The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-08-22 00:00:00

A SURPRISE I
180 Famous&

Poo. dam, Sunday Digh.t.

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The first porUon of the Fleet arrived here
thU morning. Our men at once landed, and quiotlY
I iok possession. We surprised the enemy in ta,..ir
sleep, and to& 180 prisoners. he remainier of ta*
Fleet arrived by tine o'clock. Tne Salamis, Hellen.
and sir other, bare proceeded to Ismailia, where WI
learn there has been some fighting. A number of Ow
enemy woun led, and a few of our men.
The D.aly Nara correspondent telegraphing from
Port Said at 6 o'clock says : morning at half-past
three Port Said was occupied by 600 blue-Jackets and
marines, with three Getting guns. The Governor,
Ismail Paella Hamdy, who lisa been for five week. a
refuges on board the Peninsular steamers, was rein-
stated in authority.
No resistance Wail offered. The military, numbering
200, allowed themselves to be quietly disarmed, and
are now dung duty with the police in the Arab town,
which is perfectly tranquil.
The Governor addressed the troop., tailing them
, that those who were for the Khedive mild remain
ciii would not be be interfered with, while those for
Arabi hal bettor go and find him The spakesman
adl they had eaten the Khedive's bread, and wished
to serve him. Two officers, well-known Arabiete, were
arrested and sent on board ship. grallammed Aboul
Ate, cinituander of the troops, a fanatic of the worst
clam and a very dangeroui man, who had been rioting
ae Floe-Governor for some time oast, succeeded, it la
stated, In making his escape to Fort Gmmil with 120
soldiers. He had beau feigning sickness for some
day. pest.
This morning I amempaaled Major Tullook, Chief
of the Intelligence Department, allover the town, and
when just at dawn we went to make a caU on the
commander we found the bird had flown. Arabia
Governor left for Druidic three days ago upon the
pretext of leashing his family, and has not since been
e 041.3. .

The ineopation of Port Said quietly and without
bhodehed is mai ly due to the preparations made by
kleeers. NiecCullocri and Clerks, two clerks hi the I
employ of the Eiyptian Government, who have beset
untiring in their energy for several weeks past to
achieve the result jut effected. Every European in
the place, irrespective of nationality, except those
employed by the Suez Canal Comnany, halls the
BMA occupatioa with unfeigned delight. The Clllllll
people ars very sagry.

The Malabar, In Han troopiltip, sailed from Ports-
mouth on Saturday afternoon with drafts for Egypt.
Tl3O ship left the dockyard about half-psst two amid
a good deal of enthusiasm. Admiral A. P. Ryder,
Prince Edward of Same-Weimar, Rear-Admiral J. D.
ld'erea, and other officers went to the jetty. and there
was a 0313aiderable crowd, who cheered heartily at the
landing stages and piers. The Malabar steamed to
the Spit Buoy, and then down to U.borue, whirs she
was met by the Royal y.clit Alberta, with the
Queen, Princess Beatrice, and the Duchies of Coo-
naught, said the suite on b ward. The Sorel Standard
was flying on the Alberta. and %lashing at Portsmouth
drooled with masthead flags. Aecompanied by the
Alberts, the Victoria and Albert, and the Elfio, the
Malabar returned to Spithead, and then bore to, the
Rival yachts steaming round her and the troops coma.
lag lustily, About lire o'clock she resumed her voyage,
the Victoria and Albert going out with her to Bern-
bridge Point, and the Queen returning to Osborne,
passing on her way close under ityde pier.

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