The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-02-12
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THURSDAY, FEB ~, 1855.
THE S0UDAh WAR.
COLONEL NIiRNARY.

Colonel, who is described rs dying
like true British bulldog" with
his right hand clenched in death
about the throat of an Arab, whose
spear was thrust through Burnaby's
neck. He had the reputation of be-
ing the strongest man in the British
army, and among other tales of his
proves it is related that at Alder
shot he once walked up fight of
stairs carrying q Shetland pony un-
der each arm. He was also noted
aeronaut, having made 10 balloon
ascensions. Born in 1912, he entered
the Horse Guards Blue in 1859 and
held conspicuous position ever
since. His most notable exploits were
journeys of exploration through Cen
trail Asia to Khiva and through Tur-
key in Asia to Khoi in Persia, the
apparently insurmountable obstacles
which he encountered in these tasks
being graphically described by him
self in GA Ride to Khiva" and On
Horseback Through Asia Minor"
During the Carlistrevolution in Spain
he acted Us military correspondent of
the Times. He was volunteer under
Wolseley and served under Baker in
the previous Soudan campaigns.
NEWS OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Five of Gen. Gordon's steamers,
conveying 5000 soldiers and five
guns, arrived at Gubat on the 22nd.
All the troops and guns were landed,
when the guns were turned upon
Metemneh, without producing any
apparent effect upon the rebels.
On the 22nd General Wilson, with
four of General Gordon's steamers,
a number of black troops, two COM
panies of mounted infantry and six
guns, bombarded Shendy for two
hours and almost completely des-
troyed the town, but the occupants,
of whom there were few, appeared
to be unwilling to surrender. The
steamers afterwards returned to
Gubat, where q number of forts were
erecting.
General Earle telegraphs from the
Bahak cataract, about twenty-five
miles below Boiti, as follows: "The
rebels still occupy Boiti, and it is
doubtful whether we will fight them
there or retire to Berber. A few of
the Mahdi's regular soldiers at Boiti
came from Berber. They say they
intend to desert to us. Two uncles
of Sheik Suleman, who murdered
Colonel Stewart, have sent us word
that they will come in and submit.
The natives are now returning to the
villages"
An Alden despatch of Jan. 2Sth
says: Advices from Perrin state
that the Italian ironclad Castle
Fidado has arrived at Beilur, on the
west coast Of the Red sea, not far
from Massowah, and successfully
disembarked detachment of troops
intended to cooperate with the Eng
fish in the Soudan. The italian flag
was hoisted in Beilur.
A HEROIC EXPLOIT.
In the fight on the 18th inst,
which occurred within three miles of
the Nile, many British troops were
in an almost fainting condition from
lack of water. Colonel Sir Charles
Wilson ordered small detachment
of cavalrymen to obtain a supply
of water from the river by cutting
their way Though the enemy's force.
This dangerous movement was nc
companied with less loss Of life than
might have been expected, and
enough water was obtained to revive
the troops and enable them to con-
tinue the attack.
An official despatch received at
the British War Office from Gordon
shows that his position at Khartoum
is by no means as desperate as was
supposed. He says he could hold
out for years.
Herbert, the special correspondent
of the London Post, was shot while
the British were erecting the forti-
fication in the village on the 10Th.
He was secretary to Lord Dufferin
when the latter was Governor Gen
eral of Canada, and he witnessed the
battles of Tel-el-Keber, El-Teb and
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