Show ON BRASS RIVER rfcrc PigUttng IB Itejiorted In Thai Locality nloti Feb 23 Advices from Hear IAvj u Bedford In command of the CapfGood Hope and West Africa station sta-tion ins been cooperating with the land forces of the British expedition on Brass river the Guinea coast connrms the report re-port of severe fighting hi that toallty The admiral adds that Lieutenant Taylor Tay-lor of the rojal navy and two men t were kiM and live men wounded The British advanced up Brats river on avnce c February 2 captured several rebel strongholds and destroyed a number of war canoes Many of The natives were killed and the main body of rebels retreated re-treated into the interior The following day the British advanced rurter oHowinp and after sharp fighting captured and native NimbI The burned the lavc town natives na-tives who lost heavily fled from NImI to Ba ourla followed by the British who swelled the iastnnmed town bur niu not proceed further Inland Sir Claude M MacDonald who personally directed the operations sent an ultimatum to the rebels to the effect that unless they surrendered sur-rendered and gave up the prisoners captured cap-tured at Akassa a month ago a further tue tttistck would be made on them A later dispatch from Admiral Bedford says the British expedition consisted of two gunboats Gldgeoti and Thru sh two steamers belonging to the Niger protectorate protecto-rate and the flagship St George On Feb 1 ruary 21 the rebels In twentylive war canoes attacked the British force at Sac cnoes island but the fire of the natives natives was ineffective and three war i f canoes were sunk after which the rest retired Thfe following day the Intricate i channels of Brass river were buoyed and the creek reconnoitered At daybreak JVbruary 22 continues Admiral Bed f orS dispatch we commenced the at < icc ifri after a obstinate defense of I thft position a aturally difficult landing Liras gallantly efterted anr Nimby com glanty PI t eur burned Wile force a with i = drawn the evening following after the residence of King Ko ICo and the houses of other chiefs had been destroyed I An additional dispatch received from Admiral Bedford this evening says Fish I town another town on Brass river was I destroyed by the British expeditionary force today The admiral adds The Brass chiefs and people implicated In the attack upon Akassa have now beeen pun shed and no further operations are con emplatca |