Connecticut western news., 1882-09-20
THE WAR IN EGYPT,
Arabi Pasha Attacked at Tel-el- Kebir and His Forces Scattered.

On IuoSQRY nlBnG, the Engl1Sl unQ6f Gen. Wolseley, commended their ad- vance.
 The attack on Tel-el- -Kebir began at 4:45 o'clock in the morning. The main attack was directed against the enemy's extreme left flank, four miles north of the railway.
 The Egyptians were much surprised at the attack. They expected it to occur later in the day. but the British had been marching all night. and long before sunrise were close upon the Tel el.Kebir outposts.
 The appearance of the English at such close quarters, at such an hour, so took the Egyptians by surprise that their re- sistance began ill the utmost confusion.
 Tel-el- -Kebir was carried after @ short fight; forty guns were taken, and large number of prisoners. The cavalry went at once in pursuit. Arabi's forces ap- pear to be quite broken up.
 The Egyptian loss is estimated at 2,OOO, and the British probably at 200, including many officers.
 The Highland Brigade bore the brunt of the action.
 The demoralization of Arabi's army is said to have been complete. His infantry took to the desert, with the British cavalry in hot pursuit.
 The following English officers were killed:-Major Colville, Seventy fourth Highlanders Lieutenant Somerville, Seventy fourth Highlanders.
 The following British officers were wounded: Colonel Hutchinson, Forty sixth Regiment ;. Captain Keppel, Sev- onty-fourth Higlanders Captain Cum berland. Se7enty-fourth Highlanders Lieutenant Wildwood, Seventy fourth Highlanders Lieutenant Gordon Gary, Seventy fourth Highlanders.
 Lieutenant Gordon, in the melee killed three Egyptian officers with his claymore. A correspondent telegraphs that he counted 300 Egyptians lying dead on the field.
 The first shot WAS fired at o'clock. The position was taken in twenty minutes.
 Another correspondent says: The re- treat of the advanced Egyptian regi- ments was so precipitate and was so closely followed by the British cavalry that both got to the entrench- ment in 8 moving fight, and the forces behind the works were rendered powerless to resist the British without shooting down their own fellows fighting backward over the works almost hand to hand.
 This placed the defenders of the works at such disadvantage that they were practically useless, as they were at most points overwhelmed by their own countrymen, driven back by the British cavalry, the retreating Egyp- tians being in such great number, and spread out to such an extent, as to practically prove 0 cover for the British advance nearly all around Tel-el-Keblr.
 The British infantry followed the cavalry well, and were soon behind them over the works.
 The following is Gen. Wolseley's official report of the battle:-" We struck camp at Kassassin Lock Tuesday evening and biyouacked on high ridge above the camp until half-past one Wednesday morning. We then ad- vanced upon very extensive and very strongly fortified position held by Arabi Pasha with 10000 regulars, of whom 2,5OO were cavalry, with seventy guns, and 6,OOO Bedouins and irregulars. My force was about 11,000 bayonets, 2,O0O sabres and 60 guns. To have attacked so strong a position by daylight with the troops I could place in the field would have en- tailed very great loss. I resolved, there fore, 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 of horse artillery on the right had orders to sweep round the enemy's line at daybreak. The first division advanced as follows The sec- ond brigade under General Graham, supported by the Foot Guards under the Duke of Connaught and seven batteries of artillery, numbering forty-two guns, with 8 supporting brigade; then cane the second division the Highland brigade leading the h. of the canal, with the Naval brigade on the railway and in the interval. Great emulation was evinced by the. regi- ments to be the first in the enemy's works. All went at them straight. The Royal Irish par ticularly distinguished itself by it's dash and the manner in which it closed with the enemy. All the enemy's works and camps are now in our possession. ] do not yet know exactly the number oi guns captured, but it is considerable. Several trains with immense quantities of supplies were captured. The enemy ran away in thousands, throwing away their arms when oyertaken by our cav airy.
 'Their loss is very great. The cavalry is now on it's march to Belheis and the Indian contingent is on it's way to Zaga zig, to be followed this evening by tht Highland brigade. The canal 1s cut il some places, but the railway is intact It has been discovered that Rachel Pasha and Ali Fehmi Pasha were wounded in the engagement of last Sat urday."
 | LATER REPORTS.
 The English troops entered Cairo a nine o'clock Thursday evening. Genera Wolseley in reply to deputation O chiefs from Tel-el-Kehir, who asked tha the country be spared the humiliation O further advance of the British, said he i would occupy Cairo at once.
 Butros Boy told the Khedive that the rebel force at Tel-el-Kebir at the time of the British attack consisted of 30,O0( regulars, 1000 Bedouins and 5000 vol unteers.
 The first news of Wednesdays battle that reached Cairo reported @ great Egyptian victory, and when subsequent ly it was announced that Arabi Pashe was on his way to Cairo, it was rumorec that he bore with him Admiral Sey mour's head. The people of Cairo ha6 never heard of Gen. Wolseley, and i'm agined that Admiral Seymour com manded the British forces. When Arab Pasha arrived alone the populace stoned him.
 An officer from Kafr. el-Dowar has brought letter saYing all the military