The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1888-12-28

BRILLIANT VICTORY FOR THE BRITISH A@D
EGYPTIANS.
LONDON, Dec. 20.-Dispatches from Sua-
kim state that a decisive battle has been
fought in which the rebels have been
worsted and dislodged from their posi-
ton. The fight took place to-day. The /
combined force Of the Egyptians and /
British made an attack upon the rebels.
They stormed the redoubts and trenches, /
and after half hours brilliant /
fighting the enemy was driven into |
the bush, completely routed. The |
rebel loss is estimated at |
thousand killed with large numbers |
wounded. The loss to the British and
Egyptians is slight. The British forces
now encamp in the position recently oc-
cupied by the rebels The victory to the
British arms is complete. Later dis
natches state that the British had four
men killed and two wounded in cavalry
charge. The Egyptian black regiments
made a brilliant charge upon the enemy's
trenches. in which two were killed and
thirty wounded. Only two Egyptian of1-
GERS were wounded. The enemy's loss Is
now stated to be 400.
PARTICULARS OF THE ENGAGEMENT.
The Standards Suakim correspondent
sends the following particulars OF the en-
gagement: At half-past four this morning
the man-of- war Racer opened the battle
by shelling the enemy's trenches The
shiDs I'D the coast followed suit, and
landed parties who lighted fires and
! placed dummies in position. This had
/ the effect Of deceiving the enemy
/ coming from Handeule. The whole force
/ moved toward the enemy's left flank with
i a naval detachment with machine guns
/ and cavalry and mounted infantry, scout
ing and protecting the hanks and rear.
Two lines comprising battalions in double
/ hpH
| of the enemy's trenches, the British in
fantry and Egyptian reserves lining the
| embankment between the water forts.
General Grenfel and staff occu-
pied a position to the left OF the
water forts. From five O'Clock heavy
salvos of guns and mortars from every
fort bore on the trenches.
BEGAN BEFORE DAWN.
Before dawn this morning the British
man-of-war Startling and an Egyptian
steamer moved up the coast with orders to
cover the rebels at HandOub. At day.
break the forts opened fire upon
the rebel trenches, and the troops
advanced to the attack, the black brigade
on the right flank and the cavalry and the
mounted infantry covering them The
Scottish borderers, the Welsh regiment
and the Egyptian brigade occupied an
emban kment between the forts, the Brit
. ish infantry being held in reserve. The
70 Its shelled the trenches, keeping up 9
; terrific fire. The enemy held their ground
, couragaousIy until the black brigade
: charged the trenches, which fel
after an hours fighting. The rebels
fought with fanatical bravery. Two o
the enemy's guns were captured IN
naval brigade didsplend1d work.
2 THE ENEMY's LOSS FOUR HUNDRED.
, An official dispatch from Suak1m date'
IL
400. The Hussars were at that Unne SUI
= v,y7vs11incr the fleeing -~rabs. The renche
are nearly fllod, and two temporary re
,1-,-,b+s aye being built. The combine'
b forces of the British and Egyptians are in
y trenched. They VIII bivouac on the mel
e of battle tonight, the naval force VII
: machine guns remaining in the trenches
= THE BLACK TROOPS FOUGHT NoBLY.
l. LONDON. Dec 2O.-The dispatches re
d eeived by the Central News from Suakir
Is state a prominent feature of the fight to
dav was the determined rush of the blac
regiment of Egyptians upon the der
> wishes The latter fought with fanat1ca
Il courage, dying in the trenches
. At one time the Hussars made brllllaL
70 charge and the dervishes dismountIn
81 from their horses, planted their spear
l. to receive them. On swept the HussaI
e like an avalanche, riding down tn
le dervish cavalry, half of whom were kllle'
y The Hussars Immediately reformed an
made a renewed charge on the remaIn1n
l. dervishes. who then fed precipitatel.
r, A large portion of the rebels were absel
ne from to-day's fight. They are camping
T. Handoub and the wells beyond. 1t is o'
u iieved that the rebels will be REINFORCE
IN and will renew the attack soon.
! le THE SLAUGHTER AT sUAKIM.
Wl ! nc IoNDoN. Dec. 2f.-The victory whiC
10 IL was won at Suakim yesterday by the con
w bined forces of the British and Egyptian
does not cause that enthusiasm in LondC
~, which usually follows such an event. IL
an an 9isnaritv in the losses of the sides el
,1a gagged in the unequal struggle proves q
10 affair to have been mere butchery, al
'of robs the event of the ordinary eIemen
% attending battle. The British public
NC NOT enough in sympathy with the expec
- tiOn at Suakim to be delighted to lea
ls0 - that four hundred Arabs have been sh
r. down and many others wounded by
aIs larger force of English soldiers, pc
-. - sesssing superior arms and superl
." tactics to those of their enen
ovv While the news may serve
=" ~ cheer the government and sustain them
n pursuing their present course at Suakl
-. fair-minded Englishmen deprecate
"a slaughter. and do not consider that
- - victory adds any luster to the Britt
-r+ arms The comparatively enormous Il
~ of the dervishes is chiefly due to the t.
20 rible execution Of the improved mach
1,,t : NJ guns. which were used with murderous
90. feet. The enemy's arms were poor
81, 81 comparison to those of the British
Egyptian forces, and the formers nu
w bers wers small also. The power
t a tribes aoouG 0u0AlIn - So,--iet
few any assistance u lie
led preferrlng 10 a"aIo $50 as
- town before making an alliance with
~ Arabs. One Of the Stars headlines o
t,-v the report of the battle reads: F.
~ Hundred Natives Killed Without Cau'
Tim Lord Salisbury justifes his course by
da1 terms of the Treaty of Paris, where by
gland is bound to uphold the Turkish
pire, of which Egypt is part
of a VaIuai.' Colt.
OF T.o7r4svrT.I.E. XIV, Dec. 20.-It is repC