Daily Republican., 1882-08-22
THE EGYPTIAN WAR.
TBE sUEZ CANAL EN- TERED AND
TEMPORARY SUSPENRION
OF TRAFFAO. ...

OF TBAFF1Os OH
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LONDON, Aug. 81 "A despatch to
the Daily Telegraph from Constantine
pie says the Porte refuses to permit the
expectation from Turkey ofmules for
British service in Egypt. lord Duffsr-
in, the British Ambassador, states that
this Is contravention of treaty rights,
and has addressed strong protest to
the Porte, stating that Turkey will be
held responsible for heavy damages.
A despatch to Reuters Telegram
Company, dated Port Said, 9 45 O'Clock
Sunday evening, says
'The feet and transports have enter
ed the canal"
Before their departure Gen. Sir Gar.
net Wolseley posted a proclamation,
written in the Arab tongue, declaring
that those who respected the authority
of the Khedive would not be molested,
but those who resisted would be treated
as rebels.
The British have evacuated the offices
of the Canal Company. The traffic of
the Canal will be only temporarily sus-
pended in order to allow British vessels
to pass.
The Company has refused to send pi.
lots on board the men-of-war. The
British occupy Nefich. The Arabs have
abandoned Ghemileh and withdrawn to
Damietta.
LONDON, Aug. 11.-A despatch to
the Central News from Alexandria
states that Arab Pasha is constructing
extensive earthworks in the direction
of Aboukir.
The correspondent of Reuters Tele-
gram Company at Alexandria tele-
graphs that the Khedive in q decree
charging Cherif Pasha with the forma-
tion of ministry, says:
"In troubled time like the present
the direct action of the sovereign au.
thority should become more sensible
and manifest. l shall, therefore use
the right TO assemble the council of
Ministers under my own presidency as
supreme chief of the Egyptian forces.
l also intend to render my command ef.
fective, without, however, restricting
the power which the Minister of War
holds from me.
Admiral Hewitt telegraphs from
Suez at four o'clock this morning as
follows:
Yesterday Captain Hastings, in COM
mand of the seamen and marines of the
guuboats Seagull and Mosquito, aSsis.
ted by 200 Highlanders under Major
Kelsey, proceeded to Shaluf, by way Of
the Maritime canal, and found 800 OF
Ehe enemy strongly entrenched be-
| hind the station.
The English force landed and defeat.
ed them, taking forty.fve prisoners,
small cannon and quantity of ammu.
milton, and states our loss was two
Highlanders drowned and two seamen
wounded. The enemy's loss was about
one hundred killed and wounded. The
bank of the fresh water canal at Shaluf
was cut by the enemy, but it has been
repaired 1t is now guarded. A bri-
gade reconnoitered in force at the same
time and in the same direction.
The transport Morton Hall, with the
Seventh Bengal Infantry, has arrived
at Suez. The French troop ship Sham
rock entered the canal this morning.
SUEz, August 21.-General Mac
Pherson, commander OF the Indian con-
tingent, and his staff arrived here this
morning.
The Highlanders carried the in
trenchments at Shaluf at the point of
the bayonet.
LONDON, Aug. 21.-A Paris despatch
to the Central News says: sin conse-
quence of the Incorporate protest OF
De LesCeps, the French Government
has sent him an official communica-
tion inviting him to employ prudence
and CirCumspection in his language.
DESCRIPTION OF A BRISK FIGHT.
LONDON, August 22.-The News has
the following despatch from its CORES
pondent at Suez: have just returned
from Chalouf, where l witnessed the
conclusion of a fight in which 25O OF
our men, including Highlanders, blue
Jackets and marines, brilliantly de-
feated twice their number of the enc
my. The fight lasted from II O'Clock
this morning until nearly 8 o'clock in
the afternoon. The firing of the High
landers was remarkable for GOODNESS
and steadiness. The Gatlings in the
tops of the gunboats worked admirably
and did much execution among the
enemy, who advanced to within 100
yards of the bank of the. canal. [. \
The success was all the more bril-
liant owing to the extremely difficilS
nature of the country, which abounds
with low ridges and water courses.
Lieutenant Lang, of the Highlands,
gallantly crossed the fresh water caual
lin the face of hot fire and brought
back a boat, thus enabling company
each of the Highlanders and marines to
cross and take the enemy on the right
flank. The enemy fought bravely.
Their commander was killed.