| Show ams FALL 0 I 1 14 news from africa pro beds a clia affire 0 I 1 I 1 I 1 HOUT OF THE REBELS when british troops charge they let there I 1 A BRILLIANT ASSAULT 4 1 I 1 I 1 Is bravely met lut discipline is a natch for valo r I 1 I 1 1 I 1 tug dolt lei sock as are mot fly fit I 1 0 estreat delaini of the 11 1 4 44 by western As d press to L the rebel of B dillan I 1 fix stormed I 1 doe 20 tho combined I 1 f orco a of the british and egyptians made an attack yesterday on the rebel position they jet ormed tho re doubts and trenches and after a brilliant engagement lasting hill an ho 1 drove the enemy into the brush th rebels it is reported loot a than I 1 sand killed the british loss was I 1 slight the british encamped in rebel position the victory in coin alito 1 I the british lost four tilled and two 46 wounded during a gallant cavalry the egyptian and black I 1 regiments charged the trenches and im cried them brilliantly losing two I 1 billed and thirty wounded the only officers wounded in the fatt were two egyptians the reil ais now stated at before dawn this morning the brit 1 i ish man of war starling and an egy p tian steamer moved up the coast with orders tolover the rebels at Har doub at daybreak the forts opened fire epou the rebel trenches and the troops i lt danced to the attack the black b gide at the right flank cavalry and I 1 mounted infantry covering the seat fish the welsh regiment and the egyptian brigade occupied an between the forts the british infantry were held in reserve the forts shelled the trenches keeping I 1 1 up terrific firing aba enemy held he I 1 ground with intense courage until the black brigade charged the trenches which fell after hall an hour hara fighting the rebels fought 1 1 and bravely two of the al guns were captured the naval bri I 1 gade did splendid work scottish 11 borderers border ers are now at work entrench I 1 ing the rebel position the enemy is I 1 retreat i ng towards I 1 dasheen and I 1 J timor the british force numbers I 1 1 j an official dispatch from grenfell I 1 doted shakim 11 25 5 a m says I 1 the loss Is the hus I 1 ears are htiu pursuing the arabs the trenches are partly filled and two are bei b ailt 1 the jint forces am entrench 2 they I 1 will bivouac on the field to the 4 naval detachment with the machine I 1 guns remaining in the trenches I 1 have sent the man of war starting and all available steamers to anchor off handout Han doub in order to prevent the force from handout coming on Us 1 during the the dervishes were severely punished we expected to 1 1 have a quiet night r LONDON dec 20 sua kira at this morning the min 1 1 of war racer opened lite battle by shelling trenches the ships up the coast followed suit and landed parties who lighted area and I 1 placed tummies in position this had the effect of deceiving the enemy 1 corning from handout Han doub the whole force moved toward the left flank with the naval detachment with auni 9 cavalry ana I 1 mounted infantry deou ti ng an d ro I 1 tooting the flanks an d rear we lines comprising battalions in double companies rushed towards the left corner of the trenches the 1 british infantry and egyptian reserve lining the embankments between th I 1 water forts from 5 heavy I 1 and mortars from every fort bore on the trenches 4 noon the huers who followed the I 1 fleeing arabs returned they 1 the enemy to within four miles of ilan daub the enemy are still flying london A dispatch from says a feature of the fighting was the determined rush ution the trenches by the blacks and the X rv I 1 alst lea fought with the utmost bracety bra vety I 1 a great many of them lying in th A trenches the charge of the bamm wab D specially intentioned when I 1 the dervish caval saw them coming I 1 they dismounted and planted their spears in the ground but them no to the hussary hussars hus sars who 14 swept down upon the dervish homei men like an through I 1 1 the ranks and left half of I on the ground the hus then xe formed and charged the dervishes who fied A largo portion 1 I 1 0 I 1 the rebel force was not engaged in to days being absent caw pi I 1 I 1 ing at I 1 ian and the wells beyond it is believed the rebels will be rein forced and make an attempt to retake I 1 the lost position I 1 dec 20 osman dagnas I 1 nephew and twelve dery Mies ha been captured all wo wounded i serious complaints aremady are mado boril 4 11 coming the quality of the fabres sabres and revolvers kevol vers furnished to the troops bev I 1 1 men returned with broken fabres sabres and in many instances their revolvers became clogged and were ren d or ad useless I 1 I 1 loizou to the aimes I 1 from says the prisoners say I 1 they believe all the mounted gunners ware killed all fell the same story of ovation an d cruelty at the hands of g a alabdi and osman digna lions of them wished tonight to fight but were 4 forced to do so or persuaded to 4 by p romlous of loot at and other rewards the trenches hate aliel found no food t fabia I 1 or but only snider rifles cartridges the ou as know noth in g of the reported capture of emin or 1 the equatorial provinces the natives assert that I 1 would fall at the first approach of our troops the government ought not to A lose this chance the task is an easy I 1 one as there Is not the all latest sign of any gatherings of local tribes I 1 I 1 1 I 1 N I 1 I 1 i I 1 |
