The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-07

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second position, half n mile in the rear,
upon the east bank Of the canal upon high
ground and houses, and behind tho irregu.
lar banks Of fthe canal From this position
also the enemy was driven with great loss.
! accompanied the right column myself.
As soon as tho enemy saw us thcy opened
fire with artillery. pushed on us rapidly
as possible. The time ! reached the
point where tho railway approached near.
est to tho Mahmondich canal and opened a
musketry fire upon the enemy lining
the banks OF tho canal the two nine.
Founders were dragged onto tho en-.
bankment and came into action
against the enemy's gun, forty.
FOUNDER, firing over our heads against the
point where the enomy's forces were be.
ginning to appear. now threw forward
two companies TO carry the house near the
canal, and followed up by throwing four
companies still more to my left upon the
banks OF and across the canal, thus attain.
ing position l wished, and forming
diagonal line across both canal and railway.
The enemy retired slowly before us. The
fire Of their seven.poundcrs and nine cen.
timeter guns was speedily crushed
by our artillery. The object of
my reconnaissance was attained, and
l determined 10 withdraw. This movement
was carried out with most perfect regular.
ity and precision. The troops fell buck by
alternate companies with the regularity Of
field day. Every attempt by tho enemy
10 advance WAS crushed by the beautiful
precision OF the forty FOUNDER and the
steady firing OF nine Founders. The loss
OF the enemy, 1t appears, has been very
great. They were so dispirited that con-
trury TO the usual practice OF NIL Asatics
they made no attempt 10 follow up our
withawal. AS the reconnaissance was n
success; Our move was all could wish.
| regret to state our loss was SO heavy.
Lieut.. Fyse was one OF our most promising
officers. Our total loss WIS four killed
and twenty.nine wounded.
ALEXANDRIA, August G.-Yesterday's
engagement is tho subject OF general COM
ment here. In the opinion of men OF high
professional experience nothing apparent
ly has been gained to compensate for the
heavy loss OF the killed and wounded. An
armed train started to-day for Mahalla
Junction to discover il the rails had again
been cut. ..i
ALEXANDRIA,, August q 10 y. M.-In the
vicinity OF Ramleh all WIS quiet today. No
movement OF the enemy was visible. Gen.
Allison visited the wounded to-day and
found all but two doing well. lie praised
the soldiers for their gallant conduct under
heavy fire Yesterday. Lieut.. Vyse and
three others killed yesterday were buried
this afternoon with military honors in the
Egyptian cemetery, outside the Rosetta
gate. Gen. Graham, in the steamer Cye.
net,will reconnoitre the Aboukir forts Mon.
day.
ALEXANDRIA, August 6.-Thc place OF
yesterdays engagement is named Esbel
kurshid. General Alison estimates the
enemy's loss at between 200 and 800. One
officer Of Mnsapha Zin's regiment and
fourteen men were taken prisoners. They
state the enemy's force consisted OF a bat.
talon OF the Second Infantry regiment,
1900 strong, and 900 Of Mustapha Zin's
regiment, who participated in the June
massacre.
The prisoners, in order to test them, were
offered the option OF returning to the
enemy's camp. They all refused, saying
there was great discomfort among Arabi
Pasha's camp. They say Arab sent as
prisoners TO Cairo some officers who asked
what they were fighting for. The pris.
ones reckon the rebel force kalr.cl.
Dawr ut 10000. The enemy's first line
was not entrenchcd, but was sheltered
partly by brushwood and houses, and
partly by barricades, filed with carriages
taken from Alexandria. =.