The Portland daily press., 1882-09-11
EGYPTS WAR,
A acknowledgements Near Kas-
sas1n.
BRITISH LOSS ROUGHLY ESTIMATED
AT ONE HUNDRED.
Unusual Movements Reported in the
Rebel Camp.

KAssAsrN, Sept. $3.50 A. M. After O'Clock
this morning the Be, gal aneers and scouts came
in with news that the enemy was approaching in
great force on the north side of the railway. Our
army was at once put In motion and by z O'Clock
an artillery duel began. Arabis troops of all arms
spread over the entire ridge, and a mile and a
half up the line train heavily armed has appeared.
Close to where stand our -p under and Krupp
guns are placed, shelling the enemy's right here
Ia also 25-pounder few hundred yards off play
ing on the same position. We have the enemy's
range exactly. One of our shells burst right over
the enemy's ranks. The Egyptian artillery has got
our distance very we'll and its shells are dropping
steadily into our camp. We have horse artillery
extended along a line half mile il length on the
north side of the railway 1t is firing rapidly, and,
at present. the Egyptians slowly retiring. Up
to this moment no casualties have occurred. Re
endorsements are just coming up from Mahsameh
A krnpp gun captured from Arab sent shell
nearly 1n front of his train. Our infant is slowly
advancing and the enemy is slowly retreating
LONDON. Sept. 9-The News has the following
from kas asin; have counted 20 of the enemy
dead near one spot Numbers of Egyptians are ly
Ing about fearfully wounded. Our wounded in
cude 10 marines, whose wounds are serious. The
18th Bengal Lancers commenced the engagement
and killed 10 of the enemy. They lost one sikh in
their first charge. The Lancers held the ground
gallantly until force arrived. Had the Highland
brigade come up and supported them we could ere
now have captured Tel-el-Kebir.
KAssAsIN. Sept . --12 M. The attack of the
enemy has been repu sed, but the action still con-
tinu+s along the front, which extends distance Of
three miles. All the trOe ps out from the Brit
ish camp. The wound d are now being brought in,
but the total casualties not yet exactly known.
The British loss is roughly estima ed at 100 killed
and wounded Aany shells fell in the Britt h
camp before the enemy were repulsed. Gen. Wolse-
ley has gone to the front. Troops are marching
from Tel-e-Mahuta to Kassasin.
LONDON, Sept. o. The Exchange Telegraph
Company has The following:
Alerandria Sept. 10. Noon. Four of Arab
Pashas officers surrendered this morni t. the
Brid-h picket at Ramleh. They state, that fully
800 of Arab Is men would do likewise did they not
fear the british would fire on them. A despatch
from Kassas reports that in the engagement VS.
terday, besides the Egyptians who adj ance from
ert from S4lihiyeh and operated on the right flank
of tue Br tish These troops continued the engage
ment after the iel-el-Keoir rec had retired.
hey h Krupp battery which they hagdled
we'll but the British heavy cavalry pushed them
hard and finally capture one krupp gun with team
and equipment and a green standard viii was
taken fir IN the hand of dead sta dard bearer be-
longing to of Arab Pasha's crack regiments.
The Salihiyeh contingent routed but the 9TH
ached Iel-el-Kebr in fairly good order.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept 1O.-Said Pasha, Assym
Pasha ami Artia Effendi tlled upon Lord Dutter-
in at Therapia this evening with esh aft OF
military convention which was submitted al refeT-
eRdum in Turkish official circles.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept 1O--for the last two days
unusual movements have been observed in the rebel
cams. Heavy cannonading was heard to-day IN the
direction of Aboukir and Kiout.
LONDON Sept. 10.-A correspondent writing of
the engagement at Kassasin, says the English MT
attacked by five battalions of infantry with hVe
guns and 500 cavalry, under command of Mahmoud
Pasha sami from Qalihiyen. The enemy had alto
gether 5000 men, Saturday night passed quietly,
the enemy having disappeared behing their en-
trencbments.
At daybreak Sunday morning the English began
to throw up rifle pits around kassassln IN
order to prevent Arab Pasha from approaching
near enough to shell their camp. The picket
charged the regiments of the enemys cavalry, rode
through them and killed 0 men losing one of own.
The emy threw many of thsir own wounded alive
into the canal Foot Guards have arrived at the
front and stores are coming up fast The English
loss during she engagement was so wounded, none
killed.
LONDON, Sept. 10. The Telegraph's correspond
Pash as a complete success for The English who
er calculated upon his attacking them in su b
manner The enemy did not retire until the En-
glish infantry advanced Arab left about 200 dead
and wounded on the field.