The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-29
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English Ems Ii,. in the sogdan. The italian

English in the Soudan. The Italian
flag was hoisted in Beilur.
LONDON, January pa dispatch from
CAIRO declares that Lord Charles Beres-
fora, with small contingent, is pushing
on from Metemneh to Khartoum.
Numerous letters have been received
by newspapers, denouncing the out
RACES. One contributor advocates the
dismissal of all the Irish employed
within the limits of England's power
Another offers to equip steam yacht
for the purpose of kidnapping O'Dono-
van Rosa and Patrick Ford, and to de-
fray the expenses of hanging them, on
condition that their execution shall take
place within three weeks.
FURTHER DETAILS.
LONDON, January %. = The point
where the battle of the 10Th occurred is
in the desert, about five miles south
from Metemneh. When General Stew
art reached that point, he found the
enemy lowering about his little army
on all sides, and skirting it often within
an uncomfortable short range. The
rebels had evidently stationed them
selves in the vicinity to await his arri-
val and give him battle. When they
began to surround him and press in
upon him, he determined to abide the
event. He ordered his men to dismount
and form a zareebar. This was made
mainly with saddles and baggage, and
during the construction the rebel rife
men drew nearer and maintained hot
fire from behind ambushes, and
such hiding places as they could
find among the bushes and high grass
This fire was very well directed and was
most disastrous in its effect upon the.
British troops. Twelve men were soon
shot dead and forty others We're
wounded. Among the first killed, we're
Mr. Cameron. special correspondent of
the London Standard, and Mr.. Herbert
special correspondent of the London
Post. General Stewart was one OF the
very first to be wounded. He was shot
in the thigh When he was shot, the
| work of making the Zareeba was about
completed, and the army had been put in
motion to form its battle array. This
was a hollow square. As soon as it
completed the square, it advanced I'M
der steady ambush fire, distance of
! two miles. At this point, the enemy
began to move up in asquare in two
large eSchelonS. These were de
rected against the British right
front, which stood unmoved
during the rebel charge. The English
troops all formed, assailed the front
delivered terrific fire, aimed right at
the enemy's middle, moving down men
in such heaps that they formed actual
obstacles, and interfered so seriously
with the evenness necessary to the sue.
racc Of tho Ot1SIon0b{ fbat ifo oanfr6
line was brought to a Standstill about
sixty yards from<-the British frontline.
The force of the general movement
threw the unimpeded parts OF the line
like the ends of broken timber around
the corners of the square, and the rebels
so displaced, were simply cut tC
pieces. From this on, the warfare
was disastrous to the rebels, as irregular
on their side When the enemy's line
was broken, the Arabs seemed to break
up into bands, each of which waged wal
Ion its own account. A large detach
ment, mostly on horseback went back to
attack the zareeba. This was garrisoneC
by a body of English soldiers, made w
I of little detachments left behind BY
each corps. which had gone forward il
the square. Lord Charles Beresfor,
was in command. He sustained the at
tack for two hours, when the enemy wa
n compelled to retreat. During the gen
eral attack upon the square only 81,
amen were killed and twenty-five
wounded on the English side. Captain
Norton worked the guns during thi
, fight, and his firing did awful execu
ton.
, Stewards force on leaving Gakdu
Wells, consisted of 1900 picked fighting
| men,
The latest dispatches received at tn
; war Office show Lord. st. Vincent wa
! not, as first reported, killed in the bat
tie fought in the desert on the 10Th inst
He died fromwoundsr received on the lit
r at Abu Klea. Only two British officer
} were killed in the zareeba fight; th
8 other dead were non-commissione,
| officers and privates. eIsIeE