The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-30
FIGHTING AT MAGYAR.
THE EGYPTIAN FORCES ROUTED
BY GENERAL LANES FORCES.
The Rise in the Nile. Though Rapid,
Not To High as Last Year Arabs
Setl,ling Aid 10 Arabi Pacha Hanh
Pacha Poisoned

LONDON, August 25.-General Sil
Garnet Wolseley, iii his dispatch tt
the War Office, recounts an engage
mental MAGYAR on Tuesday, in which
ne held his ground the whole day
against 10000 Egyptians. Hi:
forces numbered about 2,0OO men
In his details General Wolseley says
81 advanced this morning before
daybreak with the Household Cav
airy, two-horse artillery guns, thirty
mounted infantry, one thousand
men from the York and Lancaster
regiments, and the marines. After
some skirmishing | took possession
of the dam which the enemy hac
constructed across the canal between
the villages of MAGYAR and Mahuta
During the operations two squadron:
of the Household Cavalry charged
the enemy's broken infantry very
gallantly. | soon found that the
enemy were being largely reinforced
from Tel-el Kebir. | could set
trains arriving. ! thought it incon
sistent with traditions for the Queen:
army to retire before any number o
Egyptian troops, and decided tc
hold the ground untilreinforcements
arrived.
All day long have had an Egyp
tan force of 10000 men with ter
guns in my front and on my right
flank. The precision Of the enemy:
artillery was very good, but fortu-
nately fred common shells nearly
all day, and when they did fire
shrapnel their fuse were badly ad
justed. The enemy had their cavel-
ry regiments in line. Our horses
having been recently on board snip
were not in condition to galiop much
The two-horse artillery guns were
served with pluck and ability. Our
casualties have been Slight. Captain
Oallam Parr was wounded through
the leg. Lord Melgund received Il
wound through the head Captain
PARIS mounted infantry distinguish
ed itself. All the troops engaged
did well. Tomorrow Friday
shall attack the eEemy's position al
Holenke, and hope to take posses
sion to-day Of the dam which they
constructed there this morning.
had with me yesterday two Gatling
guns, worked by searnen. who did
their duty admirably. The water in
the fresh water canal having been
falling the last three days, ! thought
it necessary, although | had pos-es-
sion OF Seraplum, to push forward
and occupy a point on the canal
seven miles west of lsmailia, where,
| had been warned, the canal could
be most seriously damaged. "
LoNDoN, Aug. 26.-The war office
has received the following telegram
from General Sir Garnet Wolselev :
lSMAlLIA, Aug. 25.-Evening-I
pushed on again this morning at
daybreak. The enemy had II strong
~ intrenched position at Mahatta,
and from the bold way in which
they attacked us yesterday, | hoped
they would stand their ground to
day. They Withdrew their guns,
however, last night. They had
twelve in action yesterday. The
force at my disposal this morning
was the First Division and all the
English cavalry, with sixteen guns.
NY intention was to pivot on my
left at the dam we took yesterday,
and swing round my right to take
the enemy's position in the flank,
and drive them into the fresh water
canal, sending the cavalry complete
ly round their position to occupy the
railway in their rear and, if possible,
their engines and rolling
stock. This operation was very well
carried out. All the heavy work
on the cavalry and artillery,
which were well handled by Major
General Lowe. He attacked the
rear of the enemy, who had large
camp at the Meshameh railway
station, which he took, routing the
enemy with considerable loss, taking
five Krupp guns, seventy-hve rail
way carriages laden with provisions
and a large quantity of ammunition
and rifles. Notwithstanding the
facts of our horses being unfit for
heavy work and the long march
which the reinforcements | ordered
yesterday had to make, | have every
reasons to be satisfied with what has
been done, although did not intend
advancing beyond Mahatta for some
davs. Such has been the success of
the cavalry to-day th at | intend to-
morrow to occupy the Kassasin lock
of the fresh water canal. 1t Is about
two and one half miles west OF
Meshameh Station, and its position
will secure to us IA safe passage across
the desert living between lsmallla
and the cultivated land of the Delta.
The enemy seem so demoralized and
50 ayerse 10 await the attack OF our
infantry that it is psssible that they
will not make the determined stand
| anticipated before We reach Iaeazy.
The guards under the Duke ot Con-
naught made !, very trying march
Yesterday across the Desert. they
were well handled br him
The losses Yesterday were: The
Household Cavalry, one private kill
and four wounded and ten horses
killed; the horse Ariil llery. Two prl-
yates and four horses killed the
York and Lancaster regiments, one
private killed aud FIVE wounded; the
Marine Artillery. one private killed,
and the mounted infantry two officers
wounded. There haze been forty
eight sqnstrokes al,oag the priyatess
one fatal to-day, ST. FIR as | have yet
been able to ascertain. Major bibby,
Of the seyenth Dragoons, has been
severely wounded. VIII send iiIr-
ther particulars tn-mnrrnw. Adnil-
raj Seymour has organised a boat
service along the cal,al, On which we
shall have mainly to depond for sup
plies until the locomotives grt To
work. The army owe the navy .
deep debt of gratitude for the assist
ance they have rendered.