SEVERE ENGAGEMENT.

Auckland Star, Volume XV, Issue 3795, 28 August 1882, Page 2

SEVERE ENGAGEMENT.

1,500 British Defeat 10,000 Egyptians. LONDON, August 25. A despatch has been received from Sir Garnet Wolseley stating that ho has captured Dom and jxgafal after a series of brilliant skirmishes. The enemy had been strongly reinforced, and numbered fully 10,000 men. ■ The British force opposing them ouly amounted to 1500 cavalry aud infantry. Sir G. Wolseley will attack Holanke to-day. Capture of liaemses. ALEX & NOKIA, August 26. Sir Garnet Wolaoley, supported by strong reinforcements from Ismailia, attacked and routed the enemy at Kacmses, where they were In great force, and strongly posted, capturing the camp, five Krupp guns, and a large quantity of material. The losses on the .British side were slight. The foico under Sir Garnet Wolseley will continue to advance without delay. Further details regarding the operations of the British troop iin Kaßtern Kgypt aro now to hand. Sir Garnat Wolseley,with an advance guard, advanced from NeGseh on Thursday, and cams up with the enemy in a strong position at Dom. After eevorat skirmishes along the route, Dom was captured by a brilliant assault, but owing to the strength of the enemy, the British wore unable to advance, and held their ground all day waiting for aiaistauco. On thu arrival of rcinforcementH, an advancu was made upon Kaemßcs, aud a signal defeat inflicted up >n the onemy at that place. The Nile llising. The Nile is rising slowly, and its height is considerably below the average for the 80M0D. Syria Quiet. Constantinople, August 26. The Porte declaroi that Syria ia tramquil, and that no auti-Ctmatiun outrages are to be fearod, Arabi Shifting Ilis Position.— Entrenching Near Cairo. ALEX*.»DKIA, Au S usf2s. News has been brought in that the Egyptian troops, hitherto entrenched at Kafradowar under Arabi's command, were striking their tents hut niijht, and it ia believed that Arabi will shortly abandon that position. It has aho been ascertained that a strong force of tbe enemy have commenced eatrenchiag near Heliopolis, about 15 miles north-east of Cairo.

It is oxptmed that Arabi, with the rebels from Kafradowar, will join the force which ban been operating to the west of Ismailia, at some point between that town and Cairo, and it is probable that the combined army will make a determined stand against tho British at Heliopolis, where strong entronchmtnts are now being made.