Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-12-27
SLAUGHTER At SUAKIM.

fm-The Allied Br1csSh AO0 Egyptsol
Forces Win signal Victory. Complete
y Routins the Enemy with Fearfu
Slaughter
BRILLIANT VICTORY FOR THE BRITISH AM
| EGYPTIANS.
LONDON, Dec 2O.-Dispatches from Sua
kim state that decisive battle has beef
fought in which the rebels have beer
worsted and dislodged from their posi-
ton. The fight took place to-day. Th'
combined force Of the Egyptians ant
British made an attack upon the rebels
They stormed the redoubts and trenches
and after half hours brilliant
lighting the enemy was driven into
the bush, completely routed. The
rebel loss is estimated at 9
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
patches state that the British had four
men killed and two wounded in a cavalry
charge. The Egyptian black regiments
made brilliant charge upon the enemy's
trenches, in which two were killed and
thirty wounded. Only two Egyptian OH
GERS were wounded. The enenly'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 Smelling the enemy's trenches. The
ships up 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
a naval detachment with machine guns
and cavalry and mounted infantry, scout
ing and protecting the TANKS and rear.
Two lines comprising battalions in double
companies rushed towards the left corner
of the enemy's trenches, the British in
fantry and Egyptian reserves lining the
embankment between the water forts.
General Grenfell 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 Starting 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
embankment between the forts, the Brit
ish infantry being held in reserve. The
70 rts shelled the trenches, keeping up
terrific fire. The enemy held their ground
slxy h t,.srr Ia
charged the trenches, which fell
after an hours fighting. The rebels
fought with fanatical bravery. Two of
the enemy's guns were captured. The
naval brigade didsplendid work.
THE ENEMY's LOSS FOUR HUNDRED.
An official dispatch from Suakim dated
IL rs a. m. says that the enemy's loss is
400. The Hussars were at that time still
pursuing the fleeing Arabs. The trenches
are nearly filled, and two temporary re-
doubts are being built. The combined
forces of the British and Egyptians are in
trenched. They will bivouac on the field
of battle tonight, the naval force with
machine guns remaining in the trenches.
THE BLACK TROOPS FOUGHT NoBLY.
LONDON, Dec. 20.-The dispatches re-
ceived by the Central News from Suakim
state a prominent feature of the fight to-
day was the determined rush of the black
regiment of Egyptians upon the der
wishes. The latter fought with fanatical
courage, dying in the trenches.
At one time the Hussars made a brilliant
charge and the dervishes dismounting
rom their horses, planted their spears
% receive them. On swept the Hussars
ike an avalanche, riding down the
lervish cavalry, half Of whom were killed.
The Hussars Immediately reformed and
made renewed charge on the remaining
lervishes, who then fed precipitately.
A large portion of the rebels were absent
rom to-day's fight. They are camping at
aandoub and the wells beyon.. 1t is be-
ieved that the rebels will be reinforced
md will renew the attack soon.
THE SLAUGHTER AT sUAKIM.
LONDON, Dec. 21.-The victory which
vas won at Suakim yesterday by the COM
3ined forces of the British and Egyptians,
loes not cause that enthusiasm in London
which usually follows such an event. The
disparity in the losses of the sides en-
ragged in the unespal struggle proves tho
affair to have bed mere butchery, and
obs the event OF the ordinary elements
q battle. The British public is
10. enough in sympathy with the expedi-
ion at Suakim to be delighted to learn
Town and many others wounded by
anger force of English soldiers, pos
;esssing superior arms and superior
actics to those OF their enemy.
While the news may serve to
.heer the government and sustain them in
pursuing their present course at Suakim,
air minded Englishmen deprecate the
slaughter, and do not consider that the
yictory adds any luster to the British
arms. The comparatively enormous loss
# the dervishes is chiefly due to the ter
.ible execution Of the improved machine
runs, which were used with murderous eff
ect. The enemy's arms we're poor in
to those OF the British and
Egyptian forces, and the formers num-
,ers were small also. The powerful
ribes about Suakim did not render
my assistance to the dervishes,
he fight in the trenches in front of the
own before making an alliance with the
Arabs. One Of the Stars headlines over
he report OF the battle reads: "Four
Hundred Natives Killed Without Cause"
Lord Salisbury justifies his course,by the
erms Of the Treaty Of PaDiE, whereby EAs--S
Gland is bound to uphold the Turkish sm-
,ire, of which Egypt is part.
An InsnIt to the Flag Rebukcd.
Macon, Ga, Dec. 20.-On Tuesday night
iofne unknown parties nailed large
United States flag, Union down, to tele-
,hone pole In this city. Yesterday the at
ention Of the officers of the United States
Supreme Court was called TO the matter,
md by direction Of Judge Speer the
United States marshal removed the flag
md ran it up over the United States build
ng. Judge Speer strongly reprobated the