Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-14
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. CARRIED BYSTORM, TeI-eI-kebir Taken by the $ British. A SHORT AND SHARP FIGHT. The Egyptians Routed in :s
 TWinkling. ARABl FLEES ON HORSEBACK. 'EEae Victorious English in
 Hot Pursuit.
EGYPT.

Tel-el-K ebir Talken-A Resistless Charge by the British Forces-Arabi's Soldiers Go Down Before Them-A Short. Sharp and Decisive Battls-The Rebel Leader Escapes on HorAeback-Anotherk Post in the Hands of the English.
 KAssAs1N, Sept. 13.-At an early hour this morning the entire British force, under oom- mand of General Wolseley, began the long deferred attack on Tel-el- Kebir, and before aybreak the greatest battle since the Egyp- tian campaign opened was raging. The Egyptians had evidently been appraised of the forward movement of the British, though not in time to form in body to meet the at- tack. Several Egyptian regiments were hurriedly ordered out to meet the British, but, before they had fairly formed to receive the attack, the English were upon them and, under a deadly fire from the infantry and artillery, which was opened up from all quar- ters, they were cut up and disorganized to such an extent that regular stampede fol- lowed, and it appeared to be every man for himself in the retreat toward the main body. ordered to charge and they rode among the fleeing Egyptians sabering them down in all { directions, making terrible havoc among them. The retreat of the advanced Egyp tian regiments was so precipitate and so closely followed by the British cavalry that both got to the entrenchments in moving fight, and the forces behind the works were rendered powerless to resist the British without shooting down their l own fellows, fighting backwards over the ! works almost hand to hand. This placed the defenders on the works at such a disad- vantage that they were practically useless ! As they were at the most points overwhelmed by their own countrymen, and driven back by the British cavalry, the retreating Egyp ! tians were in such great numbers and spread ! out to such an extent to practically prove a cover for the British advance nearly all ! around Tel. ell Kebir. The British infantry l followed ,he cavalry well and were soon be | hind them over the works. The effect of the ! retreat of Arabi's advanced regiments and of | their close pursuit by the British cavalry and ! infantry was perfect panic and stampede ! among the garrison who deserted their posts ! Forty guns were captured by General Wolse-
 ley. Upwards of 5000 Egyptians surround
 prisoners of war. General Wolseley reports
 the British loss during the storming of Tel l el-Kebir to have been POO killed. He estim-
 ated the Egyptian loss at 2,O0O. The High land brigade bore the brunt of the assault.
 Arabi's sharpshooters, before the flight of
 
 from the works of defense and directed the ! firing at leaders of the British advance, and
 shot down many of the English officers, and | in the loss of officers the British suffered ! much.
 Major Colville and Lieutenant Somerville ! were killed and Colonel Hutchinson. Captains Keppel and Cumberland, Lieutenants Mid ! wood, Gordon and Cary were wounded. All but l Hutchinson are of the Seventy fourth High
 flanders. Lieutenant Gordon killed three \ n Ikl
 flanders who followed up the retreat iron ! Tel el Kebir had by noon succeeded in per ] fectly cutting off their retreat on the nortl
 bank of the canal. The battle at noon wa practically over
 1 IsMA11iA, Sept 13.-General McPherso,
 telegraphs from Zagazig that he made
 forced march after the capture of Tel ell
 Kebir, and occupied zagazig with the India, { troops at 4 p. m. to day. He seized fiv' ! trains with engines The Govern or surren l dered the town without resistance. The \ people are submissive and order was restored I without difficulty.
 ! LONDON, Sept. 13.-General Wolseley's off
 cial report to the war office of the capture o 1 Tel el-Kebir by the British this morning is as { follows: struck camp at Kassassin at 1:3C o'clock this morning and advanced on ths 1 strongly fortified position held by Arabi
 who had 10000 regulars, of which ?, 5OC 1 were cavalry. 70 guns and 5000 Bedouins I My force consisted of II 900 bayonets, 2,O0(
 aabres and 60 guns. To have attacked SC
 strong position by daylight with troops 1T
 line would have entailed very great loss. re ! solved therefore to attack before daylight ant , marched six miles in the dark The cavalry ant ' two batteries of horse artillery on my righ ! swept around the enemy's line On the lef { were seven batteries. making 42 guns in lint E with supporting brigade of infantry, tn E Highland brigade leading, the Indian contin { gent being on the south bank of the canal ant the naval brigade on the railway. There wa ! great emulation among the troops to be frs
 in the enemy's works and all went at then
 straight, the Royal Irish particularly distin l guishing themselves by their dash. All of Ara
 bis camps and works were taken with man. ! guns, the number of which is not yet known
 and immense quantities of stores and caml
 equipage. The enemy ran by thousands throwing away their arms when overtaken b.
 our ca airy. Arabi escaped on horseback Il
 the direction of zagazig, The cavalry ar
 contingent on Zagazia. The canal was foun cut into the railroads intact. General Willi was slightly wounded.
 ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 13.-Ths news of tn 7 British victory was received with great re , joiclng. The European residents illumins 1 ted their houses o-night and the Khedlv ! held grand reception at Ras el Tin palace Arabi is supposed to have fled to Tripoli. 3 IsMAILIA, Sept. 13.--General Drury Low
 with the cavalry is making forced marc z through Balebin no Cairo.
 LONDON, Sept. 14.-M.Du Clere, the Frenc
 premier. has telegraphed to Lord Granvill D the congratulations of the French govern ment on the British victory at Tel-el-Kebir l CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. 13.-The armistic e between Greece and the Porte has been re
 newed on the basis of the status quo.
 LONDON, Sept. 14.-Serkis Boy and Ne sssian Boy, directors of the Sultsn's palace
 have been arrested pending an inquiry int
 charges made against them that they hay