Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-08-22
FOREIGN NEWS.
.waR,s wRINKLED 'FRONT.'"
Account Of Sunday'- Ensagement-Ara'
bis Works valiantiy Defended-He.
roic Conduct of English Troops.

Admiral Hewitt telegraphs from Suez at
o'clock this morning: yesterday, Capt.
Hastings, in command of the seamen and
marines of gunboats Sea Gull and Mosquito,
assisted by 200 Highlanders under MAJOR
Kelsey, proceeded to ShAluf by Maritime
Canal, and found 600 of the enemy strongly
eptrenched behind the station. The Eng
lish landed and defeated them, taking forty
five prisoners, a small cannon. ammunition
and stores. Our loss was two Highlanders
drowned and two hundred killed and wound
ed. The enemy's loss was about two hun
dred killed and wounded. A bank of the
fresh water canal at Shaluf was cut by the
enemy but has been repaired. 1t is now
guarded"
telegram from Port Said at o'clock
this afternoon says the last transport has
now entered Suez Canal. Two vessels are
steaming slowly for Ismailia.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 81.
Transport Merton Hall, with the Seventh
Bengal Infantry have arrived at Suez. The
French troop ship Shamrock entered the
canal this morning.
Transport Catalonia is aground in the
canal. but does not stop traffic.
SUEz. Aug. 81.
dian contingent and his staff arrived here
ried the intrenchments of Shaluf, at the
point of the bayonet.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 21.-6.I5 p. NJ.
Gen. WOlseley telegraphs that there has
been a slight skirmish at Ismailia. 1t is just
announced from Ramleh that the enemy are
moving by trains from Koafr ell Dawar. prob
ably with the intention of Withdrawing the
troops from there.
for up,u tipr
with Arab Pasha is Hanafi Effendi, Arabi's
director general of railways. Other arrests
on the same charge are impending. A bat
talon of Shropshire regiment landed here
today and marched to Ramleh 1t is report
ed that Arab Pasha will concentrate his
forces at Damanhour, and that he has an en-
trenchment camp at Toutah to which place
he will remove his headquarters. This in
formation comes from Arabs sources.
The second army division has been ordered
to hold itself in readiness to pursue the en-
envy in the event of their retreat.
PoRT SAID, Aug. 81.
Capt. Fairfax has been appointed COM
mandant of the town. The French, Russian
and Dutch dispatch boats are arriving. NJ.
De Lessep is ill. All the Arab laborers have
fled, and ships traversing the Suez Canal
must be coaled by their own crews.
The outposts at Ramleh made demonstra-
ton this afternoon and some artillery shots
were exchanged. The English met with no
loss. 1t is definitely settled that Major Gen
eral Alison and staff will move to Ramleh
tomorrow.
All the shops are now open. Arabs
now fraternize with the Europeans. The
place has quite holiday appearance. The
invading force here is estimated at 1000.
LONDON. Aug. 81.
The News has the following from Ismailia,
dated Monday afternoon During the she'll
ing of Nefich, early Sunday morning, several
trains with troops arrived from Zakarik, but
Arab Pasha who accompanied them, did not
like the aspect of affairs and ordered the
withdrawal of the troops. Vice Admiral Sey-
mour arrived yesterday evening. General
Wolseley arrived today. A considerable
number of troops have already landed.
Mahmoud Fehmy who il was reported had
been arrested in the native quarter of
Ismaila came yesterday to the outposts, &C.
companied by two officers and surrendered.
LONDON, Aug. 81.
The News has the following from Suez
Have just returned from Chalouf, where I
witnessed the conclusion of the fight in
which 250 of our men, including the High
landers, blue jackets and marines, were de-
feated by twice their number of the enemy.
The fight lasted from III o'clock this morn
ing until nearly II o'clock in the afternoon.
The firing of the Highanders was remark
able for its GOODNESS and steadiness. The
Gatlings in the tops of the gunboat worked
with admirable precision and did much ex-
ecution among the enemy, who advanced to
within 100 yards Of the bank of the canal.
Success was all the more brilliant owing to
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