The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-01-29
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The Recent Battle Near Metemneh I'm ehS
SOudan The British Victorious ABalnaS
Overwhelming Odds-SeriOus Loss OF Otn-
cers-ColoneI Burnaby Among the Slain
-UnsatIsfaotOry News Service.
LoNDoN. January p
The recent battle in the Soudan Satur-
day, was for the possession of the Abu-
Klea wells, twenty three miles northwest
of Metamneh. The rebels comprised only
a part of the Mahdi's forces and were
drawn from Khartoum, Kordofan ana
Berber. They numbered from 5000 to
10000, Overwhelmingly superior to the
British, who were under General Stewart
and numbered but 800. When the En-
gllsh column came in sight Of the wells
Friday evening
THE REBELS BEGAN DEsULToRY FIRING
keeping it up all night. Saturday fore
noon the Arabs, in two divisions number
ing about 5000 men each, waving hags
and beating drums, swept down upon I'd
European columns. General Stewart
had formed his troops into hollow
square, the artillery, provisions ana IN
valids being in the center. Upon this tho
rebels charged with such fury that at the
onset the line held by the hussars was
broken. Some of the camels 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 the Arabs were armed
with spears and protected by spiked
shields, and with great ferocity
swARMED OVER THE BODIES OF THE DEAD
engaging the British in hand to hand con-
hlct. The Hussars quickly ceased their
firing, and 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 tho
square maintaining an unhinching IRE
upon the swarthy lines
STRUGGLING TO ovERPowER THE nus
sARs.
After this first assault was repulsedr
| the artillery became SO effective that the
| Arabs slowly fell back, leaving 500 killed
on the field and carrying of about 2,OOo
| wounded. The British loss was seventy
four killed, including nine commissioned
! officers and ninety-four wounded. The
/ space in front of the right flank was
/ thickly strewn with the cnemy's 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.
Il was there that Licutenant-COlone
Frederick Burnaby, the famous member
of the ROYAL Horse Guards, met his dcatt
from an Arabs spear thrust, which sew
cred his iugular vein. He was found
with his hand tightly clutched
around the Arabs throat. BumabI
was the pride of the British army
standing six feet six inches, and being
noted for his immense strength and dar
ing deeds. General Stewards horse wa
killed under him. One of the immediate
effects of the victory is the submission o.
a number of wandering tribes. The
British column held the wells, and is nov
marching on Metamneh.
HELPING woLsELEY.
KoRTI, January p.
The Sheikh of the Kabbabish tribe cam,
to Korti to-day. He heard of the British
victory. He promised Wolseley TO pro
vide him with plenty of camels.
LONDON, January y.
Iu view of the anxiety of the public TO
details of General Stewards engage
ment at Abu-Klea wells, the news servic
in the London papers is exceedingly SLOW
and incomplete. Neither the Times, Ddit
Telegraph or Standard has yet receives
its special report of the battle, although
it is known that they all had specia
correspondents in the field, and it i
undoubted that the reports have beel
sent, but have been interrupted aud de
layed for revision by the military censor
Of press dispatches. The general be
, lief is that the special correspondent
have INDUCED in structures upon tn
breaking of the British square b!
the Arabs, and they may hav
given some additional facts that woul
show the British troops to be In NOR
dangerous plight than Is now supposed
In this case the dispatches would Ger
taLnly be held back for revision, in pur
surance of the long-established usage O
the War ONCE of Withholding disagree
G able news at first, and allowing IL =
8 | leak out slowly, so as to weaken It's ci
a | feet Some of the blunders made by Tn
!, | papers in presenting news are remark
able. The condensation Of Genera
Wolseley's report contains discrepancle
d which no soldier of General Wolse
ley's liter literary skill ,So could dr,aiG, nav
a dispatch. The Standard has II
= lists of killed and wounded badly mixed
= and publishes a number of names unde
the astonishing head line, "slightl
killed" The PaH Nall Gazette thl
: evening publishes q portrait purpoTtin
to be that of Colonel Fred Burnaby, bu
! which is really of Baker Pasha.
/ METEMNEH OCCUPIED by THE BRiTGsI
: LONDON. January %.
General Stewart is said to have occl
pied Metemneh. This lacks conArmi
y tion, but is generally believed, as Stew
q art pushed forward with the greater pa
i oil his forces Immediately after the vi
s tory on Saturday near Abu-Klc
I wells. It IS highly probab
= also, that all the rebels who had bee
stationed at Metemneh had left that poll
. TO take part in Saturdays engagement
ard 1t is thought unlikely that th'
rallied and made a station at MeteIunS
so soon after the decisive defeat. III
Government has telegraphed public co
gratulatiOns to Wolseley and Stewart.
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