Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-09-20
SELECT.
AWFUL ON ARAB.
THE BRITISH BULL DOGS
SWEEP HIS ARMY
AWAY.
Battle at Tel-el.Ke Kebir-E gyp-
Iian Army Routed.

KAssAssIN, September 13.-A dis
patch from the front ofthe British head
quarters here states that the attack OF
Tel-el-Keblr commenced at 4:30 thi
morning The Arab works were car
ried and forty guns and large numbel
of prisoners were captured. The de
moralization of Arabi's army is com
plete, his infrantry flying toward tht
desert.
The Egyptians opened fire wher
the British were within about one
mile of Tel-el-Kebir. The place ap-
pears to have been taken by rush.
The enemy were surprised by the
night march, and were soon in full re.
treat. The Indian calvary are hotly
pressing the fugatives on the sout b
and the British calvary on the north ot
the canal. The enemy's killed alone
amounted to 1000 The retreat of the
enemy on the north is cut off.
THE OFFICIAL REPORT.
The following is the official dis
patch of General Wolseley giving his
report of the battle at Tel-el-Kebir
We struck camp at Kassassin lock
last evening and bivouacked on the
high ridge above camp until l:30 this
morning. We then advanced upon
the very extensive and very strongly
fortified position held by Arab Pasha
with twenty thousand regulars, OF
whom twenty-five hundred were
cavalry, with seventy guns and six
thousand Bedouins and irregulars. Ny
force was about eleven thousand bayo-
netts, two thousand sabres and sixty
guns. To have attacked so strong posi-
tion by daylight with the troops could
place in the field would have entailed
very great loss. / resolved, therefore,
to attack before daybreak, marching
the six miles that intervened between
my camp and the enemy's position in
the darkness. The cavalry and two
batteries CT horse artillery on the right
had orders to sweep round the enemy
at day break. The first division was
the Second brigade, under General
Graham, supported by the Foot Guards
under the Duke of Connaught, and
seven batteries of artillery, number
ing forty-two guns, with supporting
brigade; then the second division, the
Highland Brigade leading the Indian
contingent these on the south side
of the canal, with the naval brigade on
the railway, had in the interval ad
vanced. Great emulation was evinced
by the regiments to be first in the
enemy's works. All went at them
straight, the Royal 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 considera-
BILE; several trains with immense quan-
titles of supplies were captured. The
enemy ran away in thousands, throw
ing away their arms when overtaken
by our cavalry. Their loss was very
great. General Willis was very
slightly and Colonel Richardson
severely wounded Majors Colville,
Underwood and Somerville, of the
Highland Light Infantry, were killed
Of the Black Watch, Lieutenant Mac
Mel was killed Captains Fox and
Cumberland were wounded. Gener-
al Allison's Aidede-camp, Captain
Hutton, was wounded. Col. Sterling
and the surgeon of the Coldstream
Guards were wounded Col Balfour,
of the Grenadier Guards, was wound
ed in the leg, and the color sergeant
killed. The cavalry is now on its
march to Belbees and the Indian con-
tingent on its way to Zagazig. to be
followed this evening by the Highland
brigade. Three lieutenants of the
Cameron Highlanders were wounded.
The canal is cut in some places, but
the railway is intact 1t has been dis
covered that Rachel Pasha and Ali
Fehmi Pasha were wounded in the en-
gagement last Saturday.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
Long continued cheers went up
when the elemy's works were seized.
The sight below was gastly one,
hundreds of dying Egyptians, camels
and horses lying mingled on the ground.
The English dead and wounded were
mixed with those of the enemy The
English troops were splendidly handled
and marched over ramparts, leaving be-
hind them traces in blood of the work
which thsy had accomplished The
Egyptians were taken by surprise in
almost every direction. The negro
troops and Arab artillery fought well.
General Wolseley watched the fight in
the thickest of danger, and the Duke of
Connaught exhibited extreme calmness
General Wolseley ordered his soldiers
to march with unloaded rifles, and, if
possible, storm the enemy's entrench-
ments without firing a shot The
Highland Brigade on the left carried
the first line of entertainments at the
point of the bayonet The guards fol-
lowed, behaving splendidly. Half of
the Egyptians opposed to US in the
attack were rebels. We will push on
to Cairo without delay. Arab Pasha's
troops are evidently delighted at the
prospect of an end. Immense stores
of ammunition and $4,000 tents were
captured. There is no doubt Arab
Pasha was completely surprised The
disposition of the English forces during
the darkness Of the night is really be-
yond praise Colonel Harrison with
great difficulty saved Ragheb Bey's
life, as the English soldiers were ex-
cited and in no mood to give quarter.
Detachments of troops from Kafr-el-
Dwar are reported fleeing towards
Cairo.
Another dispatch says: The enemy's
earth-works were quite insufficient to
check the advance of our good troops
The works were certainly of immense