Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-14
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RUpa's Less.
ALkxAND1IA, Sepk R.-Pfomineut (
naucial estimates my ERypt viii lo1
neaxiy 470y00OW by d. va. The ool
ton oz0p. which h entirely l0ak voul
have bssa worth nsariy HAOOO. 90
There b little hopo of saving any of "a
sugar crop il the country u not within
settled cou1ifion within tvo monAha ]
will b. too late for saving naxt year'
cereals, and ssveeal larRU failnres ar
anticipated shortly.
ne ~ Aeees.
L0NDoN, 6ept. 13.-Tho Sc. LeQe
stakes vsee won By Dutch Rover, Ge
hermniss second. and Ehotover third.
noee - GAe vlgAs.
LoADoN, Sept. IA oorTespoodsn
gives the following description of II
hattie II Tel II kSbir:- 0en. Woaaplo,
arrived on the e1ound ct 4.l6, ans
the artillery opened Ase befego u
enemy were aware Of oar presence. III
infantry Immediately after peonsed for
ward depeOying, and oppnsd Gso from I
sEseltered p0aition. AZ Mis- moanani -
battle b EAAia9 neroely - far . aeo !
eo0oerned, 6ot the ~ kaes upeyol
come 70 o10oo quarters utfh e. Eoools
Gn1nf of1ao iaNnafianlls
over. The s1bllD- 6ooVps0d 60 =
than ahuo1 . - leum to14vue1oe1d
opened . hsavy Fi6e IN. Or eisu
paused for m0me0t @ 5 lino Of aand
hills, then With Rsllaut suoh thex.vera
among the rebels. Astahg On Goneral
Wolseley's order, thoy reserved theiI
hre and went in Wztn bayonets, The
daughter for q time vas very great,
The rebels could not stand and broke
and ded. h0tly pursued. followed the
royal Irish regiment into trenches BE-
fore one Of the forts. They were 1ilIed
with Arabi's follower, dead and diving.
The final rush was made over q disfance
OF aO yards, tho men skirmishinR
and scaling cover until they reached
this point. Several thousand EUptains
were taken prisoners. Our own loss up
to this time | should compute at 20
killed.
At the first flrs the rebels were very
wild. Il came from both infantry and
artillery, and passed over our heodA
They were disconnected BY the sudden
attack. But with daylight our enemies
and lead came like . hail
storm: Many mon fell, but noa for .
second did our advrnee stop. The oIv-
ering parties lying down. fred over,
while thoes in front preaesd On. Cen
eral Gsaham's bfiNlds worked with
Rallantry. Nothing could b heard
above the din Of muaketry. - they
charged up the steep slope Of trenches.
Tho ERyptians Wsee terror -strickon.
Many hid In the corner Of tho works
while Others 6ed at their utmost speed,
throwing svsEything from them. Our
work, however, Wa not yot ended. The
large inner Eedoubt on The Arabs left
wing Was we'll armed. nud still held IN
tact, bat the British troops we're not
deterred. By anothw brilliant rush
they were among the enemy bayonetin9
RunneB at tho guns and capturing
heavy artillery. Thus we oaptured the
key Of the poaition. In iifteon minutes
from tho first rush Wo were its masters.
The rattle OF the enemy's muskstry
died away, whilo our mon fors0ok the
bayonet, and picked Of any rebels Who
still showed 6Ght in their retreat.
In tho south the enemy stood . few
minutes longer, perhaps quarter Of IN
hour: but the appearance Of cavalry on
their right flank soon hastened their re
treat. In q few minutes ono rushing
stream Of fugitives Was making for Sea-
Raz;R, flying out of all their intreuch-
ments. A little later, Gen. MoPherUou.
With his Indian brigade, burst upon the
flying foo from the eouth, and tie yout
Was complete; the artillery coming up Ct
. gallop unlilnbcrod, and sent their shot
and shell after The robo1a, adding 70