The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-22


vate persons toward war fund was sanctioned,
ana 'nat This money would be applied to complet-
ing the Egyptian contingent. The Khedive hoped
snat the Snez Canal would remain neutral water.
After stating again that come what may, the rights
oftne Egyptian creditors would remain intact, the
interview ended.
THE sUEz CANAL.
The HERALD's Egyptian correspondent also
visited the British fleet at Port Said on Friday.
The Monarch's boilers have given out, and she
WIN return to England to have them replaced.
the Hotspur will remain at the entrance to the
canal until further orders. The rest OF the
neet has gone to the Pireus, the port OF Athens.
The Meet Is composed OF the Alexandra, Admiral
Hornby's flagship, carrying IL heavy guns, and
having armor II inches thick; the Sultan, u guns
10 inches or armor plate and $3.50 tons burden;
the swiftsure, IA guns, inches OF iron plate
$500 tons; the Devastation, guns, turret, in which
Is mounted q Alton gun, 4,AOo tons burden; the
Monarch, guns, turret inches Of steel plates the
Hotspur, ram, guns, turret with 9-inch plates,
and the Raleigh, a despatch boat. The Monarch
hour. The Hotspur is slower, being equal to only
IL knots. The Devastation is the most formidable.
Nearly all have Calling guns on board. The
Egyptian navy is weak, as the best vessels are
serving as transports in the Black Sea. 1t is re-
ported that the British ironclad Research may be
expected at Port Said at an early day.
The Turkish Minister OF Marine, Cassm Pacna,
arrived on The 18th at Alexandria from CONSTANT
ncple.
THE STRENGTH OF THE EGYPTIANS.
The strength OF the Egyptian army is unknown.
The troops are oil armed with Remington breech-
breech-loading cannons. scarcity OF horses
exists owing to the fatal horse epidemic last year.
The physique OF the men is unsurpassed by that OF
any army in the world. Egypt has already
sent 5000 to Turkey, where they
have been employed in the garrisoning
of varna. Three or four thousand more troops
viii be sent soon. Prince Hassan, the Minister OF
War, the Khedve's third son, who was educated at
Oxford, served In the Prussian Second dragon
guards and served in Abyssinis, is expected to
officers. They are all natives, with four excep
tions. 1t is highly improbable that any American
officers will be sent, they having important admin
stratve work to perform in Egypt. The Prince
will probably have command of q mixed Egg ptian
ana Turkish army corps. The Egyptian troops
have already won an excellent reputation in Tur-
key Many officers have been decorated and pro-
NOTED by the Turkish governments. All OF them are
fully equipped.
THE CAPTURED CITY OF ABRAHAM
The Russians captured at Arabian a Turkish pacha,
sighty-two capnons including two eight-inch and a
number Of smaller Krupps. Arabian. like all other
old citades the Asatic frontier, was surrounded by
heights commanding 1t within easy artillery range
These heights had been fortified but when they were
once taken-a seems to have boon the case at AR.
dahan-the fortress itself would become I'M
tensbo; SO the Turks did the best they could
namely, TO withdraw tho garrison of eleven bat
taons and effect junction with Mukhtar
Pacha in the direction of Er.eroum. II is a
and to spike their cannonx This was an oversight
which hadow over leisurely abandonment Of
great fortress such as that at Arabian The danger
10 the Turks 10 that the Russians in the neghborhood
u Kars may waylay their retreating force II they
attempt to pass that way. But there is another
and much more difficult mountain road through the
Valley OF the Kora the Valley OF Oil which the re.
treating Turks will probably take The fail OF Arda-
n considerable advantage to the Russians. for
besides opening line Of communication with Akhat
eto operating against Arabian Kars or to take
part in . combined operation against Erzeroun.
INCIDENTS or THE slKGE.
despatch from Erzcroum, dated Saturday describ-
ing the first attacks Ardahan says:-"The efforts
OF the Russians commenced with a heavy artillery
Gre. which WAS holly returned This was followed
by impeiuous Infantry attacks which were repulsea
every time with great slaughter Under orders appa-
renty to obtain success somewhere or other at any
the troops led back the assault after each
failure until night stopped the carnage. The city was
taken tho following day."
HAVE THEY DONE SO?
A telegram IRON Erzofoum announces that tho
Russians have withdrawn from Kasysmau, large for
tiled town on The River Arras, twenty miles south
Of Kars. This is an exceedingly improbable piece OF
aews because Kars is surrounded by the Russians so
that no attack could IRON ,hero aud It Is certain
that Kagysman not abandoned without being
besieged. From 1t road leads droct to Kars north.
ward Il is only ten miles from the Russian frontier
The Russian forces at Baloum, after making u show
OF warliEe intentions Friday last contcnsed Thorn.
SLAMS had sent fifteen batlalions in the direction OF
sookgoom Kae in tho hope OF arrcstng the insurrec
on which spread from that centre. The defonces OF
Rataum are unimnalrnd and tho pQsitlQn leRyaa