The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-10-04

Of the British. Thsy had KruPp battery, vhie
they handled we'll Tbs British heavy clyali
pushed them hard and finally captured one OF n
| krupp guns, with the team ard equipments A
| Egyptian standard was takel from the hands of
dead standard-bearer, belonging 70 one OF N
| Arabi's crack regiments. The Sahhiyeh cgntine
ent was routed. but the Others re1ched lel-el-heb
| in fairly GOOD order. The British loss was con
parativey small, perhaps eighty IN all, killed an
| wounded Arabi's plan was well devised buI z
| quired better troops 90 carry It out though u
| rebels fought better on this occasion than the
have heretofore.
1t was not through any fault of the rebel leader
that the attack BY Arab Pasha was unsuccessful
For a quarter OF an hour the position OF the Ing
lish force and camp looked exceedingly crllcAi, z
| the infantry were in danger of being out thanked
General Lowe came 10 the relief VI the BRUSH IN
fantry with his cavalry force. and by threaienln
the enerny's left forced him 10 dcsst from cuntin
Jaw their Guns taken. they halted and made
| show Of advancing. a II to recapture them bui
| volley from the marines dissipatcd that idea AM
they continued their retreat
| General loves flank movement checked taht g
| Arab Pasha and the active forward movement o
the English infantry, together With the supeIiorii.
of the English artillery, forced the enemy inAntr
| to give way. When the fight was virtually euued
/ eyewitness Of the battle state that the enemy
| fire was tremendous, and they wonder where thel
bullets could have gone.
| SATURDAYS repulse of Arab Pasha is regarded
| as complete success for the English who neyel
1 calculated upon tAAtA ~
| ner The enemy did not retire until the Eagllsi
| infantry advanced. Arab left about 20 dead anC
| wounded ON the field. The wounded state that th'
/ English right was attacked by hye battaiohs oi
infantry. with five guns and ~ cavalry undel
| command Of Mahmoud Pasha. The enemy nae
| altogether 15.OOO men. The wounded are doing
| excellent The loss during the engagement Wer'
| 20 wounded and none killed.
CoSsrASTNorLE, sept. l0.-Ihe deferred conelu
sion Of the Anglo Turkish Military Convention La,
created feeling Of irritation against England
| The Turks accuse the British Of deliberately pro
longing negotiations on the subject.
Iss1An1A. Sept 1Oth.-The Highland Brigade
( which left saturday, only advancing ten miles
| The weather is extremely hot and the men suffer
| terribly Two of them died .rOm sunstroke and
few others are not expected 10 live. Two hundred
men fell out OF the ranks during Saturdays march
| ALEXANDRIA Sept. lO-Four Of Arab Pasha's
officers surrended this morning 10 brltlsn plckel
| at Ramleh. They state that fully JlO OF Arab :
men would do the same did they not fear the Brit
ish would fire on them.
ASSASSIN, Sept u.-Prsoners report that the
object Of Saturdays operations was the capture OF
Kassassiu Jrhich 1t was believed would be weakly
| defended. The Egyptians lost over LOO killed
| The British loss, killed and 60 wounded.
Is,t,uI, Sept. I3-Tel-ol-Kebir was carried
this morning with n rush. The first shot was fired
at 3 o'clock. The position was taken IN twenty
minutes we having surprised the enemy by a
4 despatch dated Tel-el-Kebir, a. m. says
| The great battle is practically over. The rebels
discovered our men when about one mile from
their works, and opened heavy rifle hre. Our
men paused for a moment on the line OF the sand
hills and then with gallant rush, they were
among the rebels Acting on General Wolseley S
orders they reserved their ire and went IN with
the bayonets The slaughter for time was very
great The rebels could not stand 1t, and broke
and fled, pursued hotly. / followed the Royal
Irish Regiment into the trenches before one of the
forts They were filled with Arabi's followers,
dead and diving. The final rush was made over a
distance OF 90 yards-the men skirmishing and
scaling cover until they reached this point. Sever
al thousand Egyptians are taken prisoners. Our
own loss 10 to this time, / should compute at 20
killed. The Highland Brigade distinguished
themselves notably at the redoubts of Iel-elkebir
all Of which along the entire enemy line was car
cried at the point of the bayonet. At $50 this
morning the Highlanders dashed m on the lett
completely surprising the enemy. The latter
however soon rallied from the surprise, and pluck
ily replied with yolleys Of musketry, lntictng
severe loss ON their assdllants The following
officers fell. British officers kllled-Malor Col
vile and Lieutenant SOmcrulle of the Seventy
fourth Higllanders. British officers wounded: .
Colonel Hutchinson Of the Forty-sixth Regiment;
Captain kepta, CAPTAIN Cumberland, Lieutenant
Miiwood and Lieutenant Gordon Cary OF the
Seventy-fourth Highlanders.
Lieut. Gordon, in the melee, killed three Egypt
ian officers with his claymoro. As the Forty-sixth
Regiment dashed over the iuttenchme1it their
leader Col. Hutchinson, was wounded IN the
mouth and carried off the field. The British
cheered General WOlselcy after the battle.
