The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-08-29 00:00:00

The War in Egypt,

RISING OF THE RIVER NILE.
ARABI FALLING BACK.
ADVANCE OF THE BRITISH,
POST Salo, We Merday.—Ninetees Greeks have
been capurl psi aging the Arab quarter of Ismail:a,
and ten of them shot. Toe Arabs ti&V•re,ocipiel the
Vet ..1 Giemilsl, awl at: ercting fine) eatreocbuiews.
M oe transports have arrived this evening, an I have
witered toe C. al. The towo females per oily quiet.
1, includire Jay Bey, the
cilehiver•
office,..fhsta f
ff' Arabi e a
haavir srTrad, an i Liven themselves
up to the Britt h &nibs r.the
Inns itia, We Ines.lay.--B;nce theme:testa engage-
ment at Chalon( yesteroay the enemy have left
every position they held between Boos and Ismailia,
and are retreating in disorder towards Zagas,g.
Their advance guard, 3,000 strong, told' • position
_ about ton miles ow One b %nal ion of native
Infantry has arrived at Both.
The Egpytian troops have cut the fresh water magl.
but the supply is sufficient.
AL/MANDRIL, Wedneedny Nooe.—The enemy mad*
a reconnaissance in force butt night towards bfalaha.
General Hawley is now leaving Lr the front.
Two P.n.—Arabi Is rapidly fortifying his position
on the right flack near Malaita It is, howerer,
suspected that the is a blind to conceal his withd awed
on Cairo, c ,naequent upon Sir Garnet Wo'seley's
movement& It is reported that he has Italian and ,
Auserican officers with him and amisting him.
A private telegram from Alexandi la yesterday says
that the Nile is rising rapidly, and will soon overflow;
in fact, the inundation at low points hasp commenced.
ALEXANDRIA, Wedweday.—H. Lesseps no Inger
I ob,Lruciive, but reedy with Canal staff to do emery.
I thing in his power to assist the English. There is
I every appearanos of Arabi keeping up hie position in
front ot Alexandria
PuRT SAID, Wednesday. The native population
are now ie.oraing to the town and resuming work.
prom Ismailia iii. reported that the wassny's form of
shout 3000 men, with guns, Lava taken up a position
10 miles distant. The clieembmkation of troops and
equipments is expected to be completed to-day.
ALEXANDRIA, Wednesday, 1 2.ll.—The Austrian
gunboat Nautilus, bound from Port Said to Alexandria.
pawed Aboukir on Monday last. Her commander
seeing. a white flag flying, supposed the forts were
occupied by the British, and leaded an officer with •
boat'. grew of 12 moo, wbe were made prisoners by the
Efaollaan
lawarida. Tuesday Morning.—The landing was
activesy pushed forward all night, and continues
today. The orderly behaviour and general bearing of
the troops are the admiration of the entire population.
Yesterday Sir Garnet Wolseley, Immediately after
landing, visited M. de Lamps, and explained to him
tha. everything would be over in three or four days,
but that we must non the Casal for the prompt. Ihe
interview Ili•eina to have bean most satisfactory in
ty.l7 respect. hi. de Lemma, after hearing Sir
Garnet Wolseley's friendly explanation expressed
Unused fully satisfied, and regretted that there had
been any misunderstanding. He understood the
position peefesday. The Canal Company's offices will
probably be re-opened to-day or tannorrow.—Daizy
New.

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On Tuesday and Wednesday several superior o3icers
and p, ivates—the latter presentiug • cost miserable
appearanos—have come 111 and given themselves up.
All declare their loyalty to the Khedive, and say
they o.ly wish to serve him. They assure our officials
that they have been kept in the enemy's ranks by
intimidation, and that there are thousands of others
In the sone peittona. them/pelves.
'rbe general opinion among those who really know
Egypt and understand the people Is that there will be
very little reulatanoe on the pert of the enemy. At
the fortified camp at Tel-el.Kebir there will be •
fight, but aftvr paring that point the road to Cair•
will be clear.

ALILIANDRIA, Thursday. This afternoon the
enemy was observed diligently extending his entrench-
ment& towards the British positions. Our 40-pounderi
opened tire upon the working party, General Wood
having telegraphed to the batiory to put • stop totes
enemy. performance forthwith. It was satisfactory
lo rs.tice the second shell completely scattered the
ligyptians. Our blue-jackets are just now busy
moving some 7-inch guns into position here. Next to
one of them is • board on which Sr. painted the
words—

H.M.S. Inconstant,
Lsy In. tine, sod load me tight,
And I'll play the devil with Arabia right.
All the men are in wonderfully good spirits, and only
(inks active work. The Egyptian cavalry appear
exceedingly busy, passing cod reputing between the
Aboukir forte and Arabia camp; but the greatest pre-
caution. are taken against any surprise in the night.
—Telsg) apt,