The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-10
England and Egypt.

An Alexandria dispstch says: Midshipmsn De
Chair, Of the ironcisd Alexandra, who was sent
to Ramleh on Saturday morning on horseback
| with important dispstches containing Admiral
| Seymour's directions regarding the proposed
reduction Of the Aboukir forts, all indorsed by
the khedive, has been captured by Arab and is
S By Ss rs sPsge With "a susrd OF natives
as an escort The natives had all along
been secretly loyal 10 Arab, and when they
| got De Chair beyond the British outposts they
overpowered him, made him prisoner and con-
Quoted him into Arabi's camp at Kair-el-Dwar.
There he was searched, his dispatches seized,
and he was placed under guard as a prisoner
of war. subsequently, word was sent to the
British OF what had been done. The natives
are becoming very insolent toward the British,
| and whenever they meet small bodies
Of English toops they taunt them
to fight. Arab Is still parleying with the khe-
dive. The sultan has intimated that no terms
! will be made except unconditional surrender.
A traveller who has just arrived here from Stout
| reports that Arab Pasha has issued o manifesto
| declaring that the Khedive Tewf1k has sold
| Egypt to the British and had retired to
England. Arab therefore ordered the people
| to obey him until the Prophet has en-
| lightened him to find worthier khedive.
| Six Mudirs Of Upper Egypt have been ordered
| to supply five hundred hurses and six hundred
and fifty camels 10 the forces of Arab. The
governor of the town of Minieh, 1876 miles
southwest OF Caro-, endeavored to resist the
attempt Of Arab to interrupt railway commu-
nication, but wal sent to Cairo and imprisoned
in the citadel. The railway trains in Egypt are
searched and Christians are murdered.
The following is an account Of how British
outpost at Alexandria was alarmed and put to
flight by bodyof Arabs 1t seems that there
Is olump OF trees on the Sweet Water canal,
ABOUT IN the center Of the British fine Of out.
posts, which wa, guarded by company Of the
Slxtieth Rifles. An advanced picket, con-
slsting OF a corporal and six men, was
duly posted there last evening and eau
toned by Major-General Alison as to
the necessity OF maintaining absolute steadi.
ness, and wen ordered, in the event of an at
tack in force to fall back in order on barri.
caded house by the side of the canal. These in.
structions were apparently fully understood,
and the general left satisfied. At about2 O'Clock
IN the morning the enemy suddenly appeared
on the left OF the British outposts with infantry
and cavalry They had approached very rapid.
iy and unobserved, and, before the British had
time to check their advance, they charged the
clump OF trees al great pace. The Rifles
fired single voley and then broke and ran
along the bank Of the canal. The outlook
would seem to hare been very defective, and,
worse sti |, the retreating troops neglected ali
the orders concerning rallyiug point, aud never
stopped until they had reached The fortified
water works hill, shout mile distant. -Four
OF them even ran until they reached tho camp,
where they spread all sorts of ridiculous
rumors, such as that they had lost all then
comrades and had last seen Major Ward sur
rounded by the enemy. A company instantly
moved forward to ihe bank of the canal. The
enemy had apparently not followed tho fugi.
tlves far, bu. had taken the rifles they had
thrown away in their flight and secured their
reserve Of ammunition. The conduct of the
ltifies created terribly indignant feeling
throughout the British camp. The position
they abandoned has been reoccupied. and the
mon composing the fugitive picket have been
placed under arrest harmless demonstra-
tion was made against an exactly similar posi-
ton on tho previous night.
The official report of Admiral Seymour con-
cerning an encounter with the enemy of the
reconnaissance party at Iahalla Junction, near
Alexandria, is as follows: "Our force con-
sisted of 200 men OF the naval brigade, with
one forty-pounder and two nine-pounder guns,
under Captain Fisher thousand marines un-
der Colonel Tuson, half battalion OF the
Thirty eighth and FOrty-sXth regiments and
all of the Sixtieth regiment. We had q skir
mish with the enemy, which was 2 900 strong,
with six guns AMI six rockets, from 5:30 to 1880
O'Clock in the evening. The total casualties to
the naval brigade and marines are two killed
and twenty-five uoundtd.'
The following il General Wilson's report of
the engagement: Persistent native reports ex-
listing during the past few days that Arab Bey
was retiring from Kafrel-Dwar upon Duman-
hour, determined upon q reconnaissance to
ascertain clearly whether Arab stall held his
original position strongly. The left column
began to advance at 4:4j p. NJ from the advance
rickets of tho Ramlnh lines moving by hnih
banks of the Mdlimoudieh canal, and soon came
into action with the enemy, who was strongly
posted i'll group of pa N trees on
the eastern side ana in strong, deiensible house.
and gardens on the other side These positions
were carried. At this time Lieutenant Vyse
of the SiXtieth, and one soldier were kilel.
The enemy tnen took a seconi position half Il
mile in the rear upon the east bank OF tho
canal among high crops and hou .es and behind
the irregular banks OF the canal From this
rosition, also, the enemy was driven with
great loss. accompanied the right column
myself. As coon as the enemy observed us
they opened fire with actillcry. L pushed OIL
as rapidly as possible till l reached point
where the railway approached nearest
to the Mahmoudioh canal and opened
musketry fire upon the enemy lining
FOUNDERS were dragged Oh 10 the embank-
ment and came into action against the
enemy's guns, the fpity-pounder firing over
our heads against point where the onemy's
forces were beginning 10 appear. nos
threw forward two companies to carry house
near the canal and followed up by throwing
four companies ct IL more to my left upon the
banks OF and across the canal, thus attaining
the position wished and forming diagonal
line across both the canal and the railway
The enemy retired slowly before us. The
fire of their seyen-pounders and nine-centi-
meter guns was speedily got under by our
artillery. The object of my reconnaissance
was attained and determined to withdraw.
This movement was carried out with the most
perfect regularity and precision. The troops fell
back by alternate companies with the regularity
OF a field day. Every attempt by the enemy
30 hy hn hpa nj
cision of the forty-pounder and the steady
firing of the nine-pounders. The losses of the
enemy appear to have been very great. They
were so dispirited that, contrary 10 the usual
practice OF Asiatics, they made no attempt to
follow up our withdrawal AS reconnaissance
The success of our move was all that | could
wish. regret to state that our loss was some
what heavy. Lieutenant Vyse was one OF the
most promising officers / ever met. Our total
loss wGs four killed and twenty-nine wounded" :"