The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07
England and the Egyptians

Eight men were killed and sixty-one
wounded on the British side in battle at
kassasin Lock. The Egyptians attacked the
British troops, and after considerable fight
ing were repulsed with severe loss. Arab
Pasha was in the field during the action,
General Wolseley telegraphed from Kassasin
Lock the following account of the engage
ment: Major-GCneral Graham, command
ing this post was attacked last evening by
about twelve guns and eight battalions. Our
men behaved extremely well and inflicted
severe loss upon the enemy. At first General
Graham had only five guns, two and a half
battalions and small detachment of cavalry
and mounted infantry. Being reinforced by
another battalion he attacked the enemy in
front while the First cavalry brigade, under
Colonel Sir Baker Russell charged them in
flank, sabering n considerable number. The
cavalry were well handled by Major General
Drury Lowe. General Graham's dispositions
wore all that they should have been. His op-
erations were carried ont with the GOODNESS for
whichhe has always been well known. Arab
Pasha was on the field during the action.
The cavalry charged by moonlight, but were
unable to secure the rebel guns, which the
enemy withdrew during the night. The lat
ter left, however, all their ammunition. Our
killed are Surgeon-Major Shaw, six marine
artilerymen and one infantry sergeant
The wounded are one major, two captains,
two lieutenants and ffty-six men,"
a New York Herald dispatch gives the
following graphic account of the British cav
airy charge at Kassasin: "The cavalry now
advanced i'll echelon form, the Seventh dra-
goons leading. Under cover of these the
Life Guards formed for charge, and at the
word of command the dragons opened
right and left to allow them to pass. Already
tho brigade major had passed down the line
the word, The cavalry are to charge the
guns Sir Baker Russell in front shouted
Now we have them. Charge Away went
thn limo II
i'll the darkness and dust Away behind them
went tho Seventh Dragons pressing on the
flank of the guards. We who remained in
the rear had the full benefit of the storm of
shot and shell which greeted tho advancing
horsemen' Of whom from this bnf{7a m3ment we
over. Led by Sir Baker Russell they charged
straight at the guns, sabering the gunners as
they passed, dashing into and cutting down
the flying infantry. General Russell's horse
was shot under him, but he seized another
and kept with his men. When the battle
ended scene of wild confusion en-
sued. Some guns still fired. Bodies
of infantry kept up a fusillade. Mean
while our infantry had had hot time. Hun
dreds of shells burst in the confined space.
The shelter of trenches afforded but poor
protection. The Egyptians came on with
much spirit, and were gaining ground when
the roar of guns on their left and rear, fol
lowed by the rush of cavalry, proved too
much for them. From that moment they
thought only of flight"
loulba Pasha, commanding at Kafr-el.
Dwar, and one of the foremost of Arab
Bcy's generals, has been poisoned.
A wounded Arab officer states that hardly
had the British cavalry swept through the
Arab ranks in the fight at Kassasin recently
when horde of Bedouins poured in and
began to strip and rob the dead and wounded
of both sides, killing any of the wounded
who were able to resist.
M. de Lesseps has arrived at Paris. Speak
ing to deputation of friends he said he had
been described as an enemy of England and
a friend of Arab Pasha, but he was simply q
friend and defender of work of civilization.
He said that Arab Pasha's honorable conduct
i'll regard to the Suez canal ought to be
acknowledged.
A dispatch from Ismalia states that engi-
neers have conquered the difficulty of tainted
water by digging holes in the sand by the
side of the canal. The water when filtered
through the sand is fairly clear.
The man-of-war Minotaur shelled the
enemy's lines between Ramleh and Aboukir.
The shelling was against force of infantry
aud cavalry, which had been drawn out by d
reconnaissance of British mounted infantry.