Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-30
EARLE HAS A SKIRM[SH.
THE ENEMY BEATEN BACK AND
WARAG CAPTURED.

sualkin and Other Towns on the Red Sea
Again Objects of Attack by Osman
Digna's Guerillas-A Frenchman said
to be Conducting Metemneh's Defense
LONDON, Jan. 29.-Some of the wounded
rebels who were taken prisoners by Gen.
Stewards force declare that Frenchman
named Olivier Pain is in command at
Metemneh. All the prisoners state that
they consider Ell MahdPs cause lost. 1t
is reported that Ell Mahdi is sending away
all his valuables to place of safety, and
this is taken as an indication that he him
self is growing doubtful of success.
Gen. Wolseley telegraphed from horti this
morning that he had received reports from
the surgeons at Gubat stating that Gen.
Stewart was doing well. No attempt has
been made to extract the bullet, which enter
ed his thigh and Is now lodged in the region
of the groin. The hospital for the wounded
and disabled of Gen. Stewards command is
pitched on the bank Of the Nile. They are all
housed in cosy tents, and are provided with
comfortable beds obtained from natives. In
view Of the many hardships and depriVatiOns
which the wounded have had to suffer, and
the almost constant moving to which they
have been subjected, most of them are making
wonderful progress towards recovery. In the
cases of about two thirds of the wounded the
injuries are very bad, and among this class a
great number of surgical operations are still
necessary. AS many as possible of the wound
ed have been sent back to Gakdul wells. The
supplies in the vicinity of the post at Gubat
are plentiful, and the army VIII have to make
demand their base of supplies. The
natives continue to bring their products in.
FIGHTING ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Adyices received at Hamdab at O'Clock
last night concerning the expedition which
left there for Berber Monday last under Gen.
'rle state that the Black Watch and Spot
fOrdshlre regiments arrived at the Kabd ell
Abak cataract yesterday. Before reaching
the cataract cavalry scouts, who were two
miles in advance exchanged fire with some
hostile natives. The Arabs made an attack
but were soon driven back by the cavalry and
camel corps when these came up. Soon after
this these two corps captured the village of
Warag. A number of cattle and sheep were
also seized. The Arabs retreated in the di-
rectiOn of Brit.
The news concerning the operations of un-
friendly Arabs along the Red sea continues
In state OF siege with gloomy prospects of
relief. The Arabs make attacks In force al
most every night upon Suakin, and during
the dark the firing against the garrison is al
most continual The garrison has been
greatly strengthened by the arrival of 40j
British troops. News has been received of a
desperate attack upon the Galabat garrison,
IN which 100 OF the garrison and so of the
enemy were killed.
lie La Francois. of Paris, describes Gen
Stewards march across the desert as the most
times.
Gen. Earle's total force amounts to $500
men. They are proceeding partly III whale
boats up the Nile, and partly by road on the
river bank, After the capture of the village
Of Warag, Gen. Earie's force started for Abu
Hamed, TWO days march distant.
GORDON's FLEET.
A dispatch from Gubat says: "The four
steamers sent down the river by Gen. Gordon
nave not been to KhartOum for a month.
a hnn . a.,
Island above Metemneh. The vessels are
covered with heavy boards of hard wood out
sIue ana then iron plates inside. They pre-
sent s51 a battered appearance, being pitted with
pullet marks. The fuunels thickly in
uenteu with bullet marks. The vessels
resemble hoating houses rather than war
shlpS. Each steamer has several hundred
plucky blacks aboard. They are commanded
Dy turkish officers. who have their wives and
FAMILIES with them. The British are imprOy
ING tuelr delenses, having learned that a force
oL t ARABS is coming from Berber to attack
them. The troops have been put on half
rauons until supplies from Gakdul arrive.
$4,000 IN METEMNEH.
dispatch from Korti states that Metem-
men Is garrlsoned by 1900 of Ell Mahdi's
troops, under command of Olivier Pain, an
GA-Golamunlst, who escaped with Henri
hochelOrt from the penal settlement at New
Caledonla. and who penetrated El Mahdi's
camps last October as a correspondent of
La Ldhterne, of Paris, and the BOsphOre
Egyp@e1, or CAIRO. Nj. Pain served on the
slaH OF Osman Pasha during the TUrco- Rus
sian war. and captured by the Russians
Inc Kussian authorities offered to surrender
MN to tn French, but the latter replied that
they had no use for him. He was finally al
lowed to escape, and has led a wandering
ana adventurous existence since that time.
THE LOSSES REPORTED UNDERsTATED.
PARIS, Jan. 29.-LG Temps processes to know
that the official reports of the losses suffered
by the English troops at the battle of Abu.
klea have mnch hnderstatnd the trntL