The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-21
THE ARABS DEFEATED
The British and Egyp tians
Capture Suakim.
FOUR HUNDRED REBELS DEAD.
a Gallant Fight on Both sfdes-Two
= Egyptians Killed Another Battle
Expscted-Other Items.

SUAKIM, December 2O-The COM
bined force of British and Egyptians
made an attack, yesterday, on the rebel
position. They stormed the redoubts
and trenches, and after brilliant en-
gagement, lasting half an hour, drove
the enemy into the brush. The rebels
arc reported to have lost 1000 killed.
The British loss is light. The British
encamped III the rebel position. The
victory is complete.
The British lost four killed and two
wounded during a gallant cavalry
charge. The Egyptian and black regi-
ments charged the trenches and carried
them brilliantly, losing two killed and
thirty wounded. The only officers
wounded in the attacking force are
two Egyptians. The rebel loss is now
stated 10 ne 400. This afternoon, the
Hussars, who followed the fleeing
Arabs, returned. They chased the
enemy to within four miles of Handoub.
The enemy is still flying.
ANOTHER DISPATCH.
Before dawn this morning the British
man-of-wsr Startling and an Egyptian
steamer moved up the coast, with Or
ders to cover the rebels at Handoub.
At daybreak the forts opened fire on
the rebel trenches and the troops ad-
vaneed to attack the Black Brigade of
the right flank of cavalry and mounted
infantry, covering the Scottish Border
ers. The WEIGH regiment and Egyp-
tan brigade occupied an embankment
between the forts which the British in
fantry held in reserve. The forts
shelIed the trenches keeping up terrific
firing. The enemy held their ground
with intense courage until the Black
Brigade charged the trenches, which
fell aft.r half al hours hard fighting.
The rebels fought with fanatical
bravery. Two of the enemy's guns
splendid work. The Scottish Borber-
ers are now at work entrenching the
rebel posi- ion, the enemy retreating
towards Hasheen and lamar. The
British force numbers 1000.
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.
LONDON, December 20-An official
dispatch from Greenfell, dated Suakim,
1I.25 a. M, says: The enemy's loss is
400. The Hussars are still pursuing
the Arabs The trenches are partly
filed and two temporary redoub.s are
being built. The joint forces are 81
trenched They will biVouac on The
field tonight the naval detachment,
with machine guns, remaining in the
trenches. l have sent the man-of-War
Starting and all available steamers to
anchor OF Haudoub, in order TO pre-
vent force from Handoub coming in
on Us during action. The dervishes
were severely punished. We expect to
have quiet night.
THE STANDARDS" VERSION.
Standards Suakim: at 4 80 this morn
ing, the man-of-War Racer opened the
battle by Smelling the enemy's trenches.
The ships up coast followed suit, and
landed parties who lighted fires and
placed dummies in position. This had
the effect of deoeivlng the enemy COM
ing from Handoub. The whole force
moved toward the enemy's left flank,
with naval detachment with machine
guns, cavalry and mounted infantry
Scouting and protecting The TANKS and
rear TWol Ices, comprising battslioDs
in double com panies, rushed towards
the left corner of tie enemy's trenches,
the British Infantry and Egyptian re-
serve lining the embankment batWeen
the water fcrts. General Greniell and
staff occupied position 10 the left of
the water forts. From 5 O'Clock heavy
saIvoes of guns and mortaTs from
every fort here played On the trenches.
DISPATCH FROM sUAKIN
eoo4-,.o IS &bo 6obfipn 1r-os Al y
determined rush upon the trenches by
blacks aud Egyptians. The Dervishes
fought with the utmost bravery, a great
many OF them dying in the trenches.
The charge of the Hussars il also speci-
ally mentioned. When the Dervish
cavalry saw them coming, they dis.
mounted and planted their spears in the
ground, but these proved no obStrue-
lion to the Hsusars who we pit down VI on
the d yrvish horsemeR like an avalanche,
cut through the ranks and lett half Oh
them dead on the ground. The
Hussars then ref rmed, ard charged
the remaining dervishes, who Fl d. A
large portion of the rebel force was not
engagedin to. days fighting, being absent,
camping at Haniouo and the wells be-
yond. It's believed the rebels will be
le.nfor Ell end make an at empt to
charge the position.
Osmond Digna's nephew and twelve
dervishes have been captured. All are
wounded serious. Complaints were
made concerning the quality of ssbres
and reyolvers furnished to the troops.
Several cayalrymen returned with
broken sabres and in many Instances
their revolvers became c.ogged and
were rendered useless.
A LiftIe CommoIion.