The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-02
EGYPT.
OPERATIONS AROUND HAsHEEN.

SUAKIM, March 26.-YeSterday a convoy, by
mistake, took number Of empty water veS-
sells for 2ereba. The occupation of HaSheen
is now admitted to be mistake. CONVOY
work is telling severely on the troops many Of
whom are sick. OSman Digna, on Sunday,
ordered his troops to advance on Suakim Al
ter the slaughter of the Britt n, it will be i'm
possible to attack Tamai on Friday, owing to
the difficulty of obtaining water.
sKIRMIsHING GOING ON.
SUAKIAI, March 6.-Skirmishing occurred
with parties OF troops engaged in clearing the
bushes OF Arabs along the road to Tamai.
advanced British position has been cut up by
the enemy, but communications are kept
open by means of the HeliSgroph, which will
ogerate successfully distance of about
sixty miles.
THE QUREN'S CONGRATULATIONS.
SUAKIM, Mar, Ii 26.-A dispatch from the
Queen to the troops under Gen. Graham, eX-
pressing admiration of their gallantry was
read to the army to-day, which greatly pleased
the soldiers.
ATTACK BY THE ARABS.
SUAKIM, March 26.-A convoy of Grenadier
Guards, under command of Gen. Graham, ac-
| cOmpanied the Shropshire. Surrey and Silk
Qndian) regiments, this morning, on their de
The starr was made at O'Clock. The Zereba
was reached with the loss of but three men
wounded Ua IA a. fight on the way, in WHICH l1
| latter at once formed square. The Arabs
rushed reckleSsly upon this with such
| impetuosity that they got within twenty yards
hundred killed.
GRAHAMs DISPATCH.
| SUAKIM, March 26.-Gen. Graham, in a sup
Elementary dispatch, says, during the morn
camel nor load was lost. Some of the men
suffered slight Sun-Str0keS, The marines Suf-
fered the most from the heat, Gen. Graham
says, with the exception of such ailments as
are caused by heat, the troops are healthy.
IMPROBABLE RUMoR.
SUAKIM, March 28-The rumor prevails
here, This afternoon, that OSman Digna desires
to surrender, but upon what terms is not
stated.
M'NEILL AND osMAN.
SUAKIM, March 3O-A CONVOY which left
here at an early hour this morning, has arrived
at NcNeill's zereba. 1t is reported that the
whole of Osman Dignas force has been with
centrated at Tamanieb, where they propose
showing battle to General Graham. The MahGi
has sent aIge re1nforcements to the Arab gar
riSon at Berber. Mount Hamund, to the North
of Berber, has been strongly fortified by the
enemy.
osMAN's FORCES.
SUAKIM, March 2s.-A deserter from Osman
Dignas camp stat 20,0O0 men are entrenched
at Tamat
SITUATION AT sUAKIM.
SUAKIM, March 25.--The Br tish camp was
l..
been sent out on the way to Tamai.
The general advance which WAS TO have been
made Sunday last it is now thought will take
place tomorrow.
THE BALLOON CORPS.
tSBAKIM. March 25.-General Graham mov-
ed his headquarters and camp two miles nearer
Tamai. A convoy of Indian troops was sent
this moraing t. McNeilPs Zereba Oh the Tamai
road. This convoy acted as and escort for the
balloon corps, which al rived at the Tereba.
The balloon corps imme diately set to work
taking observations. Captive balloon sent up
from the Zereba remained. up several hours.
The obSe verS descended with information con-
cerning the posisition and movements of Os-
man Digna'S men. The morning work shows
the balloon corps to be invaluable in the work
OF assisting bg to make psw move e
Hasheento escort the Surrey Regiment back
to Suakim.
BRITISH L0tSES.
SUAKIM, March 25.-The GrenadIers and
Surry Regiment reached Suakim from the
Zeraba without loss, although they exchanged
skirmish. The British lost in last
Sundays battle, was much greater
teiegraphed the Home Government he fears
there must be added 10 that days loss SO men
still missing from the Sikhs Qndia) regiment.
Earl Granville to-day had number of inter
views with the Turkish Minister TO England
and Hassan Tehmi Pasha, special envoy from
the porte.
JOINIG THE SULTAN,
Carlo, March 25.-TWo Soudan Sheikhs have
gone to Constantinople to enter the service Of
the Sultan.
THE AMERICAN FRESHMAN.
CAIRO, March 2S.-The Egyptian Govern
ment is informed that ian American Irish
man name not known, started from Chicago in
January last to ass st the Soudanise in
their war against the British troops. He sailed
fr. IN New York in ia uary and went from
Frrnce to Ceylon, where he remained some
time and had several long interviews with
Arab Pasha. the exiied leader of the Egyptian
uprising of 1889. He obtained credentials from
Arabi commending him to Ell Mahdl, and his
followers, and he has now made his way to the
camp of Osman Digna, near Suakim.