Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-29

gIIsh side. Capt. Norton worked the
Runs during this fight and his firing
did awful execution. Gen, Stewards
forces, on leaving the Gakdul well,
consisted Of 1000 picked fighting men.
The latest dispatches received. at the
war Office show that Lord ~, Vincent
WAS not, as at first reported, killed In
battle. He fought in the desert on
the 10th Inst. He died from wound
received the 18th at Abu-Klea. Only
two British Officers were killed In the
zareba fight. The others killed were
non. commiasloned officers and prl-
Yates.
DURING THE ADVANCE
OF the main body Of the English from
the zareba, the garrison LEFT behind At
that point kent up heavy hre from
their guns. Efforts were made TO erect
a redoubt some fifty yards tO the right
Of the zareba under the protection OF
the steady fire from the zarebR. During
the erection of the redoubt one man
was killed and three wounded Lord
Cochran with forty men from the
Light Guards aud Bcotts Greys, held
the redOubt and maintained a heavy
fire throughout the BATH. They
constant rush OF the enemy.
The lues Of the rebels during the day
N estimated at 1000 killed and
wounded Among the enemy
WE'RE MANY SLAVES,
several OF VIII m have submitted 70
the British. They say that El hahdi
sent them from Khartoum; the square
reached Sunset Monday evening and
encAmped for the night. Early
Tuesday morning scouting parties
made a reconnaissance and destroyed
some Of the empty villages. The In
habitants had watched the military
operations from n distance and after
wards retreated TO Meiemneb. The
British then advanced through the
villages around Metemueh and
Wednesdaythey madea reconnaissance
and found Meiemneh fairly well i'm
trenched Shots were exchanged, but
the rebels kept out OF sight. The
ground around Is sandy, with depreH-
sions full OF grass aud bushes, afford.
ing good cover The prisoners state
that III Mahdi came from knRrtOum,
and that the force which attacked the
British at Abu.Kles WIS an advance
guard.
GEN. STEWART LIoNIzRD.
There IL intense anxiety az 10 the
nature of Gen Stewards wounds and
the prospects for his recovery. There
WAS "A report this afternoon to the ef-
feet that he had been killed, and that
the war Office had withheld the in
formation to that effect. This
report was refused tonight, by
the fact that the queen sent
e dispatch to the war office In which
she expressed personal sympathy
with Gen. Stewart and thanked him
TOr4IAcOnspicuous bravery. This dis.
patch was ordered transmitted to Gen
Stewart with all possible Rpeed aud
will be published officially tomorrow
morning. Whitehall was impossible
tonight in the vicinity of the horse
guards. Great throngs OF people
congregated there eagerly listening IN
every scrap of information that could
be obtained from tue SoudAn,
THE DEAD JOURNALIST.
Herbert, the special correspondent oI
the London Post, whose death was re.
ported to-day, was shot dead during
the fierce attack by the rebels while
the British were erecting the gareba
Herbert was secretary TO Lord
Duiterin when the latter was COVER
nor general OF Canada Herbert
witnessed the battles ~ Tol-el- lSeber,
El-Teb and Tamais. He WAS severely
wounded Ia the last-named battle.
GEN. STEWART PROMOTED.
The queen sent dispatch thanking
Gen Stewart and troops for theii
bravery, cOndoling with them for thell
losses, and promoting Gen. Stewart Il
the Tauk OF maj
AFTER THE BATTLE
On the 22ud the British eneampet
two miles south Of Mptemneh Tn,
enemy were most spnring IN their us,
OF ammunition while defending Me
temneh and only kept un deBultorN
fir The rebel fOTo.s thrt ughout all thu
engagements have b en we'll handled
II Is stated that tRh Europeans AT
among them, Vhio mas explain tn,
fact. A female prisoner state that IN,
British IRE declmated the enemy VIII,
seem determined 70 remain In
side of Metemueh. Five 4
Gen. Gordon's steamers, c0nveyinl
500 soldiers and ifty-hve guns, arriveC
At Gubat the end mt TIE troop
aud guns were landed aud the gum
Ncto lheh iufutu uAnn hbtemnen
without, however, producing any ap
pare Mt Effect up"n the rebels Ii Ia re
ported that I'll Mahdi IL senGlng NOR
troops and guns to Me
temn,h. On tho 22nd Gen. vii
son, with fur OF Gen. Gordon
steamers, a number Of black troops
tw0 companies Of mount inhntT,
and Fix guns bombarded Shendy r.
two hours aud almost completely d.
stroyed the town, hut the occupants
of whom there were few, ap, eA ed 1
be unwilling To surrender. Tn
steamers afterward returned In Cuba
where number Of forts are btin
ne ted.
IL Ia stated that III Mahd
has force OF COCO around Khartoun
and the population NJ Khar,Ouul /
now eetimsted ~ II 600 A onvn,
has gone to Gakdul 10 fetch stores aui
ammunition Tue Inhabitants q
Melemneh are apparently In hidina
~ the scouis are Able 20 see only a fey
persons In the town.
THE TOTAL IlosSEs
The tOta' British lo.s Including tn
los &C Ahu-klea wss IA killed and e6
wounded The enemy Lost 5000 killel
and wounded.