| Show THE WAE IN the british forces attack the Jl ebeLs THE ARABS LOSE ONE THOUSAND aien captured and the enemy vanquished the combined force of british and egyptians mado an attack yesterday on the rebel position they stormed the re doubts and trenches and after a brilliant engagement lasting half an hour drove the enemy into the brush the rebels are re u haye lost 1000 killed the british loss is light the british encamped in the rebel position the victory is complete the british lost four killed and two wounded during a gallant cavalry charge the egyptian and baack regiments charged the tr anches and carried m brilliantly losing avo killed and thirty wounded the only officers wounded in the attacking force are two egyptians the rebel lose ia now stated to be this afternoon the hus sra who followed the fleeing arabs returned they chased the enemy to within four miles of handout Han doub the enemy flying before dawn this british man of war and an egyptian moved up the coast with orders to cover the rebels at handout Han doub at daybreak the lorts opened fire on the rebel trenches and the troops advanced to attack the black brigade at the right flank of cavalry and mounted infantry covering tho scottish borderers Border ers the welsh regiment and egyptian brigade an embankment between the f arts which tho british infantry held in reserve the forta shelled the trenches keeping up a terrific firing the enemy held their ground with intense courage until the black brigade cli arged the reache re which fell after an hours hard fighting the rebels fought with fanatical bravery two of the guns were captured the naval brigade did splendid work the scottish borderers Border ers are now at work the rebel position the enemy retreating towards dasheen and carcar the british force numbers standards shakim at this morning the man of war racer opened the battle by shelling the enemy fr trea chea the chips up coast followed suit and landed parties who lighted ures and placed dummies in position this had the effect of deceiving the one my coming from handout Han doub the whole force moved toward the left flank with a naval detachment with machine guns cavalry and mounted infantry scouting and protecting the flanks and rear two lines comprising battalions in double companies rushed towards the left corner of tha trenches the british infantry and egyptian reserve lining the embankment between the water forts and staff occupied a position to the lafr of the water forts from 0 heavy guns and mortars from every fort here played on the trenches LONDON december 20 an official dispatch from greenfeld Green fell dated shakim 1125 a m saya the loss is the hussary hussars are still pursuing the arabs the trenches are partly tilled and two temporary re doubts are being built they will bivouac on the field tonight to night the naval detachment with in the trenches I 1 have sent the manof man of war starling ug and all available steamers to anchor on handout Han doub in order to prevent a force from coming in on us during action the dervishes acra severely Ws expect to have a quiet night A dispatch from shakim says a feature of the fighting was the determined rush upon the trenches by blacks and egypt fians the dervishes fought with utmost bravery a gibat many of them dying in the trenches the charge of the hussers is also specially mentioned when abo dervish cavalry saw them coming they dismounted and planted their spears in the ground but these edco obstruction to the hussary hussars Hus sars who swept down on the horsemen like an avalanche cut through the ranks and left half of them dead on toe ground the hassara then reformed and charged tha remaining Dervish pa who fled A largo portion of the rebel force was not engaged in to days fighting being absen camping at handout and the wells beyond it is believed the rebels will be reinforced and make an attempt to charge the position dignal Dig neph awand twelve dervishes have been captured all are wounded serious complaints ware made concerning alie quality of fabres sabres and revolvers furnished to the troop several cavalrymen returned with broken fabres sabres and in many instances rev BUers became clogged and were rendered useless |
