The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-09-26 00:00:00

A VISIT TO THE ARAB HOSPITAL.

Canto, Friday.—l have to-day viaite,l the Arab
I hospital, where 200 woueded Egyptian soldiers are at
Present lyiag. Tn., greater Portion of these were
wounded at Tel-el-Kebir, Out some were brought dawn
here attar the 1141 n, a. Kowtow LIN hospital Was
lidulWablY clean, and it. general order left nothing to
be desired. itie d ctor tldmeLb ct must .4 the co sses
I were minims, as the reef Majority of wounded
managed to make their wry beet to tneir hames, aid
only those unable to move were, alter the light, col-
lected and me Aiu here. A large number of Me cases
were wounded by Jhraphel luaU, and an Egyptian
officer told me that it wee impoitible to stand against
our Shrapuel when the artillery obtained the proper
range, "which," he added, " fortunately for us, was
not often the case." tie remarked that the guns aban-
doned at Miami% and in the fight at Kamassin, were
deserted owiug toour shells bunting at the right range.
Certainly our victories have been due in no slight
degree to the terrible effect of the Artillery tire, and
it is :dear that, other conditions being equal, victory
will in future be with toe army whose gunners are the
must accurate judged of distauce. I conversed with
many of the wounded eoldiers. It was singular how
absolutely ignorant they were of the inckrieets of the
light in which they were engaged. Lady Strangford
has arrived with Stag end appliances for nursing a
hundred and fifty wouutied. 'The Khedive ha, placed
l'acua's house at her dispoal, • very suitable
use for it, and will at once take our ly wounded
from the Arab hospital, wnieb will relieve the strain
there. Cairo grows livelier every day. Each train
brings back its load of Europeans from Alexandria,
and many shops are now open. The troops have
gone into Lamp on the other side of the Nile, and at
Almeria& 'the Guards were fairly routed out of the
Citadel by incumerabte atinies of bugs. The troops
have now obtained pipeclay, and are endeavouring
to smarten themselves up, but this is difficult Indeed,
from the state of their hideous serge jackets. The
Highlanders, in Miami, with anowy- white belts, spats,
and Minuets, carry away the palm AS to appearance.
As woad, wham there is no enemy to light, the alien-
tom of the troops I. turning to racing. It has been
arranged that the Tel-el-K,ibir Plate and Kaseassin
Stakes shall be run for in a Jew dna. The inhabit.
acts, with the usuel Oriental deference for authority,
protest the most lively affection for the Khedive. The
great numinous swung toe troops are, when they will
go twine, bow bug the occupation IVIU List, &Lid which
regiments will be detailed to remain here. Nothing is
at preseut known ou these points.
ALtIANDIUA. Friday.—lt is diagusting to witness
the attitude of enthuaian for the Khedive, and to hear
the expression, of profuse loyalty expressed by many
who have notoriously been land and glove with Arabi.
The Kuedive, however, is not deoeived by this lip
loyalty, and treat. their protesoons at their
true value. Many of the late supporters of Arabi
lind the door tot the audience chamber closed to
them. For example. the Khedive refused to
receive three Primed Ibrahim, Ahmed, and llarniL
Some of tale Prinoesees of tase Kilobyte,' family are also
seriously compromised, anti it is generally believed
that property to the value of over a million sterling
will be undimmed and applied to the expenses of
indemuifying the sufferers by the Alexandria riots and
conflagration. The establishment of an English
tieud.simerie, or, at any rate, of • Gendarmerie under
Eualialt officers, is most earucetly hoped for here, and
is, mooed, considered absolately emential for the per-
insueut security of European life and property.
Crowds of Europeans continue to leave by the trains
for Cairo, but the railway aduunistration have groat
difficulties to eucouuter frenn want of material, the
roiling stock having widened great iujury whilst in the
hands of the rebels. The permanent Way is, how-
ever, in good order. In cl,naseetaou with therebellion,
ii is much commented on that there are several known
partisans of Arabi Pitch* still huldiug offictal appoint-
meets under the Egyptian llovermneut, being pro.
Meted by the influence of certain Ministers. A
complete overhaudog of these people, especially in the
higher reeks, is greatly neecise.