The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-12
Egypt.

IONDON, September 1.-THE Daily To-
eGrGph'S correspondent at KaSsassin views
SATURDAYS repulse OF Arab Pacha rs 4 COM
pletc success for the English. who had
never calculated upon his attacking them
in such manner. The enemy, the core
sDoudcnt SAYS, did not retire until the Eng
fish infantry advanced. Arab left about
POO dead and wounded on the field. The
wounded state that the English right was
attacked by FIVE battalons Of infantry,
with five guns and 800 cavalry. under
Nlahmoud Paeha Sami, from SalilIiych.
The enemy had altogether 10000 men. S1.-
urdav NIGHT passed quietly. Tie enemy
having disappeared behind their intrcnch-
mcnts at daybreak Sunday morning the
English began TO throw mp riilc-p iisaround
Eassassin i'm order 10 prevent Arab Pacha
from approaching near enough TO she'll
their camp. \ picket OF The Thirteenth
Rencal Iancers charged a regiment % the
cncmy's cavalry, rode through them. and
killed ten men, losing one OF their own.
The enemy threw many OF their own
wounded alive into the canal. The foot
ouards have arrived at the front. stores
are coming up fast. The wounded are
doing exceienty. The English loss du-
rina the engagement was fifty wounded.
None were killed outright.
An Alexandria dispatch says one Of the
officers who surrendered TO the british NJ
Ramleh states that the diSsensi0n in The
ALoukir Garrison consists in the refusal OF
1000 new recruits to drill
A Calcutta dispatch says orders are re-
caived there to send tents for 5000 men
going 10 Egypt from England, and equip
age for 1000 men.
The DgiH NerS has the following dis
patch from Alexandria " For the lAst TWO
| dov, unusual movements have been OBJ
served in the rebel camp. Heavy can
nonading was heard to-day in the dlrec-
| ton Of Aboukir and kiout." The Dduy
| Ve,rs'S Constantinople dispatch says the
police have contlscated large number OF
photographs OF Arab Pacha which were
being offered for sale there.
LONDON, September 1.-THE Times has
the following from kassa>in: " IL IS learn
/ ed from prisoners taken in saturday, en-
raccment that Ali Pacha felml tea the AZ
! tack. Two Of the wounded British have
died. The prisoners report tnat the oDlcct
Of saturdays operations was The capture Oh
KasSasin, which the enemy believed would
be weakly defended. The Egyptians lost
100 killed. The number OF their wounded
Is unknown"
4 dispatch TO the Times from Kassasin
eovs. There is little doubt that the first At
tTcl, came on Us in the nature OF a sur
nrise About ; O'Clock in the morning
/ thirty Bengal Lancers were out 10 set VI
dettcs. when, to their establishment they
fonnd themselves suddenly in the pre-
ecnce of three squadrOns OF me enc
mv,s cavalry and number OF lniahry
advancing in regular attack ioTinatlon.
CnIonel Pennington dismOunted his men
and on.ned CALLING fire. Three squad
rnns 81 cavalry advanced 10 surround nm,
and being hard pressed he mounted ms
men and charged the nearest body OF thc
enemy with such fury that he Killed ten OF
,hern Colonel McNaughten then galloped
bach TO camp, and soon the rest OF INT
regiment, 400 strong, came to the rescue
A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
con,nanv from Alexandria reports tiii't tn'
fjring heard last week behind the enemy
nosition. which caused the suppositioh ,nn
9issentjcns had broken out in the camp
arose from the active drilling anu nadus
practice OF the new leyies. Afaoi n'n
has been al Tel-EtKebir since inc -o'n
August, s.or
A dispatch 10 the Central Ne'oS l rol
, Ismailia, dated midnight sunday, ny
1--WE have net yet advanced beyond ~, ~,
/, ridge two miles north OF Kassasin, Dut "a
/ outposts have been doubled ana nv 'ui
ported by infantry"