Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-30
ARABI,S MOONLIGHT ATTACK.
Repulscd After Some Hard Fighting.
GEN. woLsELKY's ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHT.

Gen Wolseley telegraphed from Kassassin lock
as follows; Major Gen.Graham, commanding this
post, was attacked yesterday evening by about
twelve guns and eight battalions. our men be.
haved extremely Wen, ana inflicted severe loss
upon the enemy AT first Gen Graham had Int
five guns, two ana a half battalions ana n small
detachment OF cavalry and mounted infarfry
Being reinforced by another battalion he attacked
the enemy in front, whilst the first cavalry brig.
ade, unier Col Sir Baker Russell, charged them
in flank, sabering considerable number. The
cavalry were well handled by Major Gen. Drury
Lowe. Gen. Graham's dispositions were all that
they should have been. His operations were car
ried OF with the cColneSs with which he has al
ways been well known. Arab Pasha was on the
Held during the action Tie cavalry charged by
guns, which the enemy withdrew during the night
They left, however, all their ammunition. Our
killed are Surgeon-Major Shaw, six marine artI-
men,"
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE BaTTIE-A BRILLIANT
CAVALRY CHARGE.
The Daily TeIe0raph's correspondent says: .At
one o'clock 1900 Bedouins appeared on our right
and front. extending two miles, but on the guns
opening fire on them they retired. About three
O'Clock their infantry advanced I'm open order upon
our left, bringing up several guns, which they
placed at short distances from each other and
right our guns opened fire and our men turned
out 10 face the attack. The fight now waxed warm
ana during The whole afternoon the gallant little
cavalry, which was five miles In our rear, had
been twice signaled by Gen. Graham TO support
him, and had advanced almost TO our position
without encounterlng the enemy. BY $50 70, m.
the whole force with four guns. set out TO succor
the troops at kaSsassin. The march had 10 he
made very cautiously. The moon was rising and
showed the little army OF horscmen as they passed
over the shingly ground. Col Russell brought
MS men over four miles OF heavy ground
so mat by nine O'Clock, when they
silently halted on the stay line they
found themselves so close to the Egyptians that
N
sion, landing nearly half mile In their rear From
the position the cavalry had now gained they could
see the enemy close on the horizon I'm very large
numbers; whereupon Col. Russell disInounted the
cavalry ana ordered them 10 open sharp mus
kerry fire. but they found that the enemy was closer
Than they had anticipated. Just then Major Gen.
Lowe dashed up and gave the words OF command
Scarcely had the words been uttered when the
Household cavalry and dragons rapidly obeyed
the Order and with suppressed but ominous muir.
murS swept on 10 meet the foe. In very few mo.
lnents the horsemen had charged the enemy with
great bravery, and our guns having 10y this time
ceased firing, mingled with the Egyptians and cut
them up seriously. A general rout hereupon en-.
away, while his Infantry fell into a disordered
mass upon the banks OF the canal. a few dashing
INTO The water TO save themselves. IL would be
dllncult TO imagine more complete success than
was seen. The bravery OF the cavalry In thus
grandly charging blind position, the strength OF
enemy almost panic-stricken. Russelrs horse fell
dead, but he seized another, ana before the enc
mys position was gained was well In front once
more. The enemy fell back rapidly. In this way
our position at kassassin was relieved. We now
command the country leading 10 Tel-el-K ebir."