The daily gazette., 1882-08-28
ARAB WINSoA ~ VICTORY. / " Z y
GEN. WoEsEUEY REPOCsFp A
SECOND TIME. Ts ~
THEREBEL LEADER IN COMMAND.
-Diseouragtng Reverse and serioua
losses for the English Eorce-Greet
Anxiety in London. I1-, p, - -. -

g, asDoNs august IA dispatch to {
W oanddrd from Alexandria states that
3 inlstry mas been formed with Cherff Pasl
US PRESIDENT of the of the Council and M
lster OF Foreign Affairs, Riaz Pasha MINI
X er Oh she Interior, Haidar Pasha "A M,
. isIer OF Finance and Omar Lufti Pash
= Minister of War. '1 ~Sl
A dispatch to the Times from Iama,l,
says General Wolseley and STAFF Wi
= probably start for the front In two davs :
as 81 soon as tnefr transport can easily b
eutta telegraphs that a further reserva ~ "a. =.
! oeen framed for immediate service In F9vn ,,o
ana VIII be dispatched ON the receinf y y
praes 10 that effect from General WoIselsv
me whole control Of the Indian divisior
uAS peen made over to General WoIseley.
/ IsMAHIA, August 27.-There was a vsD.
.M NE engagement ON the Fresh Water Canal
/ o. 1el-el-Mahuta yesterday, which continned
throughout the day without cessation. and
ynicn resulted In q British repuIse. After
tne engagement on Thursday General WoIse
icy pushed forward with reinforcements n
puTsMt OF the Egyptians, who had laIlen
oack during the night. During FRIDAY thers
was considerable diminishing, but no oen~
eLal battle. The Egyptians were retisinr
e.owty toward Tej-el-Mahuta and would haif
irregular intervals and check the Britieh
asuance Ass,c WIN rev shells. In the afternoon
Arabi's forces gained the new fortificst tSo.,s
~ lel-el-Mahuta, and set about throwino,
" Lresn earthworks to repel General Wolee,
icy further eneroachments In that dIractio,,
AeeteruaY afternoon General Wolaelev
!, naAde a. reconnossance of the enemv's nosi.
uon, ana shortly after noon attacked IL with
sne infantry OF the First Division, supported
Dy MS cavalry and artillery strength avail
noie: Ihe advance was q brilliant one, The
Dlleisn charged the position from the south
hre at short range. When within a connie
q hundred yards of Arabi's first line Of in
uencnmeats the infantry faltered, hesitated.
ana despite the utmost efforts of their
officers, fell back with heavy Ioss. -
Heneral Wolseley was greatly chaerfneda at
the repulaes and issued orders that ali his
available forces at Ismailia, Nefech and suez
press i0rwaFd to the front without delav
HneH tne First Division fell back from be-
.ote 2 .ne Egypuan lines General WOlseley
rode among the infantry and prevented Z
disordeFly retreat.
ArAbfs fire WAS very effective. His
artlllery was especially well handled. and
lne range OF the British was Obtained and h
neio during the advance and retreat. Hia
infantry behaved well, and maintained a
urn 'front.'. Arab was on the ground and
personally directed the moyements Of ma
IoopS;. his presence served to inspire the
egyptians with renewed confidence In
their strength. Arab contented himaelf
with rePalstng the British advance. and AID
nok follow up his advantage by pursnit-
tte force, In point of numbers. was far
superior to the British, having received re-
Inducements from Tel-el-Kebir durino the
preceding night '
Aiter the British advance was checked.
put before the retreat set In, the scene was
tnrilling one. The First Division, realiz-
" sne hopelessness OF carrying Arabi,s
losition, at the command of their officera-
'nfeW themselves In the sand or crouched
,gainst the sides of the banks of the canal.
smells were fGlling on every side, and ArabiIs if
nlantry likewise opened fire, The storm of b.
lal was terrific, and the men were almost
The order to fall back was
1vens ana with few irregular vollies, the
nen o0eyed. Arabi's LOSSES, while nm
,newn, are not thought to be serious His
oaees @ were lntrenched, and the English
This morning General Wolseiey advanced
eoiumn In the direction of Kassassin Lock
,ith the Intention of occupying that point.
ne column was composed of five com
anies Of the Forty-second and com
anies nom the Third and First, supported
y three batteries. The column gained the
eslreo position this afternoon and was
nmediately discovered by the enemy.
teaVy firing isAnow reported from Tel-El-
ishuta. -
LONDON, August 27.-The news of an nm
isguised defeat of General Wolseley on
aturday following so closely of the suspi-
ious accounts of the affair on Thursdav
as changed the general feeling regarding
ne EGYPTIAN campaign from anxiety to
osidve gloom, and the immediate and
raetical result of the feeling is manifested
the difficulty now experienced by the re-
ruiting officers. TI !"
Interpolation Of General Wolseley "A
ashing commsnder has hitherto bean relied
a 70 tempt the English yeomanry into the
INKS, and has generally succeeded, but the
npressiOn is now becoming stronger day
day that dash and bFillancy will not IN
lie case supply the place of the engineering
ia administrative qualities necessary 10
lccessfully man@uvre artillery and heavy M
oops In such difficult country. It Is to
70 possession Of these qualities, It is
ought, that success In this peculiar cam
ign will be attributable, if it Is to be
shieved atall.
Although, as usual, the dispatches are
ry vague regarding the British loss in Sat
days action, 1t Is admitted that the cas-
lties were heavy, and General Wolselev's
gency IN ordering all his reserves to the
Ins 10 tAken 10 lnulcateaa determination tn
City the error into which he has fallen bv
me bold and desperate effort, and the ont.
me OF the nextmovement is awaited with
concealed anxiety. II -..I ''
August 27.-Arabi has Cd.
Veral thousand laborers employed In max
3 an intrenched camp near Aboukir, on
9 lsthmus between Lake Aboukir and
Ike Edko. This is an important position,
II held by the Egyptians, it would be
possible to turn Arabi's lines at Kaff-el-
var by any movement from the coast
.ween Alexandria and Aboukir.
The British irOnclad Minotaur is lying of
mleh firing into the enemy's earthworks.
the purpose of impeding the labors of
Egyptian working parties, who are con-
1tly engaged In strengthening their forti-
tions opposite the British lines
he native who murdered Messrs. Rich
son and DObson has been arrested
August 27.-The Turk
Council has resolved to proclaim AraM
ha d rebel, and accepts the English pro-
ais for the Military Convention to govern
employment of Turkish troops in Epynt at
J believed that the Sultan's Increasing
ousy of the influence of Arab, on ,ths
lem population of Syria and the North
can dependencies has operated largely
ringing about this decision.