The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-29
The Engagement Last Thursday and
Friday End Disastrously TO the
Egyptians, Who Frsntically De-
sert Their Camps. - .
the Bedouins Make a Heavy Raid ON
Mex and Butcher the Hapless
Inhabitants. I'D
An Engagement Imminent at Tel.el.
kcbir, Between Ramleh and
MaXana.
The Hindus and MOhamedans Create a
Riot and Mutual Butchery.
A Body Of Japanese Insurgents Rise and
do Much Damage.
Other Foreign and Domesfic Nave
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
War Notes

War Notes,
LONDON, August 2S.-A Port Said dis.
patch says The steamer Calypso arrived
Saturday night with one hundred and fifty
Turkish troops. and moved inside the inner
harbor, when the Monarch sent two armed
boats, covered with Gatling guns from the
Monarch, to learn their errand. The Turks
stated that they were reserve reliet for a
turkish garrison for some port in the Red
sea. During the night armed boats cruisel
around, with orders to prevent the Turks
Landing. The. Calypso entered the canal
sunday morning, the steam pinnace from
the Hecla accompanying her, with orders
10 prevent dlsembark alton of the troops
An. Alexandria dispatch reports that
Abdel Rossek and four other staff officers
escaped from Arab Pasha. They were
wei received by the khedive.'
A dispatch to the Standard from Alex
andria states that a ministry has been
formed with Cherif Pasha as president of
the council and minister of foreign affairs.
Raise Pasha rs minister of the interior.
Haidar Pasha as minister of finance, and
Omar Luiti Pasha as minister of war.
General Wolsely telegraphed from Isma.
liza under the date of Sunday rs follows:
have Just returned from the outposts and
fnd that our actionson Thursday and Fri.
day had far more important results than
was aware of yesterday. The enemy were
completely routed and fled toward Seama.
dlng, throwing away their arms and accou.
trements. A very large amount of camp
equipage and ammunition was captured.
Mahmoud Fehmy, Arab Pasha's chief en-.
gineer and military adviser, Is now a pris.
oner in my camp.
A Times correspondent ut Alexandria
telegraphs that the enemy have released
the surplus water behind the dam and
Hooded the country on both their fianks.
The cavalry and Bedouins continue TO raid,
entering the village of Meks during the
night and numbering the inhabitants,
The Daily News, in its second edition has
the following from Ismalia: Troops are
continually advancing, and it will
not be long before Tel-el- Ike.
bir. is attacked between Ramleh
and Maxama. The ground is good for
marching, but the canal is full of dead
horses and bodies Of Arabs. Some of the
latter were thrown there by their comrades,
while Others were the corpses of men shot
Whlle attempting to escape. Judging by
the quantity Of clothing, etc, found in the
abandoned camp, the rebels mnst have
been in great force, but most of them ap.
pear to have been merely peasantry. armed
with muzzle loadin.muskets Almost all
the prisoners are peasants. The
doctors have prohibited the use OF
the waters Of Lake Maxama for drinking
An artillery general has been captured who
speaks English fluently He has furnished
some valuable information. We now have
two infantry regiments with cavalry and
artillery at Kassasin.
A dispatch to Reuters telegram company
from lsmailia. says; MANNED Fehmy was
examined at headquarters. He reports
that suffering and INSTRUMENTATION prevail
III the Egyptian army.
dispatch to the Daily News from Isma.
liza says. The difficulty of dragging sun.
plies over the deep sand Is very great. But
lew miles are made daily. The weather
is somewhat cooler and the health of the
troops is good The glare ON the sands is
terrible.
IsMAILiA, August 2s.-Mahmed Fehmy
has been taken prisoner at Kassasin The
previous report OF his capture was prema.
ture.
PoRr SAID, August 2S.-M. DeLesseps has
embarked for Marsailles.