River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-21
Good Bye, Arab.
THE ONSET.


THE ONSET.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 13.-The khedive
received telegram from Sultan Pasha
saying the British attack on Tel el-Ke-
Dir commenced at 1850 O'Clock this
morning. The place was captured
with forty guns and large number of
prisoners. Cavalry is in pursuit of
Arabs force, which appears to be
quite broken up. A dispatch from the
front reports that the Decentralization of
Arabs army is complete. His in
fantry is flying towards the desert.
THE LOSS.
KAssAssIN, Sept. 13.-At the capture
of Tel-el-Kebir the Egyptian loss is es-
timated at 1000 Our loss is probably
200, including many officers. The
Highland Brigade bore the brunt of the
action.
OFFICERS WHO FELL.
The following officers fell: British
officers killed.-Msjor Colville, 74th
Highlanders; Lieut.. Somerville, 74th
Highlanders. British officers wounded:
Col. Hutchinson, 10th regiment;
Capt. Keppel, 74th Highlanders; Capt.
Cumberland, 74th Highlanders; Lieut..
Underwood, 74th Highlanders; Lieut..
Gordon Cary, 74th Highlanders.
Lieut.. Gordon in melee killed three
Egyptian officers with his claymer.
AS the 10th regiment dashed over the
entertainment, their leader, Col. Hutch
inson was wounded in the mouth and
carried off the field. At half past six
o'clock your correspondent rode with
Gen. Wolseley's staff some three miles
behind Arabs Entertainments. The
Egyptians were in full retreat. We
counted 800 Egyptians dead upon the
field.
EGYPTIANS FOUGHT PLUCKILY.
The black Soudouin troops on the
Egyptian side, fought pluckily, and
Arabs artillery was well served, but
the pure Egyptian regiments behaved
very cowardly. The British cavalry are
pushing forward toward Serzgin, to cut
off the route of the Egyptians from
Kaf-el-Dewar. The enemy retreated
at full speed toward the desert and
Cairo. The Highland brigade while in
action presented the most martial sight
imaginable.
THE REBEL FIRE.
The first fire of the rebels was very
wild. 1t came from both infantry and
artillery, and passed over our heads,
they being disconnected by a sudden
attack. With daylight the enemy's
fire improved and become like hail
storm. Many men fell, and but for
second did our advance stop. Our
covering parties, lying down, fired
while those in front pressed on.
CALAMITY OF GRAHAM's MEN.
Gen. Graham's troops were worked
with gallantry. Nothing could surpass
their cheer which resembled a wild
yell, and could be heard above the din
of musketry. AS they charged up the
steep slope of the trenches the Egyp-
tians were terror stricken. Many hid
in the corners of the works, throwing
everything from them. Our work,
however, was not yet ended. The
large inner redoubt on Arabs
left, well manned and armed,
still remained intact, but the
the British troops were not denied.
With another brilliant rush they were
among the enemy, bayoneting the gun
ners at their guns and capturing their
heavy artillery. Thus we captured
THE KEY OF THE POSITION.
and in Is minutes from the first rush
were its masters. The rattle of the
enemy's musketry died away while
our men forsook their bayonets and
picked off any rebels who still showed
fight in their retreat. On the south the
enemy stood few minutes longer,
perhaps quarter of an hour, but the
appearance of our cavalry on their
right flank soon FASTENED their move
ments. In few minutes one rushing
stream of fugitives were making for
Zagizig, flying out of all their entrench-
| ments.
A telegram of the 14lh, giving in
| formation of the occupation of Cairo,
says: Gen. Wood telegraphs the war
| Office from Alexandria to-day rs fol-
lows: can officer from Kafr- l-Dwar
has brought letter saying that all the
military chiefs wish to submit to the
| khedive. They have given orders to
open the canal dam, and ask me to re-
open the telegraph. They state that
the army has stopped all hostilities.
Hundreds OF fugitives are giving
themselves up, inducing generals and
, other officers. The enemy's losses are
considerably heavier than was ex-
pected.
English troops are now entering
Cairo. Gen. Wolseley to-day, in reply
to deputation of chiefs from Tel-el-
Kebir, who asked the country be
spared the humiliation of further
advance of the British, said he would
occupy Cairo tonight and that in few
hours he would dispatch the first train
there with troops. This has since been
done.
The sultan telegraphed Gen. Wolse-
ley offering congratulations on the
splendid victory and requesting him,
now that the neck of the rebellion is
broken, to stop the march of his army
into the interior. Gen. Wolseley sent
a telegram in reply, in which he re-
ferred the sultan to London for re-
Spouse to his request. All the enemy's
magazines were blown up and all un-
available stores destroyed.
Gen. Wolseley telegraphed as follows
Oh the 18th: 'The war is over. Send
no more men from England. Midship-
man Dechair is safe. have been receiv-
ed here with open arms by all classes.
Soldiers glad to return to their homes.
Our cavalry did extremity well in the
long forced march yesterday"
Arab Pasha surrendered to Gen.
Mcpherson Internationally.
Historical Notes.
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