Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-29
News by Telegraph
| FROM ALL QUARTERS.
STEWART AT METEUNEH,
The Brave Leader Bad
Iy Wounded.
COLD WEATHER IN The WEST
Gales On The Eastern
Coast.
THE DYNAMITERS IN CANADA.
JacksOn's War Horse at
New Orleans.


l. New Orleans.
GENERAL sTEWARTHEARD FRON
| He Beats Back the Enemy After a Des
perate BattIe-He Is Himself BadI,
WOunded-His Forces Strongly En-
| trenched at Metemneh Scenes o.
the Battlefield.
LONDON, Jan. 28.-A despatch from Gen
eral Wolseley, dated at Korti, has been re
ceived at the war Office. He states that
courier, who was sent back to General Stew
art shortly after the battle of Abu K1e
| wells, has arrived. He reports that Genera
Stewart is strongly entrenched at Metemneh
General Stewart is badly wounded Afte
the battle he at once set his men to work ant
soon succeeded in strongly entrenching hi
position. Since the principal engagement
the rebels have made a number of attacks OF
the British works, but have been invariably
repulsed with heavy loss both i'll killed ant
wounded. Among the latter are his impor
tant chiefs. steamer found at Metemnel
was at once pressed into service and a small
| contingent of troops, under command O
Colonel Wilson, was Immediately dispatched
to Khartoum. Since General Stewart re
| ports that he has been in communication
| with General Gordon. The latter is well ant
expresses himself as being able to hold Khar
tonm until the main body of the British ar
| rive. General Wolseley adds that General
Stewards position is almost impregnable and
concluding states: ~ shall make all possible
| haste forward and expect to join General
| Stewart in few days" Mr.. Cameron, spe-
| cial correspondent of the London Standard
| and Mr.. Herbert, special correspondent of
| the London Post, were killed during General
| Stewards terrible march across the desert.
The British forces are now strongly en-
trenched at Gubat on the bank of the Nile.
two miles south of Metemneh. Opposite
Gubat is large island on which plenty of
forage for the horses and camels can be cas-
lily obtained. So strong is the position at
Gubat that it is confidently asserted that it
can be held by small garrison against any
force which the rebels can send to attack
it.
The march across the desert between the
Abu Klea wells, where the first battle was
was fought, and General Stewards present
position was conducted in the most trying
circumstances. Attack followed attack and
nothing short of the most perfect discipline
and courage saved the little column from an
Inhalation. On the morning of Monday
January 10Th, two days after the fight of Abu
Klea, the enemy appeared in force in front
of the advancing British army, and short
fierce battle was fought. This occurred at a
oh TT,
British were compelled to sustain a heavy fire
fOI tin.O. Be.Ily in this engage
ment General Stewart received his wound.
and Sir Charles Wilson thereupon assumed
command. Works were hastily constructed
under the constant fire of the enemy's rifles.
The wounded men and the baggage train
were left under guard behind their quickly
built earthworks while the rest of the force
advanced in the face of the hostile fire to a
gravel ridge some distance in front. Here a
large force of the rebels had established
themselves in strong position. As as
the British line came near a fierce charge
led by several enirs made against
it by the rebel fOemen. The Brit
ish troops were arranged as usual in
the form of square, and steadily advanced
to meet the wild onset of the loudly cheering
enemy, who were rushing down upon them.
At the same time the rifles of the British
were doing bloody execution. The charge
was checked and not an Arab came within
thirty yards of the British square. The
rebels did not long stand before the muir
derous English fire, but were repulsed with
heavy loss. Five en1irs and $50 men were
left dead upon the field and large numbers
were wounded. About the English losses
few details have yet been received.
1t is known, however, that Mr.. Cameron, the
special correspondent of the London Daily
Standard, and Mr.. Herbert, special CORE
spondent of the Morning Post, were killed.
The place where this battle occurred is a
slight distance beyond the Shebacat Wells.
General Stewards wound while not fatal is
so serious that he will be disabled for the re
mainder of the present campaign. General
Wolseley considers the deprivation of his
services a national loss. He characterizes
Stewart as ''the ablest soldier,and most dash
ing commander he ever knew" and recon-
mends him to the Queens most favorable
consideration.
Metemneh is still held by the Mahdi, two
thousand of his troops being within the
walls. They have three Krupp guns with
which they keep up continuous fire on the
British position, which is harrassing in the
extreme. General Wolseley sent forward
large achievements to General Stewart to-
day, and another column will follow as soon
as the necessary arrangements can be per-
fected. General Wolseley's dispatches Civ
ing particulars of General Stewards advance
further state that since Monday, the 10Th
inst, two officers have been killed and nine
ed war correspondent of the Central News, |
and whose dispatches attracted much at |
tention during previous Egyptian campaigns, |
has also been slightly wounded A dispatch |
to Reuters gives the British loss in the bat |
tie as twenty killed and sixty wounded, |
while the total loss of the enemy was |
1 300.
There is great anxiety among the public to |
learn the exact nature of General Stewards |
wound and the chances of his recovery. No |
details have been received of the manner in |
which the correspondents Cameron and Her
bert met their deaths. This is really the |
most important feature of the engagement |
in front of the government Offices
IS thronged with people waiting for the post
ing of lists of the killed and wounded. The
crowd is SO dense as to impede the passage of
vehicles in the roadway 1t is generally
conceded that the dash of the cavalry
by which passage was forced through to
The Nile saved the day for the British. The
men were fainting by scores in the ranks
rom the effects of the heat and exhaustion.
The enemy in the vicinity of Metemneh have
been reinforced since the British reached the
Nile and renewed attacks may be expected. |
The steamer which Colonel Wilson took for
zhartoum had brought noto from General
Gordon, dated December 90, SAYING that he |
was all right and could hold Khartoum for
years if necessary. The Queen has telegraph
I'd to General Stewart expressing her sympa-
ny and thanks.
A despatch from General Wolseley states
hat General Stewart is shot in the thigh and
n the stomach. Wolseley recommends
Stewards promotion to the rank of major
general.
The Standard has leading article upon
he death of Mr.. Cameron, its special
in the field. 1t believes that
public opinion will crown Cameron with the
aursls of soldier. He lived heros life
md died hero's death.
Further advices from General Lord VOL
eley state that when General Stewart was
,arried from the field to the hospital the
cene was very affecting, officers and men
like dropping tears: Cameron was shot
While at luncheon. He was buried at Me-
emneh by his fellow correspondents.
When Thieves Fall Out.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 2s.-M. F.. Mahoney has
suit against Henry c. Roeth, who
laims to be president of the Union Electric
company, school for the training of tele-