The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-29
TELEGRAPHIC
EGYPT.

| Opeuou hLo VI VIC oneny on the lei
bank Of Mahmoudieh canal. Abou
twenty shots were fred. Several shells
exploded in the midst Of the enemy's en-.
renchments, causing considerable dam.
age, The enemy replied feebly. About
8 o'clock confagration appeared in the
rear Of the enemy's camp, about ten miles
beyond Rsmleh. The British msn-of
war Mihotoan shelled the enemy's out
posts in the direction of Aboukir thi!
stetTnoo1. The ehells appeared to burs
10 the midst Of the enemy's position. The
MinOtour fred with increased rapidly
until sunset. The enemy's reply wa:
weak. Altogether there was very little
activity in the rebel lines. he inpres-
sion gains ground that the bulk of Arab
Pasha's men has been Withdrawn from
Kafr FL Dwar.
Il is reported that several staff officer:
have deserted Arab Pasha and given
General Wolse!ey Important informa-
ton.
News Of the success of the British
troops on thursday was placsrded in
town, and caused excitement and rejoic-
ing. The men belonging to the Austrian
trigate Nautilus. who were captured
saw Arab Pasha at Ksfr ell Dwar The
prisoners were only released sitter giving
their word of honor not 10 disclose any,
thing they saw.
The commander OF the British IRON
clad Achilles reports that Aboukir gar
rlson Is making an entrenched camp, on
which several thousand lsborers are
working.
AT Meks, this afternoon, BedoIins ap-
pesred in large force within q short dis
lance OF the forts, where the Malta VOL
unIeers had been relieved by the Derby
shire regiment. After considerable
firing on both sides the Bedouins retired.
Their casualties we're not sscertsined, but
II Is believed many Bedouins were killed
and large number wounded. 1t is
rumored that the Bedouins will attempt
10 enter the town tonight at the Gsbari
gates. Capt. Bayues, of the Gordon
HlQhlAnders, died to-day, of dysentery.
We captured a spy and handed him
over to the native authorities, who tor
tured him with lhumbserews and ordered
him TO be shot. He said Arab Pssha
has only q strong regiment of artillery,
1900 cavalry and few infantry in front
of US. Signalling has been proceeding
during the past few nights with Arab
Cover who is sending signals.
The msn-Of-war Minotsuer has sue
cesstully shelled the enemy out Of Man
DARN, on the line between Ramleh al
Aboukir.
AbdeI RsEsek and four other .tsff Off
GERS have escaped from Arab Pssha.
They were we'll received by the Khedive.
1t appears they have been for some time
In communication with the Khedive
through members of Gen. Stones family.
They were entrusted by Arab with the
defense of Tel-El-Kebir, but abstained |
from making esrthWorks. They escaped
and went to NJ. DeLesseps and asked his |
to get away. DeLessers tried |
10 dlsEuade them, accusing them of want |
Of patriotism. They finally sought Rear
Hoskins, who forwarded them
to Alexandria.
Ismalis, 27.-All is quiet at the front. |
The British cavalry have advanced to |
< essassin Lock.
Locomotives have arrived at Suez from !
Bonn bay.
When the mounted infantry Of the
household troops charged into Nah
ameh, Sir Hsvelock Allen showing the
way, the enemy dashed into the lake and |
wan for safety. They were piled with |
lhe bullets as they dived and aoun-
lered.
At the outset of the fight we were un-
ler very heavy fire, especially from the
Egyptian left, where ten guns rained
bells incessantly. The Eighty-Fourth
moved in this direction in skirmishing
rider. AS the men scattered the losses
we're slight. Finding that they were do
ng little harm, the enemy directed at.
entlon upon General Wellesley and staff.
The enemy played freely upon the
household cavalry, and all hopes enter
aimed OF the usefulness and bravery of
be latter were fully realized. Two Cat
ing guns served By marines were unable
o go into the action on account of the Sc
ze7lty of the enemy's artillery fire.
Sighting began at O'Clock a. "a. and
lid not end till evening. There was no
Rater for horses which were. much
stIgued. Our cavalry charged on the
enemy early in the morning over heavy
ground, forcing them to retire, leaving
.en prisoners in our hands. Towards
midday the enemy got our range more
and landed shells right ia
Dur midst By noon the heat was so
intense that many OF our men were at
lacked with dysentery and sunstroke. In
he second days fight the dragons
charged the enemy, cutting down many
and taking some prisoners. Msjor Bibby
was shot through the chest but rode a
distance afterwards. The
headquarters are likely to remain at Abu
Klsheh for the present TO enable stores to
come up. The prisoners state that many
lead and wounded were taken away by
trsin, which our cavalry nearly cap
ured.
Only six dead bodies of Arabs were
ound on the field of battle, but inside
RGmeses they found several small pvra-
nids of stones freshly erected, beneath
which dead natives were probably
buried Though the engagement was
lot serious, as far as hard fighting was
concerned, the soldiers acted splepdidlv.
The difficulties Of the ground were fesr-
I'll, while the heat of the sun defes ex-
'ggersticn. Gen. Wolseley's object has
,een achieved, and we have gained
much more fresh water, for the canal has
'een carefully damned at Rsmeses
he railway has been repaired as far as
Ssmeees Native cavalry has arrived
nd gone to the front.
An engine aud nine trucks arrived To-
sy from Suez. The line is in fair vork-
az order. The rebel position at Tel ri
Ieber is very strong. The ,sntreneh.
1ent is right across. and on both sides of
be railway. The position lie hanked on