Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-08-29
THE EGYPTIAN WAR.

ters. The troops behaved we'll.
They were all day without water or
food. After marching about ten
miles through a heavy sand, the ene>
my's cavalry swept around the Brit
jsh right flank, but did not come
within striking distance. The Egyp~
tian ire was too hot for the Life
Guards to pass over towards them
The British infantry passed
the day lying down behind banks
and in bitches. After the engages
ment on Thursday General Woiseley
rode INTO Ismailia, and returned late
in tue evening. Keinforcements ar
rived during The night, but the guns
not until early next mornlnz. Inc
heavy guns had great difficulty to
get through the sand. At daylight
it was found, to the great dIsap
pointment of our men, tUat the malu
body of the enemy had Withdrawn.
The Egyptian artillery fought well,
and ii ed much more accurately than
at Kafreldwar. The infantry We're
contemplate, and the cavalry was a
little better. Many OF both these
arms were observed breaking from
the ranks and dispensing under our
fire of shell.
ALEXANDRIA, August 26.-The
boais crew Of the Austrian IT gate
Nautilus, who were captured 10y the
Fovptians. have been liberated and
arrived here this morning.
Two Tur sian merchants who
escaped from Kafrel Dwar have ar
rived here. rney declare that the
country generally is thoroughly dis
contented d with Arab Pasha, and Is
anxious for peace. This applies par
ticularly to Cairo.
LONDON, August 26-The Daily
News has the following dispatch
under date of Isnallia, August 26
Ramses and Birket el Mahsamet
were occupied yesterday by the
British The losses were small on
both sides. The enemy retreated tc
Lake MoXama.
LONDON, August pa telegram
received here from Hong Kong
dated on Thursday, says: Foul
thousand natives have died O
Asiatie cholera in a single day IL
Philipini, but the epidemic is nov
decreasing. There have been onl.
six cases among the Europeans.
LONDON, August 20.-A Port Sale
dispatch says the steamer Calypso
arrived Saturday with $50 Turkisl
troops and moved inside the innel
harbor, when the Monarch sent two
armed boats covered with Gatli1
guns, from the Monarch, to lear1
their errand. The Turks stated they
were the annual relieffor the Turkish
garrison at some fort in the Rec
Sea. During the night armed boat
cruised around, with orders to pre-
vent the Turks from landing. Th
Calypso entered the canal Sunda,
morning, the steamer Pinnace, from
the Heckla, accompanying her witt
orders to prevent the dlsembarka
ton of troops.
An Alexandra dispatch report
that Al del Rassick and Fours'hes
staff officers, escaped from Arat
Pasha. The we're VIII received b
the Knedive.
A disp tch to the Standar
from Alexandria, states that mini:
try has been formed, with Cher
Pasha as President If the counc
and Minister of Foreign Affair; Ria
Pdsha, Minister OF the Interior; Ha
dar Pasha, NJ Mister of Fin nee
Omar Lufu Pasha, Minister of al
War
IsMAILIA, August % -Mahmon
Fehny has been taken prisoner {
Kassasia. The previous report {
his capture was premature.
LONDON, August 28.-Geners
WolseIey telegraphs from Ism ill
under date OF Sunday, as follows:
have just returned from the OF
ports and find our actions on Thurs
day and Friday had far more I'M
pOrtant results than | was aware {
yesterday evening. The enemy wei
completely routed and fed towarC
the Sea Gazig, throwing away the
arms and accoutrements. A yel
large amount of camp equipage an
ammunitions was captured.
Mahmond Fehny, Arab Pasha
chief engineer and military advise
is now a prisoner in my camp.
LONDON, Aug. 28- The Daily New
in it's 2nd edition, has the followiI
from Ismailia: The troops are co
tinually advancing, and 1t will not
long before Telel Kbir is attacke
Between Ramses and Maxama t
ground is good for marching, b
the canal is full Of dead horses al
the bodies of Arabs. Some OF t
latter were thrown there by the
comrades, while others were t
corpses of men shot while attemp
ing 10 escape. Judging from t
quantity of clothing, etc, foundin t
abandoned camp. the rebels mt
have been in great force, but most
them appear TO have been mer,
peasantry, armed with old muzz
loading muskets. Almost all Of
prisoners are peasants. All of
dead were also peasants. The d'
tors have prohibited the use OF
water of Lake Maxama for drinkil
An artillery general has been CT
tured who speaks English fluent
He has furnished some valuable
formation. We now have two
fantry regiments with the cava
and artillery at Kassasin.