Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-10
ARABI IN ACTION.
The British Attacked in Force, but
Repulse tie Enemy with a Very
Heavy Loss.
British Casualties Estimated at One Hun.
dred Killed and Wounded-Gen-
eral Wolseley's Report.

| KAssAssIN, September $3.50 a.m.-Aftel
| 6 o'clock this morning the Bengal Lanceri
| and scouts came in with the news that ths
enemy were approaching in great force OF
the north side OF the railway. Our army WA
at once put in motion, and by O'Clock an
| artillery duel began. Arabfs troops, well
armed, are spread over the entire ridge, sno
a mile and a half up the line. A train
heavily armed has appeared, close to where
l stand our forty-pounder and Krupp gun;
are placedJ shelling the. enemy's right
| hundred yards of, playing on the same po'
sition. We have the euemy's range exactly
! One OF our shells burst right over the ene-
my's rsnks. The Egyptian artillery have
got our distance very well, and their shells
| are dropping steadily into our camp. We
have horse artillery extending along line
half mile IN. length on the mort b side OF
the railway. They are firing rapidly, and al
| present the E-ptians are slowly retiring
| Up to This moment no casualties have oc-
| Cured. uexnfarce ments Just eonaiDg up
from Mahssm A Krupp gun recently
capt1red from fArsbi sent shell nearly 10
front OF his train. Our infantry are slowly
advancing, and the enemy are slowly re-
treating.
Wolseley is now on his way to the front
| The troops are marching from Tel El Ma
| huta 10 Kassassin.
No0n.-The attack of the enemy has been
| repulsed, but the action still continues along
| the front, which extends distance of three
miles. All the troops afe out from The
British camp. The wounded are now being
brought in, but the total casualties are not
yet exactly known. The British loss is
roughly estimated at 100 killed and wounded
| Many shells fell iu the British camp before
| the enemy were fepulsed.
Twenty of the enemy's dead were counted
| near one spot. Numbers of Egyptians are
| lying about fesrfully wounded. Our wounded
| includes ten M arines, whose wounds are Sc.
| rious. The Thirteenth Bengal Lancers com
menced the engagement and killed ten .. .. III The
enemy. They lost one Sikh in their first
charge. The Lancers held their ground gal
laully until the force arrived. Had the
| Highland brigade c6me DIP and supported
| them we could ere noE have captured Te
| Ell Kiber.
| The enemy's force in the engagement num-
bered $1,000 men, with twelve guns. Five
| guns and many prisoners were captured
| The British during the day advanced wilhir
range of Tel Ell Neber. General Wolseley i,
at the front.
| GENERAL woLsELEY's REPORT.
LONDON, September 9 g-Genera1 Wolseley
| telegraphs the war office from point three.
and-a half miles west of Kassassin Lock tn,
| following report OF this mornings opera
| tions.
September 9, Noon-The enemy recon
noitered our advanced posts with consider
able force of all arms at day-break thil
| morning. General Willis advanced and at
tackled them, driving them back with a loss
| We have taken few guns. Our loss is very
triaing. The enemy have retired in thei
| works, from which they are now firing a
| 5000 yards range, ] shall return to camp q
Kassassin shortly with all the force.
have removed my camp there as the railway
signal and telegraph are now working fairly
1T ALEXANDRIA.
ALEXANDRIA, September 9.-During tn,
| night small party of Arabs, whose objec
was supposed to be incendisrism, attempted
to scale the ramparts between the Ramlef
ard Rosetta gates. One of the party wa
bayoneted by the sentry, and the remaindel
fed.
Rifle firing at point considerable dis
tance south of Lake Mariout was heard her
| this morning. Heavy artillery firing wa
heard in that direction some days ago. It
supposed that Arab Pasha's troops hat
euarreled with the Bedouins and that bostil
tiles ensaed.
A large body OF Bedouins approache,
Meks this morning. The English shelle,
! Them, hnt small party succeeded in enter
ing Meks. They were disiodged at the poin
| of The bayonet. The British shelled thu
Bedouins entrenchments south of Mex
during the whole afternoon. The outpost
at Ramleh are being generally strengthened
| owing to The activity of the Bedouins be
tween Ramleh and Mandara.
| AT IsMAILtA.
IsMAILIA, September 9.-As the water il
the fresh water canal is still falling, tn
back gates cannot be opened to allow boat
to enter. Two steam launches have beel
dragged bodily from the lake over the san'
hills and placed in the canal by the High
landers, 200 of whom m AIMED each rope. Th
Second division is now in the harbor, await
ing orders to disembark. "A Russian genera
arrived to-day In one OF the imperial yachts
TO witness the operations.
| AT PORT SAID.
PoRT SAID, September 9.-An Arab iron
Tel Ell Kiber, who came in to-day, report
that Arab Pssha has diverted the canal a
Ismslia round his entertainments in accord
ance with the recommendations of Europea
engineers serving under him.