Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-07
ELOQUENT ENGLISHMBN.
S4TURD1Y,S WITLESS SKIRMfSH
CLOSED OYER BY ABLE PENS.
The Official Account Of the Battle to the
Lords of the Admlralty-An Unofficial
Account which Gives the True Inward
ness Of the Affair-DetaiIs Of the Engage
msnt-Ths Conference at CopstantipopIe
Other Foreign News.
MoLLIFYING Ann Ass,,Ic1vc

LoSDoNs aug. o--Ine Official report by
Admiral Seymour concerning the encounter |
with the enemy's reconnaissance party at |
Mshalls Junction Saturday, is as follows: |
" Our force consisted of 200 men of the Naval |
brigade, with one forty FOUNDER and two nine |
FOUNDER guns, under Captain Fish; 1000
marines under Colonel Tuson; half bat |
TALON OF the thirty-eighth and fourty- sixth |
regiments, and ali the sixtieth regiment. We
had skirmsh with the enemy, which was
1900 strong, with six guns aud six rockets,
from $50 until 7:30 o'clock in the evening.
Total casualties to Naval brigade and marines,
killed, aud % wounded"
The following is Gen. Allison's report:
Persistent native reports have been existing
during the past few days that Arab Pasha
was returning from kafr Ell Dwar upon
Damanhour. determined upon a reconnais-
sauce to ascertain clearly whether Arab still
had his original position. The left column
commenced to advance at 4:45 p. Ill. from the
advance pickets at Ramleh, the lines moving
by both banks of the Mahomoudish canal and
soon came into action with the enemy who
on the eastern side and in strong defensible
passes and gardens on the other side. These
positions we're carried at this time. Lieut..
Vyse of the Sixtieth and one soldier were
killed.
The enemy then took second position
half mile in the rear upon the east bank of
the canal among high crops and houses and
behind the irregular banks of the canal. From
this position also the enemy were driven with
great loss. l accompanied the right column
myself. AS soon as the enemy observed us
they opened fire with artillery. l pushed on
as rapidly as possible till reached point
where the railway approached the nearest to
klxa II. I.1L - ..aI
musketry fire upon the enemy lining the
banks of the canal. Two nine Founders were
dragged onto the embankment and came into
action against the enemy's guns, the forty
FOUNDER firing over our heads against
the point where the enemy's forces were
beginning to appear. l now threw forward two
companies to carry the house near the canal,
and followed these up by throwing four co m
panies still more to my left upon the banks
across the canal, thus attaining the position 1
wished, and forming a diagonal line across
both canal and railway. The enemy retired
slowly before us. The fire of their seven
Founders and nine centimeter guns was speed
lily got under by our artillery. The object of
my reconna issance was attained and l deter
mined to withdraw. This movement was car
ried out with most perfect regularity and pre-
cision. The troops fell back by alternate CON-
panies with the regularity OF a field day. Ev-
cry attempt by the enemy to advance was
crushed by the beautiful precision of the forty
FOUNDER and steady firing of the nine pound
ers. The losses OF the enemy appear to have
been very great. They were SO desperate that,
contrary to the usual practices OF Asiatics,
they made no attempt to follow up our with
drawal.
AS reconnaissance the success of our
move was all we could wish. l regret to
state that our loss was somewhat heavy. Lieut..
Vyse was one of the most promising officers
| ever met. Our total loss was four killed
and twenty-nine wounded.
UNOFFICIAL AMID MORE TRUTHFUL.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 6.-Yesterday's engage
ment is the subject of general comment. In
the opinion of men Of high professional ex-
rerience, nothing apparently has been gained
to compensate for the heavy loss in killed and
wounded.
An armed train started to-day for Mahal la
junction to discover if the rails had again
been cut.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 6, 10 p. m.-The vicin-
ity of Ramleh was quiet to-day. No move
ment of the enemy was visible. Gen. Allison
visited the wounded to-day and found all but
two doing well. He addressed the marines,
praising their gallant conduct under the heavy
fire yesterday. Lieut.. Vyse and the three 9TH
ers killed yesterday were buried this afternoon
outside the Rosetta gate.
Gen. Graham, in the steamer Cignet, will
reconuoiter the Aboukir forts Monday.
The troop ship Euphrates has arrived here.
BOMBAY, Aug. 6.-Merton Hall, Sicily and
Kangra sailed for Egypt to-day with the first
detachment of the main body OF the Indian
contingent consisting of the Tenth Bengal
infantry and Thirteenth Bengal cavalry.
CONsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 6.-The sultan has
not yet come to q decision in regard to pro-
claiming Arab Pasha rebel. 1t is understood
the powers continue To recommend him to
adhere to Engand's proposal.
Won Hershfeld, the German representative,
has received the decoration Of the order of
Medjed of the first class, and Tesla, the inter-
porter to the German embassy, the decoration
of the order of Osmome of the second class.
Other decorations have been devoted upon al
most all members of the staff OF the German
embassy.
At yesterdays sitting of the confer
ence the Ottoman delegates promised to CON-
municate at the next meeting OF the conference
the porte's decision regarding the national
gen d'armere for the canal, and the duration
of the stay of Ottoman troops in Egypt. The
porte officially denies that it is autagOnistic to
the khedive. 1t declares it wishes to strengthen
his position. The CIrcassian cavalry In the
Egyptian military school, whom Arab Pasha
dismissed, have returned to Egypt to serve as
guard 10 Tue kueulVe-
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 6,-The place of yeeter-
days engagement is named Esbet Carshed.
General Allison estimates the enemy's loss at
between 200 and 800. One officer OF Musta-
phazn's regiment and IA men were taken pris-
oners They state the enemy's forces consist
ed of a battalion of the second infantry, 200
strong, and 900 of Mustaphazin's regiment,
who participated in the June massa-
ere. The prisoners, in order to test
them, were offered the option OF returning to
the enemy's camp. They all refused, saying
there was great discomfort in Arab Pasha's
camp. They say Arab sent as prisoners to
Cairo some officers who asked what they
were fighting for. The prisoners reckon the
rebel force at Kafr Ell Dwar at 10000. The
enemy's first line was not entrenched, but was
sheltered partly by brushwood and houses,
and partly by barricades, ere cted with car
riages taken from Alexandra.
THE TROOPS OF TURKEY.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, Aug Cat the sitting
of the conference yesterday the British am
bassador &C copied the principle of collective
protection of the Suez canal. The French
ambassador was forced to reserve his opinion,
owing to the political crisis in Paris. The
other delegates, including the Turkish repre-
sentative, accepted collective protection, with
the modification that there should only
be a provisional supervision of the canal.
Lord Dufferin again insisted upon the procla-
nation OF Arab Pasha as a rebel. He pointed
out the rumors spread in Egypt that the sui
tan protected Arab Pasha and would send
troops to drive out the English. He further
called attention to the fact that the porte had
not yet given a written statement of its ad-
hesiOn to the terms of the identical note He
said England might regard this as an active re-
fusal, and act accordingly. The Turkish del
egates promiseda written reply at the next
meeting of the conference.
Said Pasha has informed the conference that
the troops which started for Egypt at the be-
ginning of the week are recruits who will re-
main at Salonica. The real expedition will
comprise $4,000 men. The council of war,
composed of Hassan Pasha, minister of ma
rine, and three colonies, will 20 to Suda bay,