The sun., 1882-08-06
FIGHTING NEAR RAMLEH.
bRITISH TROOPS ATTACK ARIBI
PIsH1,S ADY1NCED GUARD.


Operation. TO Compel Arab TO Disclose hi-
strength In len aud Guns In Front Of his
Main Position-The Enemy Pushed Back
upon his second Line of Intronchmepts.
:! ALEXANDRIA, Aug 5.-At s p NJ to-day
the British troops. with number of field guns
served by sailors attacked tho advanced guard
OF Arab Pasha near Ramleh. between the Nah
moudioh Canal and tho Cairo Railway firing
upon the enemy's position from three sides
The engagement. which Is OF q serious nature
still continues. Arab Pasha sent fourteen men
with a white flag to the British camp this morn
ing. The party was received by Major Pringle,
but tho interview was without result. Major
Gen. Graham will take command Of the British
brigade ut Ramleh
11:3O T. M.-The object of the operations to-
day was q reconnaissance in force. Commenc-
ing at 4 ?. NJ. a steady advance was made. the
marines on the railway line the Rifles on tho
west bank of the Mahmoudich Canal and the
South Staifordshire regiment and mounted in
fantry on the east bank. The enemy wore
driven in from all their advance posts. and were
compelled to bring into action all Of their
troops available in front OF their principal line
OF intrenchments nt Kafr-el-D Dowar-name
about four battaions Of infantry n force of cav
airy. and several guns. The latter were com
pletely silenced by the accurate firing OF our
forty pounder. The Egyptian infantry held
their ground with considerable steadiness
The marines on the railway who were under the
Immediate command OF Gen. Alison pushed the
enemy back upon their second line OF intrench-
iments toward Kafr-c Dowar. The marines
were supported by the South Staffordshire
Regiment and Rifles. They suffered somewhat
but behaved with the greatest cooness and
.steadiness under the heavy fire. The object Of
the British operations, which was. to compel
the enemy to display what force and what guns
,niGhtfal when tho British were slowly and
killed and wounded is yet obtainable., The
enemy's loss is unknown. A large number Of
Many dead were seen. A considerable number
Of the enemy were made prisoners; The Brit
P%ho
on the ironclad railway truck.
jterates that British troops have landed at
-1smeilia: The Spanish frigate Carmen had ar
rived at Port Said and was about to enter the
sass % d the RI @ftf
steps he thinks necessary in the canal, and has
given him the ttle of Governor of the Isthmus.
received from M. de Lesseps. at ismaiiia, the
Suez Canal Company has passed special reso.
out the sanction Of the Sultan. he has no power
TO Interfere with 1t.
LONDON. Aug. 5.-A despatch from Berlin
says that the greater part of the German press.
referring to the occupation OF Suez by the
British, acknowledges that England has acted
great nj portance to R.''' her. "'''' ~" "'' u
A Vienna despatch to the Standard says:
The news OF the occupation OF Suez has pro-
duced a deep impression. England's ascend
anoy is now practically acknowledged. Her
oalm energy and honesty of resolution are
making themselves everywhere felt, and her
for o long time past. The Austrian Cabinet is
using its influence to bring about an under
standing between England and Turkey"
A telegram from homo says that the action
OF the British in occupying Suez has surprised
every one there.
Isfacton Is tolt at the report that all the powers
claims Of Spain 10 be consul ted in regard to the
protection Of the Suez Canal. The newspapers
here. critcise the, action OF England in asking
for timo to reply"
= The British ronclad Monarch has arrived at
Port Said from Alexandria. Two thousand
The Tunes in it's leading article this morn
Ing. says: The Porte has the oirontery to de-
clare that proclamation against Arab Pasha
will be contingent on his attitude after the
landing of Tur kish troops in Egypt 1t is i'm
possible. therefore. for England to permit the
landing of Turkish troops in Egypt The claim
Pf the Porte to draw on the Egyptian revenues
Is preposterous"
The second battalion Of the York and Ian
caster Regiment, 800 strong embarked on the
steamship Nevada at kingstown to-day for
Egypt. Tho steamship Iboria. with the second
battalion of the Coldstream Guards arrived at
Gibraltar to-day.