Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-27

Plan to >tarve the GarrSons.
SCAKIM, March 24.-'I'he latest returns
regarding the casualties in Sundays en-
gagement show that, including the Indian
troops, exclusive of camp followers, six
officers and ninety-four men were killed
and six officers and 1876 men wounded.
one officer and seventy men are reported
missing. The guards and marines while
advancing from the Hasheeu Zareba to
day To meet the convoy from Suakim had
several muSketrY skirmshes with the
rebels, during which sixteen of the British
We're wounded and one was killed.
OSman Digna has ordered his Arabs not
to attack the British positions in en-
trenched ZarebaS in Tamai, but intercept
and destroy all conveys of water ana pro
visions on their way to the ZarebaS SO as
to starvc the garrisons. The dead Arabs
found upon the field near 1amai after the
recent engagement were very much
emaclated, proving that OSman Digna is
short of 70 ld. Two powerful native tribes
have rebclled against the Mahdi
The transport and Comm,sariat
branches of the British service alone lost
$50 men killed in last sundays engage
ments near Tamai. The guards and ma
rneS sustained four attacks by the rebels.
Many of the Arabs were killed. several
armed women were seen among he rebels.
The escort to the convoy while retiring to
Suakim was not mOlrsied by the enemy
The scur,.itv nt cnmrls will 'drlnv The al
vance ON Tamai.
The British Loss Much Greater than Re
ported The Rcdoubts at Ha,hccn
"A Failure
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vithout ln.. aIthon,,h th., .xchnnged
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Arabs lost 40 men IN yesterday Sklr-
Ihlsn. Inc lrltlsh losses III Suh'lay
battle are lhucn greater imam al hrst re
ported ten "rahiin TO-DAY teltSrapheh
the nome government tnaL ne Tears he
must add 10 the list OF lhat day : Killed
thlrty-elGht men VINO are StIll missing
from he Slkhs llndlan regiment
The latest returns place the number OF
BRUSH Killed ana wounded III sunday
Dattle al $50, lnclndlnS the camp followers
some OF the tribes which have hitherto
Deeh under the control OF oSmah Dgha
are ptrleylhE Tor peace with ten IRA
nam.
Inc redoubts at liasheeh have proved
laliure ~ " PI0'ect'o,i 10 th9 'r'tlSn
troops, and have been DESTROYED to pre-
vent them from protecting the Arabs. Ihe
total | INs OF the Arabs IN last sundays
engagement Is now stated to he 5000 IN
cludlnH thlrly-iour women VINO had been
"rlieu aS SoI'iItlS "li" WI" pIoNeu It's III In
briti.b lost Innn ,.o mall aud ara
! bII'lS IL i19t Ioou c"i'let' anu "rt seriously
crlpPieu pS the i'ch vi tr"isP"r'a'loh'
Imr,rt,,t Cabinet ,I.e,iny Nh Sews Re-
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Lo\DoN. March 95.-The Cabinet held
n succinl session this afternoon on the
Afghan difficulty. 1t was resolved to
firmly demand Of Russia that she com
meuce forthwith the work of delimitating
the Afghan frontier. in accordance with the
understanding under which Sir Peter
Lumsden and the British surveying party
have passed so many months in the