Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-11
THE WAR In EGYPT.
ARABI ATTACKS THE BRITISH
AT KASSASSIN.
A sharp COBhtet-The Rebels Re-
Pulsed-TheIr Forces Centred az
Tel eI KebIr-The A8gIO-Turktsh
Convention

LONDON, September 9.-Reuter's Tele-
gram Company has the following;
"KAssAssrN, September 9.-The enemy
attacked both nanks of the British position
this morning. A sharp encounter ensued,
resulting in the repulse Of the Arabs.
General Wolseley is now on his way to the
front. The troops are marching from Tel ell
Mahuta to Kassassin."
Reuter- has also the following later dis
patch from the British camp:
KAssAssIE, September 9, NooN.-The at
tack of the enemy has been repulsed, but
the action still continues along the front,
which extends a distance of three miles
All of the troops are out from the British
camp. The wounded are now being brought
In, but the total casualties are not yet ex-
actly known. The British loss is roughly es-
timated at one hundred killed and wounded
Many shells fell In the British camps before
the enemy were repulsed.
General Wolselev telegraphs the War
Office from point three and half miles of
Kassssstn lock, the following report of the
mornings operations:
"SEPTEMBRR 9, NoOn.-The enemy recon
noitered our advance posts with considera-
BILE force OF all arms at daVbreak this morn
ing General Willis advanced and attacked
loss. We have taken four guns.
Our loss is very trifiing. The enemy have
retired into their works, from which they
are now firing at 5000 yards range. l shall
return to camp at Kassassin shortly with all
the force. l have removed my camps there,
IS the railway, canal and telegraph are now
working fairly. We have found and buried
hp Il nt
Lord Lieutenant Gribble, of the Dragons.
mentioned in General Wolseley's dispatch,
had been missing since the great cavalry
charge at Kassassin. His body having been
found unburied it was thought probable he
was murdered on the approach of General
WOlseleV.
A dispatch from Kassassin to Reuters Tele-
gram Company says: 1.-The enemy's force in
the engagement to-day numbered 300 with
twelve guns. Five guns and many prisoners
were captured. The British during the day
advanced within range OF Tel ell Kebir
General Wolseley is at the front"
The Daily NeaoS has the following from its
correspondents:
''KAssAssIN, September 9.-I have counted
twenty OF the enemy dead near one
spot. A number of Egyptians are lying
about fearfully wounded. Our wounded
include ten marines, whose wounds
Lsncers commenced the engagement and
killed ten OF the enemy. They lost one Sikh
in their first charge. The Lancers held their
ground gallantlY until the force arrived.
Had the Highland Brigade come up and
supported them, we could ere now have
captured Tel el Kebir."
KAssAssIN, September 9-All of Arab
Pasha's troops from Cairo have been
brought to Tel ell Kabir, also the black
raOfrnautc yUhfob form tba oil Of bo
Egyptian sOldiery. The enemy is working
night and day at the entrenchments across
the fresh water canal on his right. General
WOlseley is now In direct telegraphic COM
municstiOn with London.
PORT SAID, September 9.-An Arab from
Tel el Kebir, who came here to-day, re
ports that Arab Psshs hss diverted the
canal at Ismailis round his entertainments,
in accordance with the recommendation of
European engineers serving under him.
LONDON, September 10.-A dispatch from
Constantiuople to Reuters Telegram Com
pany says: THE difficulty in regard to the
final signing Of the draft of the Anglo TUr-
kish Military Convention hinges upon the
question whether the Turkish troops, having
arrived at Port Said, will be allowed to dis
embark or be required to await in
Porte claims that it has proved
its sincerity by proclaiming Arab
rebel, and that 1t is justified in expecting
en immediate signing Of the convention.
Now England has the temerity to turn
round and accuse Turkey of dislOYalty be-
cause the Porte claims the right to land
troops at Port Said. Here the matter rests
pending Lord Granville's instructions.
Meanwhile Dervisch Pasha and Baker
Pasha have been ordered to defer their
departure until the convention has been
plar Off
Arab has produced considerable agitation
among the Arabs, who generally regard
Arab as the savior Of Islam. 1t is believed
that Arabi will promulgate a counter
proclamation against the Sultan"
A dispatch from Egypt states that Arab
has expelled all the Turks and Circassians
from his camp.
The Exchange Telegraph Company has
received the following:
ALEXANDRIA, September 10, Noon
Four of Arabi's officers surrendered this
morning to the British picket at Ramleh.
They state that fully 5000 of Arabi's men
would do likewise did theynot fear that the
British would FIRE on them"
A dispatch from Kasssssin TO the Central
NeaOS reports that in the engagement yester-
day, besides the Egyptians who advanced
from Tel ell Kebir, a force of fifteen hundred
men crossed the desert from Salihirgeh and
These troops continued in the engagement
after the Tel ell Kebir force had retired. They
had Krupp battery, which they handled
well. The British heavy cavalry pushed
them hard, and finally captured one Krupp
gun, with team and equipments, and 8
green standard, which was taken from
dead standard bearer belonging to one of
Arabi's crack regiments. The Sslihirgeh
contingent were routed, but the others
reached Tel ell Kebir in fairly good order.
The British loss was comparatively small,
perhaps eighty in all killed and wounded.
Arabi's plan was well devised, but required
better troops TO carry it out, although the
rebel troops fought better than they have
hitherto.
CoNsTANTNOPLE, September 10.-Said
Pashs, Assyn Pasha and Artin Effendi
called upon Lord Dufferin at Therspia this
evening with q fresh draft OF the military
convention, which was submitted ad REFER
endaen In Turkish official circles the
hope is expressed that the convention will
be signed on Tuesday. The delay in the
conclusion OF the convention has created a
feeling of irritation against England. The
Turks accuse the British OF deliberately