Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-15
A GREAT VICTORY.
The Result Of Wednesdays Battle
Becoming Apparent.
Arabis Army Completely ROuted-ofers tt
Surrender Coming in From the Chiefs
The English Advancing on
Cairo by Forced Marches. =
GENERAL NEWS AND COMMENT

graphs the war SnCe, AAoAu oieA'
day, as follows: An officer from Kafir-El-
Dwar has brought letter, saying all the
military chiefs wish to submit to the
Khedive. They have given orders to open
the canal dam, and ask me to reopen the
telegraph. They state the army has stopp-
ed all hostilities.
ALEXANDRIA, September IA. - Fouloa
Pacha has sent a flag of truce oherlng 10
surrender, and Gen. Wood has telegrapheo
Gen. Wolseley for instructions. p,
A derutation from oairV 10 as haih
Dwar waiting TO come in.
The enemy have opened the canal, and
water is coming down rapidly. Orders nave
been issued that the dyke at Meks into lake
Mareot is to be closed.
The conditions OF surrender are not yet
known. The general opinion here is that
the natives will deliver up Arab Pacna 10
the British. The British troops have been
ordered to hold themselves IN readiness 10
take possession OF Kafr-El-Dwar.
ALEXANDRIA, September 14.-,Negotia-
tions for the surrender are proceeding sats-
factorily. The British will probably oc-
cupy Kafr-El- Dwar tomorrow. 1t is stated
that the surrender will be unconditional.
LONDON, September l4.-General Wolse-
lev telegraphs about sixty guns were cap
tured at Tel. El-Kebir. He says Arabi has
gone to Cairo. General Wolseley hopes the
cavalry will occupy Belbeis to-day, and the
infantry will arrive there tomorrow. he
expects TO take possession OF Benhat TO-
day. and if all is well, to advance to Cali
CUB, if not 10 Cairo, with the guards,
TEL-EL.K KEBIR, September l4.-Our loss is
one hundred and fifty, including thirty
killed; eight officers are among the dead.
General Lowe is at Belbeis, with the cav
alry. A brigade of Highlanders have
marched towards Zazazig, and are now in
possession of the railway to Cairo. All
| Arabi's papers were seized here.
Cairo Loyal.
| ALEXANDRIA, September ii. - Butras
Pasha has arrived at kafer. El-Dwar, en-
route from Alexandria, as the delegate OF
| the inhabitants of Cairo, charged to declare
| their loyalty to the Khedive.
Hundreds OF Fugitives
including many officers are surrendering.
Particulars Of the Battle.
LONDON, September 1.-THE first fire OF
| the rebels was very wild. 1t came from
both infantry and artillery and passed over
our heads, they being Disconnected by the
sudden attack: With daylight the enemyS
| fire improved and became like a hail
storm. Many men fell, but not for sec
| ond did our advance stop. Our covering
| parties, lying down, fired while those in
front pressed on. General Graham's bri-
gade worked with gallantry. Nothing
could surpass their cheer, which resembled
a wild veil and could be heard above the
| din of musketry as they charged up the
steep slopes of the trenches. The Egyp'
tians were terror stricken. Many bid in
corners of the works, while Others fled at
their utmost speed, throwing everything
from them. Our work, however, was not
| vet ended.
The Large Inner Redoubt
on Arabi's left, which was well manned
and armed, still remained intact, but the
British troops were not TO be denied. With
| another brilliant rush they were among
the enemy, bayoneting the gunners at their
guns and capturing the heavy artillery.
Thus we captured the key to the position.
| In fifteen minutes from the first rush we
were its masters The rattle of the enemy's
battery died away, while our men forsoOk
the bayonet and picked off any rebels who
showed fight in the retreat. On the south
| the enemy stood few minutes longer, per-
| haps q quarter of an hour, but the appear
ance of our cavalry on their right flank
soon fastened their movements. In few
minutes one rushing stream Of fugitives
was making for Zagazig, flying out OF all
| their entertainments. A little later, Gen.
| McPherson's Indian brigade
| from the South and the route was complete.
Artillery coming up at galop unlimbered
| and sent their shot and shell after the
rebels, adding to their confusion. The
| cavalry had got right round the enemy's
| TANKS before the fight began. Previous es-
| Inmates OF the number of rebels captured
was under rather than over the mark. The
| Egyptian losses and number of guns Cap
tured were also greater than at first men.
u. IL. Ill l,,lly - tl,ar oh Il
| force will be captured and that death
| blow has been given to Arab. All the
| work was done by our troops in the first
| line OF attack. The principal Notifications
had been carried by the time the guards
and fourth brigade came up.
The Highland Bri gade,
| distinguished themselves notably at the
redou6ts OF Tel-El. Kebir, all OF which along
| the entire enemy's line were carried at the
| point Of the bayonet at $50 o'clock this
morning. The Highlanders dashed in on
the left completely surprising the enemy.
| The latter, however, soon rallied from their
surprise, and pluckily replied with vollies
of musketry, inflicting loss on their assail-
| ants.
At half six o'clock your correspond
| ent rode with Gen. WolSeley and staff some
! three miles behind Arabi's entrenChments.
| The Egyptians were in full retreat. Three
hundred Egyptians were lying dead on the
field. The British cheered General Wolse-
ley after the battle. On our right the
Guards and Rifles
carried all before them. The full extent
of our less is not yet known. The black
Soudan troops on the Egyptian side fought
pluckily, and Arabs's artillery was well
served, but the pure Egyptian regiments
behaved very cowardly.
Long continued cheers went up when
the enemy's works were seized. The sight
below was CHASTITY one, hundreds Of dying
Egyptians, ,camels and horses lying mingled
on the ground The English dead and
wounded were mixed with those Of the
enemy. The English troops were splendid |
ly handled, and marched over rampant |
after rampant, leaving behind them traces
in blood Of the work which they had accom- |
plished. The Egyptians were taken by |
surprise in almost every direction. The |
negro troops and the Arab artillery fought |
we'll. General Wolseley watched the fight |
in the thickest of danger, and the Duke OF |
Cunnaught exhibited extreme calmness.
General Wolseley ordered his soldiers to |
march
with Unloaded Rines,
and, il possible. storm the enemies ent |
trenchments without firing shot. The |
Highland brigade on the left carried the
firstline of the entertainments at the point |
of the bayonet The guards followed, be- |
having splendidly. Half Of the Egyptians |
opposed 10 US in the attack were rebels. |
Immense stores of ammunition and 1900 |
tents were captured. There is no doubt |
Arab Pasha was completely surprised. The |
disposition of the English forces during the |
darkness of the night was really beyond |
praise. Col Harrison with great difficulty |
saved Rsgheb Bey's life, as the English sol |
diers were excited and in no mood to give |
quarter. DetacbmentS OF troops from |
Kafr-ElDwar are reported fleeing toward |
Cairo.
Bound for Cairo.
LONDON, September A.-General Wolse- |
ley telegraphs the cavalry will push on to |
Cairo to-day, by forced marches along the |
Desert route.
Notes
CoNsTASTISoPLE September H.-Lord
Granville. British Foreign Secretary, has
instructed Lord Dufferin, the British am
bassador to sign the military convention.
TEL-EL-K KKBIR, September l4-General
Wolseley is at Zsgazig. .....--
LONDON, September 14.-Dr. Edward Bsr-