New-York tribune., 1885-01-29
nr;ous that he will be disabled for the remainder

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n Ue rharacterizes Stewart as the abest
Soldier and most dashug'comnander he ever KneMi
and recommends him to the Queens most .r;iiepv
consideration. Lord Saint Vincent, OF the Ai'i'ii'
died from wound received Oh January H.
HOW BOTH SIDES FOUGHT.
The enemy fought with less determination al inc
battle or January 10 than they had dlsp'"So q"
Ahu-Kleo Their defeat and heavy losses hau
dampened their ardor and enthusiasm "onei"'
Sir Charles Wilson reports that noihlng couu "a
cecd the GOODNESS manifested by the british lloopS
when exposed to the fire ~ the reoe sl nm tbc
these same qualities again marked tnein w tho tho
afternoon of the same day, when tneS N.Y. NJ IN III
wild charge of the Arab spealmen: Sir y pno
speaks in especially high praise VI ,ora nm that
cawen who was i'll command OF the squaio vi '-'"'
day. ,;ro Col,dul Wells
oonsisted of about 2 900 picked lighting men Us
follows: Ninety men of the 10th Hussars tne
three divisions of the Camel Corps; IN All ABOUT
lOSO men. 400 mounted tantry,a Royal art'iielt
the Naval Brigade the ROYAL Sussex kegimelnnt
goo goo strong. so men of the Essex Regiment, 90
mon of the TraoSROgTt ARsgs,l Corps Staff aOu Corps
General @ Stewart now holds srongyfortiiied post
at (iubat, not far from Metemneh Ihis place Is
on the Nile and Is just about nai way oo'M,on ron
isIand on which plenty OF forage for the horses and
cameIs can be easily obtained. 80 strong Is ne
position at Grbat that 1t Is corae. asaimst anv
that it can be held by small garrison aS'i'' I o
route across the desert from Gu0at TO hoIi
is securely held by the English CoIonel nil hTd o
yers Buller will be in command oi tnls r9ntc' ,s
left Korti to-day to assume TINS portion htte Of
of General Stewards movements since we m Ttain
AIM Kiea Wells was brought to korti by captain
P,gott lie left Gubat with the dispatches on
Saturday last and reached korl this nornlnp' @
having encountered no serious uilcu ~ hn Er
two miles south of Metemnei Inc enemy M MMcIo
most sparing III their use OF ammunition Wnrc NM
defending Metemneh, aud only Kepi up
have been well handled. IL is stated tiiat IWo
Europeans are among them. when may 1HP,aih G tro
fact. female prisoner states lhat w, ID to
decimatUa the enemy, WHO sech uo''ii'''''" "
remain inside MeteInnth. . : M
FIVE of General GordOns steamers. conveying oDo
soldiers aud five guns arrived AT GuOat on JIM %on"a,s
30 IN thr tronns and guns were landed when the
guns were turned upon Mctenneh Wltnput LoN L,
ever producing anv apparent erect upon 'o t
II il renortcd that the }ahd is sending more UoopS
and ouns to Metemnrh. On January y, bcnefai
Wilson with four of General Gordon steamers
number of black troops. two companies oi lh"u.,eu @
infantry and SIX guns bombarded ShendS lot tWo
honrs and almost completely destroyed the towh'
but the occupants. of whom there were ie"' ap
pcared to he unwilling to surrender. Inc steamers
afterward returned TO cuOat, where II Humo0i vi
II is stated that the Mahdi has a force of 5000
arourd Khar0um. The population oI hnalt"u.n
is now estimated at 1900. \ convoy mas gone 10
Oak lnl for stores and ammunition. lie inhabitants
of Metemneh apparently remaining III hidils hS
scouts are able to seo only Jew pei s1s @ Las ,,s
Abu Klea was lOi killed. and ZIG wounded. Inc
enemy's loss was 3. 600 killed and wounded
General Earl teecrqphs from haHat cal2rac'. Iiran
"The rebels still occupy Brit, ana IL !. d9un,iu'
whether we will fight them there or retire TO BeIbtr
few of the Mahdis regular soldiers a, nrIt O. ra' m
Two uncles of Shcik Sueman, who murdered
Colonel stewart, have sent us word that thcy WIN
come i'll and submit. lhe natives are ho" lc'u'"-
ing TO the villages"
AN I%CIDFNT OF TIE LAST BATTLE
In the fight of January 10, which occurred
within three miles OF the MIC
many of the British troops were
IN almost fanting condition from lack OF water.
