The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-13
BATTING JOHN BULL.
The Little Game which Arab is playing
in Egypt.

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in Egypt.
| Another Version of the Fight at Kassassin
in which the English ere Victorious.
London, September I3-The Daily Tele-
graph correspondent at Kassassin views re-
| pulse OF Arab Pasha as a complete success
| for the English, who had never calculated on
| his attacking them in such a manner.
The correspondent says he did not retire
until the English infantry advapced. Arab
Pasha left 200 dead and wounded on the field
He also states that the English right was
attacked by battalions of infantry with five
guns and 500 cavalry, under Mahmoud Pasha
| and the same from Solihyet. The enemy had
| altogether $1,000 men. The night passed of
quietly, the enemy having disappeared behind
| their intrenchments.
AT daybreak the English began to throw up
rifle pits around Kassassin, in order to pre-
vent Arab Pasha from approaching nea,
enough to shell their camp.
picket OF thirteen lanCers charged regi-
| snent Of the enemy's cavalry and rode through
them, killing ten men and losing one of their
| own. The enemy threw many OF their own
| wounded alive into the canal. The Foot
| Guards arrived at the front Stores are COM
| ing up fat. The wounded are doing excel
lently. The English loss during the en-
gagement was fifty wounded. None were
killed.
HOW THE ATTACK WAS MADE.
London, September IA dispatch to the
Times from kassassin says there is little doubt
| that the first attack came upon us in the nature
| of surprise. About a. m, thirty Bengal
lancers, who were out 10 set videttes, TO their
g., 4 al.
| the presence Of three squadrons of the enemy
cavalry and number of infantry, were ad-
vancing in regular attacking form. The men
squadrons Of cavalry advanced to surround
them, and being hard pressed, they mounted
and charged the nearest body Of the enemy
with such fury that they killed ten of them
| Colonel McNaughton then galloped back to
the camp and got the rest Of his regiment.
| Colonel Strong came to the rescue.
THE OBJECT OF THE ATTACK.
| Kassassin, September I2.-Prisoners report
that the object of Saturdays operation was the
capture Of Kassassin, which the enemy be-
leved would be weakly defended. The
| Egyptians lost 100 killed. The number OF
their wounded is unknown.
| sUPPoslTIOUs DIsSRNsIoNs.
| London, September IA dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company from Aexan-
dria reports that firing was heard last week
behind the enemys position, which caused
| the suppositon that dissensions had brok Ell
out in the camp.
Arab Pasha has been a: Tel ell K ebir since
the 2sth of August,
| A dispatch to the Central News from Ismai-
liza, dated midnight, says the enemy have not
| advarced beyond the ridge two miles North
OF kassassln. but their outpos,s have been
doubled and are supported by the infantry.
REPORT F AN ENGAGEMENT.
London, September "a Daily News
dispatch says: An engagement is reported
| near kairwanin in which the English lost 20
killed and the Arabs 100 the Times has the
| following from Kassassin: 1t is learned from
prisoners taken in TIE Saturdays fight that
| Ali Pasha Fehmi led the attack. Two of the
| wounded British have died.
THE MILITARY CONVENTION.
Constantinople, September 33.-Said Pasha,
A<seym Pasha and Orta Etfendi called upon
Lord Dutferin at Traphia, Sunday afternoon,
with fresh draft Of tho military convention
| which was submitted ad referendum in Turk
| ish official circles. The hope is expressed
that the convention will be signed on Tuesday.
The delay in the conclusion Of the convention
has created feeling of irritation against Eng
land. The Turks accuse the British of de-
! lherateiy prolonged negotiations on this sub
ject. Germany advised the porte to use
moderation in dealing with the Greek frontier
question. The differences between Turkey
and Greece are still unarransei. The rorte
refused to abandon kataiepsi.