Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-03
THE VICTORY AT TEB.
THE BRAVERY OF THE TROOPS
UNIVERSALLY COMMENDED.

Further Instances of the Enemy's Fan
atical Bravery Victoria TeIegraphs
Her Congratulations the Success
win be Followed Up-MOre About the
HOpelessness of Gen. GordOn's Task.
SUAKIM, March 2.-The British troops
entered TOkar at noon Saturday. A few
shots were EXCHANGED with the enemy.
when four thousand rebels holding the
town fled. Osman Digma is encamped
eight miles distant from Suakim. A battle
with him is expected when the British
troops return to Suakim from Tokar. All
reports commend the steadiness with
which the British moved on Teb. The
square in which they advanced to battle
was never broken.
BRAVERY OF THE ENEMY.
The determination and bravery Of the
rebels were shown in the fact that when
they were charged by the cavalry great
numbers of them threw themselves upOn
their backs on the ground and speared the
horses of the troopers as they dashed over
them.
The march to Tokar was ACCOMPLISHED
in four hours from Teb. The Hussars
secured the country and kept up desul-
tory sklrmishing with the enemy, who re-
tired in disorganized masses in tbs direc-
tion Of Tamanief. The Arabs lost 100
men dead on the field at Teb, besides guns
and other munitions. Their whole camp,
including 315 tents and many cam
els, was also taken. The condi-
ton of the camp showed that
the Arabs had relied upon being
victorious. Gen. Graham will send part
of the Tokar garrison to Trinkitat. and
Will destroy tho VVOrl-c ~ fbo
lie Will then march to Tamanief, where
he viii convoke the Sheikhs of the friendly
tribes, and those submitting to him, to
make arrangements to keep open the
route between Suakim and Berber.
AFTER THE BATTLE.
After the battle, Baker Pasha and Ad-
mlral Hewitt returned to Trinkitat. The
soldiers and sailors stationed there hearth
ly cheered Baker Pasha, who had been so
severely wounded that he was unable to
walk. The veterans who took part in the
battle, say they never met a more resO-
Lutte foe. The enemy's trenches were
found completely filled with cOrpses.
GoRDoN's TASK ACKNOWLEDGE HOPE.
LESS.
CAIRO, March 2.-The government feel
Ing convinced that Gen. Gordon's mission
Will fail and his life be put in imminent
L d.
Minister of War, under the sanction of Sir
Evelyn Barring, the British Minister, the
Goyernorship of KhartOum. Add ell
had9r Pasha refuses to accept the Office,
however, unless Gen. Gordon assents.
UP THE WHITE NILE.
Gen. Gordon has ordered Col. Stewart,
commander of the expedition sent up the
White Nile, not to attack the natives un-
less he is attacked by them, but to trv to
negotiate with Sheikh Buggar to 90 to
khartOum. If that Sheikh prefers to
fight, he will precipitate a rising of all the
tribes in Darfur and Kardofan and attack
khartOum.
THE "BOsPHORE EGYPTIEN's" SUPPRESS
SION.
Nubar Pasha, Prime Minister, under
the influence of Sir Evelyn Barring. the
British Minister, suppressed, as men,
toned Yesterday, the Bosph0re Egyptien,
the leading journal of Cairo. NJ. Giraud
the editor, who recently received the
decoration of the Legion Of Honor, has
appealed to NJ. Barrere, the French Con-
sul-General, protesting that the only
charge against him is that he denounced
with energy the faults of English rule.
HEWITT LEADING THE MARINES.
LONDON, March Admiral Hewitt
led the marines in the attack on Teb. The
surgeons behaved nObly. Queen Victoria
has sent telegram congratuIating the
troops on their victory.
GRAHAM's TELEGRAM.
Gen. Graham telegraphs as follows:
''TOkar has been relieved. The rebels
had held the town since February 18th.
depressing the garrison and inhabitants.
The rebels fled to the mountains. 1t has
been ascertained that the rebel guns at
Teb were served by Egyptian soldiers.
The Arabs of Hudeda have declared in
favor OF El Mahdi. The Governor has
telegraphed to Sennaar for troops.'