The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-27
Sir Garnet wolseley and His Troops have
An Engagement with Arabi's Forces
With Some Considerable Hard
Fighting.
What Sir Garnet Says of 1t in an 0Flcial
Correspondence "A Bit of Trouble In
ireland Still. Foreign Briefs.
The Report of the Land 0fice-The chey-
ennes and Crows are Discontinued.
Whistler Dismounts English Can
non. General Notes.


London, August 25.-Gen. Wolseley
in a despatch to the war office recounts
an engagement at MAGYAR on Thursnay,
in which he held ground the whole day
against 10000 Egyptians. His forces
numbered 1000. In details Gen. VOL
seley SAYS advanced in the morning
before daybreak with the Household
cavalry, two horse artillery guns,
thirty mounted infantry, one thousand
men, from York and Lancaster regi-
ments and marines. After SOM skirm-
ishing we took possession Of the Dam
which the enemy had constructed across
the canal between the villages MAGYAR,
anc Mahata. During the operations
two squadrons of the Household cavalry
charged the enemy's broken infantry
very galanty, soon found the enemy
was being largely reinforced from Tel
| ell could see trains arriving.
Thought it Inconsistent with traditions
for the Queens army to retire before
any number of Egyptian troops, and 80
decided to hold the ground until reen-
forcements arrived. All day long L had
the Egyptian forces 10000 strong with
two guns in my front and on my right
flank, the precision of the enemy's artillery
fire was very good but fortunately they
fred common shell nearly all day, and
vii en- they did fire Shrapnel shells the
fuses were badly adjusted. The enemy
had cavalry regiments in the line. OuI
horses having been recently been on
board ship was not in condition to
gallop much. The two horse artillery
guns served with pluck and ability.
Our casualties have been slight. Capt.
Hallam Parr, wounded through leg,
Lord Melgand, wounded through hand,
Capt. PARIS mounted infantry distin'
guished itself. All the troops engaged
did well. Tomorrow, Friday, l shall
attack the enemy's position at Holenke,
and hope to take possession of the dan
which they constructed this morning.
London, August 25.--The val office
has received the following from Gem
Wolsley
Ismalia, August &c, evening"
pushed on again this merning at day.
break. The enemy were strongly en-.
trenched at Mahalla, but they with
drew their guns last night. They had
twelve in action yesterday. The force
at my disposal this morning was the
first division and all the English cav.
airy, with sixteen guns. l sent the
cavalry completely around the enemy'f
position, to occupy the railway in their
rear and IL possible to capture their en-
gines and rolling stock. This operation
was very well carried out. All the
heavy work deyolved on the cavalry
and artillery which were headed by
Major General Lowe. He attacked the
rear Of the enemy, who had a large
camp at Mahsameh railway station,
which he took, routing the enemy with
considerable loss, taking 8 Krupp guns,
10 railway carriages laden with provis-
ions and a large quantity of ammunition
duu Illt5. VIZ law
of our horses being unfit for heavy
work and the long march which the re-
Inducements l ordered yesterday had
to make, 1 have every reason to be sat
isfed with what has been done. The
losses yesterday were, Household
cavalry, one private killed and seven
wounded, and ten horses killed, the
horse artillery, two privates and five
horses killed. York and Lancaster
regiments one private killed and FIVE
wounded, marine artillery, one private
killed, and in infantry two officers
wounded. There have been forty sun
strokes among ~privates one fatal to-day,
80 far as l yet have been able to ascertain
Major Bibby of the It'll Dragons has
been severely wounded.
The enemies loss estimated at 400
The first shot fired by the enemy passed
a few feet ever Gen. Wolseleys head and
shot off the leg of a horse, ten yards
behind him. The enemy throughout
the fight declined to come to close quar-
tiers: The gunners killed were struck
by %Shrapnel shells rear Gen. Wolseleys
position.