Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-12

copyrighted. 1886 by Associated PressS
CAIRO, Egypt September lids
patches from the front say that the North
Su0ordshire regiment. numbering 900
men. arrived at Koshehcamp. the south
ernmost fortified post on the Nile, yester-
day. and will b. pushed forward to Alb
sarrat to-day. The Third brigade has
reached Absarrat and the main body of
cavalry is arriving there. The cavalry
scouts report the Dervishes still in view
south of Dungloe, but the enemy retreats
at the slightest sign of forward move
ment The Anglo-Egyptiau scouts, feel
ing the way for the advance guard, are
steadily pushing on TO Kasbar. II miles
further south. which will be the next place
occupied The weather is hot in the eX-
IRENE. All the troops taking part in the
expedition are now on the march toward
Doneola.
Duugloe hitherto held by u small force
of cavalry, is being fortified and added
To- the string of depots connecting the ex-
pedition with Wady- Halfa. the real base
reports the Dervishes gathering in force
north OF Dongola. Clashes between the
DervisheS ana the Anglo Egyptian scouts
are expected at any moment.
The advance of the BrItsh-Egyptian
expedition up the river Nile. with DOngola,
if not Khartoum. as it's objective point.
is now in full swing. after months of
struggling with terrific heat and cholera,
during which the work of railroad build
.ug and passing gunboats in sections up
the river and over the cataracts has been
carried ON necessarily under the direction
of British officers. number of whom
have already given up their lives as sac
'iice to the task. The operations began
IN March. when troops were hurried up the
Nile TO Wady- Halfa. the southernmost
post although the railroad ran to Sarras,
about forty miles south from Wady-Halfa.
,-'0cA that time the railroad. "a desert cam
Jaisn line. has been extended to Akasheh,
fifty miles, from the latter place TO Kos
kch. and thence TO Absarr,t, about 20
mites
In the first seven days 81 the campaign
over 4000 men We're moved southwark,
and now some 1900 men, not including
natives employed in the transport service.
ave moving south. with a tlotilla OF about
70 stein wheel gunboats, sor.e OF them
towing over a0 other boats and barges
loaded with supplies and ammunition.
This fleet will keep up constant communl
cation with Absarrat, now the base from
which the army is operating. At every
station between Absarrat and Wady5
fs.1
al and sick have been established. The
siraar. or commander Of the Anglo-Egyp-
tiau expedition. Sir Herbert II. Kitchener.
has left nothing uRdoue to promote tho
success of the campaign against the sui
tan of the Soudan. Abduilah FL Taaisha,
otherwise AbduIah FL Khalifa. who says
De is the successor Of the famous Mahdi
who caused the British so much trouble
years ago.
IL is more than probable that the gun
boats win play a very important part in
the campaign. They are from 100 TO 17j
ieet long. have 20 10 p feet beam. only
draw about . feet of water when fully
loaded. and are able TO make about "a
miles am hour. carrying q large number
Of men. and tow hsrges. etc. carrying
a l2-poUnder Quick-fring Maxim gun. be-
ing able TO discharge a shot every three
seconds. mounted forward on an armored
citadel deck Amidships there is con-
ming tower and an electric searchlight.
another lighter Maxim. from to 20 feet
above the water line. and the armament
IS completed with two quick-fring six
Founders. and six 70 eight more Maxims.
Besides these guns. some Of the larger
gunhoats carry 24-pounder Armstrong.
capable of delivering a very effective fire
at long range.
1t VIII Ice seen from these preparations
that the advice given to Hicks Pasha when
he left for Khartoum. in 1883. with 10000
men. 20 Keep close to the Nile" is to be
closely followed i'm the present campaign.
Hicks disregarded the recommendation
and persisted with his entire command, in
the Kordofan district