Morris tribune., 1882-09-21
THE EGYPTIAN WAR.

| Ola Time British Valor Against Arab
"A Fierce Battle in Which Arab
| is Routed-Death Blow to the
Egyptian Cause.
GEN. woLsELEY's ACCOUNT.
LONDON, Sept. 13-The war office has re
ceived the following official dispatch from
Ten. Wolscley giving his report of the battle
| at Tel ell Kekir:
1--WE struck camp at Kassassin lock last
evening and bivouacked on high ridge
above the camp until 1:3O this morning
| We then advanced upon the very extensive
and very strongly fortified position held by
| Arab Pasha with 10000 regulars, of whom
| $500 were cavalry, with seventy guns, and
5000 Bedouins and irregulars. My force was
1000 bayonets 1000 sabres and sixty guns
| To have attacked so strong a position by
daylight with the troops l could place in
the field would have entailed very great
loss. l resolved, therefore, to attack before
daybreak, marching the six miles that in
tervened between my camp and the enemy s
position in the darkness. The cavalry and
two batteries of horse artillery on the right
had orders to sweep around the enemys
liue az udy pleak. Ine rTSC aiVlSlOn the
Second brigade, under Gen. Graham, sup
ported b. foot guards under the duke of
Connaught and seven batteries of artillery,
numbering fortytwo guns, with support
ing brigade. Then the Second division
Highland brigade, leading the Indian brig
ade contingent; these were on the south side
of the canal, with the naval brigade on the
railroad, Ind advanced.
Great emulation was evinced by the regi-
ments to be the first in the enemy's work.
All went at them strai ht The roval Irish
particularly distinguished itself by its dash
and the manner in which it closed with the
enemy. All the enemy's works and camps
are now in our possession. l do not yet
know exactly the number Of guns captured.
but it is considerable Several trains with
immense quantities of supplies were cap
tured. The enemy ran away in thousands
throwing away their arms when overtake en-
by our cavalry. Their loss was very great
and Gen. Willis is very slightly and Col.
Richardson severely wounded. Majors
Colville, Underwood and somerviIle
were killed. OF the Black
watch, Lieut.. Mcneil was killed and Capts.
Cumberland and Fox were wounded. Gen.
Allison's aide de camp, Capt. Hutton was
wounded. Col. Sterling and the surgeon of
the Coldstream guards were wounded Col.
Balfour of the grenadier guards was wound
ed in leg and the color sergeant killed.
The cavalry is now on the march to Belbecs
and the Indian contingent is on it's way to
Zagaziig to be followed by the Highland
brigade. Three Lieuts. Cameron of
the Highlanders were wounded. The canal
is cut in some places. but the railway is in
tact. 1t has been discovered that Racheb
Pasha and Ali Fehmy Pasha were wounded
in the engagement last Saturday.
OCCUPIED zAGAzIG.
Maj. Gen. Mcpherson telegraphs from
Zagazig to the waroffice that he made forced
march after the capture of Tel ell Kebir and
occupied Zagazig &C Ala that afternoon. He
seized five trains with the engines. The
governor came in and surrendered to the
British. The people are submissive.
AaHAsTLY SPECTACLE.
Many dispatches are received from Tel ell
Kebir. Long-continued cheers went up
when the enemy's works were seized. The
sight below was CHASTITY one. Hundreds
of dying Egyptians, camels and
horses were lying mangled on the ground
The English dead and wounded were mixed
troops were splendidly handled and marched
over rampant after rampant, leaving behind
them traces in blood of the work which they
had accomplished. The Egyptians were
taken by surprise in almost every direction.
The negro troops and Arab artillery fought
we'll. Gen. Wolseley watched the tight in
the thickest danger, and the duke of Con-
naught exhibited extreme GOODNESS. Gen.
Wolseley ordered his soldiers to march with
unloaded rifles, and if possible, storm the
enemy's entertainments without fir
ing a shot, The Highland brigade on the
left carried the first line of Entertainments
without firing a shot at the point of the bay
onet The guards followed, behaving splen-
didly. Half of the Egyptians opposed to us
in the attack were rabble. We will push on
to Cairo without delay Arabs troops are
evidently delighted at the prospect of an
end to the war. Immense stores of ammu-
milton and 200 tents were captured. No
doubt Arab Pasha was completely sur
prised The disposition of the English
forces during the darkness of the
Col. HarriRa with great difficulty
saved Ragheb Bey's life as the English sol
diers were excited and in NO mood to give
quarter. Detachments of troops from Ka-
tarel Dwar were reported fleeing toward
Cairo. Another dispatch says the enemy's
earthworks were quite insufficient to check
the advance of our troops. The works were
certainly ofan immense extent and sur
rounded by a ditch four feet deep and four
lCCI WluC. 1AC pdldpct WdS dUOuG 1eeG
and eight inches high, but the works put
out SO abruptly into the plateau surrounding
almost at any point it was possible to en-
filade the enemy. As soon as the English
troops reached the enemy's Entertainments
Arab Pasba got on board a train and Or
dered it to steam offthe scene.
Another eye witness gives the following
account of the battle: Never did body Of
$4,000 men get under runs more gu ietl y.
The very orders appeared to be given in
lowered tones. The silence was broken
only by an occasional clash of steel. There
were frequent halts to enable the regiments
to maintain the touch. When the
troops arrived within 11OOO yards
of the enemy's lines, they halted to allow
the fighting line to be formed. The Egyp-
tians fed in confused rabble. Two trains
filled with fugitives managed to get away
before the English came up. The engine Of
another train just about starting was blown
up by one of our shells, and Lieut. Gordon
Carey, who had been wounded, killed with
bis claymore three Egyptian officers who
set upon him.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 14.-Arabi Pasha and
Toulba Pisha arrived at Cairo last night
They are both virtually prisoners.
The first news of Wednesdays battle thai
reached Cairo reported great Egyptian
victory, and subsequently, when it was an
pounced that Arab Pasha was on his way
to Cairo, it was rumored that he brought
with him Admiral Seymour's head. The
people of Cairo had never heard of Gen
Wellesley, and imagined that Admiral Sey.
mour commanded the British forces. When
Arab Pasha arrived alone the populace