Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-13
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. The Action Begun. Seven Batteries of English
 Troops Engaged. Hopes of a Decisive Battle, The Soldiers Eager for
 the Strife. OPINIONS OF THE VERDICT, Public View of the Stgr
 Route Finding.
OPINIONS OF THE VERDICT.
EGYPT.

The Advance Begun-Wolseiey's Army
 Marching Against the Enemy-The
 First Guns Fired-A Decisive Battle i'm
 Prospect.
 KAssAss1N, Sept. 12.-This morning Gen. eral Wolseley made a personal inspection of the ground southwest of Kassassin for several miles. It is suspected that he contemplates 8 flank movement on the enemy's right few miles off the direct road to Tel el Kebir by which he hopes to effect Judgement in the rear of Arabi's army and capture portion of his force, thus clearing the way toward the occupation of Tel. -Kebir. A strong force has been sent out with directions to sin lock and break up the dams constructed across the canal by the enemy.
 The Indian cavalry horses are now suffer ing from glanders. The fall of water in the fresh water canal, owing to the dams created therein by the Egyptians, prevents the pas sage of launches and thereby renders the transportation of commissary stores and ma- terial impossible. It is feared that the horses from England will also be struck down with glanders, and the consequences that must follow, the crippling of the transportation services from the causes above described, cannot be exaggerated. It may result in pro- longing the campaign for many months. General Wolseley issued orders this after general advance of the army which.is expect ed to take place to morrow. The British ar tillery will open fire at daybreak, over sixty guns having been placed in position on the outer lines The brigade of qua ds and the In lian cavalry will move on the right flank x1> T SG SaI Ahok& ofA of the British attack will be concentrated in l the direction of Karaim. This if successful will turn Arabi's left flank and interpose the British column between the main body of the Egyptians and the detachment occupying ! < ahilieh The officers of the staff express the ! confident belief that to morrow's engagement ! will prove decisive and result in the practical annihilation of Arabi's forces, leaving the road to Cairo open. The men are in good ! spirits at the prospect of fight, although suffering intensely from the heat, which is aggravated by the scarcity of water and its 1 poor quality. The transport service between 1 Ismaila and the front is maintained with great difficulty, the low water In the cana l preventing the further use of launches and l the supplies received are insufficient for the ! needs of the troops.
 The British troops struck their tents anc
 began the advance at midnight. The lines e1 1 battle extend three miles south and north o1 l the canal Tho artillery consists of sever l batteries with two batteries of the horse and
 the naval brigade's forty pounders. The
 men are in excellent spirits at the prospec
 of early assault One thousand men were
 left to guard the entrenchsd position at Kas sassin.
 IsMA1L1A. Sept. 13.-It is reported that thu
 action was opened this morning between
 Karaim and Kishlak by seven batteries o field artillery with heavy infantry support
 General Drury Lowe, with force of cavalr,
 and horse artillery, is operating south of tn
 fresh water canal toward Zagazig.