Show aw 1 BRITISH BRAVERY I 1 I 1 1 ic I 1 pitted against the frenz frenzied led fanaticism of lu in the sands of dihe the I 1 Sedre scorched hed soudan 1 1 l I by western asad the herald LoIN LONDON DON feb 13 gen brac brackenbury iken telegraphs under date of kerbe kan iltz a translation of the arabic document found near the camp deserted by the rebels on tuesday it was found bya private soldier in a donkeys saddle about yards be bei yond the captured position it ie is from the governor of berber to his faithful followers the document begins in ln the name of god etc and tt aes today to day after middy prayer I 1 received a letter from t the e faithful khalipa abdullah eden mohammed in which he says khartoum wae was ta ken monday ninth rabi 1302 in the tile following manner el mundi prayed and blessed the troops when they advanced tov towards tards the fortifications they entered kha khartoum r t ourn in in a qu quarter arter of afan hour killed thai tho gordon and captured his steamers and aid boats god has made him bird glorious glo ilous be grateful thank and praise god for his unspeakable mercy I 1 announce it t to you the ninth rabi rali correspond corresponds to january barj octh Enjo european etyle style thedore the foregoing confirms proT previous ious reports that gen uen gordon was killed loddo LONDON rt feb fib 12 general wolseley telegraphs that brackenbury reports from mom dulka island d about sev enty miles above E earlee arles attack was well planned and gallantly executed itis it is expected d that its effect will be to open tho the way wy to berber without further fighting the rebels held a high didgo on some razor backed hills six sir companies arthe of the black watch and said six coa pan les acs ics of af the Staf stafford rord regiment marched around the high hills entire entirely turning the position which was then attack attacked id from the rear the er enemy bemy was not great pointon in numbers numer out but his position was very strong and difficult of access and they fought with the ille most determined bravery eerie earle was among the tile fa foremost demost in the thel attack and liis fall was the cause of deep lament from every officer and man in in the force he ile was killed on the it of odthe able hills behind which witch the enemy was posted at almost the same time lieutenant colonel eyre was killed the camp was captured by the nineteenth hussars hussary Hus sars the english r success was complete ten standards were among the spoils of victory the dead are lying thick among the rocks and antho in abo open field where when they found themselves surrounded they made a desperate effort to brusil rusl through the english column in which rush but f 1 few e ir escaped the anglish losses consil 1 iiii i of general earlc earle colonel eyre lieutenant colonel coventry Covent rk and linemen ni nine nemen men of therann the rank and file killed I 1 four officer officers and twenty one men wounded the english intended to continue conti nud their advance along ehfe river by daylight wednesday f carry out Welpe leys instructions to earle 1 r J the above ate are the points of official reports communicated to general wolseley by colonel brackenbury dated at dulka island bland about seventy miles above herawi ule A dispatch from Kerbe kan says A visit to the scene of to days daye battle shows that the position was strongly fortified and carefully protected by screens stones and racks the south stafford regiment were only able to capture the high higl ridge lage id by climbing on their hands a and n allf feet beet the fridae is about four hundred feet high Prisoner ar say they were greatly surprised atour appearance in the their r rear ae as they thought tae british came from berber the enemy are not massed at berber it is believed that gen wood haa bu been appointed to succeed gen earle E 2 ale the latter waa was highly esteemed he was regarded ae as one of the most brilliant braye brave and popular soldiers in the british army KOM kon ri feb 12 A convoy of british wounded 9 officers and 39 3 men arrived here today to day from gandul they bore the journey well LONDON feb 12 gen Wolseley i is comp compelled elleo to remain at corti owing in g to the tile importance of the communications constantly passing between him and the government I 1 LONDON feb 12 it is reported d that gen Gral iain in the war aci council I 1 today to day advocated an advance from shakim without waiting for ape the rail way gen uen wolseley has sent orders to col buller commander at bubat to send a steamer up the nile on orr a are re toward khartoum spies left gandul monday for dm din durman to ascertain the fate bf gen gordon A A rumor come conics from corti that col buller attacked the arabs in trenched at on tuesday and carried the position ty I 1 y assault no official confirmation of the rum rumor or is received A dispatch from sydney states stites that the colony of abw south wales is prep prepared ired to landai landat lan dat shakim within thirty days two batteries of field artillery ar and ard d a battalion of infantry LONDON feb 13 A dispatch dated in the field feb 12 states that COO arabs were killed in tuesdays fight on the left bank of the nile above dulka island I 1 4 A dispatch dit patch from frojm corti saye says colonel sir Ill edvera bul ler will probably attack next sunda sunday the rebels are taking noa no aggressive steps it has been been decided to tako take no steps looking to the calling out of reserves till after parliament as assembles OTTAWA feb 13 applications continue to bo be received by the military de department artmont from parties anxious to go 90 to egypt in izi connection with the soudan war feb 13 small part parties es of hostile arabs reappeared to menace the garrison A epy spy Te returned from herbeim Hc Hes beim the place aberta recon loitering noite ring party of hussary hussars and egypt fians was pt attacked tacked on the third dinst the hussers got ax far ae as handout without opposition but having on their dav wa opt burned a native village without reason they were at tacked on their return at herbeim Hes beim which is about three miles from handout dou the attacking party lay in ambush and the arab fire was so terrible that the hussars hussary could not face it and saved themselves from annihilation by retreating at full gallop in the rear to shakim eight hussars hussary and three egyptians were we jost col commanding at shakim in reporting tho the incident stated that the officer in command ol 01 the hus him s n T a bad adt exceeded I 1 his authority in in b being the burning othe of the ai arab ab village I RC tr bupt p spies spiel 3 were at onci ean t outto as ce certain ertain the fato fate of the mis missing troop ersa eraa spy who returned could IF learn arn nothing noth i but he be found in the desert near t tho n scene of the fight several articles of cl clothine which had evit dently belonged to the missing men the spy fetched these articles to shakim all were pierced as if jf by spark the spy reports he found the tahe enemy encamped at herheim HeB Hesli heim ehY |