Telegram-herald., 1889-08-06
MOVED DOWN.
gas D8rv-sh Ranks An1la22te1 oy
British Bullets
F.FrEEY HUNDRED BITE TIE DVsr
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lcS1oE 4ag "a battle va fegEti ~
t2g IS o4-~E44g - lL-4 IE4lg.e3-y eA~s tae
4. -l 4--ess lee leader sl.A 4-lss ana
sr-al tae rsae 1arris-es Naa-e4-
y 5alus Ia rifo 20 Aas tElils s41 So aer-
NLs1as we're klAea. v olls lAe lsFE1s4
lesz e lDsIgn' n'l-4a1 for ssFsr4. weeks
TIE tso e. G-os lave eesn grD1 -s-ly .p-
IIo2lelus cas- other. Ano lAe UsAis els
patches l4Ae4ls thai Z 0oe-tise sa-
eagslaeut coll1 ne. ic1g b- delayed
Several SL-r-llales took p.Aoe "Wednesday
THURSDAY ana Friday. a. which small
pa4.lus ~ 1ergts1es we're compelled - re-
treat VIII considerable losses Wki-s tEs
levYuans IN each c4se came or
with noas killed and lev wounded
GENERAL Greafsl held o0Gacli
with bis orloers ITioay night AID
II ~as decided 10 f0roe TIE nxhUng. h&riy
saturday morning gss Egyptian troops
were 4sEsec foT action near 1ozH. ua4sI
cover Of the darkness. ana the advance
upon the ceryishcs bey1n Tie rebels
meantime learned Of Grelta.l's move lns llls.
but received TIE warning 500 late 80 make
a. effective Resistance IAe Egyptian coli
uInn advanced GA the double q1ick- 20
serving their IRE until they "efe within
short range, ulen tney opened vita a
wishes fought yoIy stutbornis and refused
quarter IAey attempted - turn Tie ex-
trens right of the Egyptians VIXEN the
cavalry swept through tao enemys Lnes,
sGberng them GIT and .e.L
Hundreds OF tAe rebels leli and the
n4alnder soon broke and Tan Nsd -el-
Nlumi tlplr leader. succeeded IN rally ine
then n grove, where they awaited the
ol-o.lias g.; the attacking army Grenfells
troops again advanced on the double quick.
anc when within 20 yards CT the grove
fred second vo-oy, which dis
lodged the rebels and sent them
flying southwark Tho Egyptians puT-
sued the rebels three Mliea. load
ing and firing a short Intervals with ter
rble effect Nad-elNlUml and seven Of
bis oTnirs We're found deac IN the grove.
1--we more erliEs were kl-ed during tie
pursuit No pfieoaers sre reported 70 have
bsen tai.ea Is yet The dervishef dead are
roughly estimated al ~. The gunboats
have been ordered 10 pick Up TIE wounded
and fugi.lNeS
According 70 General G-en.els ofscial
report few DAYS 5go the deTyifhes mum
bered Q. go fighting men, while the English
army of occupation numbered 400. and
the EyvptiGas and Seueanese under IL
command numbered 1000 fighting men
Unonicial details or tic battle receIveo
here describe Il as q scene Of TeYoltsg
slaughter such rs could scarcely occuI
where both coTnbatAnss are civilized sol
diers Nor does the responsibility for TIA
butchery rest upon the English troops and
their Egyptian allies. Long after the fate
Of the day had been decided, after
all hope OF recovering their lost
ground must have ceen abandoned
by the faaatical dervishes, they
continued 10 hurl themselves upoa
tier foes only 10 10 Inerc.lessly moved
do-rn Ike grain before tie reaper. Ihss
refused all quarter and gave none. but
with grim determination that knew bus
two issues TO = & iyht-Fictoly or death
they fought as bravoly aud - stubhorniT
wAsn The deadly fre or their en-
cmies h'd Gu great swa;hs n thei,
ranks, and when every movement
was hRmPered by tho Ised-up bodies
OF their own dead, as when 1rEt with m
broken front and corlsdenc 0. victory they
faced their foes II wax while leading tbs
scattered remnants OF his brave warriors
IN this foriorn hope that the QeTvish leader
Wsd-el-N' jumi, fell. pierced ~ 4 huici
in his brain His followers nothing
daunted by his fate, dashed them.
selves over and over again upor
tho pitiless and unhroken rnes o.
rife barrels IN front OF them. and kept ur
the fight long after every vcs.lgo Of oggani-
zation among them had been destroyed,
and when nothing was lettt0r tho scattered
fanatics but 70 sell their lives as dearly as
possible. So IL came that fully one-haH 81
the invaders force was left dead upon the