Connecticut western news., 1882-08-30

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 AFFAIRS IN EGYPT.
 What is Being. Done by the English
 Government in Africa. On Monday Captain Hastings, in com- mand of the seamen and marines of the gunboats Seagull and Mosquito, assisted by 200 Highlanders, under Major Kel- sey, proceeded to Shaluf, by way of the maritime canal, and found 500 of the enemy strongly intrenched behind the station. The English force landed and defeated them, taking forty-five prison CTS, small cannon and a quantity of ammunition and stores. Our loss was two Highlanders drowned and two sea- men wounded. The enemy's loss was 168 killed and 62 prisoners. The bank of the fresh water canal at Shaluf was cut by the enemy, but it has been repaired. It is now guarded. The Highlanders carried the intrenchments at Shalut at the point of the bayonet. A brigade re- connoitred in force at the same time and in the same direction.
 The fight lasted from eleven o'clock in the morning until nearly five o'clock in the afternoon. The firing of the High landers was remarkable for coolness and steadiness. The Gatlings in the tops of the gunboats worked with ad- mirable precision, and did much execution among the enemy, who advanced within hundred yards of the bank of the canal. The success was all the more brilliant owing to the ex- tremely difficult nature of tie country. which abounded with low ridges and water courses. Lieutenant Lang. of the Highlanders, gallantly crossed the fresh water canal in the face of a hot fire and brought back boat. thus enabling company each of the Highlanders and marines to cross and take the enemy on the right flank. The enemy fought bravely. Their com mander was killed.
 The main body of the Arabs, 2,5OO strong, has gone to Genefe, taking with It quantity of railway stock.
 M. de Lesseps has made an agreement with the English by which the Suez Canal will be opened for traffic. There was slight skirmish at Ramleh Tues day, in which General Alison displayed great coolness in the presence of per sonal danger. The Khedive has again ordered all Egyptians 10 obey General Wolseley.
 The Shelk-ul- Islam and the Turkish Minister of Finance made visit to Lord Dufferin in Oonstantinople. which caused 8 sensation. An Arab tribe in Irlpoli is preparing to assist Arabi Bey.
 The natives of Ismailia have returned and resumed work. A force of the enemy, numbering about 5000 men, with guns, has taken up a position len miles distant from there.
 According so authentic information Arabi Pasha has 25, ,000 men at Kafr-el- DoWar. Large numbers of men are constantly 1ntrenching at TeI-el. Kebir. and there is little doubt that the big 1ght of the war will uechr there. The prisoners taken as Serapeum on Monday report that many of the enemy s wound ed dled during the retreat across the desert to Tel-el Kabir, ...Svf
 The British troops on ThursdayAeean their advance into Egypt from, ,Ismailia. M. de Aesseps has assured the Duke of Connaught of his friendliness toward England. The Arabs are again tlesert ing Port Said. A number of Bedouins dashed into Ramleh Thursday and plum. dered the village. It is reported that bedoulns hostile to Arabi have cut the railroad on the line of his probable res treat to upper Egypt. The London 1smaes's correspondent at Alexandria says there is no necessity for charitabla mission among the Egyptian poor. It IS said that educated Mussulmans in Constantinople are beginning te oppose AraDl Bey, while the uneddcated con. tinue to be his strongest adherents.
 General Wolseley's advance into the interior of Egypt has been stopped by the Egyptian Army near the village of Magfar. Several officers wefe wounded m an engagement which lasted there all day Thursday. The water in the. fresh. water canal at Ismailia is constantly falling. It is reported from Alexandria that D, ,O00 Egyptien troops have gone to Tel -el-Kehir. The British have oc- cupled Damietta, in which town several prisoners are alleged to have been found loaded with chains. The Nile con tinues rapidly rising. It is reported from Constantinople that the Russian Minister is endeavoring to have the nro. posed Anglo Turkish Military Conven- ton the subject of consideration by the conference. The Porte has denied the report of 8 murder of Christian in Syria
 It IS rumored that Arabi Pasha &C., cuses M. de Lesseps of having deceived him with false promises so as to be able to sell the Suez Canal to the English. and that Arabi has set price on M. de Lesseps's head.