Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-08-31
THE EGYPTIAN WAR.

LONDON, August 29.-Prince Leo
pold is seriously i'll. He is suffering
from the effects of severe hemor-
rhage. His medical attendant was
compelled to remain with him
throughout last night
ALEXANDRIA, August 29-noon.-
The enemy are still strengthening
their lines. They sent out an armored
train again last evening. General
Sir Evilyn Wood has gone to recon
noirtre Meks.
LONDON, August pa dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Com
PAM from Alexandria, says: A
slight skirmishing has taken place
to-day at Ramleh.
.7 Gen. Wolseley telegraphs from
Kassassin Lock, as follows: Major
General Graham, commanding this
post, was attacked yesterday even-
ing by about twelve guns and eight
battallons. Our men behaved ex-
tremely well and inflicted severe
loss upon the enemy. At first Gen
eral Graham had but five guns, two
and half battalions and small
detachment of cavalry and mounted
infantry. Being reinforced by
another battalion, he attacked the
enemy in front, whilst the First cav,
airy brigade, under Colonel Sir Baker
Russell, charged their flank, sabering
considerable number The cavalry
were we'll handled by Major General
Drury DOVE. General Graham's
dispositions were all that they should
have been. His operations were car
ried out with the GOODNESS for which
he has always been well known.
Arab Pasha was on the field during
the action. The cavalry charged by
moonlight, but were unable to Sc
cure the rebel guns which the enemy
withdrew during the night. They
| fit, however, all their ammunition.
The ones killed are Surgeon Major
Shaw, SIX marine artillery, and
one infantry sergeant. The wounded
are one major, two captains, two
ieutenants and fifty six men.
The Turkish account of the fight
ing on the frontier between the
Turks aud Greeks is as follows
Some oi the Greek troops attempted
to take forcible possession of the
disputed territory of Karalik Der
vend, on the Thessaleon frontier,
but were repulsed with heavy loss
by the Turks, under Ragheb Pasha
There were eight men killed on the
Turkish side
The Greek minister at CONSTANT
nople had conference with Ragheb
Pasha, Turkish minister of foreign
affairs, to-day.
The Daily News has the following
from Alexandria: Those afoat in the
harbor to-day witnessed an unusual
sight-the keel-hauling of three
Arab sailors on board the Egyptian
frigate SCUBA, for mu.iny. They
were first fogged, and then tied to
rope and hauled up to the port yard
arm They were then dropped into
the sea, dragged under the keel and
hauled up to the starboard yard
arm. They were soon dead.
The transport, Repeal, has been
ordered to be ready to take on board
the 42nd Highlanders tomorrow.
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph,
from st. Petersburg, says: "The ST.
berian plague is appearing to an
alarming extent in the most widely
separated quarters of European Rus
sia.
The physicians of the Archbishop
OF Canterberry announce the mitiga
ton of the worst symptoms of his
illness.
PARIS, August 29.-At a Cabinet
council to day M. Duclerc, president
of the council, read dispatches from
Syria reporting more satisfactory
state of affairs there. He also an
nounced that all the revolted Tu-
nisian tribes who took refuge in
TripoG, have returned to their
homes.
The annual report of the wheat
crop shows that it is excellent in
twenty departments.
LONDON, August 30-A dispatch
to the Daily Telegraph from Ismailia,
says: We have now nearly estab-
lished our line. of communication
with Tel el Kebir. The railway
along the route is nearly completed,
and seversl trains have already been
sent forward. General Wolseley
and his entire army are marching to
the front. ..-..
ALEXANDRIA, August 3O.-It is
stated that Arab Pasha is strongly
fortifyipg his position at Daman>
hour All was quiet at Cairo up to
the 26th inst.
lao p. m.-General Hawley, with
a brigade of HIghlauders from r I'M
leh, under General Allison, is now
embarking here. The Greek iron
clad has left here for Volo, in cons
sequence of the collision between
the Turks and Greek on the Turco-
Greek frontier. Much uneasiness is
felt here, owing to the existence of
cholera on board of vessels now
coming to Alexandria from Alden.
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