Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-29

SET OuIS lew persons IN Jle town. Inc
| total British loss, including the loss al
Abu Klea, was 104 killed and 216 wound
ed. The enemy's loss was 5000 killed
ald wounded.
The date of the latest intelligence re-
ceived from khartOum is Dec. 30. The Off
! c1al dispatches leave it uncertain whether
Metemneh has been captured by the
| British forces or not. Lord WOlseley men.
| tiOns that hospital has been established
at Metemneh where the wounded are re-
| ceivlng every care and attention possible
| under the circumstances. Other parts OF
| the dispatch, however, indicate that Me-
temneh is still in the hands of the rebels.
1t is probable, therefore, that Gen. VOL
seley meant that the hospital is near Me-
| temneh.
1900 REBELS LAID Low.
A dispatch from Korti this afternoon
has the following: Gen. Stewart gained
brilliant victory on Jan. 19 over
| the rebels. The enemy numbered
1000 men, a large number of whom
were cavalTymen armed with rifles.
The British loss was 20 killed and SO
wounded, while the total loss of the ene-
my was 1900. Firing began in the morn
ing and lasted all day. Col. Burnleigh,
special correspondent of the London TeLe-
graph, and Lords Airlie and Somerset are
among the wounded.
On Jan. 21, two days after the battle in
the desert, a reconnaissance of Metemneh
was made. This revealed the fact that
Metemneh was in state Of defense. The
works, which were in fairly good cOndi-
tiOn, were furnished with loop holes. Sir
Charles Wilson reports that he could
have carried Metemneh, but he thought
it not worth risking the loss of the men
which its capture might have involved.
On the following day reconnaissance
was made down the river to Shendy with
three steamers, which returned on the
same day to Gubat. Sir Charles deDlOres
the losses which the English troops suf-
fered in crossing from KOrti to Gubat,
but in other respects he regards the re-
suit OF the operations as in the highest
degree successful.
Lord WOlseley telegraphs that 8 officers
were killed and wounded during the
passage from Abu Klea to the river.
THE NEWS FROM GORDON.
Four steamers from KhartOum under
Nusri Pasha arrived at Gabut last We'd
nesday. 1t was by these that the latest
news from Gen. Gordon was brought.
During the reconnaissance of Metemneh,
Nusri landed and assisted Gen. Stewards
force in the operations. Metemneh, it ap-
pears, is occupied at present by 1000 men.
One-half of these are regulars. The town
has very little ammunition. Shells fred
from these guns will not explode. At
Shendy, which is on the other side OF the
river and a short distance north of Me-
temneh, there is one small Krupp gun,
and the town is garrisOned by small
force.
Sir Charles Wilson started for Khar-
toum last Saturday. The force he took
with him was detachment of the Sus-
sex regiment.
LORD ST. VINCENT'S DEATH.
LONDON, Jan. %, P. M.-The latest
dispatches received at the War Office
show that Lord st. Vincent was not, as
at first reported, killed in the battle fought
in the desert on Jan. 10. He died from a
wound received on Jan. 18 at Abu Klea.
Only two British officers were killed in
the zareba fight. The other dead we're
nOn-cOmmissioned officers and privates.
The point where the battle OF Jan. 19
occurred is in the desert about five miles
south from Metemneh. When Gen. Stew
art reached that point, he found the enemy
lowering about his little army on all sides,
and skirting it, often within uncOmforta-
bly, short range. The rebels had evidently
stationed themselves in the vicinity to
await his arrival and give him battle.
MAKING READY TO FIGHT.
When they began to surround him and
press in upon him, he determined to abide
the event. He ordered his men to dis
mount and form a Zareba. This was
made mainly with saddles and baggage,
and during its construction the rebel rife
men drew nearer and maintained a hot
fire from behind bushes and such hiding
places as they could find among the
bushes and high grass. This fire was
very well directed, and was most disaS-
trOus in its effect upon the British troops.
Twelve men were soon shot dead, and 40
others were stricken down with ugly
wounds. Among the first killed were Mr..
Cameron, special correspondent of the
London Standard, and Mr.. Herbert, spe-
clal correspondent OF the London Post.
Gen. Stewart was one of the very first to
be wounded. He was shot in the thigh.
THE UNFORTUNATE CORRESPONDENTS
The astonishing mortality among the
newspaper correspondents who accom-
panied Gen. Stewards force is one of the
chief features of interest in tO-day's news
from SOadan. OF five correspondents who
started on the march from Gakdul to the
Nile three have been killed and one
wounded. Those killed were Col. Burma
by, who had special commission from
the Morning Post, Mr.. Cameron, of the
DdiLy Standard, and Mr.. Herbert, of the
regular staff of the Morning Post. The
to Col. Burnaby, was j. A.
Cameron, who had had long and
varied experience as a war correspondent.
Mr.. Cameron was with Baker Pasha
when that officer made his attempt to
chastise Ell Mahdi after the defeat of
Hicks Pasha. Mr.. Cameron was missing
for some months after that and was sup
posed to be dead. He had been captured
and detained as prisoner in Ell MahdPs
camp, but he eventually made his escape
and wrote an interesting and valuable ac-
count Of his experience during his deten-
tion.
Col. Burleigh, correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph, who was wounded in the
fight on Jan. 19, is doing well.
In the fight of Jan. 10, which occurred
within miles of the Nile, many of the
British troops were in an almost faintIng
condition from lack of water. Col. Will
son ordered a small detachment of cav
alrymen to obtain a supply of water from
the river by cutting their way through
the enemy's forces. This dangerous
movement was accomplished with less
loss of life than might have been expected,
and enough water was obtained to revive
the troops, and enable them to continue
their attacks.
MR.. HERBERT's PAST LIFE.
Mr.. Herbert, the special correspondent,
was shot dead during a fierce attack of
the rebels while the British were erecting
the zareba. He was formerly secretary
to Lord Dufferin when the latter was Gov
ernOr General of Canada. Mr.. Herbert
witnessed the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, FL
Teb and Tamai. He was severely wound
ed at the last named battle.
The Queen has sent dispatch thank
ing Gen. Stewart and his troops for their
bravery, cOndOliug with them for their
losses, and promoting Gen. Stewart to the
rank of MajOr-General.
ENGLAND's JOY.
The excitement Occasioned by the ex-
plosiOns, and the great anxiety concern
ing the fate of Gen. Stewart, which have
existed during the past several days, have
been completely obliterated to-day by the
news from Gen. Stewart, and that he has
succeeded in communicating with Gen.
Gordon. Great enthusiasm prevails, and
many congratulations over the success
of Gen. Stewards expedition have been
received at the War office.
Gen. Stewards forces, on leaving Oak
dul wells, consisted of about 1000 picked
fighting men, as follows: Ninety men of
the Nineteenth Hussars; three divisions
of the Camel corps, in all about 1,0S0
men; 400 mounted infantry; the Royal
Artillery battery of 40 men; 80 ROYAL
Engineers; 80 men Of the Naval Brigade:
the Royal Sussex Regiment, 80 strong:
so men of the Essex Regiment; 30 men Of
the Transport corps, and as many of the
Medical corps.
Tennessee's Railroad War.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 2S-The cut made last
week by the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad on passenger rates to Chatta-
nooga, reducing the fare from SO 80 to 80,