THEE WAR IN EGYPT.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2954, 13 September 1882, Page 2

THEE WAR IN EGYPT.

MORTALITY FROM SUNSTROKE AMONG THE BRITISH. BRITISH ADVANCE ON CAIRO. THE BEDOUINS ABB STILL AGGRESSIVE. THE CONVENTION REMAINS UNSETTLED. THE EGYPTIANS MAKE POWER- ; FUL ADVANCES. 5 THE ENGAGEMENT AT KASBASSOUN. (PerOablb to Press Association.) [“ Age ” Special^ London, Sept. 11, 4.4 a.m. The Highland regiments are being harried to the front, bat hundreds are being disabled by sunstroke, and the deaths are numerous. Sir Garnet Wolseley has abandoned Ismailia as bis headquarters and the base of his operations, and is poshing on to Cairo. The Khedive has, in deference, to forcible remonstrances from SirE. Malet, the British Consul-General at Alexandria, consented to abolish the practice of torture. Had the Highland regiments reached the front in time, la dash on Tel-el-Kebir would have been made on Saturday, bat in their absence' it was’ deemed prudent to follow their dKvUy into their'stronghold. ■ ■ ' ' [“ Aeqds” Special.] LoNDON, Sept. 11, 8 p.m.

.. A force of Bedouins on Saturday surprised and forced an entrance into Fort Mex, but were quickly driven out at the point of the bayonet. . . -

Lord Granville, in a decisive communication to'the Porte, insists that the Turkish trOops shall be disembarked at some port on. the Suez Canal, to he determined by Sir Garnet Wolseley, It is reported that Arabia has diverted the coarse;of the Fresh water. Canal to Ismailia, by constructing moats to lead the water to Tel-el-Kebir .

8.20 p.m.

The Egyptian forces have advanced on both! sides of the canal, driving the Bengal Lancers before them. The enerriy have also been shelling Kassassoun with thirty ? guns. A stampede occurred' among the'- animals in the camp, resulting in, seme damage. General Lowe’s cavalry of the First Division, succeeded in defeating a very dangerous flanking movement attempted by the enemy, who advanced in spite of artillery . fire,: until the 60th Bifios, (Royal Marines, and 84th Regiment advanced, when they retreated in good order., The Soudan troops bore the brunt of the battle, and lost 200 men. Armored locomotive trains were engaged on both sides. ‘

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London, Sept. 11 (morning).

An official - despatch from Egypt dated last evening, has been published. In it Sir Garnet Wolseley reports that all has been quiet in the. neighborhood of Kassassonn since Saturday. afternoon. He further states that Arabi’s force employed., during, the engagement which took place-that day, numbered fully 15,000 men, all armed. They made a plucky and determined stand against .the British - troops, and (their losses amounted to several hundred. The exact extent of their casualtie& cannot be ascertained. An official statement of the British loss gives 2 killed and 54 wounded. ,