Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-13
THE ENGLISH AND Egypt.
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land. about eeventy milea above Me
raw that Gen Etrleis attack was well
planned aud calamity executed. IL is
expected that this fight will open the
way to Berber without further conflict.
The rebels held a high ridge on some
ragor-backed hills. Six companies OF
the Black Watch and six companies OF
the Stafford regiment marched around
the high ridge Of hills, entirely turn
ing the encmy's position, which was
then attacked from the rear. The en-.
envy were not great in point OF num-
beTs, but their position was very strong
and DIM ,ult OF access. They fought
with the most determined bravery.
Gen, Earle was
AMONG THE FOREMOST
In the attack, and his ial was the
cause OF deep lament from every officer
and man In the regiment. He was
killed on The summit OF the hills be-
hind which the enemy were posted
At almost the same time Lieut. Col
Eyre was killed The camp was cap.
tured by the Nineteenth huzz lrs. The
English success was complete. Ten stan
dards W. re- among the spoils o. the vic.
tory. The enemy's dead were lying
thick among the rocks and In the open
fields where, when they found them
selves surrounded, they made dts-
peTate effOTt 10 rush through
the English column, In which rush
but few escaped. The English losses
consist or Gen Earle, Col Eyre, Col
Coventry and niue men OF the rank
and file killed, and four officers and
tWenty.Oue men wounded. The
Engllsh intended to continue their adj
vance along the river by daylight
Wednesday, to carry out Gen. Wolse.
ley's instructions 10 Gen. Earle.
The above sre the points Of The ON.
cial reports communicated To- Gen.
Wolseley by Col. Brsckeubury, dated
Dutka island, about seventy miles
above Merawi.
THE PArRoF GORDON UNCERTAIN.
Lord WOlsrley telegraphB bg in to-
day from Korti TO the government
that no reliable particulars about the
fate ~ Gen Gordon have yet been re-
ceived. He assures the ministry that
the press repOrts have all been based
on rumoTs, and states that these ru-
mors were collected by Col Wilson's
party upDn their return down the
Nile from their futile attempt to
reach KhaTtoum. Ia addition to these
statements Gen. Wolselev ipforms the
government that the mudirof Oongola
and all the natives Whereabouts per.ist
In the belief that
RHARTouM HAS NOT VET FALLEN.
Col. " ileru, bUWeNeT, Ii positive that
there Ia little or no doubt on the point.
Gen, WOlseley himself hopes 10 re-
ceive In few days specific aud reliable
Inf
at KhartOum, aud the fate ~ Gen.
Gordon, from tTuEty Fpiee whom he
dispatched up the Nile for the pur lose
Of R'oertRining the exact facts. These
messengers are expec ed soon 70 reach
Korti on their return.
A COUNCIL or WAR
A council OF war was held at the
war Office at noon to-day. The duke
Of Cambridge, cnmmauder.iu.chief,
presided. The principal officers thus
far aet forth for service In the expedi-
ton to Suakim we're present rhe
duke OF Cambridge will ON next Satur-
day review the guards previous 10 tueir
departure for Egypt. All the menu
berB OF the guards absent on leave have
already rep rtyd for duty.
THE QUEEN WILL RkvIEw THE
GUARDS
The departure Of the guards has been
postponed I'LL Wednesday. The queen
will review pnr'iAn Of them
A CORRESPONDENT MISSING.
KoRrf, Fen. II Capt w y Cor
don OF the Welsh fusileers, cnrrespun.
dentcf the Manchester Guardian, has
been missing since Jan. Is On that
date he was seen twenty mills south
OF Klrti, on his way alone TO the Oak
dul wells, since when nothing has
been heard or sen oi him,
THE COAST CLEAR TO BERBER.
CAIKo, FeO. IL The kuedive to-
day received telegram from Gen.
WOlseley IN which he says that he be.
lieves there will be no mora lighting
along the Nile until Gen. BrAchen-
bury 10 'ches B-rbsr with the late
Gen. EArleis f,raaa