Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-03-01

patches from Trinkitat state that bat
tie ragged all day yesterday. The rebels
fought desperately and an immense
number of them were shot down. The
British fought in an oblong square and
the rebels were beaten at every point.
Special dispatches to the Daily Tele-
graph confirm the report that the British
everywhere were victorious in yesterdays
battle.
Trinkitat, March Thursday night
Gen. Graham's expedition encamped
near Ft. Baker. The troops were all as.
sembled before sunset, except the 65th
regiment, which arrived at eight O'clock
on Friday morning. Breakfast over, the
forces. about 1000 strong, formed in an
oblong square, the front and rear being
longer than the sides. Owing to the
different strength of the regiments, the
Gordon Highlanders formed the advance
with two Gatling guns and one Gardiner
in the right corner, and two Gardiners'
and one Gatling gun in the left corner.
The seth regiment formed on the right
hand side of the square. and the Black
Watch regiment in the rear. The length
of the front was $50 yards. The huzzsrs
acted as scouts. advancing in semi.
circle one thousand yards ahead and
covering the front aud tlanks of the main
force. The troops advanced over sand
knolls and scrub for mile from Fort
Baker along the Teb road, when the
rebels opened fire with Remington rifles.
but the range was so long that the shots
proved Ineffective. The rebels in swarms
occupied the high ground in front and
on tho hanks of the British army.
They retired slowly as the English ad.
vanoed, keeping about 1900 yards from
the main body, Of the. English force. The
British cavalry followed. ooveringlthe
rear and apon the left formed in three
lines, distant 900 yards from the main
army. At $3.50 the gunboat fred from
Trinkitat, but the shells burst mile short
of the enemies position. The cavalry
and mounted infantry advanced on the
left to touch the rebels, who moved
obstinately. though not indisposed to
fight. The infantry continued to ad
vance steadily. Two or three times
halt was made to allow the assailers and
artillery men. dragging guns. to rest
The road to Teb is studded with hun
dreds Of corpses. Baker Pasha's iugitive
are filling the air with pollution, arounl
which swarms Of carrion flies are hovering
After advancing three miles the eartl
works of the rebels came in sight. Gum
were mounted and standards were flying
The rebel fire had now almost ceaset
except on the extreme right and left
The British stepped forth as il on holi
day parade, fogpipe playing and th'
Highlanders footing it cheenly. The,
advanced until within 800 yards of th,
rebels position. where an old sugar mill
surrounded by a number Of huts, and
fort with two gune, were situated. Her,
q halt was ordered and the scouts rejoin
ed the cavalry. Neither force seemed
disposed to open fire and at last, atten
tion was called, whereupon. the rebels see
ing the British, began the battle with
shell from a Krupp gun which passst
over the square. The next shots wsr,
aimed with greater accuracy and th,
shells burst close to the British wound
ing several. The rebels maintained q
rattling fusilade with small arms. A,
the shots increased the ambulance sur
geons were fully occupied. The Englist
advanced steadily in . square, without
answering the rebel fire until they passed
the north place near the rebel works. Al
this point piece Of . shell
wounded Baker Pashs and twenty men
A halt was ordered and the men directed
to lay:down. It was MONDAY and clear;
and the winds dispersed the smoke Of
the rebels fire disclosing the rebels
movements.
London, March Later advices from
'rnnkitat give the following information.
The rebels were found in force with two
guns mounted At the old fort, three miles
from Fort Baker. The firirg opened on
both sides and lasted long time but the
rebels were finally repulsed after one
thousand OF their men had been
killed. The British losses were, ten
killed. forty wounded.
The war Office received . telegram