The daily gazette., 1882-08-30
FIGHT r AT kAsSAssfN.
ARAB REY,s TROOPS ARE DE-
FEATED AGAIN.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE BATTLE.
Arab Bpy ON fhe FieId4-0ne Acnossnk
Putting the BrEslsh Loss at over 100,
and Another ut Eight. - 4

1 ALEXANDRIA, August 29.-General VOL
seley autographed from Ismaila at LAO
O'Clock this morning as follows 81 have
just received news from the front that General
Graham was heavily attacked last evening
by q large force of Egyptians, The British
cavalry from Mahsomeh went to his assis-
tance, and he had brilliant success, taking
eleven guns. Only few British were killed
but over one hundred were wounded. am
just about to proceed to the front" Gen.
eral Wolseley telegraghs from Kassassin
Lock as follows !: "Major General Graham,
commanding this post, was attacked yester-
day evening by about twelve guns and eight
battalions. Our men behaved extremely
well and inflicted severe loss upon the
enemy. AT first General Graham had but
five guns, two and one-half battalions and
small attachment Of cavalry and
mounted infantry Being reinforced by
another battalion he attacked the enemy in
front, whilst the First Cavalry Brigade,
under Colonel Sir Baker Russell, charged
them in flank, sabering a considerable
number. The cavalry were we'll handled by
Major-General Drury Lowe. General
Graham's dispositions were all that they
should have been. His operations were
carried 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 secure the rebel guns, which the
enemy withdrew during the night. They
left, however, all their ammunition. Our
killed are Surgeon-Major Shaw, six marine
artillery and one infantry sergeant. The
wounded are one major, two captains, two
heutenants and fifty-six men," ,ss #
Last night body of Arabs attacked the
British position at Kassassin and were re-
pulsed with heavy loss. The British lost
l20 men. Eleven of the enemy's guns were
captured. The enemy are still strengthen
ing their left. They sent out an armored
train again last evening. The man-of-war
Mfnotaur has shifted her position to one >
about thousand yards nearer Aboukir.
General Sir Evelyn Wood has gone to recon
noitre! Meks. 1t is now positively stated
that TOulbar Pasha was poisoned. .,t 4f'. H.
saJ wHkE A DEsERFER, SAYS. p
Among the deserters from Arab Pasha is
q brigade major belonging to his staff He
states that the pick of the rebel army is at
Kafr- el-Dwar that there are 1000 men ON
the Meks lines, all freshly come from Cairo,
and that their artillery is very strong. 1
cannot say whether it is ON account of the
information, bat understand that the pro-
posed movement in the direction Of Meks
has been postponed. Several British officers
are suffering from dysentery and sunstroke
Arab Pasha evidently means to make
sLanu az haIr-el-DWaf, as in the event of
defeat he could escape into Tripoli. Those
afioat In the harbor to day witnessed an un-
usual sight, the keel-hauling of the three
Arab sailors on board the Egyptian frigate
Souda, for mutiny. They were first flogged
and then tied to q rope and hauled up to
the port side 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.
LONDON, August 2s.-A dispatch from
Constantinople to Reuters Telegram Com
pany says that a German officer in the
Turkish service was present at the sitting of
the Council when the signature of the
military convention was finally discussed
and advised acceptance of the English pro-
posals. .ssI5 -;-5s
A dispatch to the Central NesOs from
Ismailia states that firing began Monday
evening between the advanced posts of the
enemy and of the British.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, August 29.-The Porte
now insists that Turkish troops shall be per-
mitted to land at Alexandria, and urges
that Alexandria shall serve as common
base for British and Turkish operations.
PORT SAID, August 29.-Sultan Pasla
has arrived here. 1t is understood that he
will install representatives of the Khedive
In the districts successfully occupied by the
British. AS his influence with the natives is
great, hopes are entertained that this will
do much towards the pacification of the
country s t t=a