The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-09-29


Capture ~ lsrltish Terees ~ the
~iion.tsd Cstadrl rr Tel-el-k sh'r A0sr ~
kurnrrmczk In~tinr Only Tucnfy Min
utc~-Tnc knril-ls Army Handled with
rr*~i<lon % Tho ENTHUSIASTICALLY and
ula Army fiyinx Towards The Ilr,an
D~c<crt-rar city ~ xs<s<Ig Occupied
~ shs british and Egyptian force>.
TsLrEf~Kxnir. Scp'cnbrr IA
A. fst5n. m. the artillery op med flre before
the enemy we're aware 81 their ptc-cnce The
| infantry Immediately after pressed forward
DE- loyin< md opening Are from q 81 ltrro1
p~a-itinn. The main N tick was directed against
the encmys extreme len Hank. iour niles
north Of the railway. The british troops
ndyancrd .~p.d'y and tnrncl the enrmy's
Hank Tho nn ish armorcd tram with
the f~ony-rcunier krupp gun. Which
vas cnpturcd a. Kas<a--.n. ard the CAT
iinga came inc ncsion. The fre or
tho enemy opposite the extreme
right Of the Brit-h ~as soon siicncci. b
| British paused for = moment on the line ~ "A
sand hills an 1 IN IN. with 4 gallant rush. they
were among tho rcbcls. Acting . Grncral
Woi@clsy's oricr-. THY reserved their mr. aud
vent In viii the ha, onct. Tho slaughter for
= time ~as very great The rcbe.s could not
stand IL and brnke and He'd. pursued hotly-
IN. inal rush WIS made over q distance n 10
yards. the men -hiftniih lnx and seeking cover
until they reached this point Several thou
sand EryptiAus we're taken prisoners. Tho
British los Wa A out ~ ki'lsd. Including
many officers. The rel cs were terror stricken.
Many hid I'm the corners o. the works, while
othcss fed ~ their utino { speed throwing cs-
e., { ng from tacm-
n work: however. was not UT cnici. "A
large inner rcioubt on Arabs left well
manned ami armed. still Remained intact but
the British troops were not 10 be denicd-
with another brilliant rush they were among
the cncmy. bayonctinx Inc gunnnrs and capt
nring the heavy artillery. In fifteen minutes
from the nrst rush the british were IL
masters. rattle of the rebels muskctry
dei away. while inc British forsnok the
ayonct and picked "a any who still showed
fight IN thcir retreat. On the south
he enemy stood 4 few moments
longer. perhaps q quarter % nm hour.
hut thc appearance or the nsitish ctvn'ry on
their right innk soon hasten 4 their move
menrs. In 4 lew mfousc a. one rushing stream
az fn~ir,cs was making for zsgsxsr. tying
suf or M their lntrcnehncrt~. A iirtie later
1 General rc| herSonrS Indian brigade burst
upon ths tying foc from tn sNnfh- nni the
Al = enilop. ani mhcrci AMI sent the shot
and ~ II after the rct Oh. nd ling ~ their con-
1.sO1 tents were captured.
11nn enemy = were quite in<nni-
I sfcnr tocheck the advance 81 The Troops The
works were certa|nly immcns. ia extent. and
surrounded ~ adt b four tcri deep and four
feet wide. The parapct wn> nhout - feet
and eight inc a.. But the works put y I 20
abruptly iufo the ~ ,teau SURF uni NJ that ~
most q my point 4 WIS pee ~inir - cnhiair
tn m. Al ~ ID a. the English tro7le reached
: hosrd thc train and ordered u 70 steam on
Asssr he capture .. TeLeLK:hIr MAJOR.
occupied zarasix ~ t:1t .. m He -ciyei ave
Trans with their c~nsinc< He subsequently,
seI.amphc, tina, n. Gcsern.r hsa csmo n
people were submissive.
Tuk OPTICAL REPORT.
British War O1icc received fhc follow
Ing Official report from General wolscley:
Tff~rr-Krnfn- Sep .cmter n
es We ~ s'' se5 s ss@R E fs ar Il" h 'nsss ~, rs
above camp until i:3o this mornirT. We then
advanced uron . very extensive md very
WITH s'sS ~ ro.r1,iare' " ~ha er's siS, ~ere avail
lars. Nv forrr wa about Il. oc0haynnets 100
strong q POSITION " daylight with sns traeps I
er ~ d.. I resolved. therefore. n astark hc-
~iersensd BETWEEN my csmr and To- encny's
po~fti IA IN the darkness b cavalry anifwo
batteries Or hor<r-artlIery On the right
dsy-brsak. Tne drt DIVISION II M second
brigade. und Nh General Grsham. WIS supto-f-
I'd by d. Foot Gu lr =. under thc Duke Of Con-
naCxht. afpi seven tnttrvir< u artillery. mum
bcrinR forty-twu gus. with a Supporting br.x-
fd~- Then came The second dlti-iou 81 the
"A xhIani brfxale. irn1inx tnc Inui4u contin-
gent Tnc<c On the south sidc 81 the canal.
with thc na< ~ hrixs1e on the railway ani IN
the interval. advanced. Great emulation wAs
cnemys works AL went ~ tnen sirtf =
inS issslf ~ ~ d.en ana a. maaasr "a
which Il chosen with the enemy. All tho
cncmy's work. and camps are now IN our pos
oc<<ion. do not yet knfw exactly the MUM
her Of guns captured. but A % cons .deinDic.
Several tr1Iu@, with immense suAntitlc, ~
euruIicA werc capturxd. IN enemy ran away
ID thouNands- thr,winR away tier arms when
Over1aken ny the caxalry. Their loss y very
trc.t. General Will , wss sI.<nlIy .ni Colonel
Lieutcnnnt< ~ dwood IND <cmeryeil. N tho
H.enleni Lfxht Infantry, were killed " the
black Watch Lieutenant Nc w was = Iceland
= pIAin< 4 cumberland and FIX v0uu1t.i. 0en-
oral Alli~0u's ai1-Ic<Nmp. CAPITA. % Hutton.
was wounded Colonel stirits4 and tho surgeon
Of fhe CoII@ffcam Guards wnr..- wounded.
Colonei nalfour. o. the 6rcundicr Guards. wn3
wounded IN tbe Iex. ami tho Color , nxcAut
kiiIe~l The cavalry % now on ~ march g
EHIbct8. and the Indian toutingent y On -
way % larlxiE, a ~ followed tbs evening ~
The Cameron n ISLANDERS were wound q. Tho
canal d rus in some placee. hut The railway -
Ina "a. a has bttD discovered tuat iinencp
Paoha and AIiFehmi rasun were wounded II
tn engagement last saturday.
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