Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-06
News from the Front.
New York World.

New York World.
During the Fenian raid Of 1870, when the
Army of Liberation was checked by the
"Home Guards" at Eccles's Hill until the
American forces, commanded by Marshal
Foster came up in a hack and captured its
general, the local volunteer battalion did
not, we believe, get up in time 10 participate
in the actual skirmish, though Colonel
Brown Chamberlip, its commander, and q
most amiable and accomplished journalist,
rushed it to the front in farmers wagons.
This did not prevent the Toronto Leader
from publishing graphicSlescription of the
engagement, concluding with "fGive them
volley, my brave boys shouted Colonel
Chamberlin, rising in his stirrups, and
charge them with the British hayouetP"
This has always, and with some show of
Justice, been regarded as the most ineritorious
battle piece in Canadian literature, but 1t b as
been eclipsed by the performance OF the spe-
cial correspondent at Alexandria of our es-
ieemed cotemporary the Winnepeg Mani
toba) Times, whose description of the storm
ing OF Arabi's intrenchments is 80 much
more detailed and graphic than any story of
The fight yet placed before New York read
ers that no apology is needed for transferring
il in its entirety to our columns. 1t is IS
follows:
ALEXANDRIA, August 21-Sixteen hun
Thirty-eighth Counsught Rangers and the
Eighty-seventh Irish Fusiliers are now storm
ing Arabi's Intrenchments. The Irishmen
were picked as a compliment to Sir Garnet
Wolseley. Not a man in the party was less
than ak feet ten inches in hight, the grena-
dier companies having been selected. They
had TO run 500 yards. They fred yolleY
200 yards from the intrenchments, and then
penetrated to Arsbi's second line. The
L hr,ff . ~
swept out Is 400 Egyptians. Hand-to-hand
fighting was the order of the day. Major
Lynch, Of the Eighteenth, who killed five
Bedouins and captured Two zingle-handed,
led the Irish troops. As they ran they shouted
"Ireland foreverp The Forty second High
Iauders BLACK Watch) followed up, but the
brunt of the fight was borne by the Irishmen.
OF 1900 they lost 429. They killed 2S00
Egyptians, killing them with eluhbed mus
kets, and even hitting them blows with their
| fists and then striking them down with blows
of their guns. Sir Garnet Wolseley signalled
that 'Ireland had done It's duty" and that
"he would let Scotland loose" The Forty
second, Seventy eighth, Sinety-third and
Ninety-second then stormed the cutter
works. The Irishmen, who in the mean-
| time had been playing havoc with the
enemy, joined the Highlanders and a scene
| of understandable enthusiasm ensued The
Highlanders cheered the Irishmen, and The
| latter, acting under orders, led tine attack
| upon the second redoubt and carried it cas-
| lily. The Egyptians were literally over.
| powered, the Irishmen sweeping all before
them, although vastly outnumbered. Msjor
| Lynch was twice shot, but led the Irish
slormiDg party TO the close and was cheered
to the echo by the English regiments who
| formed the reserves. 1t is estimated thai
the Egyptian loss cannot be less than 5O0t
| men.
What vivid idea does If give of Ameri
can progress to reflect that upon a site whers
but twenty years ago the wild wolf howlee
and the Gros Ventre Indian pursued tA,
polecat and the uluskFat to their RESPECTIVE.
iairs, there is now published daily newsPs
Der With q correspondent at Alexandria who
sends such cable dispatches as the abovel