Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-04
Nile Demolished.

LONDON. September S.--A report which
r.s confirmation is current here this
evening that the Anglo-Egyptian forces
..a captured Khartoum. 1t is said that
... loss of the Anglo Egyptian army is
.a men. while that Of the Dervishes is
placed at 5000.
LONDON. September 8. IL p. Mp
&. d. late hour this evening no conhrma-
zion of The report of the capture Of Khar-
t0m had been received at the Foreign
OMca or the War ONCE.
FORTS or OMDURMAN DESTROYED.
LONDON. September 3.-The Evening
Telegraph in it's 9 o'clock edition this
.remoon publishes a brief dispatch. say
INK. "All the forts Of Omdurman have
been destroyed. Great success. No casu-
a.ues.'
The British War ONCE to-day received
dispatch from Nasu on the Nile. say
rl lat "a guuboat had returned there and
mad reported that there were no casual
ties among the Anglo-Egyptian forces;
that the right bank Of the river had been
cleared Of all forts. that the ford of Tut
Island. opposite Omdurman had Deen de-
m1lished. and that the guns had been
captured. The dispatch also said the
howitzer practice of the sradars force
was excellent.
PROGRESS OF THE MARCH.
The War Office later in the day re-
ceived another dispatch from General Sir
Herbert Kitchener. by way Of Nasri. 1t
was not dated, and read as follows:
owing 10 the wet weather the lines
have been broken and telegraphic COM
munication has been interrupted. Am
sending this to Nasri to be forwarded.
The march has been very favorable. Prac-
tically none have fallen out of the ranks
or been inyalided
During the two days we have driven
in the Dervish cavalry and small par
Royan we marched to Wad El Obeid,
ties. after slight resistance. From Jobel
thence TO sayal. and thence TO Surarat
THE MEETING At OMDURMAN.
This morning we reached EgnG, a mile
and a half south of Kerreri six miles
from Omdurman. The mounted camel
corps. with horse battery, pushed
forward 10 Korshamba, whereupon the
entire Dervish force issued from. Omdur-
man. and were clearly visible. i estimated
IIs force nj 5000 men. They advanced at
I'D a. NJ. as if to attack MS, to meet which
J disposed 80 our force in a good, open
position. with a clear field of fire. The
hmHfa's force had halted three miles
southwest OF our position, and is now
there at5P. NJ. Early this morning, ac-
c..4us TO orders. the gunboats advanced,
towing howitzcr battery and barges,
m support Of the Arabs on the right bank.
The hoUitzers took up position oppo-
site Omdurman, and the gunboats bonn
larded the forts. They have not returned
bat their fire has partially demolished the
dome over the Mahdis tomb. All we'll"
THE VICTORY WAS COMPLETE.
CAIRO. September 4, = y. M.-The fol-
lowing dispatch, dated yesterday (Satur-
dal. has just been received from NasIl'
early this morning the Dervishes mace
a most determined attack upon the An
l.0-Egypuan forces. but after an hours
bard fighting we drove them OF.
AT $50 A. NJ general advance was
ordered upon OmdWman, and again we
were received with a determined attack
ul our right. but the Dervishes were
once more repulsed with heavy loss.
"The army under the personal command
OF The Khalifa was totally dispersed by
noon. AT o'clock this afternoon our
forces advanced again and occupied Om-
durham The Khalifa fed during the
forenoon and is now being closely pur-
sued by our cavalry. It is impossible now
,0 give "a complete list Of the casualties.
Tha British loss is estimated at about
or, hundred: the Egyptian loss IS proD1-
Bis TWO hundred Kharl Neufeid was
rescued unframed"
Herr Karl Noufeld who is referred to
lu the foregoing dispatch from Cairo as
rescued unharmed from the DerVishes'
fell into the hands Of the Mahdfs fol-
lowers in the neighborhood of Dongola IN
ue late spring or early summer OF -oo''
Ue was the last European male "apuVe
OF importance remaining in the power of
fT. II.rufrhn-