The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-04

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tReut. tlr.e wounded gu ku1
SD. CAPTAIN Norton sarAel II,
f.r.ry tA~ l.it. and sitting 4"tH
execution.
Durin. TIN adyau Of tie man boay
81 the English from tie zareha Use -ar-
risou LEFT behind At that pom; "
heavy fire from their guns aut rites
An effort Wa made Il ere q sHtt
redoubt some i.lty yards ~ the i, 81:
tile zareaa. uute, iLe protection u tat
steady ult rom tt" za!e.a. Daring
/ the erection 5. the re.lJubt oue man Was
/ killed auG three ncie W1uG L'tl
/ CocArane. w.Jp forty men ,spm tic L.ie
/ Guards and the scots Gray,. he'll! The
redoubt ana maintained 4 heavy IRE
! throughout the battle. The, did nueh
10 repcl tile constant PUSHES oi the
enemy.
The losses of the rebe'- during the
whole day are estimated al 2op0 Killed
and wounded, including ) knlrs- Among
the enemy were many saves, several OF
whom have sub ultted 10 the British.
They say the Mahdi sent them from
khartoum.
The square reached the Nile at sunset
on Monday evening and encaroped Tor
the night. Early on Tuesday mornlng
scouting parties made a reconnaissance
and destroyed some empty villages, the
recent inhabitants OF which watched the
operations from a distance and atterward
retreated to Netemneh. The British
then advanced through the villages around
Metemneh. On Wednesday they made
a reconnaissance aud found Metemueh
t...f, r-ll ,,r,tEol Shit moro yr.harfr
cd. but the rebels kept out of sight.
The ground around is sandy, with dc
pressions Iull Of grass and bushes, afford
ing good cover.
The prisoners state that the enemy
came from Khartoum, and that the force
which attacked the b Itlsh at abb htea
was the advanced guard
General stewart force on leaving
Gakdul well consisted Of about 1000
picked fighting men, as follows: Ninety
men Of the Nineteenth llussar-; the three
divisions Of the Camel Corps, in all about
1850 men; 100 mounted Infantry, a Royal
Artillery battery Of 80 men, 30 Royal En-
g~ineers, 80 men of the Naval Brigade,
the Royal Sussex Regiment, 800 strong;
50 men of the Essex Regiment, 80 men
Of the Transport Corps and as many OF
the Medical staff Corps.
Lord St. Vincent died from a wound
received on the Eth.
Five OF General Gordon's steamers,
conveying 500 soldiers aud five guns, ar
rived at Gubat on the -. All the troops
and guns were turned upon Mctemneh,
without however producing any apparent
effect upon the rebels.
1t is reported that the Mahdi is send
- .,1,a 49,. ol h,t.,,rrl
On the - General Wilson, with tom %
General Gordon's steamers, a number OF
black troops, two companies of mounted
infantry and six guns bombarded Shendy
for two hours and almost completely de-
stroyed the town, but the occupants, OF
whom there were few, appeared to be
unwilling to surrender. The steamers
afterward returned to Gubat, where a
number Of forts are being erected,
1t is stated that the Mahdi has a force
Of 5000 men around khartoum. The
population OF Khartoum is now estimated
at II. 900. \ convoy has gone to Gakdul
to fetch stores and ammunition.
General Earle telcgraphs from Babat
Cataract, about twenty-five miles below
Brit, as follows: The rebels still oc-
cupy Brit, and it is doubtful whether we
Will l8lt llCun ilClt vi IcIilC " DCiUCl'
A few Of the Mahdi's regular soldiers at
Brit came from Berber. They say they
intend to desert to us. Two uncles OF
Sheikh Suleman, was murdered Colone
Steward, have sent US word that they
will come in and submit. The natives
are now returning TO the villages
Sir Charles Wilson started for khar
toum last Saturday. The force he took
With HIM, nos y lararbnant of tha Sa.SnN
Regiment.
An official dispatch received this after.
noon from General Gordon shows that
his position at khartoum Is by 40 means
as desperate as has been supposed. He
says that he could hold out there fol
years.
London January % The latest csti
mates make the total British loss. in.
Gliding the loss at Abu Klea, was 10+
killed and 2l6 wounded. The enemy
loss was 5000 Killed and wounded.