Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-08-26
AHairS in EgYnt.

Affairs in Egypt.
A New York Herald dispatch from
Ramleh says: Z" Sir Evelyn Wood
pushed sharp reconnaissance of seven
companies of the Forty-ninth within
seven hundred yards of the earthworks
of Arab Pasha. Sir Evelyn rode across
the canal and examined the earth
works carefully for six hundred
yards. he found that the works
we're made in an excellent manner.
Arab opened brisk fire of Armstrong
shells and musketry, deploying a
squadron of cavalry against the Ell
glish left. Captain Rathbone's company
of the Forty ninth was sent against the
cavalry. Arab got our exact range.
Eight shells burst in the midst of the
company. At the same time the
enemy's bullets wliistled by, cutting
the long grass over our heads; but,
thanks 10 the soft ground, although we
were covered with mud, only four were
wounded. The iron-clad train of blue
jackets, steaming up on our right, fired
half a dozen shells into the earthworks.
Twosfalling short burst harmless. The
enemy threw four shells within thirty
feet of the iron clad train, which.
finding that the enemy was getting
its range, retired. Arabs cavalry also
retired under the sharp and accurate
fire of Captain Rathbone's company. A
few shells were discharged flom Water
works Hill, and we rode back at seven
o'clock. The Khedive watched the
skirmish with field glass from the top
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guns. The reconnaissance proves the
excellence of Arabs earthworks and
the accuracy of Arabs artillery, which
is nearly equal to that of the English.
His musketry practice was wretched.
Sir Garnet Wolseley is now to the east
of Aboukir landing Guards and Rifles
to take Arab in the rear. Nine
transports are due. 1t looks as ii
Wolseley were trying to finish the whole
business before the Indian troops can
get to work. Reports from the interior
show that Arab is making the whole
population work ut the earthworks and
declares that Kafr-el-Dowar will be
another Plevna.
The British fleet and the troops which
left Alexandria Sunday did not attack
liO 4ADOuhl1 lOllS us WIS CADSGlCO. Dub
sailed further eastward and took pos
session of the town of Port Said. Is
MALTA was also taken by the British
and the Egyptian troops driven away.
There was slight skirmish with the
Egyptians near Alexandria on Sunday.
NJ. de Lesseps has protested vigorously
against the orders of the British pro-
hiblting the entrance OF all vessels into
the canal, and the canal company at its
meeting in Paris passed resolutions de-
claring the neutrality of the canal, re-
serving the right to claim compensation
from England. Lord Dutlerin has re-
iected the revised Turkish proposals for
a military convention.
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 600 of the
enemy strongly intrenched behind the
station. The English force landed and
defeated them, taking forty-live prison
ers, small cannon and quantity of
ammunition and stores. Our loss was
two Highlanders drowned and two sea-
men wounded. The enemy's loss was los
killed and 81 prisoners. The bank of the
fresh water canal at Shaluf was cut by
the enemy, but it has been repaired. 1t
Is now guarded. The Highlanders car
red the entertainments at Shaluf at the
point of the bayonet. A brigade recon-
noitred in force at the same time and in
the same direction.
flIo Eel, oil Il
the morning until nearly five o'clock in
the afternoon. The firing of the High
landers was remarkable for GOODNESS and
steadiness. The Gatlings in the tops
of the gunboats worked with adj
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 the country,
which abounded with low ridges and
water courses. Lieutenant Lang,
of the Highlanders, calamity crossed
the fresh water canal in the face
of a hot fire and brought back boat,
thus enabling a company each of the
and marines to cross and
take the enemy on the right flank. The
enemy fought brsvely. Their COM
mander was killed
The main body of the Arabs, 2. 500
strong, has gone to Geneffe, taking with
it quantity of railway stock.
TAKEN ma peddler on an Iowa
railroad concluded that, i'll the intervals
of regular business, he might win some
monte operator. After practicing with
the cards until he considered himself
an adept, he chose green-looking man
for first victim; but this person was
a professional gambler, and the peddler
quickly lost $3.50, for the recovery of
which he has brought suit.