St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-29
Gen. Stewart Meets the Rebels
Near Metemneh and Gal
lantly Routes Them.
He is in Communication With Gen.
Gordon Who Says He is
All Right.
Sen. Stewart Badly But Not Dangerously
Wounded-TwO London COrrespon.
dents Killed.
The Queen Sends Congratulations to Stew
art and Promotes Him to Major
General-Other News.



that Gen. Stewards force is entrenched at
South Metemneh The dispatch also gives
the gratifying information that Stewart is in
communication with Gen. Gordon. Stew
arts force had several fights with Arab rebels
before reaching Metemneh. Gen. Stewart
himself was badly wounded. Five Of the
mahdi's emihrs were killed in the fight.
Gen Wolseley in his dispatch reports the
capture Of Metemneh by the British. He
also says that Sir Charles Wilson has gone TO
Khartoum on board the steamer to confer
with Gordon. tits expected that be viii re-
turn as soon as possible and report person
ally TO Woselcy.
LONDON, Jan. 2S.-OGicial dispatches in
dicate the march Of Stewart and his little
army from the Abu Klea wells to his present
position has been no easy task. Almost
every foot Of the way appears to have been
sharply contested by q resolute Arab foe.
There was 4 constant succession of encoun-
ters from the action Of the 18th till the Nile
was reached, the British troops steadily gain
ing fresh victories over tie impetuous but
easily denoraized rebels.
ANOTHER BATTLE.
On the morning of Monday, Jan. 19, two
days after the fight at Abu Kiea, the enemy
appeared in force in front Of the advancing
British army, and a short, fierce battle was
fought. This occurred at a point about
three miles from the Nile.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BATTLE.
The point where the battle Of the 18th oc-
cured Is in the desert about FIVE miles south
from Mctemneh When Gen. Stewart reached
that point he found the enemy lowering
about his little army on all sides and skirting
st often within an uucomfortably short range.
The rebels had evidently stationed them
selves in the vicinity to await his arrival and
give hin battle. When they began to sur
round him and press in upon him he de-
termined 10 abide the event. He ordered
his men TO dismount and form a Zareba.
This was made mainly with saddles and bag
gage, and during the construction the rebel
Tihcmcn drew nearer and maintained
hot fire from behind their
ambushes and such hiding places
as they could find among the bushes and
high grass. This fire was very well directed
and was most disastrous In its effect upon
the British troops. Twelve men were soon
shot dead and forty others stricken down
with ugly wounds. Among the first killed
were Mr.. Cameron special correspondent of
the London Standard, aud Mr.. Herberts,
special spoudeut of the London Post
STEWART WOUNDED.
Gen. Stewart was one OF the very first TO
be wounded. He was shot in tho thigh.
When shot, the work Of making the zareba
was about completed, and the army had been
put in motion to form its battle array. This
was hollow square. The square
was formed In the following order:
in front the naval brigade and
Grenadicr guards; on the right flank the
Cold Stream guards and Scots Greys; on
the left flank the mounted infantry. and on
the rear tue Sussex regiment and heavy
camel corps.
As sbon as completed the square advanced
under "A steady ambush lire for distance OF
two miles. At this point the enemy began to
move upon the square in two large echclons.
These were directed against the British right
front, which stood unmovcd. Daring the
rebel charge the English troops forming the
assallcd front delivered terrible fire, aimed
right at the cnemy's middle, moving down
the men in such heaps that they formed
actual obstacles, and interfered so seriously
with the cvenuess and speed necessary TO the
success of the onslaught. that its ceuter line
was brought 10 a standstll about sixty yards
from the British front line Tne force Of the
general movement threw the unimpeded
parts Of the line, like the ends Of a broken
timber around the corners OF the square, aud
the rebels so displaced were simply cut to
pieces.
THE REBELS ROUTED.
From this on the warfare was disastrous 10
the rebels When the cnemy's line was bro
ken the Arabs seemed to break up into bands
each Of which waged var on is own account.
a large detachment, mostly on horseback,
went back to attack the zareba This was
garrisoued by a body OF English soldiers
made up of little detachments left behind by
each corps gone forward 10 the square.
Lord Cnar,es Berestord was in command. He
sustained the attack for two hours, when the
eucmy was forced 70 retire.
During the general attack upon the square
six men were killed and tweuty-three
wounded on the English side. Capt. Norton
worked the guns during this fight, aud his
firing did awful execution. Stewards force
ON leaving Gakdul consisted Of 1000 picked
fighting men, as follows; Ninety men OF the
Nineteenth hussars, three divisions Of the
camel corps, in all ab0u. $50 mtu, 400
mounted infantry, royal artll, ~ battery OF
OF forty men. thirty royal engineers, fifty
mcu of The naval brigade. the royal Sussex
-
regiment 80 men az the transport corps.
and as many of toe medical staff corps.
The latest dispetcbrs received at the war
office show Lori 81. Vincent was not, as first
reported, Killed Ia the battle fought in the
desert on tUr 18th instant He died from a
wound received 0u The 18th nj Aou Klca.
Ouly two British officers were killed iu the
Zarrba 6ght. TIE other dead were non
commissioned officers aud privates.
THE FIGHT AT TUE z,REpA.
Daring The advance o. t5e main BODY OF
The English from the Zarc5a. tue garrison
lei, behind at that point kept up heavy tire
from their guns aud rifles. An effort was
made % erect small rcdcubt some aty
yards % the right % tue Ztreo,. under thc
protection OF a steady Gre. During the erec-
i.on og the rgdoubt one man was k:lled aud
three Wounded. Lord Cochrape, with Forty
meR from the Life guards and Scots
Greys, bed the redOabt. aud
m8uisiued heavy IRE throughout
the battle. They did much 70 repel the con
start rusbes Of the enemy.
The losses 81 the rebels during the dav are
estimsied az 1000 killed sud wuuuded
Among the enemy were many slaves. sevorzl
% whom have submitted 20 the British. They
say the nsadi sent them from Khar;uum
le - 1atc leAClt0 t-e Vie AZ sunset Non
day evening. aud cucsm2e3 Tor the night.
Esrly Tuesday morning scouting parties
made a recoc cusisssuce aud dsstroyed some
empty villages. Tue Inhabitants bad watched
the miiitary operations iron a distance, and
Afterwards rctrss;cd 90 Nctcuarh.
eEN. srEwARr's wor.sp.
ssewart's wound. while not fatal. IS 50
serious that be VIII be disabled for the re-
saaiuder u the present campaign. Gen.
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