Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-01
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ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
IsMALIA, Aug. 31.-Three hundred sick
and wounded British troops are in hos
pital now. 1t is reported here on good
authority that on Tuesday the Governor
Of Zaguzig asked permission to cross the
British lines, and was taken under guard
TO General Wolseley. He has since been
in communication with Sultan Pasha.
The report adds that the Governor author
lied Arab Pasha to sue for an armistice as
q preliminary to surrender.
A correspondent describes the scene OF
the cavalry charge at Kassassin Lock RS
follows: I found two acres thickly strewn
with the corpses of the enemy. Some Of
our cavalry are still seeking our dead and
wounded. Two dead Life-Guardsnen were
80 badly mutllsted as to be scarcely recog-
niZable, their faces being horribly gashed.
One had one hand completely severed from
his arm and another hand nearly 30, and
one of his eyes scooped from the socket.
The hands Of another body were just hang
ing to the wrists by a part Of the flesh and
| some siuews. a wounded Guardsman re-
| lates that in the charge his horse was shot.
and falling broke the riders thighs. While
lying on the field he saw the Egyptian SOL
diers ride by. He called for help, where
| upon an Egyptian rode up and sabred the
| guardsman's face from temple to chin.
The man is, however. doing we'll, The
| enemy's loss must have been at least 400.
In the fight at Kassassin a majority of the
Egyptian infantry fell on their faces to
avoid being slashed 10y the Life Guards.
Many thus escaped who otherwise would
have been struck down. The corpses of
the Egyptians we're spread over u mile and
q half Of ground. An officer who was
present says the cavalry charge was Or
dered for the purpose Of saving our posi-
ton, as ammunition had run short.
A correspondent went over the ground
to-day. He says the scene is horrible be-
yong description. The bodies Of Arabs
oldiers are hacked and slashed out Of any
semblance of humanity by the long, broad
| swords of the guards. One young officer
still held an unlighted cigarette in hia
stilened fingers. Two of our guardsmen
lie dead in a tent, mutilated in such a man
ner as to bring everlasting infamy upon
the Egyptian army. The work lone by
the Household Guards demonstrated the
fearful power of these ponderous horsemen
against undisciplined infantry, and even
nnnd troops when taken by surprise They
burst like an avalanche on the timid mus
keteers, some of whom fred after the
~roopers who returned and sabred them.
Our men were much Infatuated by harass-
ing attacks made on them during the day.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, Aug. 3l.-Evidence
abounds that the Turkish population is
favorable 10 Arab. The Yakit announces
that great victories have been won by
Arab, and another journal states that The
British lost 1900 in the light at Esmleh.
Other lying reports gro being industriously
circulated.
Pom SAID, Aug. 31.-Arabi Pasha has
asked for an eight days armistice. Gen.
Wolseley has refused, but has offered one
day. Nothing, however, will be lone for
several days, unless Arab again forces our
hands. Arab continues in%trenching oppo-
site Meks.
IsMALIA, Aug. 3l.-Arabi. is doing his
utmost to block the Suez Canal. A tele-
gram from Arab to Mahmoud Tehmy,