Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-24
PUGNAClOUS JOHN BULL.
Gen. Graham Will Fight the Rebels
Under 0sman Di, ma To-Day
in a Pitched Battle.
Tho Camp Moved from the Seems Of Sun
days UotAot on Account Of the
Horrible stencil.
TIE souDAH.
The Numbers Slaughtered.


have returned from the ztreba. The
total British loss during the fight Sun
day was 8 officers 81 privates, killed;
40 wounded.
Tue rebel loss was fully 1900. In
the rub y large number OF the rebels
entered corner &c the zareba and in
the desperate flght which ensued there
every Arab was killed.
Supplies Forwarded TO the ZaiebAr.
The guards at All early hour this
morning were sent 10 the Z4reba erect
ed yesterday by Gen. McNeill to
render assistance. After the battle
yesterday Gen. Mcneil was unmolrst-
ed. He was found well entrenched in
the Eareba situated seven miles south
west Of SuAkim The guards were
sent back by Gen. McNeili FIR wafer
and provisions. They succeeded 10
making their return unmoles'-
cavalry with supplies for the
zareba, escorted 10y convoy Of
guaTds, was At on 90 dispatched TO Gen
Men i'll. a number OF heavy guns
have been forwarded to the front.
The RANKS OF ne Rebels swelling.
a general advance towards Tamai
will be made tonight by Gen. Ora
ham. During the advance from Sua-
kim by the gsrrlsoned sailors the
zareba cou-lructed by Gen. McNeill
will be shifted, because Uf tie intOler.
able effects Of the rapid decomposition
Of the hundreds OF bodies OF slain
Arabs lNing oloee around. A spy re-
ports the hostile Arabs gro wing in
numbers around Ht-heen.
Tho Heat is Oppressive,
Two hundred and fifty sick and
wounded to-day sail for England
Later official accounts place the Loose
OF the Arabs In yesterdays fight al
1000 all told tthis figure Ia correci
the LOSSES Of the enemy exceeded those
of the British less than In any bsttl.
of thu past three Yeas Osman Dlgmh
has 5000 men at Tamai Gen. Ora
ham will reach Tamui and give Os
man Digma b utls to-morr wv II will
DO pitched fight and probably more
decisive than any that has yet oc.
Cured.
Tho bravery oGthe Rebels,
my ONtT iUFI.
Their fana ical courage won admua-
ton. They rushed To what seemed
certain death repeatedly, without
falteriDg Hundreds OF their dead
and wounded lay around the square,
The enemy wi'hdrew fighting. This
was In no sense de'eat, though il T.
believed they lost fully 800 men. IL
10 mystery how suoh n large numb.r
OF the enemy advanced without dis.
covery. The British, especially the
msrln's, behaved admirably Deeper.
ate Shtiks waviug their banner and
with horde OF followers, charged the
marines before they had been r..
formed, but they were unable to pene.
trate their lines The Sheiks fought
10 the last gasp, but lost their banner
which WAS captured by the mariners,
'aoing 10 Dongola.
koRTr, March 20 --6en. Wolseley
and his etsn go to Dongola Tuesday
Prince Hassan has left Assovan for
Wady Halla.
An Enormous Loss.
LONDON, Marcn 23.-A Suakim
special 10 the Telegraph saws the
rebels confess that 5000 men were
killed In Sundays battle.
John Buii Master os the nay.
suAKIn, March % The British
positions ON the road 10 Tamai from
Suakim have all bt en- reinforced and
are safely held. The Arabs admit that
they lost 5000 men In Suodiy's battle
Removing tho Dead.
SUAKIh, March 20 Owing to the
labor involved, 1t has been decided not
to shift Gen. McNeill's zart ba. The
troops are engaged In dragging the
bodi,s nf the slaiu 20 the ieeward of
the zareba. ID nss heaps NJ the corpsea
OF rehels and na'iv camp.followers
are mingled with the carua,ses of 500
camsls. Toe ground Id suewn with
rifles, spe are aud rhi Ids.
Tho Zareba Moved.
SuARIM, Mstcn % -Gen. Graham
began ibis evening to move his whole
force from Suaklm toward Tamai
The tLoops uuder Gen. McNeill left
the zarebs where the battle was fougl I
yesterday and advanced about mile
toward Tsmal here they constructed
noher q reUt the enemy making no
opposition. IL WIS found impossible
To encamp near the battlefield, owing
TO the decomposition OF tho enemy 4
dead aud the carcas es OF the canels
and horses. At day -hresk tomorrow
Gen. Graham will resume his advance.
Korti viii be Abandoned.
KoRTI, Maron % Gen. Wolsaley
has ordered the evacuation Of Korti
The casts Of typhoid fever, dyten,ery
and sunstrohe are increasing among
the Troops The heat IL Intense. rhe
troops will proceed To entrenoh lines
Mt Debbeh, Aan-au aud Dongola.
A.