Daily Republican., 1885-01-29
FIGHTING IN EGYPT.
ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE-THE
BRITIsH TROOPS vICTORIOUs
GEN. STEWART WOUH DED.

ANOT Err GREAT BATTLE-THEl
BRITIsH TROOPS vlCTORIOUs
GEN. STEWART WOUNDED.
| LONDON, Jan. 2S.-lntelliRence has
been received at the War Once that
General Stewards force IL entrenched
south OF Metemneh. The dispatch also
gives the gratifying information that
General Stewart is In cOmmunicattOn
with General Gordon. General Stew
Iart's force had several fights with the
| Arab rebels before It reached Metemneh,
and General Stewart himself IL badly |
wounded. Five OF the Mahdis emirs |
were killed in the fights. General Lord |
lwolseley in a dispatch reports theDcap- |
ture of Metemneh by the British. He
also Says that Sir Charles Wilson has
gone TO kbartoum on board steamer,
TO confer with General Gordon. 1t IL |
Iexpected that he W III return as soon Az
lpo-sible, 10 report personally TO Gener-
al Wolseley.
: The excitement occasioned by the ex
. plosions aud the great anxiety concern
| Ing the fate Of General Stewart, which
have exi.ted the past few days have
been completely obliterated today by n
o report that General Stewart had cap
ltured Metemnrh and succeeded In com
enthusiasm prevails, and many con-
ORGANIZATIONS over the success CT General
J, Stewards expedition have been received
at the War Ofiice,
The officiai dispatches indicate that
the march of General Stewart and his
q little army from Abu klea Wells TO
I, their present post has been no easy
task. Almost every foot Of the way
appears 10 have been sharply contested
3 by the resolute Arab foe.
There was a constant succession oil
t, encounters from the action Of the nth
\, I'll the Me was reached, the British
r troops steadily gaining fresh victories
Ie over the impetuous but easily demoral
III lied rebels.
be ON the morning OF Monday, January
18Th, two days after the fight at Abu
"a KI-a, the enemy appeared In force In
nj front OF the advancing British army
no and a short, fierce battle WAS fought
ryl This occurred at n point about thret
nj niles from the Nile. The British wers
cuInpe He'd to sustain heavy fire fol
some time. Early in this engagement
~, General Stewart received his wound
;" and Sir Charles Wilson tbereupoI
assumei command. Works were hastil
o constructed under the leaden rain whicl
''o continued to pour upon them from tn
enemies rifles. The wounded men ant
nj the baggage train were lettunder guar'
ri behind their quickly built earth works
~, W hile the rest OF the force advanced 4
sx- the face OF the hostile tire to gravel rid &
some distance In front. Here a larg
est force uf the rebels had establishe
lie. themselves in a strong position.
ar soon as the British line came near
fierce charge, led by several emiss, wa
f,er mad e agains- it by the rebel foemen.
od. The British troops were arranged a
usual in tho form OF square, an
o,d steadily advanced TO meet the onset
the loudly cheering enemy, who wei
rushing down upon them.
ice, AT the same time the rifles of u
hR' British were doing bloody execution
: at The charge was checked, sud not 9
st. Arab caDie within thirty yards OF q
est British square.
The rebels did not long stand befo
and the murderous English fire, but We
repu lsed with heavy loss.
Mr. Cameron, the special correspo
- dent OF the London Daily Standard, al
Mr.. Herbert, special correspondent
the Morning Post, were killed, whi
Colonel Burleigh, special corresponds
of the Telegraph, was wounded.
General Stewards wound. while NJ
fatal, is NO serious that hs will be di
abed for the remainder of the prese
lcampaign General Lord Wolsel'
considers the deprivation of his servi
mia national loss. He characteriz
Stewart as the ablest soldier al
most dashing commander he ev
knew" and recommends him 10 q
n Qneen y most favorable econsideration.
Lord Saint Vincent, OF the Briti
Y Iattillery was amCng the slain.
VII The enemy fought with less deteru
nation at the battle on the 18th thi
they had displayed at Abu Klea. The
defeat and heavy loss has iampen
their ardor aud enthusiasm.
General Sir Charles Wilson repor
that nothing could exceed the cooine
manifested by the British troops VIII
exposed TO the fire OF the rebel shar
shooters on the morning of the 10Th.
The same qualities again mark
them on the afternoon of the same da
when they met the wild charge of
Arabs spearmen. Sir Charles spea
in especially high praise OF Color
Boscawen who was In command Of I
square on that day.
The date Of tho latest intelligence
ceived from Khartoum il December
1881.
l.. che ronte across the desert fro
lin, Gubat to Korti is securely held by {
"NI English Colonel Sir Redvers Bul
will be in command of tn IL route.
left Korti to-day to assume this pc