Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-21
FIGHT In THE SOUDAN.
p,itish and the Arabs Meet
: .sain in Battle Array "A
Five. Hours Conflict.
.,,,ope VII Ask the Judgment ofthe
d lannon's on the Egyptian finan-
oial Agreement,
THE soUDAN.
Marching to Meet the Rebels.

~ varc,lng to Meet the Rebels.
IsN r.xfM, March 20.--The British
q set cut agnin this morning at
,lsht In the direction taken yester-
Tbey carry two days rations and
~ Gallons OF water. They have six
&Sner guns. A battle Is believed
~Inent on the hills beyond
uheen.
ponsoia Ready for Battle.
roypoS, March 20.-Korti des-
,shes state that the Mudir of DON
M Is twelve miles above Mirawi
"a 500 Egyptian troops
81 three guns Including one
FLING, He is also support ed
VI me Kabbabish aud Shayikeh
~. The Mudir Is abUut TO attack
krebels at Hassanyet, and, If over.
Tered by them, will march against
ber. 1t il reported that Ell Mahdi's
! Cwers are deserving him Ia large
beers.
NJ. A Fight in tho soadan,
Nv LoNDoN, March 20.-Gen. Graham
.grsphs as follows:
AHssheen, March 20, $3.50 p. m; we
lived out from the camp at 6:15 this
mning, leaving the Shropshire regs-
mt to guard 1t. On reaching the
} Id hill at $50 o. m,
. found the enemy had
hired and occupied another hill q
I'M aud quarter distant. After q
bit halt the Berk shire regiment and
MARINES were ordered to clear the
the Indian contingent aud the
BIRDS supporting them This was
me very eftsctually, the enemy
ing driven off the ridge and
saming south toward Tamsr, they
he charged by q squadron of Indian
&ucen in the bush. The cavalry then
\ X5Ired toward the guards. Many of
\ v enemy passed the guards at the
III Of the hill and made for the hill
&Et0f Hasheen These were shelled
the u ,yal Horse artillery, while
other parties moving round
NUfrlght we're engaged in the bush by
" Fifth Bancers.
aXOur killed were two officers and
: 10 men of the British column and
. ID Sepoys.
VI 'The wounded are two officers and
&snty.six men of the British line and
Ne officer aud ten men Of the Indians
y The infantry behaved with great
faNiness. Tire number of rebels is
tlusted at 1000. The rebel loss ia
=: tknown, but IL was heavy The en-
h Egtment lasted five hours. The Arabs
IA FRIED of ali their dead and wounded.
ithe natives reoort that numbers
0sman's men are DESERVING.
wing become dishesrtened. To-
BIS lighting was OF noticeably diff
\ tnt character from that Of any pre-
ding engagement. The Arabs
lntaihed s'esdy rifls-fire. retiring
Y LILY from each position held by
\ m.n
a New Prophet.
gHoRTI, March 20 "A messenger
m Omdurmsn says the name of the
prophet Is El Santassi TEE
ter accuses I'll Mahdi of
!, I8obt ying the Koran, Ell Mahdi
hrreled with aud dismissed his
4 I8ipcipal chief, Abdullah, and installed
IA own uncle in his place. The la'e
= <iief Of thu tribe has since deserted lei
'kAhdi. The rebels are reduced TO eat
8 tue the p'th of the palm trees. The
Z 62Etlsh will evacu ate Ikorti at the end
n fhe present month.
M Further Particulars The Fight.
4 frAKIM, March pa five.hours
z ltle was fought this morning be
n ben the British troops and thu
pes of 0smsn Dlgms. Osman's pc
Z on was finally captured by thu
tish
y The Arabs' loss in killed ant
nnded is estimated 81 GOO. The los
the British is 'orty The Arabs dis
yed desperate bravery.
N he honors Of the day are probabl,
"A TO the Irish lancers, who changed
- tide of battle by desperate
Y Prge, and retrieved the fortunes o
Graham's command when the.
med almost hopeless.