The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-05

emy captured and held the gun, but It
was brilliantly retaken.
The heroic bravery of the dervishes
evoked universal admiration. Time
after time their dispersed and broken
forces reformed and hurled themselves
upon the Anglo Egyptians, their emirs
conspicuously leading and spurning
death. Even when wounded and in
death agonies they raised themselves
10 fire last shot.
Among the wounded Is Colonel
Rhodes, the correspondent of the Lon
don Times. and a brother of Cecil
Rhodes.
GENERAL KlTd dHENER,s REPORT
Cavalry and Gunboats Are stu Pur-
suIng the Khnllfa.
London. Sept. s. 1.-The war office has
received the folloElng dispatch from
: General KitcheneE, dated Saturday
evening: 1.-The remnant Of the
khalifa's force has surrendered. and !
have now very large number Of pris-
oners on my hands. Our cavalry and
gunboats are still pursuing the khalifa
and his chiefs. who, with only about
Ing for Kordofan.
II visited Khartoum today. 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 l can see at present Khartoum Is
the best position. Omdurman is very
extensive. and the stencil there is un-
bearabe."
The war correspondent of The Daily
Telegraph with the Anglo Egyptian
forces says:
Khalifa Abdullah, with his harem,
and Osrnan Digna. his principal gen.
eral, managed to escape, but Abdullah's
banner and thousands of prisoners are
in our hands. 1t is estimated that 49,
coo of the enemy were slain. Our total
casualties were about 500.
Besides Colonel Rhodes another cor
respondent was slightly wounded. Mr..
Howard, the New York Herald corre-
spondents was slain by shell in ON
durman.
The war correspondent of The Daily
News says:
Our victory was not easily or cheaply
won. The dervish loss was enormous.
1t Is estimated that the killed of the
enemy were no fewer than 5000. Our
whole force was engaged in the fighting
from 6 a. III. until sundown The dcr-
wishes displayed marvellous bravery to
the last. Instead of waiting for us in
Omdurman, where they could have
made a resistance that would have cost
us thousands of lives, they advanced
to meet us. The sight was extraordin-
ary. Some 1000 men, in four brigades,
attempted to rush our zereba. With
desperate gallantry they were repulsed,
suffering huge loss. Our Maxim guns
especially made terrible lanes in their
ranks, and our artillery dealt havoc
in the town. which was full of women.
The dervsh army of 10000 is utterly
broken, but we are fully prepared to
fight tomorrow if they wish it.
The Standards war correspondent
also pays tribute to the magnificent
courage of the dcrvishes, but says:
Fortunately for us, their leaders
showed little or no wisdom in choosing
a battlefield. BY not occupying the hill
on our left front the enemy missed his
opportunity. That would have left the
Sirdar two alternatives. He might
have either accepted the challenge or
else made a wide detour in the desert
to reach Omdurman.
Describing the attempt Of the Bag
CARA horsemen to retrieve the days
fortunes by final charge, the CORE
spondent says: ''Dashing across the
level stretch Of pebbly soil, the khalifa
cavalry rode madly at the steady line
of infantry Our troops awaited the
charge without finching. On came the
dervishes, but again the deadly fire
poured into them did its work. Men
and horses fell thick and hardly a rider
in that desperate charge escaped. A
large body of the enemy's infantry, un-
dismaycd by the slaughter. could be
seen preparing to follow the cavalry.
but our field artillery and Maxims,
responding from the hill on which they
were posted, came again into action,
and the conflict entered new phase.
1.-The attack on our camp had been
repuscd, and the only question was
whether the defeat of the enemy was
complete. 1t was not long before the
dervishes were seen in full flight to-
ward the right. leaving their dead on
the field as they fed. Practically the
whole army of the khalifa was de-
stroyed. Our casualties number over
200"