The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-19
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)1sis ~ zen tafie's Hattie and iiis
Desih ~ the Trout 81 the ffsf-
nidieaisas statement ~
the nfItish Losses
Tho War IN the souasn.


prpos, Feb. i2-Nor.hcute, the con-
tative leader, has issued an urgent
BAL ~ the conservatives 10 attend
D meeting Of parliament, when he
ktes the Egyptian policy OF the gov
brnm-nt L. ~ -" di,cuss' II.
woLsKLEY's PLAN APPROVED.
The cabinet to-day approved uen'
Wolseley's plan for an carly advance
ftom Suakim Ia Borher. a ra'iIoau ~
n be laii Ia Arait, Hitoon mites west OF
ouakim, where AN entronchod camp Ia
10 he formed, with u central depot Tor
stores. Leaving Arab thu advance VIII
proceed 10y 4 reed marches to berhor.
II Is calculated that the advance VIII
begin about the third week In March,
and IL il hoped Berber will bo reached
In ak weeks
ARAIn,
where the trtnuhed camp ~ 10 be
ormed, IL on tho road from Suaklm 10
Boz Der, aud il described rs "smlllhg
basis !" where there is good paslurage
lnd plenty of water.
srILL HOPING.
There Is still slight ground for hoping
hat Gen. Gordon In still alive. Tho
accounts given by newspaper cores
bondents come from cOmnou native
IOurces. No witness of tho death al
ien. Gordon IL mentioned. Win Gen.
tordon were HanZDl, the Austrian
1ce-consul, and - dIeeks
md Levantine merchants The
rm ut Alexandria, for whom the
lreeks have boon acting as agents, do
ot believe the story of the massacre ~
<hartoun. II is known that I'll Mthdi
olds fifty Greeks as prisoners, In n
amp NJ III Obeid, and that they arc
veil ,renled. In reply Ia inquiries,
lon. Wolseley telcgraphs that he has no
more authentic news than that brought
10 Korti ny Col. Wilson.
THE CONT GENT FROM INDIA
10 take part has been raised To 5000
men. Gen Hudson, not Con. Roberts,
Will DO ia command, which Is expected
10 arrive u SuaKim several days before
the guards redcn thote. The entire
torce for tho expedition is due at Sua-
kim within three weeks.
MANY SURGEONS ARE VOLUNTEERING
to go 10 the Soudau aud aid in the medi-
cal corps. Anumber OF female hospital
nurses will accompany the expedition.
The majority OF he nurses selected for
the service wear medals with which
they have been presented for efficient
work in the former Egyptian cnnpaign.
lHE GORDON coNUNDItuM.
Up To midnight OF Wednesday the
government had no Official advices con
firming the report OF Gen. GOrdon's
death. European newspapers, without
exception, depiure the death OF Gen'
Gordon as an International calamity
| ACCOUNT OF THE DEATH OF GEN. EARLE
| The Standards correspondent with
Gen. Earle's col nm sends the follow,
ing dispatch from DL. ka Island, dated
Tuesday: "The British troops ad.
vanced to attack the enemy, who held
a strong position on the hills. After
some fighting the enemy was com
pletely surrounded. Finding 1T i'm
possible to disiudga the rebels from
their fortified position, Gen. Earle
ordered the troops to charge. Gen
Earle was killed while leading the
attack. TIE Black Watch regiment
captured The position at the point OF the
bayonet, the cavalry taking possession
Gen. Brackenbury, upon the iail ol
Gen. Earle, ASHAMED command anc
ordered the remaining positions TO he
: stormed. The troops acted promptly in
gallant attack, AID soon secured the
enemy's position.
IKE FIGHT
lasted FIVE hours. There was great
slaughter among the enemy. Those
who survived escaped by swimming the
Nile river. The British force consisted
of the Black Watch and south Stafford
regiments, a squadron OF Hussars, two
guns Of the Egg ptian artillery, the
ENEgy pyian camel corps and "a section oil
the hospital corps. The troops at once
set to work to form a zoebra. In the
meantime the Enemy fired several shots
from the high hills. Our picketS adj
yanced and drove back the Arabs, who
had descended the hills TO make an At
tack. Night ensued and guards were
posted. Everything passed quietly
during the night, Tuesday morning
the troops formed and advanced tC
the eneIny's position, marching in
two parallel columns by compi
MES. The South Stafford regiment
'.and two guns occupied the ground di
rectly III front OF the enemy to attract
their attention. At s o'clock our guns
opened the attack, aud for some time II
desultory fire was main, aimed. In the
meantime, the main body OF our troops
were advancing steadily over almost
IMPROBABLE ground, pushing the on
envy before them, and sezlng each sue
cessive ridge by short, determined
rush. The forward movement contin
ued until the advanced troops hac
reached the right rear of the enemy
which re Sted ON the river. This com
pleted the movement whereby the reb
N els we're surrounded. The enemv's po.
lSsition was Il very strong one. 1t was OF
rocky, broken ground, and strength
ened by loop holed walls, from which
they maintained Il heavy, well-directec
fire.
& Another account OF the death of Gen
Fare, dated at Korti, says: Gen. Earle
was Killed in action on Tuesday. The
fight occurred near the Nile, a few mile!
ab5ve Dulka Islapd. The Arabs had
FORTIFIED A PASS
and had built a small fort on the lief
bank of the river. When Gen. Earle's
forces reached the pass they were sub
jected to u heavy fire from the field guns
(which the Arabs bad placed in com
n mandiDg POSITION. Gen. Earle had NJ
h artillery and ommauded his troops to
charge. IL was more of a scramble thar
Il q charge, but the Arabs were driven
from the heights at the point of the
bayonet, anu fell back SLOWLY
toward the river. All tina
then remained to be captured was tn,
little fort on The river bark. AS the
! British column advanced it was met BY
a steady fire from behind the sand anC
wallings, which composed the Aral
fort and many of the attacking party
were killed. Gen. Earle again ordered
another charge and put himself at the
ing this charge. The fort ultimately
= was captured, but at a terrible cost. Ii
addition to Gen. Earle, three officer.
and eight men were killed and thirty
five men wounded.
BRoCKENBURG's REPORT.
Gen. Wolseley telegraphs that Brock
enburg reports from Dulka Island ,abou
seventy miles above Merawi, that Gen
Earle's attack was well planned anC
calamity executed, and that he expect.
the effect to be- to open the way to Ber-
Der without further lighting. The reb
{ els held the high ridge on the
RAZOR BACKED HILLS.
Six companies OF the Black watch anC
six companies of the Stafford regiment
marched around the high ridge OF hills