The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-14
hATESr pGLEGR4mS
ARAsG ROUTED
Glorious victory fer the
BPitts
1hc Reb@I a sugtsive.


haSsassin, 13,-At the capture Of
re! II kebir the Egyptlan loss is
estimated at 1000. Our loss is
probably 200, including many
olheers. The Highland Brigade bore
the brunt Of the action.
Another account saws the attack |
on Tel III Kebir began AT 40.
me Egyptians opened fire when
the British were within about
q mile of Tel Fl Kebir. The place
appears to have been finally can
tured by aruSh. The Indian Cavalry
are hotly pressing the fugitiyes on
the south and the British Cavalry
on the north of the canal The
enemy's killed alone amount to
1900. The retreat Of the enemy on
the north is cut off.
Alexandria, 13.-The Khedive has
received telegram from Sultan
Pasha saying the British attack
this morning on Tel El Kebir com
menced at $50 o'clock. Tel Ell
Keblr was carried, forty guns and a
large number OF prisoners were
captured. The cavalry now in 2ur-
suit. Arabi's force appears to be
quite broken up. A dispatch from
the front reports that the demoral-
ization Of Arabs army is complete.
his infantry are flying towards the
desert.
| The taking of Tel Ell Kebir causes
! great Joy here. An extensive de-
monstration is organizing for to-
/ night. Italians and Greeks have
taken the Initiative, but persons of
all uatiOnalities will participate.
$Gen. Wood received a dispatch
from WOlseley stating Tel Fl Kebir
was captured after twenty minutes
assault; 5000 prisoners were taken.
The enemy is flying and cavalry is
pursuing them. The cut letting
the sea into Lake MarcOta has been
completed, and water is spreading
rapidly.
! Zagazig adyiceS say orders are
given TO burn all property OF Eulo-
peans II Arab is defeated.
Ismailia, 13.-Tel Ell Kebir was
carried this morning with rush
the FIRST shot was fired at ) o'clock,
and the position was taken in 20
: minutes, We having surprised the
enemy 10y anight march. The at.
tack was directed against the
enemy's extreme left flank, foul
miles north Of the railway. HEAVY
} artillery and infantry fire is now
proceeding, the British troOps are
advancing rapidly and evidently
turning the enemy's flank. The
british armOred train with the Al
FOUNDER Krupp gun, which was cap
tured at kassassin, and Gatlin, has
? just come into action. The fire OF
the enemy opposite the extreme
J right Of the British is nearly 81.
fenced, the enemy is in FULL retreat
Ismailia, 13.-The enemy fired the
first shot. For half an hour the en-.
gagement was general along the
Egyptian line, from four to five
miles. After the enemy were partly
z driven from their Entertainments
) the rifles OF the FOrty-sixth and the
r marines had then reached within
. 200 yards, and preparations were
! being made TO storm the entrench-
ments. The enemy's fire, at $40 a
M, recommended on the left, but
not vigorously. At $50 there wa,
{ silence along the whole line. the
0 entertainments then already being
T occupied by the British. Colone
Richardson, Of the FOrty-sixth. wa
wounded during the engagement
All our troops fought well, the In
dian contingent carefully reservine
) their fire.
e London, ia correspondent
t gives the following descriptions o
the battle:
TEL-EL-kEBIR, 4.45 am.
Gen. Wolseley has arrived on III,
ground. Artillery opened fire be
q fore the enemy were aware of Oul
!. presence. The infantry immedi
p ately after pressed forward, deploy
: ing and opening fire from a Shell
Z tered position. At this mOmeni
the battle is raging fiercely, as ia
as the fire is concerned, but til,
men have not yet come to clos
- quarters with the rebels.
r TEL-EL-kEBIR, 9 AIN
The great battle is practicall
over. The rebels discovered on
d men when about a mile from thei
works, and opened a heavy riff
fire. Our men paused for a me
ment on the line of sand hills, ant
then with a gallant rush they wer
among the rebels. Acting on Ger
IS WOlseley's orders they reserve
h their fire and went in with bayC
20 nets. The slaughter for the tim
Was very great. The rebels eOul
II not stand it and broke and fed, pu
, sued holly. l followed the Roy;
u Irish regiment into the trenches b
fore one of the forts. They wei
filled with Arabs followers dea
and dying. The final rush va
made over a distance of 200 yard
the men skirmishing and Scalir
the cover until they reached tn
T point. Several thousand Egyptian
j were taken prisoners. Our own 10
up to this time / should compute
zoe killed. Wolseley TELEGRAPH
that Arab escaped on horseback
. Zagazig. His Official report co
firms the accounts published.
- The first fire of the rebels w
SO very wild. It came from both l