Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-04
AN ENGLISH VICTORY.
Th4 Forts Of Omdurmon all Said 20
have Been Destroyed.
ISy TelcSraphl

ms 4 c!tS ol ''1nuuTIi!ull All S2lu 20
Have Been Destroyed.
U3y Telegraph
LONDON, Sept 3-The Evening
Telegraph. in is o'clock edition shis
afternoon published brief dispatch
saying,
All The forts of omdurman have
hesu destroyed Great success No cas-
uaities."
The British war office today received
q dispatch from Easr on the Nile
saying that L su,lboa; had returned
there and had reported :hat there were
n" casualties among the Anglo Egyr-
tl"n forces: that tn" right bank of thu.
river had been completely cleared Of
all forts: that the forts on Tut Island
opposite Dndurinan had been deulul-
iSh"d ana thatS1 guns had been cap
turcu
III" dispatch also said the howi,ze~
| practice of the Siradars force was OK
! "ell..n;.
lh" war ni:ic" la:cr in the 1ay 70
| c.iN.d another dispatch from General
sir iie'h"r, Kitchener By way of Na>r;
l. vas not dated and read as follows:
owing I" tn" wet weather the lines
nay" been broken and Geographic corn
| 'nunication has been INTERRUPTED. Am
sending this to Ensri t" be forwarded.
The march has been very favorable
Practically none has fallen out of th.
ranks or heen invalided
during the twn days we Iav. driven
|
''"s. after slight resist;ncc. From 10
| re! l.'N:'n we marched TO Nld- FL Ob!d
| = mic and u half south Of kerreri six
mics from olndurman. The mounted
c;,1il"i corps. with a h"rs" battery push
| ed forward to khorshumbr wharc,,pno
Tue entire Dcrvisl force issued from
| ''nldur'n;,n and We're plainly visbI>. I
| 'StfiiIa ,"n IN" force at $4,000 men. They
advanced at II A. NJ. as if to attack
Us. t" meet which disposed of our
|
clear field of fire. The l<halitas fore.
| mad halrcd three miles southwest OF an.
'"Slti"n and is now there At :, +. NJ.
f.arly mis- morning. according to or
u'iS lle Eunh"als advanced. towing 4,
'"W'1I"r battery ana bnracs. in sun
! port Of II" Arabs ON the right h,nl:
| ne h"W'tZrrS took up :. position onoo-
81" 'idurnnn and the sunluats bonn
'n'i'lcd ihc forts. They have not re-
.ufith. put their fire has partially de-
tomb, MI we'll"
/ CAIRO. Sept. - \. NTH. {, ~
i,S hlSr;trh. dated yesterday ,Satur-
Nasri '''''
:'riy this morning the pcrvish.~
! ii''i'i" n most determined :ttnrl: u,on
the An:s"- Egyptian forces. hui ,r,e,.
IN hours hard fighting W.. drove th.m
| an ''e'''
~ 81" \. NJ. a general ;.dvanc. was
~ htr'i ui'n Dnrurnan ana again ~.
Were received with Il determined at
'a'k ON our right. hut tho Dervjsh.s
VIZ" "'l''" more r.rulSei With heavy
| loss "
IN" army under the personal com
i''ahd Of IN" khiiift WAS totally Il s.
| i'tfS"t by noon. Al u'cl.c,l this ;,i
'e'''"h our forces advanced again and
'"'ul''i 'hdurmnn. The l<ha.ifa II q,
| hur.h" IN" forenoon ana is now bcin,,
closely pursued by our cavalry
/ u IS impossible now /. :.iv,. !, ,.u,
l'''e Isl 81 tn" casualties. The Rritis h
| loss is .StinatcI at about 1on ~
| r.SNl'liHn !"SS is probably on0 Kari
| .N'lft!'i WAS Rescued unhaIir,,d''
''"fr kirl %"ufed. who is referred
70 IN tn" foregoing Dispatch from Cairo
| - rescued unhailn,rl from thu. Der
| .:ShrS. rev int" tn" hands Of III.
| Na1ndis blowers in the neishhnrlr,nd
.! l)nnS"a in HE lit" spring ~ sum
| :n"r ni 1881. III. was IN. las, Euro
| rcan made captive Of ilnpnrtanc, r.
| in;ilnIhS in the power nf t;,. Darv.is.l