Show TAM AI DESTROYED The Arabs Falling Back Before the English Advance Slight Sldr1I islIes but No Pitched Battle General Graham Endeavoring to Force the Fight The Arabs Kctrcatliijr SUAKIM April 3Geooral Graham found Tamai evacuated A spy reports Tinkat deserted The rebels returned from Tessalah hill without attempting an attack The British Brit-ish advance on Tainsnieb will commence this morning The balloon used in observations ob-servations today burst during a gale II A PRELIMINARY SKIRMISH LONDON April 3Dispatches received from Suakim this morning give the following fol-lowing account of the progress of events at the front General Graham occupied I with his forces all the heights above Tamai last evening During the night the rebels fired into the zereba and some of their shots took effect one soldier being killed outright and two others wounded Early this morning General Graham advanced to Tamai and at 7 oclock took possession of the springs Another dispatch reads Hill Above Tamai 7 a mThe Guards Bengalese troops marines the Berkshire regiment and the Sikhs will occupy Tamai on Monday The remainder of the forces will follow when the water supply has been secured A dispatch from General Graham is as follows Teselah Hill 630a mHills around zereba occupied last night by a chain of pickets supported by a strong reserve force The enemys fire was silenced si-lenced at 10 oclock this morning by a volley from our advance pickets of grenadiers gren-adiers and by shell from a 13pounder The rest of the night was quiet The troops are in good condition Only seven fell out of the ranks yesterday during a fifteen hours march We do not expect to meet with any serious resistance TAMAI OCCUPIED Another dispatch from General Graham gives the following Tamai Springs noonOur forces advanced at 8 oclock this morning and occupied the village and Khor We encountered slight opposition op-position on the part of the enemy wo found very little water and what there was of very bad quality I am going to return with my whole force to the first zereba Four soldiers were wounded in occupying the villages Of these two belonged be-longed to the Australian contingent A dispatch filed at Suakim at 2 oclock this afternoon says Tamai is ill flames The British loss in occupying the place is one killed and six wounded THE BRITISH ADVANCE UNCHECKED LONDON April 3A later special from Suakim says The enemy retreated in the direction of Tamanieb The British then burned Tamai General Graham lost oneman killed and twelve wounded during the fighting I THE BATTLE COMMENCED I LONDON April 3A special dispatch received from Suakim says General I Graham commenced an advance on Tamaieb this morning He had not proceeded I pro-ceeded far before he found the enemy strongly entrenched just bend Tamai Gen Graham immediately attacked the Arabs position and the battle is now going on |