The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-25
The Recent Fighting Described as a MUIR
derous Military Scuffie, and Graham and
Mcneil Charged with Incompetency.
The Advance Toward Tamai Delayed
Because of Scarcity of Camels.
The Russo Afghan Dispute Still Occupying
Attention, and the Situation Considered
Very Grave-Notes by Gable.
THE WAR IN THE soUDAN.

The War Office Dissatisfied with Graham,
and His Recall Probable.
LONDON, March N-The War Office is dis
satisfied with General Graham's management OF
the advance, and he will probably be recalled.
The ST. James Gazette denounces the inca
pacity shown at headquarters says, this
murderous military scut1ie wou. never have
happened if Generals Mcneil and Graham had
taken the precautions which should have oc-
Cured to cadet The general press comments
in the same terms.
The Diritto of Rome, alludes to the fight on
Sunday as tremendous defeat for the British,
which will inspire with new courage the whole
Arab world, and make it necessary for
Italy to send 1000 more men
at once to Massowah, in order not to risk be-
ginning the campaign with such an experience
as that of General Graham's expedition. Cap
tain Groppi, before leaving Rome to join Gen
eral Graham's staff, had long audience with
King Humbert.
The latest returns regarding the casualties of
Sundays engagement show that, including the
Indian troops. and exclusive of camp-followers,
six officers and ninety-fo men were killed, and
six officers and 136 men wounded One officer
and seventy-four men are reported missing.
The Guards and marines, while advancing from
the Hasheen zeraba, to-day, to meet convoy
from Suakim, had several musketry skirmishes
with the rebels, during which sixteen of the Brit
ish were wounded and one killed.
Government officials at Chatham have been
ordered to prepare, for immediate service, a
large draft transport corps, which, it is sup
posed, is to be sent to Suakim. The Chatham
officials have also been suddenly ordered to put
an ron-clad in commission
A Suakim dispatch says the sappers are now
engaged in making road through the brush to-
ward Tamai A convoy of provisions and water
mas gone to the zeraba, the scene of Sundays
battle Osman Dienas famous chief, Taggeah,
was killed in Sundays fight
The Egyptian troops will be shipped back to
Cairo tomorrow.
prisoner reports that Osman Digna's men
at Tamai are sending all their women and chill
dren back into the hills, and preparing to make
desperate resistance to the British advance.
The Shropshire Regiment, accompanied by
conveys, has started to join General Mcneil at
the Hasheen zeraba
Osman Digna has ordered his Arabs not to at
tack the British positions in the intrenched ze-
rabas on the road to Tamai, but to interfere with
and destroy all conveys of water and provisions,
so to starve the garrison. The dead Arabs found
on the feld'after the recent engagements were
very much emaciated, proving that Osman Digna
is short of food
Two powerful native tribes have rebelled
against the Mahdi
A scarcity of camels delays the advance on
Tamai. In the attack upon the Guards and
marines, to-day, several Arabs were killed.
Armed women were seen among the rebels.
The transport and commissariat of the British
service alone lost $50 men killed in Sundays en-
gagement near Tamai.
The country between Suakim and the zerabas
is swarming with Arabs.