Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-26
FOREIGN FACTS.
Particulars Of Thursdays Battle
from English Sources.
Fighting at Great odds-Holding Tea
Thousand Egyptians in Check
Turkeys New PrOposition-ho
Turkish Troops to land.
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL SOURCES.

LONDON, August 25.-General wolsley, in
a dispatch to the War Office, recounts the
sngseement at MAGYAR, Thursday, in which
le held his ground whole day against
10000 Egyptians. His forces numbered
. COO men. In the details he says: ad-
yanced in the morning before daybreak,
with the Household cavalry, two horse ar
tillerv guns, thirty mounted infantry and
! 600 men from York and Lancaster regi-
ment and marines. After some sklrmish-
ing / took possession OF dam, which tne
enemy had constructed across tne CANA
between the villages of MAGYAR and Mshnta.
During the operations two squadrons OF
the household cavalry charged the enemy's
broken infantry very calamity.
soon found that the enemy were being
LARGELY reinforced from Tel FL Kebir.
could see trains arriving and thought II
inconsistent with tradition for the Queens
army to retire before any number OF ESyp-
tian troops, and so decided to hold the
Sronnd until Ieinforcements arrived,
An day.long l have had an Egyptian
force Of 10000 men, with two guns in my
front and on my'right flank. The precis-
ion of the enerly's artillery ire was very
GOOD but fortunately they tired common
She'll nearly all day, and when they did hre
shapnel their fuse were badly adjusted.
The enemy had their cavalry regiments
in lines. Our horses having been recently
on board ship were not in condition TO
sallop much. The two horse artillery guns
were served with pluck and ability.
Our casualties have been slight. Captain
HaIlam Parr is wounded through the leg;
Lord Melgund received wound through
the hand. Capt. PARIS mounted infantry
distinguished itsel;. All the troops en-
gaeed did we'll. Tomorrow (Fridayl
shall attack the enemy's position at Hoi-
cnke, and hope 10 take possession Oh tne
dam which they constructed there this
In telegram dispatched at two o'clock
this morning, General Wolsley adds:
omitted TO say / had with me yesterday,
two gatlipg guns worked by seamen, who
did their duty admirably.
EEyps.
PnRT SAID, August 25.-Some of the prln-
cipal Arab n erchants OF Port said aud Da-
meta have contributed money towards
the cause of the rebels. Five hundred
horses have been sent them from Damietta.
Mild stories are still circulated among the
natives of Arab PsSha's great success.
ALExANpRIA, August 25.-The order not
I 10 allow the Decentralization in Egypt OF
( Turkish troops without the previous sig
nature Of the military convention and the
! issue Of a proclamation against Arabl Pasha
remain unchanged.
The Khcdiye has received information
| that Arabi PaSha has withdrawn 5000 of his
| best troops from Kafre FL Dwar, it is sup
| posed to Tel FL Kebier.
Deserters from Arabi Pasha's forces state
/ Honf PaSha has been poisoned for dispnt-
| ing with Arabi Pasha.
PoRr SAlD, August 25.-0wing to the fall
I in the canal at Ismailia the company has
suspended dredging.
The English made reconnaissance on the
25th inst, towards Fort Ghemleh, which
they found to be still garrisoned by Arab.
Damietta has been captured.
A sanitary agent of the English Govern
ment, a pOStOtfice official and two priests
were found there. They had been loaded
with chains for the last six weeks, and sub
iected TO mast terrible cruelties.
The Nile Rising.
ALEXANDRIA, August 25.-Reliable infor-
nation has been received from the interior
to the effect that the Nile is rising rapidly,
but is much below the level reached at this
time last year.
After DeLesseps.
| ALExANDRIA, August 25.-It is rumored.
| Arabi Pasha accuses DcLeSseps of having
deceived him with false promises so as to
be able TO sell the Suez canal to England,
and he has set price on DeLessep's head.
LONDON, August 25-Gen. Wolsley, tele-
graphing the war Office from Ismaila, Thurs
day, says: The water in the fresh Tate-
canal having been falling the last three
days, | thought it necessary, although /
had possession of Serapeuny to push for
ward and occupy point on the canal seven
| miles west of lsma'la, where had been
warned the canal could be most seriously
| damaged.
Another Fight.
LoXpoN, August 25.-The War office has
received the following telegram from Gen.
| WOlSley:
"IsNiILrA, August 25, evening.-I pushed
on again this morning at day break. The
| enemy had a strongly entrenched position
at MShatti, and from the bold way IN
which they attacked us yesterday, L
! hoped they would stand their ground
i TO day. They withdrew their guns, how
| ever, last night They had twelve in the
| action yesterday. The force at my disposal
! this morning was the First division and all
| the English cavalry with sixteen gunsssMy
| intention was to pivot on my left at the
| dam we took yesterday, and swing round
| my ri"ht to take the enemy's position in
| the flank and drive them into the fresh
water canal, sending cavalry completely
| around their position to occupy the
| railway in their rear, and if
| possible, capture their engines and rolling
stock. This operation was very well car
ried out. All the heavy work devolved on
] the cavalry and artillery, which were we'll
landed by Major General Lowe. He at
tsHked the rear Of the enemy, who had
large camp at MahSameh railway station,
which he took, routing the enemy
with considerable loss, taking FIVE
Krupp guns, seventy-6ve railway carriages
laden with provisions, and large quantity
Of ammunition and rifles. Notwithstand-
ing the fact Of our horses being unfit for the
heavy and long marches, which the rein
fOrcements l ordered yesterday had TO
make, Fhaye every reason to be satisfied