Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-30
Gen. Sir Garrett To!se.ev.

The most prominent figure now before the
public Of ihc civilized world, is General Sir
Garnet Woiscicv, commander OF the British
forces in Egypt. Although but 80 years Of
age. he is very far from bcn" new man on
the military stage. For thirty consecutive
years he has seen military service and the
great ajority OF such service has been any
thing but chld'spay. In 1872. as Ensign he
was III the burmese war, where he was shot
down i'll the leading Ola storming party by
y ball which tore away Il portion OF the left
thigh. compelling his return 10 England
The outbreak OF the Russian war found
him fiji for active service. and he landed in
the Crimea in December 1854. and served in
the trenches Is Assistant Engineer from that
time until the ia! OF Scbastopol. achieving
fresh distinction b" his hcroism and ercen-
cy. Sustaining serious injuries. he WAS
compelled 10 retire. but subsequently rcjoin-
cl his regiment. and in 1897 was wrecked
while proceeding 10 China.
He gained added laurcls in the Indian
mutiny. being al the relief of Lucknow. at
the defence Of the Alumhagh, under Sir
James Outram. and in several other engage
mcnts After this he acted us Quartcrmas-
tcr-Gcncrai 20 Sir Hope Grants force in
Dude. and continued 10 serve in India dur
inc 1858 and 1850
He WAS urUH the Quart Generals
stall during the Chinese warm the following
year. and WIS al the taking OF The Taku
forts. At the time Of the Treni difficulty,
well remembered in the United States.
when 1lcssrS Mason and Slidcll were cap
lurcd Colonel Wolsclcy was sent TO Canada.
and commanded the Red River expedition
when the troubles with that settlement broke
out. ..,,.,,,, ,,,,. ,,,,o,..,
tions against the Ashantcc tribes, and his
management Of that campaign first brought
him prominently before the public. The
quick comprehension, vig0r of decision and
excellent GcneralShip displayed by Sir Gar
net III this enterprise were conceded by all.
For this valuable service he received mag
nliccnt sword. the freedom OF the CITY of
London. the unanimous thanks Of both
houses OF Parliament. Il grant of 100000,
and the offer Of Il Baronctcy. The latter he
declined
Subsequently in 1879. he was placed in
command Of the British forces in South
Africa. and conducted the operations against
Secococni. the rcbcllous Bapcdi chief. whose
fortress he destroyed.
On the return Of Gen. Noisclcy from that
field he was appointed Quartcrmastcr-Gen
craI 1T the Horse Guards. and lately sue
cccdcd Sir Charles Ellis ns Adutant.G General
Of the army. lie had meanwhile held
many important civil posts under the
Colonial Office
In 1871 the General was sent on Il special
mission IL Natal. and for several months
was I'D interim Governor Of The Colony. In
1876 he was appointed II member of the
Council of India. and in 1878 High Com
missioner and Commandcr-in-Chicr OF the
Island Of Cyprus. While in Xululand in
1879. General Garnet rcor@aniZcd the affairs
of that country.
The General is not only man of the most
brilliant military genius. but he is also an
author Several military works have been
the results OF his pen, and one novel known
az Marley Castle, since the recently de-
vciopcd prominence of the author has been
III extraordinary demand. Immediately
upon his arrival in Egypt, Gen. Garnet en-
tered actively upon his duties. and while
the general belief in Great Britain was that
nc would push things" there were not
lacking stndry carpet soldiers who COM
menccd to croak and murmcr and charge
him with too much delay. One print went
50 far as to say that his movements were
''snail-likc
The General like Lee and Grant Oh this
SIDE OF the Atlantic. kept his own secrets.
ana knowing that he had the confidence of
his government paid no attention whatever
to the Scribblers and grumblers. One OF
ms ilrst acts was TO issue Il proclamation to
the people OF Egypt representing the sole
object Of the British TO be to restore thc
authority OF the l>hcdivc. This paper stated
hat all peaceful inhabitants would be kind
ly treated. that the mosques would be re-
spectcd and that all supplies would be paid
for. The General also added. that he would
be pleased to receive all chiefs who were
disposed to assist in repressing the rebellion.
rms was but a weeks since and hownow
stands the state of affairs in Egypt? On the
l2th OF the present month the cable reported
that Gen Wolseley had ordered a general
advance on Arabs works at Tel-el-Kebir
Inc same evening the entire British force,
with the exception of Il small BODY left in
charge OF the encampmcnt at Kassasin-lock
c took up the line of march for Tel-el-Ke ebir,
c on the lsmaila and Cairo Railroad. close
l alongside the parallel line of NJ. de Lessep:s
fresh water canal and twelve miles distant
from kassasin-lock.
The object of the night march evidently
was, that the men should be within easy dis
tancc of spostion by the dawn of day
at which hour the assault upon his works
: was to be made.
: The movement was a most complete and
: brilliant success. The attack was begun at
, break of day, and the engagement was hot
and soon over The main attack was on
Arabs left flank and under the cover of the
guns ofthe heavy artillery the British troops
advanced and carried Tel-el-Kebir at the
point OF the bayonet. The close fighting does
not seem TO have lasted more than 20 min
utes but that it was sharp and severe, is
evident from the fact that many officers