The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-05-14

and on the British front three in closed field-worlxs covered one gun, by which Colonel Murray had been shot early in the fray,
 A line of Highlanders planted their feet upon the ends of the palm-tree butts, and sprang across a trench. saw few of them shot down point blank, and others speared by Dervish- es. One Cameron had narrow es- cape, a lance-thrust tearing a wide rent in his kits as he jumped over the lines. The Dervish ritlemen stationed in the rearward trenches rose and fled toward the bush and river, and hun dreds of them were shot down.
 The Lincolns and Seaforth High flanders ran in, cheering vociferously, and took ground to the right and left, forcing the enemy backward vigorous ly. The huts were cleared without a halt, and only skulkers were left with in for others to deal with. Bullets were whizzing shrilly from the enc my's front and left, but Gatacre's men needed them not. Their blood was up, and they gave shot for shot, delivering bayonet thrusts and blows with butted rifles upon those who were disputins their advance, The infuriated Der wishes made fierce rushes upon our front line with swords and spears, but the British officers coolly pistolled them or cut them down.
 A Scene of Terrible Carnage. Scores of the enemy were killed ir pIlv a c many in the larger huts. It was in | deed scene of terrible and ghastly carnage. Two or three groups of wo- men and children were passed unmo- tested, while hiding in pits.
 There was bitter fight for Nah moud's central keep. Gatacre's brig l ade turned that position and thereby materially helped to end the struggle for at Mahmoud's keep the Soudanese troop lost heavily, half a company be- l ing hors de combat.
 1 From the moment of the advance or 1 the zareba by the infantry till the works were completely cleared the ac' | tual fighting lasted twenty-eight min utes. It was just $40 a. nl when we gained the edge of the steep bank tt the rear of the Atbara, driving the las Dervish out. Many of the foe were shot during their flight across th' sandy bed of the river. The Egyptian and English troops met on the rivel bank later on and lustily cheered greeting each other exultantly.
 I noted. over a score of men chained | together by the legs in the trenches and others chained both by arms ant lege. Three were also held by forket sticks around their necks, the Baggart Arabs using such means 10 make then fight and prevent their escape. The food of the Dervishes chief. consists of Dhom nuts, which ar l bruised, ground and made into DOT ridge. In osman Digna's camp, as E 1 hear. there is plenty of grain.
 When the zareba had been carrie' l the Dervish horse bolted southward and our cavalry pursued it, owing t the thick bush, for only two miles; s these Baggaras escaped, though in ut ter disorder.
 The Sirdar subsequently,, enterin the works, took over the zareba, an was enthusiastically cheered by all tn troops. He addressed them briefly thanking them for the gallant and sue
 cessful manner in which they had car
 ried the enemys strongly fortified DC
 sition. He said that nothing coul
 have been better done. Afterward h
 visited the hospital on the field and in
 spected all the wounded.
 Mahmoud was found hid in pit ur
 der his bed by the Ninth Soudanese.-
 London Telegraph.