River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-08-08
SLAIN IN Battle.
General Greenfeu Practically Ends the
Wa with this DervIshe. in a Fight in
which Wasi-e,-NJumI and 1 800 of His
EnlloNers Are Killed


General Greenfeu Practically Ends the
Wa with this DervIshs. in right in
which wad-e.-NJumI and 1900 of His
Followers Are Killed.
LONDON, Aug IA battle was fought IN
Egypt saturday which practically ends the
war uriess new leader shall arise and
gather the flying dervishes Wad-el-
N'jumi, twelve OF his emirs, and 500 der
wishes were killed, while the Egyptian
loss Is Insignificant For several weeks
the two armies have been gradually APP
preaching each other and the daily dis
patches indicate that a decisive en-
gagement could rot long be delayed
Several skirmishes took place Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, in which small
parties of dervishes were compelled To re-
treat with considerable losses, while the
Egyptians in each case came off
with none killed and few wounded
General Grenfen held council
with his officers Friday night, and
It was decided to force the lighting Early
Saturday morning the Egyptian troops
were massed for action near Toski. under
cover of the darkness, and the advance
upon the deryishes beg gan. The rebels
meantime learned OF Grenfelrs movements,
but received the warning too late to make
an effective resistance The Egyptian coll
umn advanced on the double quick, re-
serving their fire until they We're within
short range, when they opened with q
deadly volley all along the line. Tie DIR
wishes fought very stubbornly and refused
quarter They attempted to turn the ex-
IRENE right of the Egyptians when the
cavalry swept through the enemys lines
sabering them right and left.
Hundreds OF the rebels fell and the re-
mainder soon broke and ran Wad-el-
N'iumi, their leader, succeeded in rallying
them in a grove, where they awaited the
oncoming OF the attacking army Grenfelrs
troops again advanced on the double quick,
and when within 20 yards OF the grove
fred second yolley, which dis
lodged the rebels and sent them
flying southwark The Egyptians pur-
sued the rebels three miles, load
ing and firing at short intervals with ter
rible effect Wad-el-NJumi and seven of
his emirs We're found dead in the grove
Five more emirs were killed during the
pursuit No prisoners are reported to have
been taken rs get The deryi,hes dead are
roughly estimated at 1900 The gunboats
have been ordered 70 pick up the wounded
and fugitives
According to General Grenfelfs official
report q few days ago the dervishes num-
bered GOO fighting men, while the English
army Il occupation numbered 1850, and
the Egyptians and Soudanese under his
command numbered 1850 fighting men
Recently Colonel Wodehouse had the
west bank of the Nile cleared of its inhab-
itants and food as lar as Assouan dis
lance of about 100 miles The cavalry
having occupied the enemy's deserted
camp found number of men. women and
..lr. .l,.., y - s
this order General Grenfell, considering
the effects OF Wodehouse's order good, is
sued proclamation that natives along the
frontier be forbidden TO traffic with the
dervishcs under pain of death The iuton-
ton was TO reduce the whole OF Wad-El-
NiImis force by exhaustion.
CAmo. Aug. 5.-General Grenfell, in his
official report OF Saturdays battle, says
hat the uervishes made repeated and
desperate charges upon his men. They
were met by the infantry in line of
battle, supported by the Twenty
fourth Hussars and the Egyptian
cavalry. The Egyptian horse artil-
lery did excellent service. The der
wishes numbered 700 fighting men. The
British troops will now return to Cairo
Tn Egyptian killed and wounded number
about 100. The khedive has sent con
gratulations TO General GrenfelL 1t has
been decided that permanent occupation
Of Sarras is necessary for the protection
Of the frontier. A movement upon Dongola
is deemed useless unless the Government
assents to the views Of the English Gen
erals that Berber should be held as the
true key TO the Soudan.
The latest adyices give the Egyptian loss
as seventeen killed and l3l wounded one
thousand deryIshes were made prisoners