THE SOUDAN.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIX, Issue 9156, 28 September 1898, Page 3

THE SOUDAN.

; England has anew and interesting crop, of heroes as a result of the Nil* campaign. ' Ulie capture of Omdurmei proved the death blow to Mahdism. The Anglo Egyptian army camped over 'night at Agaiza, 8 miles from Omdurman, . ' At dawn the Dervishestadvanced in battle array, ohanting war songs and waving countless banners. The ranks stretched over the plains for several miles and the bravery of the Dervishes was astonishing, ■ ' ; They withdrew behind a/ridge in front of the camp and then hurled themselves, fifteen thousand strong, 'against the Soudanese/ Before they could attack. General Kitchener seized a rooky \ eminence and swung in the reserves,-j.and,. ii7|ten,nunutes.lie:liadj the flower of the KHalif caught ina depression under a crosV&o. ■'' v ' The Dervishes,planteclJheir.stanThe denee^maßsesmelted-, away,till the last remnant broke and fled and were, driven to ! the desert, the retreat to Omdurman beingjjut off. • caugh!t|in an^'ainbuslii'''faced 'two thousand swords} ll and'~'thbugh f \)ufc. numberjd bjrfourfc- ond'they returned to the? Recovered'their wounded, who were bejpg , neayagely. fllaughtered, ~ ... . , ,r- ~ ■,* ?;■%■.' .I'll''" WilV:-;.lr:ii'.ii )'.l!i :