The daily gazette., 1882-09-13
ARABI'S FORCES FLYING
AN EARLY MOANING FI0btT AT
TEL.EL-KEBiR. @
GUNS AND PRISONERS TAKEH.
Tho City Captured and the E@yptlan
Column said TO be Badly BrOken-Cav-
airy in Rapid Pursuit.

ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 13.-The Khedive has
received a telegram saying the British attack
on Tel-el-Kebir commenced at hali.past
four O'Clock this morning.
LONDON, Sept. 13. - Dispatches nom
Alexander say that Tel-el-Kebir was carried
this morning, the British capturing 40 guns
and a large number of prisoners. Arabi's
force appears to be quite broken up and de-
moralized, and is flying towards the DESERT
Cavalry are in pursuit.
KAssAssIN, Sept. 12.-The British tenta
will be struck at els p. m. and the men
will be formed into brigades and marched
to the ground of bivouac. Each man will
carry 100 rounds. General Nugent VIII ro-
main with the force left here to guard the
camp. A transport brigade will be formed
at daybreak. A supply Of ammunition
equal to thirty-six rounds per man will bo
carried on baggage animals which will press
on at night. The naval brigade will be at
tached to the transport corps. The forty
Founders and nine batteries will accompany
the advancing force. Arab Pasha viii be
a clever general II he escapes capture with
his whole army.
The hospital ship at Ismailia has been
ordered to be evacuated except by very seri-
Gus cases.
General Wolseley made a personal recon-
nOissance this morning. He was accom-
panied by the Duke of Connsught and
Generals Lane, Willis and Wilkinson. He
returned after gaining q clear idea Of the
enemy's position. This is the last recon-
noissance before the battle.
General orders have been issued for for
ward movement of the whole army. The
tents and baggage will be transported BY
railroad to the nearest point to the British
encampment. No bugles will be allowed TO
| be sounded after sunset. The Royal West
Kent regiment, the Nineteenth Hussars and
two companies of engineers will remain here
| to guard the camp.
| General Wolseley left the camp this morn
| ing in order to arrange for an attack. All
| the forces have arrived. Boats have gone
| up the fresh water canal through Kassassin
| lock to blow up the dams constructed BY
the enemy. The Indian cavalry horses are
suffering from glanders. Owing to the fall
of the fresh water canal the launches are
unable to proceed.
KAssAssIN, 1880 p. m.-The British army
is now bivouacking at point two miles
beyond here, along q line facing Arab
Pasha's front Our most advanced line ID
about four miles from the Egyptian front.
The forward march will begin shortly after
midnight SO that the force may reach hght-
ing distance easily by dawn. e
General Wolseley will attempt to get
round Arabi's flank and destroy the rail-
way in his rear communicating with LAgaMG.
Q a. m.--The British are now marching ON
Tel-el-Kebir. The attack will probably be
gin before daylight. ..Y nf.
The British lineo of communication between
Ismailia, Nefische, Tel-el-Mahuta and Nah
sameh is held by detachments Of infantry
with one gun and group Of cavalry at eacl
place.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 12.-Advices from
Cairo of the 9th instant deny the rumoI
that Nubar Pasha's house and other build
Jugs there had been burned.
Reports from the interior state that thu
, cotton crop promises we'll. 1t is estimated
that the yield will be only 50O,0 kantari
below the average.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. 12.-The grand
council summoned yesterday to discuss tn
/ relations between Turkey and England de
cided that the military convention mus
D clearly indicate the landing place OF tn
/ Turkish troops in Egypt.