New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-30
ARABTS MEN REPULoED
RATTLE AT KASSASIN LOCK'


coNsTANTINOPLE NEWS o
p;eht men were killed and sXty-one
sounded ON the British side IN oa..'o az
Kassasin Lock Monday evening. Inc hEsp,
,;ons attacked the British troops anu "'Ol
considerable fighting were repulsed win se'ei0
1oso Aroh Pacha was in the field ourlns
40 ootion Another regiment VIII HaNc
Alexandria to-day for lsmailia' Tnsn, T.
mshing took place yesterday d. """A.la' nne,,so
is tbought that Lord Granville VIII HOW % iT-"
TO sign the military convention "i''
DETAILS OF THE ENGAGEMENT.
,o>,no>, Aug. 2g.-General WOlseley telegraphs
trom Kassorin Lock as follows MOor-Uehei"'
Graham. commanding this post, was attacked l"s'
evening by about twelve guns and elght Dat'aiion0
onr men behaved extremely well and Inihcteo
severe loss upon the enemy. AL hIst Oc"ei"'
Graham had only five guns, two ana nan o"''"
6o,s and. a small detachment OF caN@IS anu
monnted infantry. Being reinforced pS "io'"''
battalion he attacked the enemy IN iron1' "hio III"
1>tcayalrv brigade, under Colonel sr Baker nus
sell charged them IN flank. sabrlng a cohsiuel"0o
nunber. The cavalry were well handed oS ''"Joi
General Drury Lowe. General Graham uiSPoSr
lions were all that they should haVe oco"' ii''
on,r,tious were carried out with the cooineSs LOT
-Pacha was on the field during the acuon' Inc
cavalrv charged by moonlight. but were unable TO
secure the rebel guns which the enemy Withdrew
aurino the night. The latter left, however an
their ammunition. Our killed are Surgeon MAJOR
Shaw, six marine artIllerymen, and one infantry
sergeant. The wounded are one major, two cap
tains. two hcutenants and lifty-six men"
LoyDoN. Aug. 3O-The DoiIy Telegraph has the
following dispatch, dated lsmaiIia August
o.. When morning came great excitement
prevailed in our camp at kassasm IN co. Sc
ouence of Egyptians showing themselves
in considerable force III various dlIec-
lions. General Graham presently sent
V,ior Hart. with an escort of mounted infantry un-
ler command of Lieutenant PigOtt, to ascertain
he strength and exact position Of the enemy
Major Hart proceeded in the direction Of Tel
.-Kcbir and had gone forward two miles when the
enemy opened fire with TWO guns, whereupon Lieu
tenant Plgott dsmounted his men and returned
The fire bIiskly. They held their ground
well for some time, though eventually they were
obliged to retire upon our camp At 10 o'clock
q 600 Bedouius appeared on our right and front eX-
tending two miles but on the guns opening fire
Oh them they retired About o'clock their IN
fantry advanced IN open order upon our
lett. They brought up several guns, Whch
they placed at short distances Hom
each other aud presently showed several pieces OF
artillery our right. Our guns opened IRE ana
our men turned out to face the
attack The fight now waxed warm,
and during the whole afternoon the
gallant little garrison made good defence. Mean
while the cavalry. which was five miles IN our rear
had been twice sgnalled by General Graham to
support him and had advanced almost to our
position without encOuntering the enemy.
BY 730 p. IN. the whole force consisting OF the
First ana Second Lie Guards, the Horse Guards the
7tn Dragons, part Of the 4th Dragons, and the
10Th iiussars with four guns, set out to succor
ne (
made very cautiously. The moon was ris
mg, and showed the little army of horse
men TO strange advantage as they passed
oNer the shngly ground, the canklng
of their swords swelling musically through
the air Colonel stewart, who directed
the course of the brigade. disposed the men so excel
lently tha he able to pilot tbem safely TO the
pom. of contact without coming unOer the tIe OF
the guns. which then pounding the kassasin
camp, leading the way along the ridge, with the
Idea OF oullanking the enemy and turning his po-