Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-15
NEWS BY LIGHTNING.
AFabi's Forces Gene to Thander Brit
ish Onicial Report.
Return Of Engineer Melville, VI the
Jeanette Arctic Expedition.


Jeanette Arctic Expedition.
Arabis Bad Break.
KAssAssIS, Sept 13.-The British
troops this morning captured Tel el Keb-
ir. The Egyptians lost 1000 killed, and
the British 200 killed and wounded. The
first fire of the rebels was very wild.
1t came from both infantry and artillery
and passed over our heads, they being
disconnected by the sudden attack. With
daylight the evenings fire improved and
became like hail storm. Many fell, but
not for a second did our advance stop;
our covering parties lying down fired,
while those in front pressed on. Gen.
Grahams troops worked with gallantry.
Nothing could surpass their cheer, which
resembled "a wild yell aud could be heard
above the did Of musketry as they charged
! up the $ tcep slope of the trenches. The
Egyptians were terror-strickcn and many
hid in corners Of the works, throwing
SFSs ttAfHS 1ko" thChs Oul WOlhS, 1lON
ever, was not yet ended. A large inner
redoubt on Arabi's left, well manned and
! armed, still remained intact. But the
British troops were not daunted; with
another brilliant rush thay were among
the enemy, bayoncting the gunners at
: their guns and capturing the heavy artil-
lery. Thus we captured the key ofthe
position. In fifteen minutes from the
time of the first rush VIC were masters,
and the rattle of the cnemy's musketry
died away, while our men forsook the
bayonet and picked of any rebels who
! still showed fight. In their retreat on the
| south the enemy stood few minutes
longer, perhaps quarter Of an hour, but
the appearance Of our cavalry in another
right flank, soon fastened their move
ments. In few minutes the rushing
stream of fugitlves were rushing for Seag-
izIg, flying out Of all their entertainments
A little later Gen McPherson:s Indian
brigade burst on the flying foe from the
south, and the route was completed. The
artillery then coming up ut a gallop, un-
limbcrcd and sent their shot and shell after
the rebels, adding to their confusion, as
the cavalry had got right around the
enemv's tianks before the fight began
MY previous estimate of the number of
rebels captured was under rather than
over the mark Egyptian losses and the
number of guns captured are also greater
than was at first mentioned. 1t is be-
lieved that the bulk of the rebel force has
has been given TO Arab. All the work
was done by our troops on the first line
of attack, the principal Notifications
having been carried by the time the
guards and fourth brigade came up.
The omcial Report.
LONDON, Sept. l3.-Thc war office has
received the following official dispatch
from Gen. Woolslcy, giving in hi. report
an account Of the battle at Tel Ell Kebir
"We struck camp at Kassassin late last
evening and bivouced on high ridge
above the camp until l:3o this morning.
We then advanced upon a very extensive
and very strongly fortified position, held
by Arabi Pasha with 10000 regulars, of
whom $500 were cavalry-with seventy
guns and 6 900 Bedouins and irregulars.
My force was about II 900 bayonets,
1000 sabres and sixty guns. To have at
tackled so strong position by daylight
with all the troops could place in the
field would have entalled a very great
loss; Iresolved therefore to attack them
before aybreak, marching the six miles
that INTERVIEWED between my camp and
the cnemv's position in the darkness.
The cavalry and two batteries Of horse ar
tlllcry were pn the right hand with orders
to sweep around the enemy's line at day
break The first division and the second
brigade under Gen. Graham supported by
foot guards under the Duke Of Connaught
and seven batteries of artillery number
ing fortv-two guns, with supporting
brigade: then the second division of the
highland brigade leading the Indians
contingent. Those met on the south side
of the canal with the naval brigade on
the railroad and advanced. A great de-
sire was evinced by the regulars to be the
first in the enemy's woke and all went at
them straight. The Royal Irish artillery
particularly distinguished itself by Its
dash and the manner in which it closed
with the enemy. All the enemey's works
and camps are now in our possession. l
do not yet know exactly the number of
guns captured but 1t IS considerable.
Several trains with immense quantities of
supplies were captured and the enemy
ran away in thousands, throwing away
their arms when evertaken by our cavalry.
Their loss is very great Gen. Willis is
very slightly, aud Col. Richardson severe
" wounded, Majors Colville, Underwood
and Sommerville of the Highland light
infantry were killed OF the black watch
Lieut.. McNiel was killed and Captains
Cumberland and Fox wounded. Gen.
Allison's aid-de-camp, Captain Hutton
was wounded Colonel Sterling, surgeon
of the Coldstream guards and Colonel Bal
fone of the Grenadier guards were wound
ed, and the color sergeant was killed.
The cavalry is now on the march to Bel
bries and the Indians contingent, on Its
way to Seagizig, and will be followed this
evening by the Highland brigade. The
canals are cut in some places, but the
rail way is intact. 1t has been discovered
that Racheb Pasha and ALI Fehmy Pssha
were wounded IN the engagement Of last
SATURDAY."
Engineer Relville's Return.
New YORK, Sept. 1S.-Chicf Engineer
Melville and seamen William Morris and
VIM. Ninderman, the survivegs ei the
Jeanette" Arctic eSped.sion of the party
that s,iseoverct the dead bodies of Iheu-
tenant belong and his companions, and