Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-25

rd ivicn thnir nu,,hor of ,ho o,on,, Tho
aa,,,s. W..
ns"' '"s'eu from IL O'CLOCK TINS forenoon un-
I'll nearly five O'Clock in the afternoon. The
tiripr of fine Uiuhl,ndcrs ,voa ra,p,rkohle for
coo,noss o,,5 s,ao,;.a r,acau,..,, t., u,o
.0s' "'' ''."''"''s' 'nc oa'"uss !" .n'
'oPs Oh Tue sunpoats worked with admirable
precision and did much execution among the
enemy who advanced ,o within II hundred
,,,,,a -, a.. -, nv.
cess was all the more brilliant owing TO the
cx,rnmnlv Jii,icni, no,uro nr ,ho coun,r,
"ll,cll nnonnued with low ridges ana wafer
crs rtall,n,Iv crossed ,h" f5cs al water Gan"i IN
the face of a hot fire and brought back a boat,
thus enabling n company each of Highland
crs ana marines 70 cross ana take lne enemy
iv Thrir cnmn,nu,ir r ros / ii,od
,
I,yrov rr,o,, Ana o,Adr;ro,
IIow,, ,.,oc,,nho from suoy os follows.
c,n,,,. C.n,ni, ,I,s,;nn, :, onnwon, 81
,,,, - n,,I ,,,n,;no, -, ,hn an,,hoo,,
,'...u ,,, NJ a.a,,,,, H.. ooo nal,
oc"s'''' III" ''os'iu'''' uss'S''" ~ "oo i'isn-
landers under Major Kelly, proceeded to
Shallooi ny way the maritime canal ana
found 6OO OF the enemy strongly entrcnched
behind the station. The English force landed
and defeated them, taking 40 prisoners anu
capturing small cannon anu quantity OF
ammunition anu stores; Our loss was TWO
liighlandcrs drowned and two scameh
hundred iillrd and wounded The hank of
the fresh water canal at Shalloof was cut
~ ,nu ome,.1, o"' 1t nus "'''' ''i'''''e" anu
announcer EngnScmcnt--. ,i h"h"re"
s'P''"'
IsMAuI,. Aup. % Yesterday afternoon
,,,o So,on,,, sooord roo;ror, or,o,od tho
ono,,v a, Sorororr, ord ,oru,sod ,hen, T,vo
British soldiers were killed and five wounded.
The enemy lost one hundred men and four
guns.
Troops Landed at IsmaiIIa.
Isv,,,iA Auc 90 On. m.-Thc landing
of ,roons from ,ronsnor,s nroccedcd actively
ali ,,i,,,,, an, oon,;,,,os 70 ,o, rho ordor,,,
a' "'s''' "'' 'oN''nu,' 'o.u"'' ~
behavior anu general bearing OF the soldiers
are the admiration of the entire population.
General Wolseley visited Nj. DE Lcsseps yes
i pr;, anu eAl'a' ,i ,ne au,I' 10 oi9
Dritisn III reSaru " liic oucH canai' hc saiu
,boi En n must ise The canal for Tie ;, prcs
ent. DE Lcsseps expressed himself as fully
satisfied with Wolselcys explanation, and
r';u "I on ,I ,ho suhoct guy
" ,
LONDON Ehslano' aug. nc war Vi
ice Is impressihs upon zen "oiseicY 'ic
necessity of a short, decisive campaign in
Egypt, in order TO spare the British troops
from the ravagcs OF disease caused by drink
ing the waters OF the various canals OF
Egypt.
co, .Isou.s ur,vcrv
~,
NoNsrANTiN"PLE, turkey, Aug Ell ne
commandment at Erzeroum has been ordered
" '"hc uc''oil usa'ns' .hc nu'o''' 'i,''i
opcruullah' A' Alexandra II Is s'a'eu Una.
curing the reconnaissance oci'' Arson "a'heu
forward to inspect the cnemy's position. lie
WIS p'ooa'ts ''eos ALL d Tnn toii
around him as he walked back, never quick
ening his pace, the nearest coming WITHIN a
1t" S"''so Vi "'''''
Press Comment ON the Seizure of the
Suez'
PARIS, Aug. 22.-Thc Steele describes the
seizure Oh the ouez canal ny inc Dritsh Us
inc net oi 'iilei. Inc leissraPh urges the
canal company 10 sue England ior damages
The Paris, Gambctta's paper, declares that
IL the policy oil Gambct'a had been followed,
Inc coun'ry wou.u nave peen s'''ieu '''e luiii'i
a.lon o sIc,s ei'c cI r lrc narnun u o.
land Mil permanently remain mistress of the
canal, but is inclined to acquicsce in such
a settlement as advantageous 70 European
no ,o ei,o,,iar, Jaolnod N aIiou Fr:nco ,o
Wv I'll Enaio,',t ,,.o lac ~" r;,h,
-, ,isNs,, En'l-,,i ',.;,I 's;,o,os, o"'
" 'i'o''" i-H' ANU WIN eN''''''e"e'''
ordered TO obey Wolsclcy.
A,vy,vnp,, E,vnt Ana oo-Tbe Khe.
dive has issued another decree to the author
;,i j., i,,,,;;,,,, ,,o,, 10, ,y,lsolo,, u.,c 10
authorized to restore order in Egypt.
From u.maiIIa.
Ioxpoy ENGLAND Aug oo-Gen. Wolse.
lev ,c,,cronhcd Yesterday from Ismoilia
avn bov. sovod ororo, corriores IN nol,o n
train, but have no engine. The troops are
landing as fast as they can"
A French Consul Thanked.
-, ,-..--,u-.-'...,
ouk|' aug. @a'-Aumiral HOW'LL mas warm
" thanked the French consul here for allow
ing twelve sailors. suffering from sunstroke.
to receive medical treatment at his residence.
inc Aoo""'r for's Nearly Deser'ed'
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Aug. 22.-The gun
boa, Condor xvon, IN Ahork;r ,his morrir,
1--WE, oo0' WOW y, -iNo.N.' '"' o., nv "'n-'
anu returned mere this evening ohe reports
the Achilles the only man.of.war in the bay,
the Sultan having gone TO Damietta. FLAGS
or ,r,oo ,roro n,,;n1 ,,o,, al ror,. or ~
ADouKlr iorts, winch appeared TO he almost