On our right the guards and rifles carried all
before them The full extent Of our loss is not
known. The black Soudan troops ON the Egyp-
tan side fought well and Arab artillery was well
served. but the pure Egyptian regiments behaved
in a very cowardly manner. The British cavalry
pushing forward right toward Zagazig, cut of the
retreat of the Egyptilns from kafr-el-Dwar. The
enemy retrCatCd ut full speed toward the desert
and Cairo. The Highland Brigade while in action
I'll 1sf
The following is Gen. Wolseley's official dispatch
to the War Office:
IoNpoN, Sept. 13-We struck camp at Kassassin
Locks and biyouacked ON a nigh ridge b0ye the
camp. We then advanced upon the very extensive
and very strongly fortified position held by Arab
pasha with 1000 regulars, Of whom 200 were cav
airy. with 20 guns and COCO Bcduuins and irregu-
lars. Ny force was about 1900 bayouets, 200
sabrrs and 60 guns. To have attacked SO strong q
position by daylight, with the troops could place
in the field, would have cntailcd very great loss
| resolved. therefore, to attack before daybrUak
passing the six miles which interviewed between my
camp and the cnCmy's position IN darkness.
Tho cavalry and two batteries of horse artillery
ON the right had orders To sweep around the enc
my s line at daybroak The first division Of the
Second Brigade, under Gen Graham, was supported
by the foot guards under the Duke of Connaught,
and batteries OF artillery numbering e. guns.
with a supporting brigade; then the second division
Of the Highland Brigade and the Indian contin-
gent These were ON the south side Of the canal
with the naval brigade on the railway.
Great emulation was uyiucgd bv the regiments tn
be first IN the cnemy's works. All went Nc them
straight, the ROYAL Irish particularly distinguish
ing itself 10y its dash and manner rs 1t closed with
the enemy All the unOmy works and camps are
now In on possession. do not know exactly the
number OF guns captured, bat It is considerable.
Several trains with immense quantities OF supplies |
were captured. The enemy ran away, thousands
throwing away their arms when oyCrtakon by the |
cavalry. Their loss is very great
Major General McPhorson tclrgraphi from Gag |
lzig TO the War Office that made forced march |
after the capture uf Io-C kcbir and occupied Zag
zig He seized trains with their engines, Tho |
Governor cnmo IN and surrendered 20 the British |
md the people are submissive.
Many dispatches have been received from Iol.Ul- |
Nohr laudatory Of the British troops but there Is
little that is new IN them Ono SAYS We will push |
IN 10 Cairo without delay. Arab PashA's troops /
IRE evidently delighted at the prospect Of an end
% the war. Immense sturUs Of ammunition and L
200 tents were captured There Is no doubt that |
\rabi pasha was completely surprised. As soon ~
he English troops reached the ouemy's cutrcnch-
ncnts, Arab Pasha got ON board q train and /
ordered Il 20 steam of from the scene.
PANS, Sept i3-Thc Minister OF Foreign Affairs
las sent telegram 20 the French Ambassador at
london instructing him 90 convoy 20 Lord Gran
lille the congratulations OF the French Govern
ncnt and assure Granville OF the cordial satisfnc-
ion he feels at the news Of the splendid English
rumph,
LoSDoS. sept l1.--Thc bray Nan, has the fol
owing from Coustantinuple; II Is stated Ia OH
ial circles that II no agreement Is arrived at by
Thursday IN regard 10 the Auglo-'rurkish Military
convention, the Porto will break OH diplomatic
Citations with England.
LONDON, Sept, ll.-Arahi has gone 10 Cairo. On
rs arrival there the populncc stoned him. The
ebel force at Te-c-kebir at the time Of the Brit
5h nttnck consisted of 5000 regulars 1000 Be |
ouins and 5000 volunteers. The English troops
Inferred Cairo at . ~. N. a deputalion OF chiefs
rom Tel-el-kobir asked that the country be spared
he humiliation Of further advance OF the Brit
sh. Wolseley said that he would occupy Cam
onipht and that In q few hours be would dispatch
he first train there with troops. This has since
cen done. The Sultan autographed General VOL
cley Offering his congratulations on the splendid
ictOry and requesting him, now that the neck Of
he rebellion is broken, 10 stop the march Of his
rmy into the interior. General WOlseley sent
alegram in reply, in which he referred the Sultan
D London for response TO his request. All tho
nemy's magazines have been blown up and all | ,
he unmoyahle stores destroyed The Khedivo
ave n grand banquet tonight in honor of General
Wood and Admiral Seymour.
TEI-EI-KEBIB, Sept H. Our loss is 80. iuclud- /
% tnirty killed. Eight officers are among the
cad. The Highlanders marched towards Zagazig
nd arc now IN possession OF the railway to Cairo.
II Arabi'5 papers were seized here. Hundreds Of I
lgitives, including many officers, are surrender
ig.
NooN.-'The British move forward at I O'Clock {
his afternoon TO disarn 900 men at Kafr-el-
WAR vhorUfrUm the train has Just started with |
tficers going personally to surrender to General
'olseley.
Arabs suREtSDER- I
LONDON, September Ian Alexandria dispatch | 4
AVS: Arab Pasha Surrendered 90 General Mac
herson. saying. I am Arab Pasha: this is Ioulba
asha 4
Notwithstanding the collapse Of the Egyptian
abeliou preparations in the English araeuals I'D | ,
} last night we're unrelaxed. Fresh orders were
iven yesterday for additional supplies for Egypt.
The War Office has received the following dis /
atch from Nolseley. Lowe has occupied Cairo. q
rabi Pasha and Tuulba Pasha have surrendered
Ton Thousand tronus AZ Giro b