The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-31

General Sir Garnet Wolseley visited M. de
| Lesseps and explained the action of the Brit
ish in regard to the Suez canal. He said
everything would be over in few days. but
| that the English must use the canal for the
present. M. de Lesseps expressed himself as
! fully satisfied with General Wolseley's ex-
PLANTATION, and said he regretted that there
had been any Misunderstanding ON the sub
| ject.
The Seventy Regiment engaged the
enemy at Serapeum and repulsed them, Two
of the British troops were killed and five
wounded. The enemy lost 100 men and four
| guns.
| AS the Austrian gunboat Nautilus, bound
from Port Said to Alexandria, passed Abou-
lir, the commander, seeing the white flag
flying on the forts, supposed that they were
| in possession of the British, and sent a boat
ashore with an officer and twelve men, who
| were made prisoners by the Egyptians.
A dispatch from Port Said says: "The
British have captured Ruchdi Pasha, for
merly the khedives minister of finance. and
| Zulfkar Pasha, of the khedive's household,
who had espoused the cause of Arab Pasha."
The military police have arrested nineteen
| Greeks who were pillaging in the Arab quar-
ters in 1smailia. Ten of the prisoners were
shot.
A dispatch from Kantara reports that the
British forces now hold the Suez canal
throughout its entire length, and that they
have an abundance of good water.
General Sir Garnet Wolseley, in dlspatcn
TO the war office, recounts an engagement
at MAGYAR in which he held his ground the
whole day against 10000 Egyptians. His
forces numbered about 1000 men. In his
details General Wolseley says " I advanced
this morning before daybreak with the
Household cavalry, two horse artillery guns,
thirty mounted infantry, 1000 men from the
York and Lancaster regiment, and the
marines. After some skirmishing 1 took
possession of the dam which the enemy had
constructed across the canal between
the villages MAGYAR and Mahatta.
During the operations two squadrons
of the Household cavalry charged the enc
found that the enemy were being largely re-
inforced from Tel-el-Kebir. l could see
trains arriving. l thought it inconsistent
with traditions for the queens army to re-
tire before any number of Egyptian troops,
and 80 decided to hold the ground until re-
| 1nforcements arrived. All day long have
had an Egyptian force of 10000 men,, with
ten guns, in my front and on my right flank.
| The precision of the enemy's artillery
fire was very good but fortunately they fired
common shell nearly all day, and when they
did fire shrapnel their fuses were badly
adjusted. The enemy had their cavalry regi-
ments in line. Our horses having been re-
| Gently on board ship, were not i'll condition
to gallop much. The two horse artillery guns
were served with pluck and ability. Our
casualties have been slight. Captain Hallam
Parr was wounded through the leg Lord
Melgund received wound through the hand
Captain PARIS mounted infantry dis
tinguished itself. Alcthe troops engaged did
well. Tomorrow shall attack the enemy's
position at Holenke, and hope to take posses
sion of the dam which they constructed there
this morning."
On the following evening General Wolseley
telegraphed as follows from 1smailia 81
pushed on again this morning at day break.
| The enemy had strongly intrenched posi-
ton at Mahatta, and from the bold way IN
which they attacked me yesterday L hoped
they would stand their ground to-day. They
withdrew their guns, however, last night.
| They had twelve in action yesterday. The
force at my disposal this morning was the
First Division and all the English cavalry,
with sixteen guns. My intention was to
pivot on nv left at the dam we took yester-
day, and swing round my right to take, the
enemy's position in the flank and drive them
into the fresh water canal sending tie
cavalry completely round their position 10
occupy the railway in their rear, and,
if possible capture their engines and rolling
stock. This operation was very well carried
out. All the heavy work devolved on the cav
airy and artillery, which were we'll handled
by Major General Lowe. He attacked the
rear of the enemy, who had a large camp at
the Mahsameh railway station, which he
took, routing the enemy with considerable
loss, taking five Krupp guns, seventy-f five rail
way carriages laden with provisions and g
large quantity of ammunition and rifles.
Notwithstanding the fact of our horses being
unfit for heavy work and the long march
which the reinforcements l ordered yester-
terday had to make l have every reason to
be satisfied with what has been done.
The guards, under the Duke of Connaught,
made very trying march yesterday across
the desert. They were well handled by him.
The losses yesterday We're: The Household
| TO 1a5
and ten horses killed; the Horse artillery,
two privates and five horses killed the York
and Lancaster regiments, one private killed
and five wounded; the Marine artillery, one
private killed, and the Mounted infantry, two
officers wounded. There have been forty
fatal to-day, so far as l have yet been able to
ascertain. Major Bibby, of the Seventh
Dragons has been severely wounded. Ad-
miral Seymour has organized boat service
along the canal, on which we shall have
mainly to depend for supplies until the loco
motives get to work. The army owe the navy
a deep debt of gratitude for the assistance
they have rendered"
An Alexandria dispatch says: cat about
O'Clock in the afternoon two heavy guns,
recently placed beyond the Waterworks hill
opened fire on the enemy on the left bank OF
rounds were fired. Several shells exploded
in the midst of the enemy's intrenchments,
causing considerable damage. The enemy
replied feebly. The British forty -pounders
at Ramleh cannonaded the enemy's lines to.
day. At about 5 p. NJ. a conhagration was
observed in the rear of the enemy's
camp, about ten miles beyond Ramleh. The
British man-of-war Minotaur shelled the
enemy's outposts in the direction of Abou-
kir this afternoon. The shells seemed to
burst in the midst of the enemy's position
The Ainotaur fired with increased rapidity
until sunset. The enemys reply was weak
There was altogether little activity in the
rebel lines. The impression gains ground
that the bulk of Arab Pasha's men have
been Withdrawn from Kafr-el-Dwar."
Only six dead Arabs were found on the
field of battle at Ramses, but inside Ramsei
were found several small pyramids of stones
freshly erected, beneath which dead native!
were probably buried. Though the engage
ment was not serious, so far es hard fighting
is concerned, the soldiers acted splendidly
The difficulties of the ground were fearful
while the heat of the sun defeE exaggsration
General Wolseley's object has been achieved
says dispatch, and the British have gainst
30 much more fresh water, for the canal hat
been carefully damned at Ramsss. Th'
British lost good many horses and mules.
Said Pacha informed Lord Dufferin, tn,
British ambassador, that the Turkish counci
of ministers had resolved to publish the pro
clamation against Arab Pasha and to accep
the military convention with England com
formally to Lord Dufferin's proposals.
Allow fowls, if not confined, to shirl
for themselves in the fore part of tn,
day, especially in the warm summe
| mornin uS Whan numerous inqactS aD(