The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-08-31
THE WAR in EGYPT.
General WOlseley's Command En-.
gagged at MAGYAR.
Manifest Advantage OfHaving Only English
Correspondents Who Report English
Troops Always Victorious.

LONDON, August 28.-Gen. Wolseley,
| in dispatch to the War Office, recounts
the engagement at MAGYAR, Thursday, in
which he held his ground the whole day
against ten thousand Egyptians. His
forces numbered 1000 men. In the de-
tails, Gen. WOlseley says: l advanced
in the morning before daybreak with
One hundred cavalry, two horse artillery
guns, thirty mounted infantry, one
thousand men from the York and Lam
caster regiment, and marines. After
some skirmishing took possession of a
dam which the enemy had constructed
across the canal between the villages of
MAGYAR and Mahuta. During the opera
tiOns two squadrOns of the household
cavalry charged the enemy's broken in
fantry very gallantly. l soon found
that the enemy were being largely rein
forced from Tel-el-Kebir. l could see
trains arriving. 1 thought it incOnsis-
tent with traditions for the Queen 8
army to retire before any number of
Egyptian troops, and so decided to hold
the ground until TeinfOrcements arrived.
All day long l have had an Egyptian
force of ten thousand men, with two
guns, in my front and on my right
flank.
The precision of the enemy's artillery
fire was very good, but fortunately they
| fired common she'll nearly all day, and
when they did fire shrapnel, their fuses
were badly adjusted. The enemy had
their cavalry regiments in line. Our
horses having recently been on board
ship, were not in condition to gallOp
much. The two horse artillery guns
were served with pluck and ability. Our
casualties have been slight. Captain
| Hallam Parr was wounded through the
leg. Lord Melgund received a wound
through the hand. Captain PARIS
mounted infantry distinguished itself.
All the tTOOpslengaged did well. TO-mOT-
position at HOlenke, and hope to take
possession of the dam which they con-
structed there this morning.
In telegram dispatch at o'clock
this morning, General Wolseley adds:
omitted to say had with me yesterday
| two Gatling guns worked by seamen,
who did their duty admirably.
FOLLOWING UP HIS ADVANTAGE.
Ipushed on again in the morning at
| daybTeak. The enemy had a strongly
entrenched position at Mahatta, and,
| from the bold way in which they attack
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. My inten-
| tiOn was to pivot on my left at the dam
we took yesterday and swing round my
right to take the enemy's position in
flank and drive them into the fresh
water canal, sending the cavalry COM
pletely round their position to occupy
the railway in the rear and, if possible,
capture their engines and railway
stock. The operation was very well
carried out. All the heavy work de-
vOlved on the cavalry and artillery,
which were we'll handled by Major Gen.
Lowe. He attacked the rear of the
enemy, who had large camp at Nah
Sameh railway station, which he took.
ROUTING THE ENEMY.
with considerable loss, taking five Krupp
guns, 70 railway carriages laden with
provisions and a large quantity of am
munition and rifles. Notwithstanding
the fact of our horses being unfit for
heavy work and the long march which
reinforcements ordered yesterday had
to make, have every reason to be salts
fed with what has been done. Although
did not intend advancing beyond Ma
hatta for some days, such has been the
success of the cavalry to-day that in
tend tomorrow to occupy the Kassasin
lock of the fresh water canal.
THE CASUALTIES.
The causalties yesterday were: The
household cavalry, one private killed and
FIVE wounded and ten horses killed; the
horse artillery, two privates and five
horses killed: the York and Lancaster
regiment, one private killed and five
wounded; the marine artillery, one
private killed and one wounded infantry
fOrty-eight sunstrOkes among privates,
one fatal. To-day, so far as l have yet
been able to ascertain, Major Bibby,
Seventh dragons, has been severely
wounded. will send further particu-
lars tomorrow.
GUARDING THE WATER SUPPLY.
Gen. Wolseley, telegraphing the War
Office fIOm Ismailla on Thursday, saws:
The water in the fresh water canal haV-
ing been falling the last three days,
thought it necessary, although L had
possession of Cerapeum, to push forward
and occupy point on the canal seven
miles west of Ismailia, where, had been
warned, the canal could be most seri-
Ously damaged.
Some of the principal Arab merchants
of Port Said and Damietta have con-
tributed money towards the cause of
the rebels. Five hundred horses have
been sent them from Damietta. Wild
stories are still circulated among ma
tives of Arabi Pasha's great success.
The orders not to allow the disembark-
alton in Egypt of Turkish troops with
out the previous signature of the mill
tary convention and the issue of a pro-
clamation against Arabi Pasha, remain
uncancelled. The Khedive has received
information that Arab Pasha has with
drawn five thousand of his best troops
from Kafr-el. Dwar, supposed to Tel-el-
Kebir.
Deserters from Arabi Pashas forces
state that Hanfi Pasha has been poisoned
for dispUting with Arabi Pasha.
woLsELBY CLAIMS VICTORY.
ALEXANDRIA, August 28.-Gen. Wolse-
ley telegraphed from Ismailia Sunday:
1 have just returned from the outpOsts
and find our actions on Thursday and
Friday had far more important results
than l was aware of. Yesterday the
enemy was completely routed and fed
towards -Zagizig, throwing away their
arms and accOuntrements. A large
amount of camp equipage and NUM-
tions,were captured. MahmOnd Fehmy,