The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-08-15 00:00:00

LANDING OF THE GUARDS.

ALFA irritate, Sadder, 4.40 p.m.—The Scots (Mud.. and
the Catena tiers have ion le I arai gum out C 3 Kamish to
camp. 'F.eir tine, bealtuy appoarance Inasmuch remarked
at ilia y marched thr.tuth the EurJpsen quarter of the
city, but i.elinets instead of bearakins rather petaled the
to ei.n spec stir,. and tie pipers of the Scots Guards
in itic d many French and Raisin t. 3 bc.lieve that these
w..au Highlanders in disguist. the marching itself *as
nit very good, which was natural 5004,01 after a lung
tan' on .hlpbord.. Fortun Ir. our fweign friend, had
n,t see th. Guar& at their b.. InEnglaad, and were
too much s'ruck by the great strong fellows to notice
dt ire.
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Since the Donis Hata danger has passed away and all
the for ion-re ix. Aleamidria ale safe belated British
blyunst., Xiey le,in to grumble and snarl at those who
protect them. They have even formed • committee,
to watch over European interests, called • Vigilance C
mitt...-. and will be • sonic. of considerable trouble to Sir
G ,xn, t Wolseley if not firmly taken in hand, and told that
during the goads struggle for civiliasii in in this country
the foreign merchants and others who owe their lives to
our protection cannot be allowed to begin an agitation
against any dsciaion of responsible Etaglieh authority. The
case is too grave to • hull of argument, and the
sooner the foreign colons hero is lassie to on
derstand the situation the bet:er for ell parties.
The C ildatrearn and Sc to Guards are established at [Wil-
lett. It le • magnificent situation for Coops as I boo& h.
The sea briars awned. over the windy ridge where the
tents are piithei. and Xlere is sea bathing close at hand.
The men seem to take kindly to OnlaP life in Estrin, and
have got everything idtu excel'ent order shout their tents;
but they are rather closely p weed, and there is one tent
only for the officers of each comp snr. so, in •nite of the
fine sir aridtha dry iii, it fa no boil lay work. There was •
chutes service tote af ternuon. The three battalions were
drawn up in Ciata columns, forming three sides ...f• square,
and tho chaplsen faring the centre battalion, with the
Doke and the ofilcers behind him.
It was a striking illustration of tt.e rata at which s vents
hat • marched during the last few weeks, this 'ethics on
the Miypt an shore, with the English Guards and an
English Prince attending it.
All was quiet at the front. The Arabs were in Vtair
old preilions. and sin.. spade work wait atill going on; but
the enemy's mein defences appear to he finished, such so
they are, and it is :uprooted that he I. sending away
many labourers to save leAing Clem.
The Duke of clonnaught haa applied to have the
marines brigaded with the Gouda, and this is take, as a
compliment by the marines. due, p ',hap.. partly to their
gallant conduct on August sh. The Guards and marinas
together would certainly make • splendid force of infantry,
fit to go anywhere and do anything.
I have just heard of • akirntlah westward of Alexandria,
beyond Mex. The Arabs appeared in some force, non
only Bedouins, as usual, but some regular infantry and
two cannon. Our sailors and marines drove them tulle
by the fire of small field-pieces, mannsd by sailor., and
by the firm advance of the marine,. Thera .61 no loos
on our side. The enemy, it is thought, sustained severkl
cagnalitisno •