A Bloody Battle

The inactivity of Britisft forces in Egypt for several days prior to the 13th inst., wa3 only "the quiet before the storm." In the military mind of Gen. Wolsoley thero was passing a scheme for complete victory, and to accomplish the end deaired, he was waiting tho development of events. Everything ssemed propitious on the 18th, and the facts are told in the following from Kassassin on the day referred to: TelEl-Kebir was captured by tho British soon after sunrise this morning. At an early hour the en tire British force3 under command of Gen. Wolseley began the long-deferred attack on Tel-ElKebir, and before davbreak the greatest battle since the Egyptian campaign opened was raging. The Egyptians had evidently been ápprised of the forward movement of the British, though not in time to form in a body to meet the attack. Several Egyptian regiments were hurried out to meet the Britiah but before they had f airly f ormed to receive the attack, the English were upon them and under a deadly flre from infantry and lery which was opened from all quarters, they were cut up aud discouraged to such an extent that a regular stampede followed, and it appeared to be every man for himself in the retreat toward the main body. While in this plight the British cavalry were ordered to charge and they rode among the fleeing Egyptians, sabreing and riding them down in all directions, making terrible havoc among them. The retreat of the ad vaneed Egyptian regiments waa so precipítate and so closely followed by the British cavalry that both got to the intrenchments in a moving flght, and the forcea behind the works were rendered powerless to resist the British without shooting down their own troops, flghting backward over the works almost hand to hand. This placed the defenders of the works at such a disadvantage that they were practically useless, as they were at most points overwhelmed by their own countrymen, driven back by the British cavalry, the retreating Egyptiana being in such great numbers and spread out to such an extent as to practically prove a cover for the British advance. Nearly all arrived at Tel-el-Kebir together. The British infantry followed the cavalry well and were soon behind them over the works. The effect of the retreat of Arahi's advanced regiments and of their close pursuit by the British cavalry and infantry was a perfect panic and stampede ainong the garrison who deserted their posts and lied. The Egyptian position at Tel-el-Kebir wa3 carried by assaulb soon af ter sunrise. Arabi's forcea made no stand and the place was found to be far less strongly fortiüed than had been supposed. As soon as the English passed in force over the works of defense and were f airly In possession of Tel-el-Kebir, ;he forcea of Arabi, whicta bad been lefending the place, started off in full retreat. So complete had been Gen. VYolseley'a preparations thatthe Enijlish 3avalry, which had been ordered to follow up such retreat, if it occurred, were not taken by surprise, and started in full pursuit, Keeping close to the Egyptians and fairly deci mating them as they fled. Forty guns, what calibre is not yet reported, were captured by Gen. Wolseley, and upwards of 3,000 Egyptians were surrounded before they could escape, and were made prisonera of war. Gen. Wolseley reporta the British loss during the storming of Tel el Kebir to have been 200 killed. "Wolseley mates iügypuan loss at z,uuu. jlub Highlanders bore the brunt of the assault of Arabi's sharpshooters, before the flight of garrison of Tel-el-Kebir, who stood well out from the works of defense aud directed their flring at the leaders of the British advances and shot down many English offlcers. In loss of offlcers the British suffered most. ZAGAZIG TAKEN. Maj.-Gen. McPherson telegraphs from Zagazig to the War Office, London, that he made a forced march after the capture of Tel-el-Kebir and oceupied Zagazig at 4:14 in the afternoon. He seized Qve trains with their engines. The Govemor came in and surrendered to the British. The people are submissive. ARABI'S ESOArB. As soon as the English troops reached the enemy's entrenchments Arabi Pasha got on board a train and ordered it to iteam off the scène.