Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-09-21
The War i'm Egypt.

LONDON, September l3 The khcdlve
received telegram FROM Sultan Pasha
saying that tho British attack on Tel.el-
Kebr commences at 4:3O o'clock tEs
morning.
A correspondent of the exchange tclc-
graph company at Alexandria announces
that Tel cl Kcbir was Carried this morning
Forty guns and large number of prisons
crs wcro captured. The cavalry arc in
pursuit. Arabi's force appears to be quite
broken up. A dispatch to tho exchange
telegraph company from the front reports
tho decentralization of Arabs army to bo
complete. His infantry aro flying towards
the desert Tho exchange telegraph COM
pany has received the following: Kassossin,
September 13th-At the capture of Tcl-el
Kcbir the Egyptian loss was estimated at
1000 men. Our loss was probably 200,
including many officers. The Highland
brigade bore tho brunt of tho action
Reuters telegraph company has the fol-
lowing: Kassassin, September 18th, $50
a M-Thc attack on Tcl-cl kebir began
attack was directed against the cncmy's cx
trcmc left flank, four miles north of the
railway. A heavy artillery and infantry
fire is now proceeding Tho British troops
are advancing rapidly. and arc evidently
turning the encmy's funk. Tho armored
train with a forty pouuder krupp gun,
which were captured ut Kassassin, and the
gatings have just come into action. The
fire of tho enemy, opposite the extreme
right Of the British, is nearly silenccd. A
A dispatch to the Central News says the
Egyptians opened fire when tho British
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GENERAL woLsELEYs REPORT.
The war office has received the follow
ing dispatch from General Wolscly, giving
his report of the battle of Tel.-el.kebir:
"Wo struck camp ut Knssussin lock last
evening, and bivouackcd on the high ridge
above the camp until l:4O this morning.
We then advanced upon tho very cxtcn-
siVo aud very strongly fortified position
held by Arab Pasha with 10000 regulars
of whom 1900 were cavalry, with 70 guns
and 5000 Bedouins and irregulars. My
force was about 1000 bayonets, 1000
satres and 800 guns. 10 have attacked SO
strong position by daylight with the
troors | could place in the field would have
therefore, to attack before daybrcuk,
Marching the six miles that intcrvcncd be-
tween nv camp and the enemies position IN
the darkness, the cavalry and two batteries
of horse artillery on the right. had orders
to sweep round the cuo,nies line at day-
break. The first division of the second
brigade, under General Graham, supported
by tho foot guards, under the Duke of
Conuaught, soven batteries Of artillery,
numbering AZ guns, with supporting
brigade, tho second division of the High
laud brigade leading, the Indian contingent
and the naval brigade on the railway ad-
vance. Great omulaton was evinced by
the regmonts to be tho first in tho enomy's
works. All went at them straight, the
Royal Irish particularly distinguishing
itself by its dash and the manner in which
il closed with the enemy. All the cnemy's
works and camps are now in our possession
do not yet know exactly the number of
guns captured, but it is considerable