The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-09-03

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eers and three batteries OF artillery
have gone to the front. Two bodies Of
Indian cavalry arrived and have also
gone forward. On Thursday, the
British eunners, who were SO exhaust.
ed after some hours continuous work.
were obliged to lie down While the
drivers worked the guns. NO troops
behaved well, and went all day without
water or food. After making ten miles
through heavy sand, the enemys cav
airy swept around to the British righ,
flank. but did not come within strik-
ing distance OF the Egyptian FIRE. The
Egyptian fire was too hot for the Life
Guards to cross the open space toward
them. The British infantry passed
the day laying down behind the banks
and in u ditch. After the engagement,
General Wolsley rode to Ismalia and
returned late in the evening. Rein
forcements arrived during tho night,
but the guns did not until late the next
morning, having bad great difficulty to
get them through the sand. At day
light it WAS found to bs n great dislp-
pointment to our men that the main
body of the enemy had Withdrawn.
The Egyptian artillery fought well
aud fired much more accurately than at
kHff-r-Ei Dwar. Their iLfnntry were
contemplate aud their cavalry little
better. Those in arms were observed
breaking FROM the ranks and dispensing
under our fire Of shell. The enemy's
loss is estimated at 4,C0O. fs-E
The first shell fired by the eucmy
passed u few feet over General VOLS
ley's head and took OF the leg OF c
horse ten yards behind him. The en-.
emy tLroughVu: tho fight declined to
come to close quarters. The two gun
ners killed We're struck by shrapu ell
shells near wolslry's position.
Lnrge numbers Of Egyptians are en-
,renehing southwark OF Meks, appar
antly With the object Of preventing n
flank movement by tho British. A
small reconnaissance made last evening
caused the enemy to withdraw through
II shallow part OF lake Mareotis. Two
batallions OF the cn,my's Infantry
withdrew yesterday from Aboukir and
Ell Ko. This is an important position,
for II Aboukir wns once captured, Kaf.
fer-El Dwar could be burned by force
iraversing the istLmus. ,Advioes from
the interior represent the cotton crop
as having suffered considerably, owing
to the want OF irr CATION.
ln The course Of conversation, De
L. sseps adhered TO his former opinion
in regard to the National party i'll
Egypt. He said he still considered
Arabi Pasha a noble patriot, aud he felt
happy to think that he (De Lesseps)
had great share in preventing France
from participating in an adventure
which he believes will have evon nore
ulsasuous consequences than that OF
the Freueh expedition to Mexico. Ho
said he believed the campaign would
be long anu that the English would en-
counter determined resistance. The
garrison a! Gemlet has been reinforced
aud the Arabs are constructing trench
es in the direction OF Port Said.
A council Of the ministers, under the
presidency Of the Sultan, is now sitting
ut tbs palace, to decide definitely with
regard to the convention with England
and other pending questions. Lord
Dufferin firmly maintains tho Turkish
troops shall only be allowed to disem-
bark at Rasetta Dametta or Aboukir,
aud refuses TO permit them 10 land at
Alexandria, Suez or Port Said.