The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
THE EASTERN WAR.
Description of the Engagement at Ma

LONDON, Aug. THE official repor
OF Admiral Seymour concerning the en-
counter with the enemy by the recon
noisance party at Mahalla junction
Saturday, is as follows:
Our force consists of 200 men, the ma
val brigade with one forty FOUNDER anC
two nine pound guns under Capt. Fish.
/ er; d thousand marines under Col.
! Tuson, half battalion of the Thirty.
eighth and FortY-sixth regiments, and
all of the Sixtieth regiment We had a
sklrmish with the enemy, which was
1900 strong, with six guns and six rock
cts, from half past until half past Z
o'clock in the evening. The total cas-
ualties to the naval brigade and marines
two killed and thirty eight wounded.
The following is General Allison's re-
port.
Persistent native reports have been ex-
isting during the past few days that
Arab Pasha was retiring from kafir-el-
Dwar upon OBNOXIOUS. l determined
upon reconnaissance 10 ascertain wheth-
er Arab still held his original position
strongly. The left column cosn=
menced the advance at 80 p. N. from
the advance picketS at Rablea, the
lines moving by both banks of Nah
mondich canal, and soon came into &C
tion with the enemy, who was posted
in group of palu trees on the eastern
side, and in strong defensible houses
and gardens on the other side. These
positions were CARED. At this time
Lieutenant Vyse, of the Sixtieth. and
one soldier were killed.
The enemy then took second posi-
ton, half mile in the rear, upon the
first bank of the canal among high
groups and houses, and behind the IT.
TlnT. rNF
position also the enemy were driven
with great loss. l accompanied the
right column myself. Soon as the
enemy observed US they opened fire with
artillery. l pushed on as rapidly as
possible until l reached q point where
the railroad approached nearest to the
MamoudIeh canal. Then opened a
musketry fire upon the enemy lining
the banks of the canal. The two nine
Founders were dragged on TO the en-
baukment, and came into action against
the enemy's guns, and the forty FOUNDER
firing over our heads against a point
where the enemy's forces were begin
ming to appear.
now threw forward two companies
to carry the house in the rear of the
canal and followed them up by throw
ing four companies still more to my
left upon the banks upon and across the
canal, thus attaining the position l
wished and forming a diagonal line
across the canal and railway. The enc
my retired slowly before us. The fire of
their seven Founders and nine centime-
ter guns was speedily got under by our
artillery. The object of my reconnois-
sance was attained, and / determined to
This movement was carried
out with the most perfect regularity and
precision. The troops fell back by sl-
ternate companies with the regularity
OF a field day. Every attempt by the
enemy to advance was crushed by the
beautiful precision of the forty FOUNDER.
The losses of the enemy appear to be
very great. They were so dispiri:ed
that, contrary to the usual practice of
Asiatics, they made no attempt TO follow
up our withdrawal
As a reconnaissance the success of our
move was all that could be wished.
regret to state our loss was somewhat
heavy. Lieut.. Vyse was one of the most
promising officers | ever met Our total
loss was four killed and tweniy-ninc
wounded