The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-01-29
STEWARDS VICTORY.


LONDON. January y.
The recent battle in the Soudan Satur-
day, was Tor the possession Of the Abu-
Klea wells, twenty-three miles northwest
Of Mctamneh. Tho rebels comprised only
part of the Alahdi's forces and were
drawn from khartoum, Kordolan and
Berber. They numbered from 5000 to
10000 overwhelmingly superior TO the
British, who were under General Stewart
and numbered but 1900. When the En-
gllsh column came in sight Of the wells
Friday evening
THE REBELS BEGAN A DEsuLToRY TIRING,
keeping il np al night. Saturday fore
noon the Arabs in two divisions number
ing about 5000 men each, waving flags
and beating drums, swept down upon the
European columns. General stewart
had formed bis troops into hollow
square, the artillery, provisions and in
yalids being III the center. Upon this the
rebels charged With such fury that at the
onset the line held by the hussars was
broken. Some Of the canels got burned
and became SO unruly that some
confusion was caused, aud this added to
the weakening Of the line. The Arabs took
advantage Of the disorder and penetrated
TO the center The fate Of the entire
British army was settled in the those few
moments. Most Of tho Arabs were armed
with spears and protected by spiked
shields, and with great ferocity
swARMED OVER THE RopIEs or THE DEAD,
engaging the British i'll hand TO hand con
tlict. The IIussars quickly ceased their
firing, aud with their swords forced the
Arabs back, and managed to reform the
line. The discipline Of the troops was
admirable, the other three sides Of the
square maintaining an unilnching fire
upon the swarthy lines
STRUGGLING no ovERpowER THE nus
SARs.
After this first assault was rcpulsed,
the artillery became 50 effective that the
Arabs slowly fell back leaving 500 Killed
on the field and carrying off about 1000
wounded. The British loss was seventy
four killed, including nine commissioned
officers and ninety-four wounded. The
sll,lCc III II0ub Ol IHt GlSnl Hduk WAS
thickly strewn with the enemys dead,
where they had been moved down in
whole lines. In the interior of the square
where the brief fight at close quarters
took place the British lost most heavily
BuRNABY's DEATH.
II was there that Licutenant-C Colonel
Frederick Burnaby, the famous member
Of the Royal Horse Guards, met his death
~ 1taI tuH iah
cred his iugular vein. lie was found
with his hand tightly clutched
around the Arabs throat. Bumaby
was the pride of the British army,
standing six feet six inches, and being
noted for his immense strength aud dar-
ing deeds. General Stewards horse was
killed under him. One Of the immediate
effects Of the victory is the submission of
a number Of wandering tribes. The
British column held the wells and is now
marching on Metamneh.
HELPING woLsnLEl.
EoRri, January p.
The Shcikh of the Kabbablsh tribe came
to korli to-day. lie heard OF the British
victory. lie promised Wolseley TO pro-
vide him with plenty of caIncls.
LoSpoN, January %
IN view of tine anxiety of the public fol
details of General Stewards engage
ment at Abu-Klea wells, the news service
in the London papers is exceedingly slow
and Incomplete. Neither the Times, Duly
Telegraph or ,Standnrd has yet received
its special report Of the battle, although
1t Is known that they all had special
correspondents in the field, and 1T is
undoubted that the reports have been
sent, but have been Interrupted and de-
layed for revision by the military censors
of press dispatches. The general be-
lief is that the special correspondents
have INDUCED in structures upon the
breaking Of the British square by
the Arabs, and they may have
given some additional facts that would
show the British troops TO be in a more
dangerous plight thln is now supposed.
In this case the dispatches would GER
taluly be held bacS for revision, in pur-
surance of the long.establlshed usage of
the War Office OF Withholding Disagree
able news ut first, and allowing it TO
leak out slowly, so as to weaken It's cf-
feet Some OF the blunders made by the
PhBAAE III ptHNNhbiAfs nINb uAf INhidAh
able. The condensation of General
Wolseley's report contains discrepancies
which no soldier of General Wolse-
ley's literary skill could have
been guilty of in the original
dispatch. The Standard has its
lists of killed and wounded badly mixed,
and publishes number OF names under
the astonishing head line, "sllghtlY
killed" the Pail Mall Gdzette this
evening publishes portrait purporting
to be that of Colonel Fred Burnaby, but
which is really of Baker Pasha.
METEMNEH OCCUPIED BY THE BRITISH.
LoSpos. January %.
General Stewart Is said to have occu,
pied Metemneh. This lacks confrma-
tion, but is generally believed, as Stew
art pushed forward with the greater part
OF his forces Immediately after the vic
tory on Saturday near Abu-Klea
wells. 1t is highly probable
/ also, that all the rebels who had been
stationed af Mrtemneh had left that nOfnt