The National tribune., 1882-08-26

18th inst, says: Six transports, with the Firs
division, under command of General Sir Gar
net Wolseley, and two gunboats left the por
on Friday night, to take position outside tn
harbor ready to start on Saturday morning
AT LILO p IN. the transports and the ironcla'
fleet were steaming eastward, in the direc
ton of Aboukir Bay. The war ships had thei
topmasts lowered and their yards secured, will
everything cleared ready for action. General
Wolseley and Adye accompanied the transports
in the dispatch boat Salamis, and Admiral Sey
mour hoisted his flag on the ironclad AlexaR
dra. The only vessels of the naval squadron
remaining here are the Invincible and the In
constant The Duke of Connaught and Gener.
ais Willis and Graham have gone TO Aboukir
The Forty ninth, Seventy-ffth, and Seventy
ninth regiments have been detailed to support
the movement at Aboukir by an attack
upon the left flank of the enemy. Fighting
commenced this afternoon along the line of the
Mahmoudeh Canal. The British used heavy
guns, some of which were y and others 12-ton
guns. The Khedive and some friends watched
with interest and excitement from the roof OF
the Ras-el-Tin Palace the departure of the iron
clads and transports for their mysterious des-
tinatiOn.
GENERAL WOODS Reconnaissance.
Major-General Wood and staff made a recon-
noissance from the outposts at Ramleh without
any intention of engaging in serious military
operations When near Arabi Pachas outposts
the enemy sent steady shower of rife bullets,
accompanied by rockets and shells, among our
men, from batteries masked by trees. The
ironclad train proceeded to Mahalla Junction
and opened fire with the forty FOUNDER, pitch
ing four shots into the enemy's quarters. 1t is
reported that four English soldiers were
wounded during the afternoon.
TRAITOR AT HEADQUARTERS
information from headquarters states that
prominent person has been discovered to be in
constant communication with the rebels. He
has been arrested and confined on board an
Egyptian man-of-war. 1t is reported that the
person referred to is Hassan Pacha Cherei,
Minister of Works.
AN ATTACK ON COLONEL LONG,
Colonel Charles Chaille Long, the American
consul, was attacked yesterday inside the Ga
barri gate by about forty natives. Some SOL
diers arrived and dispersed the crowd. The
ringleader Of the assaulting party was arrested.
1t is supposed that the natives had attempted
TO stop Colonel Long as he was driving. He
became annoyed and urged on his horse, in
hicting injuries on some of the party.
[Colonel Long is native of Maryland, and
during the civil war commanded company of
the Eleventh Maryland regiment. He after
wards went to Egypt and served some time
under the Khedive, distinguishing himself in
the command of an exploring expedition in
the regions of the Upper Nile He was last
year appointed consular agent at Alexandria,
THE ENGLISH OCCUPY PORT SAID.
Port Said was occupied by the English forces
at o'clock a. IN. August 20. A dispatch from
Port Said, dated August 20, 6 a. m, says:
Rear-Admiral Hoskins, commanding here, has
sent the following report: We made all our
arrangements yesterday for the advance. Com
mander Edwards with the boats of the squadron
during the night occupied the canal, taking
possession of the dredges barges &c. and also
occupied Kantara. Before daylight Captain
Fairfax occupied Port Said, and Captain Fitz-
roy, of the Invincible, held Ismailia All went
well and there was 10 difficulty. Captain Fitz-
roy shelled the enemy out of Nefich. Com
mander Kane was slightly wounded. The
ships with Admiral Seymour and General Sir
Garnet Wolseley on board are in sight"
The gunbOats Dee and Don entered the canal
On the 9th instant; also the trOopship Serapis
The Egyptian troops were disarmed without
resistance and taken prisoners. On the 2Oth |
instant the British iron-clads Infexible, Teme- |
raire, Superb Agincourt, Monarch, Penelope. |
two gunboats and twelve troopships were lying |
in the harbor OFF Port Said, and the fleet was |
about TO enter the canal.
The Khediye's Governor has addressed the |
Egyptian troops, telling them that those who |
were for the Khedive could remain and would |
not be molested, but those who were for Arabi |
Pacha had better go and seek him. The COM
mander Of the Egyptian troops, fanatic of the
worse Glass; who has been acting as Vice Gov
arnor, has escaped to Fort Chemil with 12O
soldiers. Arab Pacha's Governor left for Is
MALTA three days ago. It is officially stated
that the destination of the feet is Ismailia.
THE sKIRMIsH OF THE 18TH.
In the skirmish on the 18th the Egyptians
fred shrapnel shells Intellectually at an outpost
If the Forty-sixth infantry, numbering 300
who were occupying temporarily an intrench-
nent. The Egyptian infantry then advanced
o within about 500 yards. The Egyptian
ines were most Irregular, and some of the men
apparently unarmed.
About five o'clock in the evening the British
ronclad train sent out a car with a forty
,ounder detached and sent about forty yards
II advance of the engine and fired two shells
lpon the Egyptians, who endeayOred to execute
/ flank movement. The forty FOUNDER, after
his movement was frustrated, fired toward
Aair-cl-Dwar. The Egyptians replied with
hel, which burst between the train and the
engine. The train then retired, firing during
ne retreat. The fighting ceased at sunset
ne lorblhcations at RamIeh are being strength
.ncd
Arab Pacha has deep cuttings well in ad-
Iance OF his lntrenchments. A person of posi-
ION III Alexandria, supposed to be French, has
'een arrested on charge Of communicating
With Arab Pacha and sent on board gun-
,oat. The reconnaissance made this afternoon
Gems TO show that the enemv's artiIIer,, a,,d {
niantry have been weakened, but their big :
,uns are still in position. I
THE ENGAGEMENT AT sII.1up
The London Duly Ncr8 has the foI,o,,,i,,,
ispatch, dated the 22d inst. from its co., . .
'ondent at Suez: Il have just returned from >
haluf, where l witnessed the conclusion of . !
ght in which go of our men, including bioh :
anders, blue jackets, and marines, brilliantly !
efeated twice their number Of the enemy Z
he fight lasted from eleven o'clock this morn
lg until nearly five o'clock in the afternoon. =
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