The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-06

ately aud an inimunsr number OF mem we're
shot down. Tho British fought Ia an OBJ
long square aud the rebels were beaten Al
every point.
special dispatches % the Daily rrle'
craph confirm the report that the British
we're everywhere victorious In yesterdays
battle.
PULLER DETAILS.
TRIsKIrAr March l-rnursday night
General q adams expedition eDcampet
near Fort Baker, The troops were sll Az
sembled ptiore sunset. except the 05tn reg.
iment, which arrived al O'Clock. Friday
mornius, breakfast over, the forces, about
400 strong, formed III an oblong, the front
ami resr being longer than the sides owing
70 the different .trengIhs OF the regiment
The Gordon Highlanders formed the az.
vance with two .G.tlipg gans aud one Gar.
diner Ia the right corner, and.two Gardner
and a Calling in the l.ft corner. The S9sh
regiment formed the right hand side
OF the square; Black Watch regiment
the rear. The length OF the 'front.' was $50
yards. Tho Eussars acted as scouts, ac-
yancing sem!-circe 900 yards ahead,
covering the front aud Hanks OF the main
force, The troops advanced over sind
knobs and scrub for mile from Fort Baker
along the Tsb road, when the rebels opened
fire with Remington rifles, but the range was
30 long that the shots proved inaiiective:
Rebels in swarms occupied the high ground
in front and on the TANKS OF the British
army. They retil ed slowly as the English
advanced, keeping about 200 yards from
the main body Of the English force. The
British cavalry followed, covering the rear
upou tue leit, formed ia three lines, distant
800 yards from the main army. AZ S:so q
burst mile short OF the enemies position.
The cavalry and mounted infantry ad-
ysnced on the LEFT to touch the rebels, who
moved obstinately as though not disposed
20 fight. The infantry continued to ad.
vance steadily. Two or three times halt
was m ade to allow the sailors and artillery.
men dragging the guns to rest. The road
towards Teb is studded with hundreds Of
corpses of Baker Pasha's iusi,ives, filing
the air with d LUTON. aud around which
sWarms of csrrion-fies lowered. After
advancing three miles, the earth works Of
the rebels came in sight. Tho guns were
mounted and the standards flying. The
except on the extreme right
and lett Tho British stepped forth as il
on a holiday parade, the bsg.pipes playing
and the, sHlghlanders shouting cheerily.
They dySnced till within SEQ yards OF the
rebels p8sitiop, where was an old sugar
mill surrounded by number OF huts, and
forthwith two guns wee situated. Here
A hall was Ordered and the scouts rejoined
the cavslfyS Neither force seemed disposed
10 .open fir. At last attention" was
called, whefeupon the rebels, seeing the
British move, began the battle with shell
from KtpP gun: 1t passed u wide 9; over 9.
With greater accuracy, and the shells burst
close to the British, wouDding several. The
rebels m aintained rafting fusilade with
anallbarma As the shots increased the
ambulance and surgeons were fully occu>
pied, The English advanced steadily In q
Sauare without answering the rebels
A. s:u kau vacsoA tho nnrth f0rra n
rebel works. At this point piece of shell
wounded Baker PsshA, and twenty men
were hit. After an echelon OF 8 thousand
yafds halt WAS ordered and the men
directed to lie down. 1t was now nc onday,
clear, and the wind dispersed the smoke OF
ments. Then the British opened fire and
the rebel fire rapidly slsckened. An ad-
vance was at once ordered. The troops
rose and approached the rebels works. The
rebels were in no military order, but held
their position desperately. There were
two thousand Of them in. front
the square. As the British advanced
firing the rebels rose within 200 yards Of
them and rushed headlong with their
spears upon the British line. They fell
dead right and left. None of them boted
but fell back sllenly. Having cleared the
ground in the front the British attacked
perate fight. They turned two Krupp guns
spainst the enemy. but the Arabs contested
every inch. The British then stormed the
brick buildings. and at l O'Clock the rebels
bolted, the Calling guns and Martini rites
creating great havoc among them. The
English forces advanced to the well at Tel
where the rebels made their last stand,
After four hours arduous fighting the
British gained possession of the rebels
camp The cavalry charged the retreatiDg
rebels, who did not bolt but gave the troop
ers blow for blow. The enemy retreated
General Graham decided to pass the night
at Teb wells. An advance on Tok ar will BIZ
made to-day.
LONDON, March 1 Later advices from
Trinkitat gave the following information:
The rebels were found in force
with two guns mounted at an
old fort three miles from Fort Baker
Firing opened on both sides and lasted a
long time. The rebels were finally repulsed
after 1000 of their number had been killed
The British loss is tan killed and forty
wounded.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
LONDON, March 1.-Tle British opeDed
fire with their guns, causing the rebel fire
10 rapidly slscEen and almost cease. AT
this the bugle again sounded the advance;
the troops rose, wheeled on the center of the
sQusre and approached the rebel works
The rebels we're in no military order, blu,
were scattered right and left, so as to take
advantage of the abundant cover which the
ground afforded. They chung to their
position with desperate tenecity. There were
1000 rebels barely In front, while many
hundreds hung around the two sides OF the
square as the Britigh moved forward. AS
they advanced the rebels armed with spears
and huge cross hiited swords rose within
200 yards of the advancing lines and
rushed against the Bri ish nj bresk-neck
speed needless and fearless Of death. The
rebel1 fell right and left and though some
of the brave fellows reached within FIVE
PAGES of the square noue of them bolted.
They only fell back sulleDly when they
were forced. Having cleared the ground
In front with their marine
rifles, the British attacked the front.
Colonel Burnaby was the first to mount
the parapet, firing u double-barrelled shot
gun into the enemy. Aroubd the works
Che rebels fought With furious energy and
. frightful melee Of bsyoDets and spear
took place. At last the British gained pos-
session Of the fort They captured two
ofrupp gans and at once turned a., them
tested every inch. They would not submit
TO be driven off They could only be killed
The British next directed their attention tn
the old sugar mill, q building containing
m iron boier. This they stormed and sue
leeeded in destroying 200 rebels, who lesp.d
forth and charged from every opening. Al
10 o'clock, after an bour OF intense fighting,
the rebels gave wav and bolted outright.
The GatIine guns snd maritime riffs bad
caused great havoc TIE British pursued
the rebels as they fell back aid advanced
- lar as the fresh wafer wells at Tebe,
where the rebels made their last stand.
The sheiks, wn6 eayancvd empty-handed
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