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Show Dervishes Defeated by British. A report has boon received In London Lon-don of the capture of Illlg, on the coast of Somallland, from tho dervishes. der-vishes. Three bluejackets wcro killed and six wnuuded. Rear Admiral At-kinson-WIUes, comander-in-chlcf of the East African station, who personally commanded the landing forco, and tho fighting, which occurred April 25, was at close quarters. The dervishes defended de-fended their stone searlbas and towers tow-ers determinedly, but tho British stormed their stronghold and drovo them out with heavy loss. |