The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10

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Fight.
London, Sept. 4.-The war ONCE has
received the following dispatch from
General Kitchener, dated Saturday
evening:
'The remnant Of the Khalifa's force
has surrendered, and have now q
very large number Of prisoners on my
hands.
Our cavalry and gunboats are still
pursuing the Khalifa and his chiefs,
who with only about 40 fighting men,
are apparently making for KordOfan.
THE left bank Of the White Nile Is
SO difficult Of approach, owing to the
overflow and the thick bushes, that
the gunbOats cannot effect a landing.
l therefore can only rely upon the cav
airy to capture him.
Il visited khartOum to-day. The
town is complete ruin, but the lower
portions show some OF the principal
houses still standing. The people are
naturally delighted to see us. So far
as can see at present, Khartoum Is
the best position. Omdurman Is very
extensive and the stencil there IL un-
beurable.
Il have therefore moved the troops
down to KhOr Sknmbat. where we
now are In good camp on the river.
All the British wounded will descend
the river with this dispatch. There nre
no cases that cause grave anxiety"
Omdurman. Opposite KhnrtOunA on
the Nile, Nubla, Sept. 3.-By camel
post to Nari.-The Sirdar. General Her
bert Kitchener. with the khalifa's
blnck standard. captured during the
battle. entered Omdurmnn, the capital
Of Mahdlam. at o'clock this after
noon. mt the head OF the Anglo-Egyp-
tinn column, after completely routing
the Dervishes and dealing death
blow to MnhdiOm.
Roughly. our losses We're 100, while
thousands OF the Dervishes were
killed and wounded.
Last night the Anglo Egyptian army
encamptd mt Agnzia. eight miles from
Omdurman. The Dervishcs were three
miles distant. At dawn to-day our
cavalry, patroling toward Omdurman,
discovered the enemy advancing to the
attack In battle array, chanting war
songs. Their front consisted OF infan-
try and cavalry, stretched our for three
or four miles. Countless banners fiut-
tered over their masses and the COP
per and brass drums resoundcd through
the ranks OF the savage warriors who
advanced nnswervingly with all their
old-time ardor.
Our infantry formed up outside the
camp. On the left were the First bat
talon Northumberland Fusileers. the
Second battalion Lancashire Fusilecrs
and the First battalion Grenadier
guards. with the Maxim battery. man.
ned by the Royal Irish Fusilcers. In
our center were the First battalion
Warwickshire regiment. the First bat.
talon Cameron Highlan,lers and the
First battalion Lincolnshire regiment,
with Mnxims worked by detachment
Of the Royal artillery. under Major
Williams. On our right We're the Soy
danese brigadcs. commanded by Gen
eral Maxwell and General Macdonald.
The Egyptian brigadcs held the re-
serves and both tanks We're supported
by the Maxim -Nordenfelt batteries.
At 1:20 n. m. the enemy crowded the
ridges above the camp and advanced
steadily in enveloping formation. At
I:AO our artillery opened fire. which
was answered by the Dcrvish rife
men. Their attack developed on our
left. md In accordance with their tra-
ditional tactics. they swept down the
hillside with the design OF rushing our
flank. But the whitening fire main.
tained for fifteen minutes by all our
lines frustrated the attempt and the
Dervishes. baked. swept toward our
center, upon which they concentrated
n fierce attack. A large force OF horse
men. trying to face u continuous hail
OF bullets from the Cameron High
landers, the Lincolnshire regiment and
the Soudanese. was literally swept
away. leading to the withdrawal OF
the entire body, whose dead strewed
the field.
The bravery Of the Dervishcs can
hardly br Ovcrstuted. Those who car.
ried the nngs struggled TO within q
hundred yards Of our fighting line.
When the DcrvIshcs withdrew hs-
hind the ridge In front Of their camp
the whole force marched In cchel0n OF
battalions toward Omiurman. Az our
troops surmounted the crest adjoining
the Nile. the S0udnncse ON our right
came into contact with the enemy,
who had reformed under cover Of
rocky eminence and lad inassesi bs-
meath the black standard OF the khal.
ifa In order TO make n supreme effort
TO retrieve the fortunes OF the day. A
mass, 15.OOO strong. bore down on the
Souinncsc.
General Kitchener swung round thr
centcr and lcft OF the Sou,iancse and
seized the rocky eminencc. nnd tho
Egyptians. hitherto In reserve. Joined
the hiring line In ten miutcs aud lA.-
fore the DcrvIshes could drive their
attack home.
The flower OF the khniIfn's army
was caught In = depression and with.
In zone Of whitening cross.ire from
three brlgndcs. with the attendant nr.
tillcry. The devoted Mahdisix strovc
heroically to make headwny, but every
rush wnS stopped. while their main
body wns literally mown down by
sustained deadly cross.iire.
Dchnnily the Dcrvisies planted their
standards and died beside them. Their
dense masses gradually melted 10 com.
panl,.~ and the companies tn driblrts
beneath tho lcndcn hail. Finally they
broke and he'd. leaving the firld white
with Jibbnh.clnd corpse~. like q snow.
drift dotted spot.
AZ l1:l5 the airsinr ordered an nd.
vance and Our whole force, In line.
drove the scattered remnant Of the
foe into the desert. our cavalry cuttiur
OF their retreat 10 Omdurman.
The heroic bravery Of the D~rviabxs
evoked universal admiration. Time
after tim" their dispersed and broken
forccS Informed aud hurled themselves
upon the Anglo. Egyptians. their ~mlrs
conspcuo',sly leading and spurulug