The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-21

Hafr. reached .hat point r Eaar and
1fo3g0!a are therefore 0otA ia tas asn8s
OF the expedition while the Derv!sh forces
are somewhere between tAen seeking -
refuge.
Fighting Across the Nile.
Yesterday afternoon. % resume the con-
recte1 narrative Of fhs expedition. long
range arlag continued herweeu the Der
WISHES OF tn@ wsst bank of tne Nile and
tae x 12e~4ltloEary force on tais SIDE. The
Maxim guns. wf-h :hslr sweeping hal ot
-rs, ID grea: execution n the Derv5Sh
ranks, while the aesd and horse batteries
never allowed The enemy % 10 anything
~lta their batteries Darkness put AT end
n The artillery duel across Nile water. and
stiffness feI2 upon both camps. The n4sht
y As one q waiting. though ne silence %
the desert " as once broken ny q .scaarge
from tae Maxim guns on this side o. iAs
..ver.
- the morning evs-y cne was ID - day
break. anxious % know what change n
the situation had developed during the
night and wha. would 70 ths next move.
and eagerly scanning the sneFny's camp
across the river There was no s.gn O.
5ife in the DarylSh works. bt.t soon com
motion vas perceived among the boats
along the bank and a native IN one of them
Ras aisceEned IN the act q waving some
thlng. as lhoaga for rhs s.gnal % this side
of the river The steamer Lesl Of the eX-
pEz4lOn thereupcn proceeded 70 n vest
bank. waere Il was found that Il Hsh~
had been evacuated b. the enemy under
cover 0f tAe nIght, and thai not a Dervish
lighting man Was Ieft In sight The de-
ta1ament on the Dal sent back 20 the
camp on this side Of the river t@enty-
seven boats. which had been manned by
The native residents OF E Hahr and load
"a WITH : great quantity q gram. The
natives announced that ;he enemy had &C.
parted. ana that Vaf Bishara- the Young
Ersr cf DonEola. Who commanded the
Darylshes VAS wounded n Yesterdays
aght. \ shell from an Egyptian battery
burst ln his jent. infi.c0ng Wounds !n his
breast and head. the former being Sc
vc-e hurt.
Aver the gunboa.s OF the exne 3ition had
forced 5Aeir way through past The forts
6. Z Hslr yesterday and had proceeded
toward pong0Ia the De-vishes apparent
ly perceived thai e HAIR Has 10 longer
fhs place fer them. and they prepared 20
depart They buried as many af their dead
as .hey rad time FOR. The Tsst were pro-
pared WITH a stone around their necks
ani -hrown into the Me.
Tatz afternoon the news arrived here
tAat TIE steamers ar5 gunhoats ot The ex
psGlt.oa had reached Dongo!a and had
landed force. which Immediately occu-
rfed me Treasury ard the Graustore. the
pr.uc.nal strouEhoI2s 90 the town T1.s
ueHs was received Nth delight. as / IS
supposed that tbs enemy s now march
ing between here ard Dongo2a tn 4 much
aamrered cou8lIiou by reason OF f1e
number % .heir wounded. and their retreat
along .ta river Bscs : threatened by tAe
steamers. which can destroy Al any mo-
nen5 ire food supplies stored AZ Dongo'a.
= thev cannot ho5d a mace against the re-
treating forces Cs the Dervshes until she
land forces % she expedition have advanc-
s5 90 cooperate wita then.
Yesterdays engagement n r. Iaar
seems - have altogether d-s1ayeS tn@
Tserylshes Nho placed gTes reliance u2o1
'ae far. ., thai place. TIE artillery IRE
from -h5- side of me river seems - have
entirely sfseoncerte3 them. their batteries
being destroyed As soon as the SMOKE fToT.
taem Indicated "a tarSe- for tae British ard
Egyptian gganers.
As soon as he news 90 tae eva c.lati9n
~ I'll HAIR vas resolved ne correspond
err ~ the Associated Press proceeded .
c~1ss tne river an3 make q survey of re
grevurs ate position. r. vas found t1st
tnr.r na13 iesenses had been built wt.h
grea, care. Hut the rife trenches only per-
Tn.ttc1 tss men very s13Ft and Str4f fgA.
front for protection. Mats we're Sf3
s.rewn along ard wstAiu the t-enches. ard
.n The s,raN shelters were t1e remains ~
tha carezSses % sheep. wa4cA had o#eu
k..1a4 Tor faot Further south On TIE river
bank aas found Ire o,EEes- battery. Iais
contained eve eU5raslrss for E1rs, trree
In f-0r- and tHo az tna sides. Th-s battery
ha5 aeea terribly knocked ao7at oy .he =
tl-ery G~e from tns cas-. baHh anI rom
shs steamers S.Us further so~th w&s a
6 = snrger-liro rn-. facing toN ards fsse
ua-.g ard cato t5e Ne There - "a aotsceG
tAe same system - C-eTc-1E fh@ MAJ n
s.cl e nav az to ai'a~ ar4rg only - one
8 Gre--c-. Ia tsls cu.rsr chrne.gst = vas -
parent tnat t1e 20 men h2d made
s.a.-- reEfarsurs stsV4-g t1 tGe trenches