The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-04-03
THE ADVANCE Oh BBRBER.
GRAHAM AND DIGNA TO TRY CoNCLU-
SIONS AT TAMAI.
The English Campaign Gloomy.


LONDON, March 2S.-Gen. Graham tele
graphs from Suakim that he expects to BIZ
able to have completed tomorrow sufficient
water stores to enable lis army to advance
to Tamai. He says he las ordered all avail
able men from seven war ships anchored In
the Red Sea of Suakim, for garrison duty In
town, SO that the whole regular force at Sua
kim could be used in the ad vance against
Osman Digna. TIE censorship over all tel
egrams sent from Suakim to the press ha:
been made recently much stricter than ever
Cablegrams received from Suez, between
which place and Su,kim there is good com.
municstisn, show tlat Gen. Graham is max.
ing very little progress in his expedition to
Berber. After the much. heralded advance,
to make which two weeks have been con-
sumed and several hundred lives lost, his
camp is to-day just two miles nearer Berber
than Suakim. His amp Is connected with
Suakim by tramwsy. Nothing is yet done
in the way Of constructing the proposed Der.
Der railway for transport service. The whole
army is suffering-men mules and camels
being compelled to carry otherwise unneces.
sary burdens in the torrid heat. Typhoid
fever and Lysentery Is quite prevalent among
the troops, although In the official dispatches
to London the health oil the soldiers is de-
sciibed as excellent. At Gen. McNeill's
zareba there have been many cases of fatal,
as well as disabling sunstroke.
ARRIVAL AT M'NEIIL's zAREBA.
SUAKIM, March 27.-Gen. Graham and the
whole British army advance arrived to-day
to day at Gen. McNsill's zareba. This ad-
vance includes all the troops except 800 men
taken from each regiment and left behind
10 garrison Suakim. A violent sand storm
delayed the movement considerably. o.
man Digns's losses during oil the engage
ments Of the past week are estimated at A.
900 men.
THE IMPENDING BATTLE AT TAMAI.
The number of sunstrokes among the
troops daily increases. The troops are over
worked with convoy duty during the day
and sentry service at night. The building
of the Berber railway is suspended outside
of Suakim, owing to the inability Of the
army to afford protection along the line be-
yond camp. It was decided that the forces
necessary for such protection cannot be
spared, at least until after the impending
battle at Tamsi, which is expected to be de.
cisive, shall have been Tough. The labor.
ers engaged for railway construction will be
employed meantime In the much needed
work of improving the wharfage sccommo-
dations at Suakim.
A runner prevails here this afternoon that
Osman Digna desires to surrender, but upon
what terms Is not stated.
A deserter from Osman Dignas camp states
that twenty thousand men are ensrenched at
Tamai.
Forty per cent. Of the marines rom the
1eet here are sick with enteric Complaints.
Many are also suffering from ailments Of the
eyes. Troops will advance Msndss from the |
zareba and construct another Ear
sba five miles nearer Tamai. Gen Graham
q anxious to get bis troops into apsrmanent |
camp As soon as possible because
be fears there may be frightful mortality
among them, IL they are much longer exposed
o the terrible heat and malarial influence Of
heir present quarters.
There Is no confirmation Of the report that
)sman Digna asked 70 negotiate terms Of
with Gen. Graham.