Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08

received the following dispatch from
General Kitchener, dated Saturday
evening:
"rhe remnant of the Khalifa's force
has surrendered, and l have now
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.
''rhe left bank of the White Nile Is
so difficult of approach, owing to the
overflow and the thick bushes, that
the gunbonts cannot effect n landing.
l therefore can only rely upon the cav
airy to capture him.
II 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 ut present, Khartoum is
the best position. Omdurman is very
extensive and the stencil there is I'M
bcarable.
II have therefore moved the troops
down to Iihor Slinmbat, where we
now are in n good camp on the river.
All the British wounded will descend
the river with this dispatch. There are
no cases that cause grave anxiety
Omdurman, Opposite Khnrtoum, on
the Nile. Nubia. Sept. BY camel
post to Nari.-The Sirdar, General Her
bert Kitchener, with the Khallfa's
black standard, captured during the
battle. entered Omdurmnn, the capital
of Maiidiam. ut 1 o'clock this after
noon, ut the head of the Anglo-Egyp-
tian column. after completely routing
T. Il. II.
blow to Mnhdiom.
Roughly, our losses We're 200, while
thousands of the Dervishes We're
killed and wounded.
Last night the Anglo-Egyptian army
cncampcd ut Agazia, eight miles from
Omdurman. The Dervishes We're 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 lnfan-
try and cavalry, stretched our for three
or four miles. Countless banners Hut
tered over their masses and the cop
pcrand brass drums rcsoundcd through
the ranks OF the savage warriors who
advanced unswervingly with all their
old-timc ardor.
Our Infantry formed up outside the
camp. On the left We're the First bat
talon northumberland Fusilcers. the
Second battalion Lancashire Fusilcers
and the First battalion Grcnadier
guards, with the Maxim battery. man
ned by the Royal Irish Fusileers. In
our center We're the First battalion
warwlclishlrc regiment. the First bat
talon Cameron Highlanders and the
First battalion Lincolnshire regiment.
with Maxims worked by n detachment
OF the Royal artillery, under Major
Williams. On our right We're the Sou
danese brigndes. commanded by Gen
cral Maxwell and General Macdonald.
The Egyptian brigadcs held the re-
serves and both TANKS We're supported
by the Maxim Nordcnfclt batteries.
At 100 n. IN. the enemy crowded the
ridges above the camp and advanced
steadily In cnvcloping formation. At
T:i0 our artillery opened fire. which
WINS answered by the Dcrvish rifle
men. Their attack developed on our
left. and In accordance with their ira
ditionnl tactics. they swept down the
hillside with the design OF rushing our
flank. But the whitening fire main
tanned for fifteen minutes by all our
lines frustrated the attempt and the
Dcrvlshes, baked. swept toward our
center. upon which they concentrated
a fierce attack. A large force OF horse
men, trying to face n continuous hail
OF bullets from the Cameron High
lnndcrs, the Lincolnshire regiment and
the Soudancsc. was literally swept
away, leading to the withdrawal OF
the entire body, whose dead strcwed
the field.
The bravery of the Dervishcs can
hardly be ovcrstntcd. Those who car
ricd the flags struggled to within n
hundred yards OF our fighting line.
When the Dcrvishcs withdrew be-
hind the ridge In front Of their camp
the whole force marched In cchelon OF
battalions toward Omdurman. As our
troops surmountcd the crest adjoining
the Nile. the Soudancsc on our right
came into contact with the enemy.
who had reformed under cover OF n
rocky cmincncc and had massed be-
meath the black standard OF the Khal-
ifa In order TO make n supreme effort
to retrieve the fortunes OF the day. A
mass, 1900 strong, bore down on the
Soudnncsc.
General Kitchener swung round the
center and left of the Soudancsc and
seized the rocky emincnce. and the
Egyptians, hitherto In reserve, Joined
the firing line In ten miutes and be-
fore the Dcrvishes could drive their
attacl: home.
The flower of the Khalifa's army
was caught In n depression and with
in zone of whitening cross-iire from
three brigadcs, with the attendant ar
tillcry. The devoted Ainhdists strovc
hcroically to make Roadway. but every
rush was stopped, while their main
body was literally mown down by a
sustained deadly cross-fire.
Dciinntly the Dervishcs planted their
standards and died beside them. Their
dense masses gradually melted TO COM
panics and the companies TO driblcts
beneath the lcaden hail. Finally they
broke and fled. leaving the field white
with Jibbnh-clad corpscs. like a snow
drift dotted spot
Al 1I.1n tn, Sirlnr ordered nm nd