Descriptive portraiture of Europe in storm and calm; twenty years' experiences and reminiscences of an American journalist, sketches and records of noted events, celebrated persons and places, (14595899000)

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Title: Descriptive portraiture of Europe in storm and calm; twenty years' experiences and reminiscences of an American journalist, sketches and records of noted events, celebrated persons and places, national and international affairs in France, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Roumania, Turkey-in-Europe, Switzerland and Italy
Year: 1886 (1880s)
Authors: King, Edward, 1848-1896
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Publisher: Springfield, Mass., C.A. Nichols
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto



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s aud Howeiyat AVells,near Metemneh, January 10, and Gen-eral Gordons steamers were plying onthe river between Khartoum and Me-temneh, not only to keepthe water-way open, butto communicate, as soonas possible, with the re-lief force and to gathersupplies, whichthey succeededin doing. Thesecondpart of men approached Abu Klea Wells, theywere attacked by from 8,000 to 10,000of the Mahdis followers, at a pointtwentv-three miles north-west of Me-temneh, and lost sixty-five in slainand eighty-five in wounded, afterkilling eiglit hundred of the rebels andwounding as many more. GeneralStewart formed his troops into a hol-low square, with his field-pieces at thecorners and with the invalids and thepiovisions in the centre. The Arabsmade their attack in a tumultuous rush,directed principally upon the side of thesquare held liy the hussars. It was afierce hand-to-hand fight most of thetime. A steady and deadly fire waskept up by the hussars and the mountedinfantry, while the artillery maintained
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DEPARTURE OF TROOPS FOR EGYPT. the forces travelled much more slowlyacross the desert than the first, forevery ounce of food and water hadto be carried, and there was terriblesuffering from thirst. General Earlesparty were making their way up tiieNile, and tlie forces were expectedsoon to unite. On the afternoon ofthe 16th, as the little army of 1,500 an enfilading fire, which piled deadArabs up in heaps. The si)ace infront of the British right flank was averitable slaughter-pen. lint amongthe pyUglish dead were some importantmen, most noteworthy being Lieutenant-Colonel Fred Burna))y, who made thefamous •• Ride to Khiva, and who waskilled by an Arab spear thrust through 834 EUROPE IN STORM AND CALM. his neck. The victory had been gainedat great cost. Twelve days later another battle wasfought at Metemneh, and with disas-ter. General Stewart was desperatelywounded, and two London newspapercorrespondents were killed, — St. LegerHerbert, of The Morning Post, andMr. Cameron, of The