The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-02-11

DIVISIONS III ccnclOn form, anu llc |
British numbering fifteen hundred
formed in a square TO receive them.
The rebels were very well handled |
and evinced sltilful strategy. They |
drew the British to difficult posi- |
ton for operations, when, by
cleverly executed movement, they
almost disappeared from view, leav-
ing only their standards visible.
Suddenly large body of rebels
appeared and furiously charged
upon the front of the British square.
The British replied with deadly
fire, which the rebels were unable to
withstand and they turned and
attacked the left rear of the square.
A fearful hand-to-hand fight en-
sued. Most of the Arabs were
armed with spears and protected by
spiked shields of ox-hide. Tile
English troops, after the first few
rounds had been fired, fought with
shortened sabers and with sword
bayoncts, welded at half-arm
length. Colonel Burnaby was killed
by the thrust of an Arab spear,
which entered his neck and severed
the iugular vein. Gen. Stewards
horse was shot and the rider thrown
to the ground and badly shaken.
He soon recovered and obtained
another horse. The side of the
square was broken at one time,
which the officers attribute to the
unruly conduct of the camels,
that got powder-burned and
became uncomfortable. The line
was speedily reformed and the
discipline of the men was splendid
throughout the action. A steady
and deadly fire was kept up by the
hussars and mounted infantry, while
the artillery, in the centre, MAIN
tained an entilading fire, which piled
dead Arabs up in heaps. The space
in front of the British right flank
was veritable slaughter-pen, and
when the Arabs were finally repulsed
they left 500 dead upon the field.
The number of their wounded able
to march or be carried from the
field is estimated at 1000. Tho
British loss was nine commissioned
officers killed and nine wounded
and sixty-fve nom commissioned Off
GERS and men killed and eighty-fiv'
wounded. 1t was a surprise to Gen
Stewart to have met with such {
large force of rebels at that point
, His soldiers could not sleep the nigh
before the battle owing to the enc
; my's fire, and the first food they hat
: for twenty-four hours was on th'
7 18th.
t ANOTHER HEAVY BATTLE.
? On Saturday afternoon, the 18th
4 Gen. Stewart left the Abou Kle
S Wells and marched through the en-
I tire night, sighting the River at day
: break. The enemy gathered abou
c the ridges opposite on the banks c
J. the Nile, about an hours marc
i from the British. Gen. Stewart an
u staff were burning to make an a
C tack, but were anxious to save IL
II men after their long march witho,
e food. The General selected the be-
l. position possible and formed squal
- which reached the enemy from 6
)" sides. Soon the rebels were SEE
swarming and advancing, and with
half an hour they opened fire on Il
British front, right and left, al
y until long past midday continued
I'd assail them with storm of bullet
as General Stewart was wounded ear
st in the action, when several Office
d. and men were killed. Havil
10 strengthened their position and l
n pulsed all attacks, the British squa
n advanced over the slopes under
rs withering fire, returning its volle
IT, very steadily. Three times the !
he bells attempted to make a chars
n but were moved down each tin
ed At last the square reached the ri,
IT. bank and fortified one of the yillag'
nd General Stewards wound delay
els the counter-attack of the SOU,
ey until two O'Clock in the afterno(