The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-05

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The devout Mahdists Estrove devotedly to
make headway. but every rush was
stopped, while their main body was liter
ally mown down Sby sustained deadly
cross fire.
Defiantly the Dervishes planted their
standards and died beside them. Their
dense masses gradually melted to COM
panies and companies to driblets beneath
the leaden hail. Finally they broke and
fed. leaving the field white with jibbah-
clad corpses,: like a snow drift dotted
meadow.
AGla.15 the Slriar ordered an advance
and our whole force in line drove the
scattered remnant of the foe into the
desert, our cavalry QUITTING off their re-
treat to Omdurman. Among thu chief
incidents of the battle was a brilliant
charge of the 21st lancers under Lieut..
Col. Martin. Galloping down on de-
tached body of the enemy, they found the
Deryish swordsmen, passed behind and
forced to charge home against appalling
odds. The lancers hacked through the
mass, rallied and kept the Dervish horde
at bay. Lieut.. Grenfel, nephew Of Gen.
Sir Francis Grenfel, was killed, four
ether officers were wounded, 81 men were
killed and 20 wounded. The Egyptian
cavalry were in close fighting throughout
with the Baggara horsemen. For short
period the enemy captured aad 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 Emlrs conspicuously
leading and spurning death. Even when
wounded and in death agonies they
raised themselves to fire a last shot.
Among the wounded is Col. Rhodes,
the correspondent of the London Times,
and brother of Cecil Rhodes.
Cairo, September 4-2 a. m.-The fol-
lowing despatch dated yesterday (Satur.
day. has just been received from Naszri:
"Early this moarning the Dervishes
made most determined attack upon the
Anglo Egyptian forcss, but after an
hours hard fighting, we drove them off.
At g. 30 a. M, general advance was
ordered upon Omdurman and again we
were received with a ieterm ined attack
ON 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 two O'Clock this afternoon our forces
advanced again and occupied Omdur-
man. The Khalifa fled during the after
noon and is now being closely pursued by
our cavalry.
"It is impossible now to give COM
plete list Of the casualties. The British
loss is estimated at about one hundred;
the Egyptian loss Is probably two hum
dred. Karl Neufeld was rescued un-
harmed.''
Cairo, September 4.-General Kitchen
er telegraphs saying;
Only two British officers were killed
in the battle, Lieut. Grenfel OF the 2lst
Lancers and Capt. Caldecott, Warwick
shire regiment. Grenfel fell in bril-
liant charge by the 21st Lancers who
lost 81 killed and 90 wounded"
ONLY SLIGHT RESISTANCE.
London, September A despatch to
the Observer dated Nasri, Nasri Island,
September 8. says:
"Omdurman has been occupied after
battle In which only slight resistance
was offered by the Dervishes. The
Ahalifa who had re-entered the town,
lied as we entered. One hundred and
nifty prisoners were released.
our entire force is now encamped in
the desert west of the town. The Der
wish loss was heavy"
REMNANT SURRENDERS.
London, September 4.-The war office
has received the following despatch from