The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-30
General Earle's Force Moving Slowly lUI
the River and Exchanging Shots with,
Bands of Hostile Natives.
Serious News as to Operations of I'm
friendly Tribes Along the Red Sea.
Extraordinary Story Of Mutiny on Board a
British Vessel-John Bright on Free Trade
and the Horrors of War-Cable Notes.
THE WAR IN EGYPT.
Character of Stewards Wound-Rebel Oper
tions Along the Red Sea.

Character Of Stewart's Wound-Rebel Opera
tions Along the Red Sea.
LONDON, Jan. 29.-General Wolseley tele-
graphed from Korti, this morning that he had
received reports from the surgeons at Gubat,
stating that General Stewart was doing well. No
attempt has been made to extract the bullet.
The bullet entered the thigh, and is now lodged
in the region of the groin. The hospital for the
wounded and disabled of Stewards command is
pitched on the bank of the Nile. All the men
are housed in cozy tents, and provided with COM
fortaple beds, obtained from the natives In
view of the many hardshps and deprivations
which the wounded men had to suffer, and the
almost constant moving to which they had been
subjected, most of them are making
wonderful progress toward recovery. About
two-thirds of the wounded are badly hurt
and among this class great number of surgical
operations are still necessary. AS many as pos
sible of the wounded were sent back to Gakdul
Wells. Supplies in the vicinity of the post at
Gubat are plentiful, and the army will make no
demand on their base of supplies if the natives
continue to bring produce in.
Advices received at Handed, last night
concerning the expedition which left there
for Berber on Monday, under General Earle,
state that the Blsckwatch and Staffordshire
regiments arrived at the Kabbel ell Abak cataract
yesterday Before reaching the cataract,
vance, exchanged fire with hostile
natives. The Arabs made an attack, but
were soon driven back by the cavalry and the
camel corps Soon after these two corps captured
the village of Warag and number of cattle and
sheep
Further news from General Earle shows that
his total force amounts to 2, 500 They are pro-
ceeding up the Nile, partly in whale boats and
partly by road on the river bank. After the
capture of the village of Warag Earles force
started for Abu Hamed, two days march dis
tant.
"A dispatch, ,fxonl- -Gahat says: The four steam
ers sent down the river by General Gordon have
not been to Khartoum for month. They have
been awaiting the British at the island above
Metemneh. The vessels are covered with
heavy boards of hard wood, outside, and thin
iron plates inside. They present battered
appearance, being pitted with bullet marks; the
tunnels are thickly indented with bull
let marks. The vessels resemble float
ing houses rather than war ships
Each steamer has several hundred plucky
blacks aboard They are commanded by Turk
ish officers who have their wives and families
with them. The British are improving their de-
fenses. having learned that a force of Arabs is
coming from Berber to attack them The troops
have been put on half rations until supplies from
Gakdul arrive.
dispatch from Korti states that Metemneh
is garrisoned by 900 of the Mahdi's troops, un-
der command of Olivier Pain, the ex- Communist
of Paris.
The news concerning operations of unfriendly
Arabs along the Red sea continues to grow
more serious. Massowah is almost in state of
siege, with a gloomy prospect of relief. The
Arabs make attacks in force almost every night
upon Suakim, and during darkness the firing
against the garrison is almost continual The
garrison has been greatly strengthened by the
arrival Of 400 British troops. News has been
received of desperate attack upon the Galabal
garrison, in which one hundred of the garrison
and eight hundred of the enemy were killed