Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-01

vanced almost to our position vithou,
encountering the enemy. By IN m
tne whu!e. force, consisting Of ths Is,
ana "a life guards, horse guards. 7th
orag0Ons, and part of the 4th DRAGONS
and lSth husears, with four guns. set
ont to succ0r the troops at Kassassin.
Ihe march had to be made yery can
t!ousiy, and the moon rising showed our
nttiG army OF h0rsemen to strange adj
vantage ~ they passed over the shine-
ing ground. their swords iinplinQ mn
s1caliy through the air. Colonel Stewart.
VINO directed the course Of the brigade.
oisposod Of the nlei so excelIentlv as to
oe able to pilot them safely to the point
OF contact without coming under fire OF
tne guns then pounding kassassiu camp.
ne led the way along the ridge with the
soea OF outflanking the enemy. and
turning his position. Colonel Eus se.i
Drought his men over four miles of
heavy ground, 80 that at > o. o'clock. when
they silently halted ON the stay line,
they found themselves SO close to the
Egyptians that the latter's shells went
over their heads in quick succession,
landing nearly half mile in the rear.
The position of the cavalry now & ,ined,
they could see the enemy close ON the
horizon in very large numbers, where
upon Colonel Russell ordered the cav.
airy 70 open . sharp musketry fire. but
they found tho enemy closer than thew
had anticipated. Then Major General
Lowe dashed up. and gave the words Of
oommand, mount" "fsrm in line"
and " Charge" Scarcely had the words
beon uttered, whom the household cav
airy and draR0Ons 0beyed the order,
and with suppressed but ominous MUIR
murs swept ON TO meet the foe, with
drawn sabers and stern determination.
In very few moments the hOrsemen
charged on the enemy with great bray.
cry, and our guns, having by this time
ceased firing, mingled with the Egyp-
tiaus, and cut them up seriously. Cen.
Cove pursued Arabi's artillerymen, who
we're getting the gums away, while the
infantry fell into disOrdered mass
upon the banks of the canal. A few
jumped into the water to save them
solves. 1t would be difficult 10 imagine
more complete success than was now
made by our cavalry, in thus Rrandly
charging blind position, the strength
Of which il was impossible to tell. The
enemy was almost panic stricken. Rus
sells horse fell dead, but he seized an.
other. and before the enemy's position
vas gained was we'll in front once more.
The enemy fell back rapidly, nor is this
TO be wondered at when the race be-
tween the various regiments of English
oavnlry is considered, in which the Sew
enth Dragon Guards exerted them
selves beyond description by employing
their saberH. In this way our position
at Kaasa asin was relieved. We now
oommaud the canal leading to Tel el
Kebir. Great bravery and pertinacity
was shown during the day by the
mounted infantry and the detachment
Of tho 4th Dragons with them. Lieut..
PiQOtt Vas wounded. All along the limo
the greatest care has been taken to pro-
vide for emergencies, which shows how
judlCiOus were our arrangements. For
tho sake Of fairness it should be men-
toned that those who took part in this
gallant achievement worked for nearly
n hours on empty stomachs, but never
dreamed Of Rrumbling. The horses had
been without food the same length Of
time. Tho British cavalry charged
straight at tho guus, saborinQ tho gun
uers ~ they passed, and cutting down
the flying infantry beyond them. The
battle was ended at stroke, and a
scene Of wild confusion ensued. Some
of the guns were still firing, and bodies
Of infantry kept upa fusilade. Our in-
fantry at kassassin had a hot time,
hundreds of shells burst in the confined
space, and the shelling trenches afforded
bat insufficient protection. The Egyp-
tians oame ON with great bravery, and
in spite Of the heavy fire Of our men
wers rapidly gaining ground, and would
soon have rushed upon our intrenoh-
ments, when the roar of our guns ON
their left, followed by the rush of our
00valry, proved too much for them, and
from that moment they thought only Of
flight. About 10 O'Clock the cavalry
came in in high spirits over their bril-
liant achievement. Many were missing
in the darkness, but they will no doubt
turn mp In tho morning. Upon their re-
turn from the pursuit they were unable
to find tho guns over which they charged,
but these doubtless will be discovered at
sunrise.
No WonAer 1hey Died.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 3.-Those aaoat in
the hArbor today witnessed the unusual
sight Of kesl-hauling three Arab sailors
on board the Egyptian fri9ate, Sunday,
for murder. They were Arst 6o0Red,
than tied with rope and hauled mp to
tho port aide yardarm and then dropped
into tho go and dragged under the keel
and hauled mp TO tho starb0ard yard
arm. They soon died.