Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-14

was nov yet SnOeO. LIE large inner re-
doubt on Arabs left, well manned and
armed, still remained intact But the
British troops were not to be denied.
With another brilliant rush they were
among the enemy, bayoneting the gGnners
at their guns and capturing the heavy ar
tillery. Thus we captured the key of the
position. IN fifteen minutes from the first
rush we were it's masters. The rattle OF
the enerny's musketry died away while our
men forsook the bayonet and picked off
any rebels who still showed fight IN their
retreat On the south the enemy stood
lew minutes longer, perhaps 3 quarter of
an hour, bat the appearance Of our cav
airy on their right flank soon fastened
their movements. In few moments one
rushing stream Of flgitives were
making for Zagazig. dying cut Of al their
entertainments. little latter Gen. Nc
Pherson's Indian brigade burst on the fly
ing foe from the south and the route was
complete. The artillery coming up st q
gallop numbered and sent their shot and
shell after the rebels, adding TO their CON
fusion. The cavalry had got right round
the enemy's tanks before the fight began.
My previous estimate OF the number Of
rebels captured was under rather than
over the mark. The Egyptian losses and
the number OF guns captured are also
greater than at first mentioned. II is be-
Eeyed the bulk Of the rebel force viii be
captured and that the death-blow has been
given TO Arab. All the work was done by
our troops on the first line OF attack. The
principal Notifications had been carried
by the time the guards and fourth brigade
came up.
TsMAILIA, Sept. 13.-The troops for the
attack on! Tel-el-Kebir.. we're arranged in
the following order: One troop Indian
contingent with battery of mounted guns
on the extreme left: Fourth brigade under
General 4. S. Burnham; Highland brigade
and General GTaham's brigade, in the Or
der as named, and brigade of guards on
the right in support OF General Graham.
forty FOUNDER was pushed three miles
up the railway. The enemy fred the first
shot. For half an hour the engagement
was general along the whole Egyptian line
OF from four 10 five miles, after which the
enemy was partly driven from their en-
trenchnents- The FOrty-sixth and Ma
rines had then reached within goo yards,
and preparations we're being made to
storm the entertainments. The enemys
FIRE at $40 c. 10. recommended on the left
but not vigorously. At $50 .. H. there was
silence along the whole line. The entrench-
ments then already occupied By the British
troops were between Tel el-Kebir proper
and Korein. Colonel Richardson, of the
Forty-sixth was wounded at the beginning
OF the engagement. All our troops fought
well. The Indian contingent on the left
carefully reserved their FIRE
TEzB OEFIC1A1, REpoBr
LONDON, Sept. 13.-The war Office re-
ceived the following official dispatch from
Gen. Wolseley, giving his report CT the
battle at l-el-Kebir:
We struck camp at Kassassin lock last
evening, and bivouacked on high ridge
above the camp until 1870 this morning.
We then advanced upon the very extern
sive and very strongly fortified position
held by Arab Pasha with 10000 regulars,
OF whom $500 were cavalry, with 20 guns,
and 5000 Bedouins and irregulars. Ny
force was about 1900 bayonets, 1000
sabres and so guns. To have attacked
so strong e. position by daylight with the
troops I could place in the field would have
eDtailed very great loss. IresoIved, there
fore, to attack before daybreak, marching
the six miles that interviewed between my
camp and the enemy's position IN the
darkness. The cavalry and two batteries
Of horse artillery on the right had orders
to sweep around the enemy's line at day
break. The first division of the second
brigade, under Gen. Graham, supported by
foot guards under the Duke of Connaught.
seven batteries Of artillery numbering
forty-tw guns, with q supporting brigade;
then the second division, the Highland
brigade leading the Indian contingent:
then on the south side of the canal, with
the the naval brigade on the railroad
by the regiments to be first in the enemy's
works. All went at them straight The
Royal Irish particularly distinguished it
self by its dash and the manner in which
it closed with the enemy. All the enemy's
works and camps are now in our possession.
I do not yet know exactly the number of
guns captured, but it is considerable.
Several trains with immense quantities of
supplies were captured. The enemy ran
away in thousands, throwing away their
arms when overtaken by our cavalry. Their
loss is very great. Gen. Willis is very
slightly, and Col. Richardson severe
ly wounded. Majors Colville, IN
derwood, and SomeryilIe, of
the Highland light infantry, are killed.
OF the black watch lieut.. Mcneil is killed
and captains Cumberland and Fox wound
ed Gen. Allison's aide-de-camp, Capt.
Hutton, is wounded. Col. Sterling and the
surgeon Of the Coldstream guards are
| wounded. Col. Balfour Of the grenadier
guards is wounded in the leg and the color
sergeant killed. The cavalry is now on
its march to Belbeco, and the Indian con-
tingent is on its way to Zagazig to be fol-
lowed this evening by the Highland brigade.
Three lieutnants Cameron of the Highland
| ers are wounded. The canal is cut in some
places, but the railway is intact. It has
been discovered that Rachel Pasha and
| Ali Fehmy Pasha were wounded in the en-
! gagement last Saturday.