o'clock. On Friday morning,
breakfast over, the forces about A OCO
strong, formed In an oblong square, ths
front and rear being longer thnn the siles,
owing to the different strength Of the repi.
ments. The Gordon Highlanders formed
the advance With two Calling guns and
one Gardiner in tho right corner, mud two
Gardiners and one Gatling in the left cor.
ner. The Eighty.ninth regiment formed
the right hand side Of the squad and the
Black Watch regiment thu rear. The
length ot the front was $50 yards. The
hussats acted aH scouta, advancing in q
semi.Circle thousand yards ahead, cover
ing tho front and Hank Of the main force.
W, t TIE ADVANCE.
), The troops advanced over the sand kuols
and scrubs Tor mile from Fort Baker
along the Teb road when the rebels opened
fire with Remington rifles, hut their range
was 30 long that their shots proved int fec
tive. The Iebels in -swnrins occupied the
high ground in front and on the flank OF
the British army. They retired slowly rs
the English advanced, keeping about leo
yards ahead of the main body OF the British
forces The British cavalry followed, cover
ing tho rear, aud upon the left formed in
three lines, distant 900 yards from the I
main. army. At $50 a gunboat fired
from TrinkitGt, but tho shells
hurst mile short Of the enemy's position
The cavalry and mounted iniau,ry I'd /
vanced on tho left to touch tho rebels Who
moved obstinately though not indisposeA
to fight. The infantry continued to ad-
vance steadily. Two or three timea a halt
was made to allow the sailors and arti-
lerymen dragging the guns TO rest. The
road toward Teb was studded with hun
dreds OF corpsesof Baker Pasha's fighters,
filling the air with pollution, and around
which swarms Of carrion lies hoyerpd.
After advancing three milea the earth.
works Of the rebels came in sight. Guns
were mounted and standards flying.
A HOLIDAY PARADE.
The rebel fire had almost ceased except
on the extreme right and left. The British
stepped forth as il on = holiday parade,
bag pipes playing and hiehlauders footing
cbeeliy. They advanced till within 500
yards OF the rebels position, where an old
sugar mill, surrounded by number OF
butts and a tort with two guns we're situat.
ed. Here a halt was ordered and tho
scouts e.joincd tue. cavalry. Neither p,r,y
seemed disposed to open fire. AT last "a:-
tention" was called, whereupou the rebel,
seeing the Britiel, move began the battle
with shell from krupp gun, which passed.
wide over the square. ftie next SLOTS were
aimed with greater accuracy, and tho
shells burst close to the British, woundiuy
several. The rebels maintained rattlipg
fusilade with small arms. AS tho shots in.
creased the ambulance surgeons were fully
occupied. The English advanced steadily
in a square, without answering the reb /
fire, till they passed north Of the face OF the
rebel works. AT this point piece OF shell
wounded Baker Pasha, and twenty men
were hit. After All echelon of a thousand
yards, halt was ordered and the men di-
rected TO lie down. 1t was now noon :; the
day was clear, and the wind dispersed The
smoke oil the rebel tee, disclosing the rebel
movements. .,--t- +r-s...4 - $,
i4f Ia A STUBBORN RESISTANCE. :sg
The British opened fire and the rebel
fire rapidly relaxed. The advance was st
once ordered; the troops rose and ap-
proacheds the rebel works. The rebels
were in no military order, but held their
position desperately. There were two
Thousand Of them in front and hundreds
on the eides Of the fqlare. As the British
advanced, firing, tie rebels rose within
two hundred yards Of them and rushed
headlong with spears upon the British
line. They fell dead right aud left.
| None Of them holted, but they fell back
sullenly. Having cleared the ground iu
'front.', the British attacked Fort Bur
naby, and carried it after desperate
fight. They then turned two krupp guns
against the enemy, but the Arabs conteeted
every inch. The British then stormed lilo
brick building, and at ono o'clock The ,e.
bells bolted, the Calling guns and Martini
rifles creating great havoc among them.
The English Iosces advanced to well onto
Teb, where the rebels made the last stand, |,
and after four hours Of arduous fghtiug the
British gained possession OF. the rebels
camp. Ths cavalry charged the retreatin:
rebels, who did not bolt, but gave tho
troopers blow for blow. The enemy re.
treated slowly aud the British kept up
their fire. & -, ,G. i
The War Office has received a Telegram,
stating that ths lossey Of the British in iho
fight near Trinkitat was p killed md 'll2
wounded. The British captured four Krupp
guns, two howi'zs's and one machine gun.
Iugi, ELEVEN HUNDRED KILLED.
.SuAKlM, March 2.-rhe march to Toksr
was accomplished in four hours from Teh,
The Hussars secured the county anu kcpt
up a vigorous skirmish with tho enemy,
who retired in disorder in ihe direction oi
Saunneib. The Arabs log. |, 100 men dead
on the field at Teb Besides guns,
the whole camp, including 375 ,en;a
and many camels were taken,
The condition Of the camp showed tho
Arabs relied upon being victorious. Gen.
eral Graham sends part OF the Tokar gar.
rison to T1inkitat 10 destroy the lor,idca.
tons. lie will then march on 1'amanieb,
where he will cou woke the Shekhs Of
friendly tribes and those submitting to him
to make arrangements to keep open the
route fn N Su, m 1d Beurebtr. =.
NJ; ABArTLE WITH DIGMA EXPECTED.
souxlx, March 2-rhe British troops
entered Tokar at noon Saturday. A few
[shots were exchanged with the enemy,
when 400 rebels holding the town Il ID,
Djgma is encamped eight miles from Son.
kim. 4 battle with him is expected when
tho British return TO Soukim from Tf
kar. All reports commend the s.eadin.sa ia
} with which the British moved on Ten.
r The. equars in which they advanced 10
: bat.le,was never broken. The determine.
J ton; and bravery Of The rebels was shown
in iact when they were charged by the
! cavalry. Great numbers OF them thres
;; ;; Themselves on their backs and sptared lhe
I horses Of the troopers as they dashed ovtl
!, them, rs; -. ~. ;, ..IE.g u.
y. LONDON, March "a telegram received
at the war office stats that four officers O
; the. English forces were killed. A late
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