Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-29
JOHN BULL In EGYPT.
The English by Succession Of
Bloody Engagements Fight Their
Way to the River Nile.
The Rebels Repalssd With Heavy Loss
Gen. Stewart Woundod--A Re-
cOnnolsslnoe Of Aetemneh.
A Detailed Account Of the Fight.
Direct Communication Opened
With Gen. Gordon.
NEws YRoN anN. srnwAllr.

NEWS FRoN GEN, srRwARr.
LONDON. Jan. Is, II y. m.--Intelll.
genee has just been received at the
war office that Gen. stewarps forces
are intrenched south Of Metemneh.
The dispatch also gives the gratifying
information that Glen. Stewart IL In
communication with Gen. Gordon.
Gen. Stewards force
HAD SEVERAL FIGHTS
with the Arab rebels before it reached
MetemnCh. Gen, Stewart himself
was badly wounded. Five OF M
MRhdis emirs were killed In the
tights. Gen Wolaeley In the dispatch
reports the capture Of Metemneh by
the Britlph He Also says that sir
Charles Wilson has gone To Khartoum
on board steamer 20 confer " TN Gen.
Gordon. IL Nv expected that he will
return as soon aa possible aud report
perHonallyto Gen. Wolseloy.
NEWS FltoM GEN. GORDON.
I p. M,--An official dlapRtCh re-
celved this afternoon from Gien. Cor
don shows that his position NJ I6hAr-
toum Ia by no means 40 desperate IA
was supposed. He says THAT he could
hold ont there for years. Gen. Stew
arts wounds are reported 10 be doing
we'll.
PUSHING on 10 KHART0UM.
A dispatch from Cairo declares that
/ Lord ChArlea, BerehfOrd with n small
contingent 10 pushing ON from Metem-
neh TO Khart0um.
One hundred and thirty official dis
patches indicate that the march OF
Gen. Stewart and his little army from
the Abu Klea wells 10 the present po-
sition has been no easy task. Al.
most
EVERY FOOT oP THR WAY
appears 10 have been contested by the
rcsolute Arabs. There was constant
succession OF encounters from the ac-
ton OF the nth tin the Mile was
reached. The British troopB are
steadily gaining frcsh victorlca over
the impetuOus but easily demorallged
rasoals. On the morning OF Monday,
January 10, two days AZ.
ter the fight at Abn Riea
the enemy appeared In force In front
Of the advancing British army, A
abort
PIERCE BATTLE WAS FOUGHT.
This occurred at n point about three
miles from the Nile. The Brl.ish
were compelled 10 sustain heavy fire
for some time. Early Ina the engage
| IAtill kNtns 0NtMNII receiver LlH
: wound and Dir Charles Wilson there
upon asaumed command. WorllH
were hastily constructed under a
leRden rain which continued 70 pour
upon them from the enemies rifles.
the founded men and the baggage
train were left under guard behind
the qulckly.built eRrth.worlIs while
the rest OF the force advanced I'm the
face OF the h0Atlle fire 10 IA gravel ridge
some distance In front Here large
force Of rebels had established them.
selves In u strong position. Az soon ~
the British line came near
a FtERCE CHARGE,
led by several elDira, WINS made againBt
II by the rebel fnemen. The British
troops were formed on usual In n
iquaIe, aud steadily advanced 10 meet
the wild onset Of the loudly cheering
enemy, who were rushing down
upon them. AZ the same time
the rifles OF tho British
were doing bloody execution. The
charge WAS checked and not an Arab
came within thirty yards of the Int
ish square. The rebels did not long
stand before the murdeTous fire OF tho
EDglish, but werO
RRPUIsHD WITH HEAVY LOgg.
Five smirB and 100 m'n were left
dead upon the field, together with
large numbers Of wounded.
or the English losses few details
have yet been received. II n
known, however, that Cameron,
the special correspondent OF the Lon
don Daily STANDARD, and Herbert, tile
special correspondent ~ the Morning
Post, were Killed. The place where
the battle occurred Ii a slight distance
beyond the ShebRcat wells. Gen.
Stewards wound, while not fatal, IN
I serious. He Will be disabled for the
remainder Of the present campaign.
Gen. WOleeley considers the deprlVa-
tion Of his services
NATIONAL LOSS.
He chaTacterizes Gen Stewart Us "the
ableat soldier and most dgshiDg COM
mander be ever knew and recon-
mends him 10 the queeb'snutt favOra-
ble consideration. Lord Saint Vim.
cent the artillery corps was among
the British slain.
Gen Stewart now holds strongly
fortified post Mt Gubat, not far from
! Metemneb, q place on The Nile half
| way between Berber and Hhafi0um.
Opposite Gnbat IL u large Island on
which plenty Of fornge for the horses
z aud cAmelB IL easily obtained 30
strong IL the petition II dubat that II II
confidently Inserted that II can be held
ny email garrison against any force
pheh The rebels can send ~ attack
H. The route ACROSS the desert from
Gnhat 70 KOrii Is securely held by the
English. Col. Sir r. dvere Butler Will
be IN command Of this route. He left
K0rt. to-day 10 assume this petition.
.,TBE Losskg ~ MONDAYS FIGHT
A KcTti Dispatch 70 The Reuter-
Telegraph agency fhys that Gen
stewart gained Il brilliant victory on
> this 18Th over lhe rebels The enemy
numbered 1000, A large number Wefe
cayalrymen armed with riliea. The
British lost twenty Killed and sixty
wounded, The total los ~ the spemy
WAS thirteen hundred, Tho firing be-
gan In The morning and lasted nll day