Show THE TRIE SCOTS GUARDS leave old england to succor the ena kirn kiin sufferers by bv western asad tree to th alie e LONDON feb 21 later details of the night attack on general bullers force while on the tile retreat from gu bat toward corti say the attack was made by a party of arab sharpshooters estimated to number As deviously stated the arabs fired at fong long range and the british soldiers shielded themselves as well ell as they could behind their hastily constructed no serious attempt to return the fire was made owing to the necessity of hus banding ammunition on the british side two men were killed and eleven wounded among the latter is chas williams correspondent oi of the london chronicle shot in the leg not se aei piously wounded gen buller has erected three nevy new forts and is preparing for a siege lie ile has dispatched a messenger to gen wolseley describing his as critical and stating that el is advancing upon his position wit hafi immense force the only corres poniente pon dente now left with gen kuller are sir mr williams and col burleigh of the london daily telegraph wounded in the tile action near gabatin Gu Guba batin tiu which gen stewart waa was shot KOBTI feb 21 the following report is just received red from abu klea kica gen 13 buller tiller sent a portion of his force including all the native troops to gandul on the lath instant after which arab scouts made their appearance about abou abu tAbu klea gen buller thereupon ordered new firt con and our position strengthened with new facilities against possible attack the first arabs appeared about 3 in the afternoon and arid their number nur riber continually increased until two hours tho ridges on the berber road fairia fairly swarmed with them while a row of stone fence walls frere being erected our infantry advanced several times abd fired a volley at the rebels killing many of them and preventing them from advancing nearer than 1500 yards lord charles beresford also fired tho the gardner anns which were placed in the fort until this time the arabs had mado made hardly any reply but at p m without warning they opened a is well isell ell directed fire from remington rifles bullets now rattled all over the caupp continually and arid the there was no intermission till suu sundown down after sunset an occasional volley wae was fired all firce fira and lights were forbidden in our camp during tho the entire night which was cold and windy LONDON feb 21 tho the enthusiasm of the london populace for vigorous prosecution of the tile war in the soudan reached its culmination today to day on the occasion of the departure of 0 the scots guards from the capital at westminster bridge the prince of wales accompanied by 1118 ln 8 da daughter ug e was wailing waiting to bid the guards au ada go god id speed ahe prince signalized signalizes tile event by appearing in the tile uni form of the guards lie addre addressed med them briefly encouraging them to high endeavor and expressing a hope that the necessity of their absence from england might bo be of brief duration tile royal parly party remained while the tile guards embarked upon the steamer to take them to gravesend Grave send LONDON feb 21 rumors are current here today to day dav of a serious disaster which occurred to tile force of gen buller in trenched at abu klea wella wells but neither the tile war office nor any of several news agencies have anything to confirm the reports |