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the beginning OF the engagement. All our
troops ionght well, the Indian contingent

luHetns W europeans III lle event Vi lNt
defeat Of Arab. N E2E( 81 5Ja5U9l7-,
LONDON, September l3.-General Wolse'
10y telegraphs that Arab pasha escaped on
horseback TO Zagazig. General Wolseley'.
official report, by telegraph to tho Wal
Otlce, fully confirms the reports OF the bnt
tie md It's results, previously telegraphed
New YoRE, September IS "A special to
the Telegram says:-before Tel.el.kebir,
lO:45 A. M.-The Highland brigade distin'
gnished themselves, notably ut the redoubts
OF Tel.el.kebir, all OF which along the
entire, enemy's line were carried at the
point Of the bayonet ut lalf.past five
o'clock this morning. The lliyhlandert
dashed in on the left, completely sweeping
the enemy. The latter, however, soon ral.
lied from tlleirsurprise und pluckily replied
with Il volley Of musketry, intlictinga loss
on their nssailants. The following officers
were killed. British officers killed: Vit
Maj. Colvillc, OF the Sevcnty.iourth High.
landers. 1.l# $40, .rgET,.
Lieut.. SomcrvilIe, OF the Seventy.iourtll
uiyhlanders. :,
British officers wounded sl4
Col Hutchinson, Of the Forty.sixth regi'
ment. t9N%E5 l,Tgt' EEK 7!fi III !.
, :! CAPT. Keppell, Of the seventy.fonrtl'
iiighlahGeis. l;,sG,, .,,,tl5.f :,
;, Napt. GlnDerlahd, OF the seycnfy'iourth
fl,c!lIahuers: ,4lr.
L,eht. 9ildwood, OF tho Seventy'lonrtll
iiignlahaers. :, a.,. Z -,
Lieut., Gordon Carey, OF the seventy
iolrlh hlGhIanaers. -,
Lieut.. carey III the melee Killed three
ESyptlah otllcefs WIN his claymore.
AS the tofty's'xtll regiment dashed
oyer me entertainments their leader, Col
hutchinson, w'is wounded IN The mouth
anu carried oil the held.
AT hait past SIX O'Clock your correspon.
dent rode with Gen. Woolseley's sIati
some three miles below Arabi's
lhirenchmenis. me Egyptians were IN
luli retreat, 5oo Egyptians being dead upon
the he'd. me British cheered General
Wolseley alter the pattle. on our right
the Guards md ltllles carried all before
them. Ihe ~! extent OF our loss is not
yet known: The black Soudan troops on
the Egyptian side fought p!ucEily, and
Ambis artillery was well served, but four
OF, the Egyptian regiments behaved very
coWare!iy.
The British cavalry are pushing forward
toward sagassin.. One OF the regiments
out Of the Egyptians from katr'el-Dawr,
retrca,ed at full speed toward the desert
and Cairo. The Highland brigade while
in action presented the most martial sight
imaginable. a.
LONDON, September l3.-The war Office
has received the following official dispatcl.
from General Wo!seley, giving bis report
oi the battle at Tel.el-kebir: We struck
camp Mt kassassin Lock last evening, and
bivouackrd OIL the high ridge above the
camp until l:30 this morning. r'e then
advanced upon the very extensive and very
strongly fortified position held by Arab
Pasha, with &C, 600 regulars, OF whom $500
were cavalry, with seventy guns
and G.000 Bedouins and irregulars
My force was about ll,090 bayone's
1000 sabres and G0guns. To havealtacke,l
SO s.ronga position by daylight with the
troops could place in the field would have
entailed very great loss. ! resolved there
fore to attack before Aaybreak, marching
the six miles that interviewed between my
darkness. The cavalry and two batteries
| lloisC AttIiiely VII the FINut llAu OIuets u
sweep round the enemy's line at dayhreak.
The Second Brigade, under Gen. Graham,
supported by the loot guards under the
Duke OF Connaught and seven batteries o
artillery, numbering forty.two guns
charged with supporting brigade: Then
the second division, Highland Brigade
leading the Indian contingent, these on the
south side Of the canal with the nava
brigade OH the railway in the interval ad
vHneetl. Great emulation was eyinced by
the regiments to be first i'll the enemy's
works. All went at them straight-the
Royal Irish particularly distinguishing
itself by its dash and the manner in which
it closed with tho enemy. All,he enemya
work and camp are now In our possession
I do not yet know exactly the
number Of guns captured, butt is consid
cradle. Several trains with immense guam
titles OF supplies were captured. The enc
my ran away in thousands, throwing away
their arms when overtaken hv our cavalry
Their loss is very great. General Willis
| g, nj ,uI r,,In,,l tos s,t,