The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-14


enng parties lying down fred over
~hlie those in front pressed on.
General @Graham's brigade was
maTked for galantry. Nothing
could SurpaSs their cheer, which re-
Sem0ied Z wild veil. and could be
heard above the din of the mus
kerry, as they charged up the steep
slopes Of the trenches. The Fgyp-
tlans were terror stricken: many
ma III cayeTnS Of the works. while |
others fled at their utmost speed. |
throwing. everything from them. |
Our work, however, was not vet
ended. a large inner redOuht on
ErabfS left wing, well armed,
was still intact; but the Brit
lsh troops were not to be de-
tered. With another brilliant
rush they were among the enemy
bayOnettiDg the gunnerS at the
guns, and capturing the heavy artil-
lery. Thus we captured the key of
the position; in fifteen minutes from
the first rush we were its masters.
The rattle Of the enemy's muskesry
died away, while our men fOrsook
| the bayOnet and picked of anv
rebels who still showed fight in
| their retreat. On the south the
enemy staid few minutes longer.
perhaps a quarter Of an hour; but
the appearance of our cavalry on
their right flank soon FASTENED
their retreat. In a few moments
one rushing stream Of fugitiYeS was
making for Zagazig, flying out
of all their entertainments.
A little later General Mcpherson, of
the Indian brigade, burst upon the
| flying foe from the south and the
route was complete. The artillery,
coming up at gallop, sent their
shot and shell after the rebels, add
| ing to their confusion. The cavalry
had got right round the enemy's
TANKS when the fight began. My
previous estimate of the number of
| rebels was under, rather than over
marked. The Egyptian losses, and
the number Of guns captured, was
also greater than first mentioned.
1t is believed the bulk Of the rebel
force will be captured, and that a
death-blow has been given Arab.
All the work was done by our troops
in the first line of the attack The
principal Notifications had been car.
.. ried by the time the Guards and
Fourth brigade came up.
Il London, 13.-The war Office has
: received the following official dis
patch from General Wolseley, Civ
. ing his report of the battle at Tel
= Ell KebiT. We struck camp AT
, Kassassin locks last evening, and
!, biyouacked on high ridge above
!, the camp until 100 this morning
: We then advanced upon the very
. extensive and very strongly fOrtl
! fed position held by AIabl Pash;
with 10000 regulars. of whom 2,50C
were cavalry, with seventy
: guns and 5000 BedOuins anC
! irregulars. My force wa:
about II, 200 bayonets, 5000 Sabres
and sixty guns. To have attacked
. so strong q position by daylight
with the troops l could place in tht
field would have entailed very great
! loss. [ resolved, therefore, to attack
|. before daybTeak. Missing the sly
miles that interviewed between ny
, camps and the enemy'S position il
! the darkness, the cavalry and TIVE
Q batteries horse artillery on the RICH
had orders TO sweep round tn,
enemy's line at day break.
!. Great emulation was eYinced 5l
: the regiments TO be first in thu
; enemy's works. All went at then
7 straight, the Royal Irish partic
ularly Distinguishing itself by it
! dash and the manner in which
: closed With the enemy. All thu
= enemy'S works and camps are nov
in our possession. l do not ye
; know exactly the number of gun
captured, but it is considerable
7 Several trains with immens
j quantities ofsupplies were captured
The enemy ran away.
New York, Especial to the
e Telegram:
= Before TEL-EL-KEBIR, 10.45 am
The Highland Brigade distin
guished themselves notably at tn
Iedoubts of Tel-El-Kebir, all O.
! which, along the entire enemy
: line, was carried at the point Of tn
I bayonet. At $50 this morning tn
Z uighlanders dashed N on the left
{ completely surprising the enemy
The latter, however, soon ralliet
from their surprise, and pluckil.
v replied with volleys of musketry
II and inflicted loss on their assail
ir ants. The following officers fell
e British officers kiIled-Major Cole
D. vile, Seventy-FOurth Highlanders
d Lieutenant Somerville, Seventy
re Fourth Hjghlanders. British Off
D. ers wounded: Colonel Hutchinson
d Forty-Sixth Regiment; Captai
O. Kepler, Set enty-F ourta Highland
le ers; Captain Cumberland, Seventy
Id Fourth Highlanders; LieutenaI
r Wildwood, Seyenty-Fourth Higl
al landers; LieuteGant Gordon Car,
E. Seventy-Four Highlanders. Lie
re tenant Gordon killed three Egg
i'd tian officers with his claymOre.
as As the Forty-Seyenth Regim Ell
Is. dashed over the entrenchmen
10 their leader, Colonel Hutchinso
lis was wounded in the mouth, al
ns carried off the field. At 6 80 O'clO(
IS your correspondent rode with &c
at eral Wolseley's staff some thr
his miles behind Arabs entrenc
m ments. The E0VDtianS were in fl