Colonel Sir Charles Wilson ordered a small
detachment of cavalIymen TO obtain a supply
of water from the river by cutting theH way
throuph the encmv's forces This dangerous move.
ment was accomplished with less loss gIi I
life than might have been expected, ana enough
water was obtained To revive the troops ana ehaoIe
them to continue their attack.
CENTRAL STEWART PROMOTED.
There is intense anxiety as 10 the nature OF Cen
cra EStewart's wound and the ~prospectS OF hs re-
coyery There was report this afternoon t. the
effect that he had been killed and that the War
U!iice had withheld eInformation TO that effect
This report was refuted tonight by the fact that
The Ouccn sent "A dispatch 10 the War once m
which She expresses her personal sympathy with
General stewart aud thanks him for hlS c"nshcn-
ons bravery This dispatch * ordered 20 be trans
mtted to General stewart WIN All pos l"lc HP''h
and to he published officially Tomorrow morning;
By il General Stewart Is promoted To the rank OF
MajOrGcncral.
UNEXPECTED NEWS FROM GORDON.
An official dispatch received in the afternoon
from General Gordon shows that his position at
Khartoum is by means as desperate rs has been
supposed He says that he could hold ont there
for years ,,.t. ....,...,,., an, =,
the great anxiety concerning the fate OF 6cn"ral
Stewart have hpeu completely ODIiterdtcd Today
by the news that General stewart Is safe. Great
enthusiasm prevails, and many congratulations
over the success of General Stcwarts expedition
have been received NJ the War Office
News has been received at SuAkim OF battle
fought near fnnkitat. bet wcen iorce 3l me eni-
Amers, friendly tribe Of Arabs, and tae rebels IN
which the Bcul-Amcrs badly defeated the rebels
and captured nearly all their cattle.
ROME, Jan. 2s.-lhc FdRfdla to-day commenting
on the news of the British victories at Abu Kica,
rcj0ices over the safety of General stewart Ii
hints that the day not far distant wnen Italians
and Enghshmen shall again be brothers III arms as
| GoNsrAxTIXoPLr, Jan. 2s.-Thc preparation for
| Turkish expedition to Suakim EinucS SIX bat
terics of Krupp guns are i'll readiness 10 start wch-
| ever Hassan Fenm Pacha who has gone to Lon.
don for the purpose, secures EnglandS approval oil
| the expedition. ,
| the Italian ironcad CaSte Fidafdo has arrived al
Bclur, OH the west coast OF the Red sea, not iaI
| from MassOwah, and successfully disenbaikcd q
| detachment Of troops intended for cooperation
with the English IN the Soudan. The Italian nag
was hoisted IN Beilur, and II Is stated tnat the
| demonstration was received with evidences OF
| friendship by the native chiefs.
| SHEEACAT WELLS AND SURROUNDINGS.
| Shebacat Wells where the second principal battle
| of this campaign III the Bayuda Desert was fought
Jannary 10. is on the caravan route from Korti t'
| Metemneh, fifteen miles sbeycnd Abu Klca Wells
where the battle of January II was fought 1t wa
| expected that General Stewart would halt hi
column at Shebacat, and send out a force to recon
noitre the Mahdfs position at Metemneh, eight
| miles further on Metemneh lies on the west bank
of the Nile, opposite Shendy. nearly 100 mile'
northeast of Khartoum; and with that point Gen
| eral Gordon has long kept up communication by