Later Particulars.

Colonist, Volume XLI, Issue 9269, 6 September 1898, Page 3

Later Particulars.

Splendid Feat by the Lancers. Immense Loss of the Enemy. Cairo, September 5. General Kitchener promptly swung round the left anil centre, converging a deadly fire on the Dervishes, who displayed extraordinary heroism, renewing the attacks until completely dispersed. Hundfedß of the emir s leaders perished, the wounded even fighting to the last. A prominent incident of the battle was the great charge of the Lancers, who, after dispersing a force of the enemy's horsemen, fode down upon a force of 2000 concealed swordsmen. Many of the horses fell, hampered by the soft sand. The Lancers dvetitually hacked their way through their opponents. Tha efforts of the cavalry to divert the lottta remnants of the Dervishes in the desert proved successful. General Kitchener, after giving thd artny a couple of hours rest, entered Omdurman at three o'clock ia the afternoon. The Kalifa, who was in the harem, with Osman Digna, effected their escape simultaneously by another gate* ' The residents of Omdurman displayed the wildest joy when the British took possession. The battle is described as one of the most brilliant of the century. Finding that Kerrei had been evacuated, the cavalry reconnaissance made' on Thursday revealed the position of the enemy. The Dervishes were encamped in four great divisions in the desert in front of the city. Attempts rradeto intercept the cavalry nearly provoked an engagement. The same day the flotilla bombarded the position with shells, doing splendid work. At daybreak on Friday the Dervishes force, variously estimated irom 30,000 to 05.000, advanced to the attack, shouting " Allah is great/ dnd displayed much enthusiasm. They chanted war songs, and had with them countless banners, including the Khalifa's famous black standard. Fifteen thousand picked troops made an oblique descent on the British left, but were exposed to a withering fire of musketry and Maxim artillery from the Kifle brigade of the Lancashire regiment, Irish, Northumberlands, Fusiliers, and Grenadiers. The Dervishes' loss ia estimated at from 8000 to 15,000. The black standard was captured. The Hon. Hubert Howard was killed in the Lancers charge, rind Colonel Frank Rhodes was wounded. So were both the London • Times ' correspondents. The fight lasted seven hours. Yakoul, a brother of the Khalifa, was killed. London, September 5. The Queen, Lord "Wolsley, Marquis of Lansdowne, and the Emperor of Germany cabled their congratulations to General Kitchener.