Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-08-31


sisions and lurge quantity of ammunition
and rifles. Gen. Woleelcy's losses were not
over dozon killed and wounded, but forty
oight cases of sunstroke, one fatal. General
Wolseley gives high praise to all his soldiers.
Following up his advantage he took posses.
sion Of lock on the fresh water canal which
gives command of safe route across the
desert to the cultivated lands Of the Dolta.
LONDON, August GA dispatch to tho
Daily Ne,os from Ismailia says: Only elk
dead Arabs were found on the field of battle,
but inside Ramses were found several small
pyramids Of stones freshly erected, beneath
which dead natives were probably buried.
Although tho engagement was not serious 80
far as hard fighting is concerned, the soldiers
aoted splendidly. The difficulties of the
ground were fearful, while tho heat of the
sun defes exaggeration. Gen. Wolseley'e OBJ.
ject has boen achieved. and we have gained
go much moro fresh water, for the canal has
been carefully damned OF Ramses. We lost
o good many horses aud mules, and the re.
mainder are fatigued and sadly need few
days. rest Tho railway has beon repaired
as far rs Ramses. The native cavalry have
arrived and gono to the front.
LONDON, August GA dispatch to Rou.
ter's Telegram Company from Constant tinor
pie says: Said Pasha went to Tberapia on
Sunday evening and informed Lord Dufferin
that the Turkish Council Of Ministers had
resolved to publish. a. proclamation saggaifhstt
Arab Paeha, and to ooept military conyen
ton with England. conformably to Lord
Dufferin's proposal.
The Charleston Ne,os and Courier, writing
in reference to the war, says:
Roughly speaking, the operations of the
English and Arab Boy are confined 10
quadrilatoral bounded by the Mediterranean
on tho North, the Sucz Canal on the East,
thesNile on tho West and tho Arabian
Desert on tho South. Tho English hold
Alexandria, Port Said and the whole line Of
tho Suez Canal. giving them tho Mediterra-
mean and tho Suez Canal as the bases for
their operations. They have the N orth and
East sidcs of the quadeilateral. The principal
forces of Arab Bey are in the neighborhood
of Alexandria and Cairo, and between Zaga-
zig and Ismailia. Zagazig is Southeast of
Alexandria, and Cairo is directly South Of
Zagazig. Arab has tho West side Of tho
qundrilateral, with spurs at Zagazig and be-
tween that point aud Cairo. The South side
of tho quadrlaterai, has Suez and Cairo
at the angles, and is unoccupied. The Eng
lsh are .force in at Ismailia on tho Canal.
Ismailia is directly East of Zagazig. The
English aro in force likewise at Suez, which
is directly East of Cairo. From Suez there
is o disused railway to Cairo. This is being
rebuilt. From Ismailia there is railway to
Zagazg. 1t is presumed that Sir Garnet
Wosely intends to push forward one column
from Ismailia and q second column, consist.
ing of Indian troops, from Suez. so menaoing
simultaneously the whole flank and rear of
Arab Bey's position. To hold his own
against the English, Arab will necessarily
concentrate his troops. If he concentrate at
Cairo by falling from Alexandria and Zuga.
zig, the whole of the Delta Of the Nile will
be left free, and the English troops oan close
in upon him in overwhelming force. If he
abandon Cairo, the Indian troops, marching
from Sucz, will be in his rear, while he will
havo tho whole Of tho Ismailia column on
his flank, and the fleet and the Alexandria
garrison in front. The savage Arab will
fnd himself in very awkward position.
The Democratic Clubs of the county can add
much to the interest Of the mass meeting on
Friday by attending rs organizations in full
strength.