Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-09-04
THE CONFLICT IN EGYPT

recounts an engagement at MAGYAR
on Thursday, in which he held his
ground the whole day against 10, 900.
Egyptians His forces numbered
about 1000 men. In his details
Gen. Wolseley says: Il advanced
this morning before daybreak with
the household cavalry, two horse-ar-
tillery guns, thirty mounted infantry,
one thousand men from the York and
Lancaster regiments and the marines.
After some skirmishing | took pos
session of the dam which the enemy
had constructed across the canal be,
tween the villages of MAGYAR and
Mahuta. During the operations two
squadrons of the household cavalry
charged the enemy's broken infantry
very CALAMITY. I soon found that
the enemy was being largely rein
forced from Tel-el-Kebir. I could
see trains arriving. All day long I
have had an Egyptian force of 1O,-
900 men, with ten guns, in my front
and ON my right flank. The preci-
sion of the enemy's artillery fire was
very good, but fortunately they fired
common shell nearly all day, and
when they did fire shrapnel their
fuses were badly adjusted. The
enemy had their cavalry regiments in
line"
The war office next day received
another dispatch, in which Gen.
Wolseley says:
81 pushed on again this morning
at daybreak. The enemy had a
strongly entrenched position at Ma
hatta, and from the bold way in
which they attacked us yesterday, [
hoped they would stand their ground
to-day. They withdrew their guns,
however, last night. Major-General
Lowe attacked the rear of the enemy,
who had a large camp at the Nah
semen railway station, which he took
routing the enemy with considerable
loss, taking five Krupp guns, seven
ty-fve railway carriages laden with
provisions, and large quantity of
ammunition and rifles. Although /
did not intend advancing beyond Ma
hatta for some days, such has been
the success of the cavalry to-day
that [ intend tomorrow to occupy
the Kassasin lock of the fresh water
canal. 1t is about two and one
half miles west of Mahsameh station,
and its position will secure to us a
safe passage across the desert lying
between Ismailia and the cultivated
land of the Delta.''
The enemy's loss in the fighting
on Thursday is estimated at foul
hundred. The very first shell fired
by the enemy passed few feet ovel
Gen. Wolseley's head and took of
the leg of horse ten yards behind
him. The enemy throughout the
fight declined to close quarters. The
two gunners who were killed were
struck down by shrapnel near Gen
Wolseley's position.
Other dispatches report the capture
of Damietta by the British. Here 8
sanitary agent of the English gov
eminent, a postoffice official and two
priests were found. They had been
| loaded with chains for the last six
weeks and subjected to the most
terrible cruelties.
Ramses and Observation-Disclosures
have also been occipied by the Brit.
| ish. The losses were small on botl
sides. The enemy rereated to Lake
MaXama. More fresh water has
been gained by the occupation OF
Ramses, where, after the fight Oh
Friday, only six dead Arabs were
found, but manp others are supposed
to be buried under small pyramids Of
stone which have not get been ex
plored.
From Ismailia the word comes thai
all is quiet at the front, and that thu
cavalry has advanced to the Kas
sassin Lock. At Ramleh the British
forty-pounders fired about twent.
shells at the enemy's line on the lief
bank of the Mehmoudieh canal, caus
ing considerable damage. The re
ply was very feeble. Towards even
a confagration was observed in tn
rear of the enemy's camp, about tel
miles beyond Ramleh. During th
morning several thousand laborer
were noticed from the iron-cla
Achilles making an intrenched cam
at Aboukir. The impression gain
ground that the bulk of Arabs fore
at Kafr-el-Dwar has been withdrawn
| Dispatches from Alexandria say
"The enemy are pitching numbe
Of tents, variously estimated at fror
500 to 1 900 in front of their pos
tons; but this, it is believed, is onl
a ruse to mask the withdrawal @
their troops. 1t is now known tha
the enemy are intrenching at Hello
polls, few miles of Cairo. 1t is re
| ported that Arab Bey has withdraw
! 5000 of his best men from Kaf1-e
/ Dwar, it is supposed, to Tel-e
1 | Kebir.'
: / Gen. Wolseley telegraphs from L
MALTA, under date of Sunday, til;
he finds that the actions on Thursda
and Friday had far more importal
results than he was previously ava