Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-29

Airlie aud Somerset were among the
wounded.
THE MARCH TO THE RIVER.
$3.50 i. n. Fuller details of Gen.
Stewards advance from the Abu-Klea
wells are now made public. Gen.
Stewart established strong poet at
Abu.Kiea. Those seriously woun Ell
were left with sufficient garrison.
On the afternoon OF the 18th Gen Stew.
art began his forward movement, ana
after passing the Shebaca wells
the British forces moved tothe right In
accordance with the instructions OF
Gen. Wolseley that In case Metemneh
wAs found occupied by the enemy
Glen. Stewart should make an EFFORT 10
establish himself Mt some point ON the
Nile between Metemneh and Khar-
toum. AZ o'clock on the morlinR
OF the 10Th, when the British line was
only league from the river, the
enemy appearef In force some distance
in front. A halt was thereupon made
for breakfast In a BIong zig
znR established here. The
enemy opened fire and while
strengthening the works for protection
10 tho wou uded and baggage the IRE
was the heeviest that the British had
been subjected 10. While at this
point
uEN. BrEwART WAS WOUNDED.
January u, two days after the bat
Ito ln the desert, reconnaissance OF
Metemneh was made. This revealed
the fact that Metemneh waS In a state
OF defense. The works we're In fairly
good condition and furnished with
loOp-holes sir Charles Wilson reports
thai he could have carried Meiemneh,
80 IL a. III b n
the loss OF men which the capture
might Involve. On tho following
morning reconnaissance WAS made
down the river 10 Shendy with three
steamers, which returned on the same
day Sir Charles Wilson deploTes the
losses the Enplish trOOps suffered In
crossing from KOTti to Gubat, but In
other respects he regards the result Of
the operations In the Highest degree
successful Lord WOlseley telegraphs
that two oflcefs were killed and 'ine
wounded during the passage from
Abu.Kle lea TO the river. COl Burleigh
Ia among the slightly hurt
COMMUNICATIONS WITH GEN GORDON.
Il ar steam, r. from KhartOuu under
Nusnri Pasha arrived at Gubst
Wednesday BY these the latest news
from uen. Gordon WAS brought. Dur
Ing the n C1nnuiaHuce Of Metemnsh,
NusHrl landed and assisted Gen. Stew
arts forces In their operations Metem-
ELI, II IA. pears, Is cupied by 1000
men aud NN9ehaf Of the regular force
under the uOfrtpand OF EujtreO The
town h providrd~~sith Ihiee Krupp
guns, bat has very INSTRUMENTATION.
The shells fired from these PtSls
WILL NOT EXPLODE
at Shrndy, which IL un the other side
OF the river aud short distance north
~ Metemueh where the'e Ia one small
Krupp gun aud the town Ia gaTrinoned
10y IA email frce Sir Charles Wilson
started for Knartoum last Satur, ay.
The force with him was detachment
Of the Suss' n r. giment
FIGHT AMONG THE NATIVES
News has bevu received Rt Suaklm
OF n battle near rrinkitea between the
forces Of the Beul-Amrers, "A friendly
tribe of Arabs aud rebels, In which
the Behi Ameers badly defeated the
rebels and captured all their baggage
CROSSING THR DESERT
The royal ltish regiment COM
n0nced their movement across the
dteert from kurti TO day. The West
Kent regiment will follow i'm ne
diRtrly,
DETAILS or THE RATTLE IN TIN
DfssEkr.
The point where the battle Of the
18Th occurred IL In the desert about
five miles south from Metemneh.
When Gen, Stewart reached that point
he found the enemy lowering about
his little army on all sides and skirt
ing II 0f'O wi inuncomfOTtably Bhor.
range The rebels had evidently sta.
toned Themselves In the vicinity Ia
await the arrival and give battle
When they began TO surround him ht
determined
TO AnDE TIIR EVENT.
He ordered his men TO di-muunt and
form aAieha This was made mainly
with the, saddlea aud bag! age, and
during the construc Ion the rebeI
riflenlen drew nearer They kept ut
ho fire r. IN behind an ambush n
eu' b hIdil Z plac.a aa they could find
along the high grass Their fre WA
very we'll directed and was mnst dis
astTous IN lla Effect upon the British
troops. TSelve men were
SOON SHOT DEAD
and forty Others were stTIcken dowr
with ugly wounds Among the hra
killed were Mr., Cameron, the apecn
correspondent Of the London Stand
ard, and Mr. Herbert, the are ial cor
respondent OF the London Pet. Gen
Stewart was one OF the very int In b,
wounded He was shot In the thigh
When he was shot, the work OF max
ing the Larrba WAS about COMPLETED
and the army had been put la mo- iot
20 form lite battle array. This was
hollow square
THIS ORDER or BATTLE.
The square was formed Ia the fpllcw
ing order
In the front, the Naval Brigade an,
the Grtnadler Guard, on the ilgh
h'nk, the t0d-etOim Guards aud tn
Scotch GuRrd,; on the left flank, tia
mounted Infantry. aud In the Jar In
Sues, regiment aud the heavy canie
corps. AS s,'un MS IL was formed Ia
square advanced under che Ambusl
hre for distance ~ tw
miles. Al this point the en-, M
began 10 move upon the equRf
In two large tchelOns These were al
Iected against the British right, On