The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-11
ANOTHER BATTLE .
BETWEEN BRIrlsAANo REBEL FORCES

Arabrs Army Compelled 10 Retire Before The
Adraacc or tho English With Severe Losses. ,'
DsHrter From tho Egyptian Camp.
rhs Force. Ensaged-War Sot,s.
LONDON, September Oil A. M.-The
Ne'rs has received the following account Of
to.day's fight at Kassassin:
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After . o'clock this morning the Bengal
Iancers md scouts came in with tho news
that the enemy was approaching In great
force on the north side Of the railway.
Our army was at once put in motion, and
by7 o'clock an artillery duel began. Ambi's
troops are spread over the entire ridge, and
mile and half up the line u train heavily
armed has appeared. Close TO whrrc !
stand our foIty-pounder and our Krupp
guns are placed, Smelling the enemy's right.
There is also twenty-five FOUNDER few
hundred yards oil, playing in the same
position. We have the enemy's range cx.
actly. One OF our shells burst right over
the enemy's ranks. The Egyptian artillery
have got our distance very well, and their
shells are dropping steadily in our camp. .
We have horse artillery extending along
a line half mile in length OIL the north
side Of the railway. They are firing rapid.
ly, and at present the Egyptians are slowly
retiring. Up to this moment no casualties
| have occurred. Haar. -u. st
Reiniorcements arc just coming up from
Mnhsameh. A krupp gun, recently cap.
tured from Arab, sent Il shell nearly In
front Of his train. Our infantry is slowly
advancing and the enemy is slowly retreat.
ing. W 3
GrM.-General Wolseley telegraphs tho
War Office from " point three and hulf
miles ives. Of kassassin Lock, the following
report OF the morning operations: --.O
Noon.-The enemy reconnoitered our adj.
vance posts with considerable force OF ull
arms at daybreak this morning. General
Willis advanced and attacked them, driv.
ing them back with loss. Wo have taken
four guns. Our loss is very triiing.
The enemy have retired into their works,
from which they are now firing at i've
thousand yards range.
l shall return to camp at Kassassin short.
" with all the force.
have removed my camp there. rs the
railway, canal mud telegraph are now work.
ing fairly. We have found mud buried the
body Of Lieutenant Gribble.
Lieutenant Gribble, OF the Drauoons,
mentioned in General Wellesley = dispatch,
bad been missing since the great cavalry
charge at Kassassin, his body having been
found unburied. 1t is thought probable
he was murdered on the approach Of Gen.
eral Wolseey.
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Firing again commenced Oh both sides at
Z O'Clock this morning, and continued with
great precision until 0 o'clock, when the
enemy retired.
M.-The attack Of the enemy has
been rcpulsed, but the action still contin
ues along to the front, which extends n
distance OF three miles. All the troops are
out from the British camp, and the
wounded are now being brought in, but
the total casualties are not yet exactly
known. The'British loss is roughly esti.
mated Mt lG0 killed and wounded.
Many shell fell in the British camp be-
fore the enemy were repulsed.
| 5p.M.-Wolseley is now on his way to
Troops are marching from Tel.el-Alahuta
to kassassin. .sl@. ..l.l I-
General Wolseley reports that very ell
feetire reconnaissance Of the enemy's po-,
sltlon was made during the enemv's en-
gagement today.
Twenty Of the enemy's dead were
counted near one spot. Numbers of Epyp-
tians are lying about fearfully wounded.
Our wounded includes ten marines, whose
wounds are serious.
The Thirteenth Bengal Lanccrs COM
menced the engagement and killed ten of
the enemy. They lost one Sikh iu their
first charge. The Lancers held the ground
gallantly until the force arrived. Had the
Highland Brigade come up and supported
them we could ere now have captured
Tel.el.kebir.
The enemy's force in the engagement
numbered thirteen thousand men, with l2
guns. Five guns and many prisoners were
captured. -.
The British, during the day, advanced
within range OF Tel.cl. kcbir.
General Wolseley is ut the front.
ALEXANDRIA, September lO.-Four of
Arab Pasla's officers surrendered this
morning to the British pckets II, Ramlel.
They state fully 500 Of Anbi's men would
dr. likewise did they not fear the British
would fire on them. In the engagement
Yesterday, besides the Egyptians who ad
vanced from Tel.el-kebr, force of $500
men crossed the desert from Salihyeh
and operated on the right nank OF
the British. These troops continued
in the engagement after the Tel.el.Kebir
force bad retired. They had Krupp but.
terry, which they handled well. The Brit
ish heavy cavalry pushed them hard aud
finally captured one krupp gun, with team
and equipment and green standard, which
was taken from the hands OF The dead
standard-bearer, belonging to one of Arabi
Pasha's crack regiments.
The Salihyeh contingent were routed, hut
tho others reached Tel.el.kebir in fairly
good order. The British loss is compara.
lively small, perhaps eighty in all Killed
and wounded. Arabi's plan was well de-
vised, but required better troops 10 carry il
out, although the rebels fought better than
they have heretofore.
Z Officers say that only 6,000 rebel troops
are, now ut Kafr.el.Dwar, most of them
worn out Many are dcsirous OF surrender.
ing but are forcibly prevented. The
khedive assured the, British Consul.
General that he had given strict orders for
the immediate abolishment OF keel l.haulinp
and other punishmen,s which modern
civilization condemns. la
CoSsrASTISorLE, September 10. Said
Pasha, Assym Pasha and Artin EfIendi
called upon Lord Dufrerin, at Thcrapia,
this evening, with fresh draft Of a military
convention which WIS submitted at Refer.
endum. In Turkish official circles the
hope is expressed that the Convention will
be signed by Tuesday. q
Delay in the conclusion OF the Anglo.
Turkish military convention has created a
feeling Of irrittion against England. The
Turks accuse the British OF. deliberately
prolonging negotiations on the subject.
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