Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16
ENGLAND's DECISIVE VICTORY.
How the Day Was Won.
GRAPHIC sToRr OF THE FIGHT.

caoiegram 70 the n. Y. Herald from Tel-el-
kebir, dated Sept 14th, tells the story Of Arab
Pasha's crushing defeat by the British as fol-
lows: "The most complete success attended
the attack upon the enemys position. Not
only has Tel-el-kebir fallen into British hands,
put the Egyptian army has ceased to exist. The
nrst move was q short one, being only to the
SAND hills above the camp There the arms
were piled, and the men lay down on the sand
OF SAT and chatted over the coming Tight At
one O'Clock word was passed round, and they.
again fell In. Never did 1900 men get under
arms more quietly. The very orders appeared
10 De given In lowered tones. Almost noise
lessly the dark column moved OF. their football
being deadened by the sand II was an inn
pressive march, which none who shared it will
ever forget. The silence was broken only by
the occasional clash Of steel.
BEFORE THE BATTLE.
"It was certainty that the great struggle
would commence with the dawn, and the ex-
pectation was that at any moment they might
be challenged by Bedoun horsemen far out In
the plain In front of the enemy. There were
frequent halts to enable the regiments to main
tain touch and allow the transport wagons,
whose wheels crunched loudly over the sandy
plains. to keep up with US. On our right was
Gralams brigade, which had already done good
service by twice repelling the assaults of the
enemy. Next came the Guards. the brigade
which was, when the action began to act i'm
support of Gen. Graham. Between them and
the canal were forty-two guns of the ROYAL artil-
lery. On the railway itself the naval brigade
advanced with forty-pounder on q truck.
South Of the canal the Highland regiments led
the advance, followed by the Indian troops in
support OF the cavalry. The horse artillery had
started due north to make a long detour and
come down upon the enemy's line of retreat.
TIT
"By early dawn the troops arrived within a
thousand yards Of the enemy's lines. and halted
there short time to enable the fighting lines to
be formed and other preparations to be made.
Perfect silence still reigned over the plain. 1t
was difficult to credit the fact that fourteen
Thousand men lay in a semicrcle round the
enemy's lines ready to dash forward at the
signal at the low sand trenches in front, behind
which so many men slumbered unsuspciOus Of
their presence. As usual in q movement carried
out in darkness many detached parties alto
gether lost their way, l with some mounted
police among the NUMBER for while we COM
pletely beat the rest of the force we went hither
and thither all night until daybreak, and nearly
stumbled into the enemy's lines. The attack
began on the left. Nothing could be imagined
finer than the advance Of the Highland brigade
The 74th were next the canal Next were the
Cameronians. and the Gordon Highlanders con-
tinued the line. with the Black Watch upon
their flank. The 10th and Goth regiments formed
second line.
THE HIGHLANDERS CHARGE.
Swiftly and silently the Highlanders moved
forward to the attack. No word was spoken,
no shot fired until within three hundred wards
Of the enemy's earthworks. Nor up to that
time did any sound in the Egyptian lines be-
token that they were aware of the presence of
their assaiIants Then suddenly terrific fire
flo 0A oil nfr hoY Of
| OF bullets whizzed over the heads of the advan-
cling troops. Avid cheer broke from the High
landers. and In response the pipes struck shrilly
up, bayOnets were fixed, and at double quick
time they dashed forward. The first line Of in
trenchInents was carried. the enemy scarcely
offering any resistance. But from another line
OF intrenchments. behind which in the still dim
light one could scarcely see, a burst of musketry
| broke out. For a few minutes the Highlanders
poured heavy fire, but it was probably as in
n0cuOus as that OF the unseen enemy whose bull
lets whistled harmlessly over head. The delay
| in the advance was but short. Then the order
was given and the brigade again went rapidly
forward. Soon portion of the force had passed
between the enemy's redoubts and opened q
flaEking fire. This was too much for the Egypt
ians, who took to their heels and fairly ram suf-
fering. as the crowded masses rushed across the
open, very heavily from our fire, being literally
| moved down by hundreds.
THE ROYAL IRISH.
meanwhile fighting began upon the other
| flank. The horse artillery shelled the enemy's
extreme left. Here the Egyptians were more
prepared than on their right. For time they
kept up steady fire. The Royal Irish were sent
to turn the enemy's left At the word they
dashed at the trenches and carried them at the
bayOnets point, so turning the flank Of the de-
lenders or the position. Next came the S8th
regiment. then the S4th, the Guards being close
up behind in support. These regiments ad-
vanced by regular PUSHES. For q short time the
enemy chung to their line of intreachments but
their fire was singularly ineffective, and the
British troops got fairly into the trenches. Then
the enemy fought stOutly for q few moments
The combat was a hand to hand one Major
Hart shot one man as he was trying to wrest
revolver from his hand. This was even after
the trench had been turned by our advance on
their flank.
FLIGHT OF THE EGYPTIANS.
"Then, as the British poured in, the Egyp-
tians fed as rapidly as those upon the other
side Of the canal had done before the Highland
ers. The fight was now practically over, the
only further danger arising from the bullets of
the British troops, who were firing in all direc-
tons upon the flying enemy as with loud cheers
the whole line advanced In pursuit. The Egyp-
tIans did not preserve the slightest sembance
Of order. but fled confused rabble at the ton
of their speed. As we descended the hill lead
Ing TO IeI-el-keDr station we captured the
standing camp with immense stores Of forage
and pl DIVISIONS. At the station were two trains
which were filed with fugitives who managed
to get away before the troops came up. Another
engine, however, which was on the point of
starting, was blown up by one of our Shells
The victorious line Of troops advanced cheering
across the enemy's camp. and halted at the sta
ton where Sir Garnet Woseley soon after ar
rived. Immediately aiterward Gen. Drury Love-
with his stah rode up, having cut across the line
OF retreat Of the flying enemy. A good many
were killed by our rifle and artillery fire.
THE PRISONERS.
"1mmense numbers threw their arms AWAY
and delivered themselves up as prisoners. How
many were taken cannot say, but certainly
far more than We shall be able to dispose of.
On the bridge over the canal Gen. Wolseley
dictated his orders to Gems MACPHERSON and
Lowe. The former was ordered to move with
the Indian brigade on Zagazig. the latter to
continue the work Of the total dispersion of the
enemy. AS write the troops are cheering the
generals Alison and Graham who rode into the
trenches at the head Of the Highlanders; the
guards are making themselves comfortable in
the abandoned Egyptian tents and preparing to
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