Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-14
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menced At 4:3O o'clock this morning. Tel
/ l-Kebir WAS carried this morning, forty
guns and a large number of persons were
captured. Cavalry is in pursuit. A7abi's
fierce appears TO be quite broken up. 4
dispatch from the front reports that the
Decentralization Of Arabi's army is COM
plete. His infantry are flying toward the
desert
KAssAssIE, Sept. 13.-At the capture of
Tel-el-Kebir the Egyptian loss is estimated
at 1000. Our loss is probably 200, includ
ing many officers. The Highland brigade
bore the brunt OF The action.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
The attack on Tel-el-Kebir began at 4 As
o'clock this Inorning. The main attack
was directed against the enemy's extreme
left flank, four miles north OF the railway.
A heavy artillery and infantry fire IS now
proceeding. The British troops are al
yarcing rapidly. and evidently turning the
eQemy's flank. The British armored train
with the forty-pOund Krupp gun which
was captured at Kassassin, and Gatlings,
has just como into action. The fire of the
enemy opposite the extreme right OF the
British IS nearly silenced.
The Egyptians opened fire when the
British were within about q mile OF Tel-el-
Kebir. The place appears to have
been finally captured by a rush. The Indi-
an cavalry are holly pressing the f1gi-
tiyes on The south and the British cavalry
on the north of the canal. The enemy's
killed alone amount to 1900. Retreat of
TIE enemy on the north is cut of.
Isua1LIA, Sept. 13.-Tel-el-Keber was
carried 4his morning with rush. The first
shot was fred at o'clock. The position
was taken in twenty minutes, we having
surprised 3he enemy by night march.
The enemy is in full retreat.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 13.-The taking Of
Tel-el-Kebir caused great JOY here. An
for tonight. Italians and Greeks have
taken the initiative, but persons Of
81 nationalities viii participate. Gen.
Wood has received a dispatch from
Gen. Wolseley stating that Tel-el-Aebir
wGs captured after . 20 minutes
assault, and 5000 prisoners taken. The
enemy is''aying and cavalry is pursuing
them. The cut letting the sea into lake
MGre5tiB has been completed, and the We
te- is spreading rapidly.
DESCRIPTION oR THE BATTLE
TEL EI-KEBIB, Sept %, 4:45 q m.-Gen.
WolseIey. has arrived on the ground. The
artillery opened FIRE before the enemy were
,,F 10 sneo
mediately AFTER pressed forward deploying
and opening FIRE from a sheltered position.
At this moment The fight is raging fercely,
as far as firing is concerned, bat the men
have not get come to close quarters.
TEL Ez.-KszB1B, Sept IS, 9 a. m.-The
great battle IS practically over. The rebels
discovered our men when about mile
from their works, and opened heavy fire.
Our men paused for moment on the line
Of sand hills, and then with gallant rush
they we're among The rebels.
Acting on general Wolseely's orders they
reserved their fire, and went in with the
bayope.. The slaughter for time was
very great. The rebels could not stand it,
and broke and fed, pursued holly. l fol-
lowed tie Royal Irish regiment into the
trenches before one of the forts. They
were filed with Arabi's followers, dead and
dying. The final rush was made over. a
distance OF 200 yards, the men diminishing
and seeking cover until they reached the
point. Several thousand Egyptians were
ts.ken prisoners. Our own loss up to this
3ime IS about eco killed .......
LONDON, Sept. 13.-Gen. Wolseley tels-
graphs that Arab Pasha escaped on horse
back to Zagazia- Gen. Wloseley'soffcial re-
Port by telegraph to the war Office fully
confirms the reports of battle and its re-
szlts, as previously telegraphed.
BEFORE TEIN-kEBIR, Sept. 13.-The
Highland brigade disting uished themselves
notably at the redoubts of Tel-el-Kebir, all
Of which along the entire enemy's line were
carried at tho point of the bayonet.
At $50 this morning the High
IanderS dashed in on the
left, completely surprising The enemy.
The latter however, soon rallied from
their surprise, and pluckily replied with
Tolleys of muske.ry, infhcting loss on their
osSSo4ICbA-Ar- AO AO41OH4n3 O1uCoIS AtIl.
British officers killed, Maj. Colville, 74th
Highlanders; Lieut.. SomerVille, 74th High
Ianders. British officers wounded: Col
Hutchinson, 46th regiment; Capt. Keppel,
74th Highlanders; Capt. Cumberland. 74th
Highlanders; Lieut.. Underwood, 74th High.
landers; Lieut.. Gordon Cary, 74th
Highlanders Lieutenant Gordon
in the melee killed three Egyptian officers
with his claymore. AS the forty-sixth
regiment dashed over the entrenchment,
their leader, Col. Hutchinson, was wound
ed IN the mouth and carried off the field.
At $50 o'clock your correspondent. rode
with Gen. Wolseley's staff some three miles
behind Arabi's intrenchments. The Egyp-
tians were in full retreat. ! counted SOC
Egyptians dead upon the field. The British
ebeered Gen. Wolseley after the battle. On
our right the guards and rifles carried
all before them. The full extent of our
loss is not YET known. The black Soudan
troops on the Egyptian side fought pluck
lily, and Arabi's artillery was well served
but the pure Egyptian regulars behaved
very cowardly. The British cavalry is