Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-23
THE CANAL OPEN.
Interview Between De Lesseps and Sir
GarRet WOlseley-The Latter Says
All Trouble Will be
Over in Three or Four Days-Seyeral
Slight Skirmishes-Arabi Strength
ening His Position.

is erecting fresh works and strengthening his
position
The khedlve has issued another decree to
The authorities to implicitly obey General
>Wolseley, who, he says, is authorized TO re-
store order In Egypt.
During a reconnaissance General Allison
walked forward TO inspect the enemy's posi-
tIon. He was probably recognized, az he
became a mark and the enemy's fire fell
around him as he walked back, never quick
ening his pace, the nearest coming within .
few feet of him.
The transports DIXIE oil Argyle, British
Prince, City Of Lincoln and Montreal. With
over 1900 men and 500 horses, have arrived
here.
This afternoon about 600 Highlandera
made reconnaissance from Gabrial station,
at Ramleh, in the direction of Kafr FL Dwar.
simultaneously the forty-pounders at Water
works Hill opened fire. The Egyptians re-
Piled after the third round. There was no
infantry firing. The British are bringing
more heavy guns into position about $50
yards In advance of their present taoAitian
The Egyptian officers appointed by the
khedive to TO accompany the British army
started to-day ria Port Said.
The smoke OF numerous trains is again
visible behind the enemys lines The acliv-
ity OF Arab PAsha has increased in man
ner indicating complete change in his
plans. In answer to our Reconnaissance, his
guns opened fire from various directions,
showing that during the night the enemy's
artillery had been much strengthened.
new battery, armed with six guns, has
been placed in position.
1t now seems that at the first scare caused
by the discovery that the fleet had gone to
the canal, Arab Pasha withdrew a great
proportion OF his infantry to Damanhour.
but that last night, on considering that some
time mrst elapse before an advance can be
made from Ismailia with a sufficient force
to carry his defenses the line up TO Zig
azag, he again advanced TO his old position,
which he hopes to hold until the rise OF the
Nile will enable him TO flood the country.
MOVEMENTS OF THE BRITISH.
LONDON, August PA dispatch from
Port Said TO Reuter- says the English occupy
both banks of the canal at Kautara. The
troops have taken possession of the telegraph
lines at Elarish. The British force which
occupied Nefch after the flight OF the Egyp-
tisns found several soldiers lying dead and
number of dismounted guns ready for re-
movsl into the interior by the railway.
DeLesseps denies that he has been seriously
i'll. Rear admiral Hoskins has gone to
Ismailis, and Rear Admiral Sullivan has auc-
ceeded him at Port Said.
SENSATION.
A dispatch from Constantinople Gays that
the Shiek-ul-Islam and the minister of
finance visited Lord Duferin to-day and de-
livered message from the sultan. The
visit caused a sensation.
TELEGRAPH LINES CUT BY THE BRITISH.
CoNsTANTINoPLE August 22.-The tele-
graph lines between here and Cairo have
been cut by the British.
THE CANAL OPENED.
PARIS, August 22.-DeLesseps telegraphs
from Port Said that a modas uiuendi has been
established, permitting the regular traffic of
the Suez canal to proceed. He says he will
be able 10 return 10 Paris shortly.
RATHER SORE OVER IT.
The Steele describes the seizure of the Suez
canal as the act of a thief. La France ex-
presses similar. opinion.
The 1eieG0phist advises the Canal Com
.pany to Ne England for d amages.
The Paris, Gambetta's paper, declares that
if the policy of Gambetta had been followed
the country would be spared the humiliation
OF seeing the canal made branch OF So
Georges channel.
The Temps believes that England will per-
manently remain mistress OF the canal, but is
inclined to acquiesce in such settlement as
advantageous to European interests
The Journal des Debats says that as the Cham
bers declined to allow France TO cooperate
with England, we have no right TO reproach
England with exelusiveness.
AT IsMAILIA.
IsMAILIA, August 22-9 A. M.-The land
ing of troops from the transports proceeded
actively all night and continues to day. The
orderly behavior and general bearing of the
soldiers are the admiration OF the entire
population General Sir Garnet Wolseley
visited De Lesseps yesterday and explained
the action of the British in regard 10 the
Suez canal He said every hing would be over
in few days, but that England must use the
canal for the present. De Lesseps expressed
himself fully satisfied with General Wolse
ley's explanation, and said he regretted there
had been any misunderstanding on the subject.
Yesterday evening he Seveniy-seeond regi-
ment engaged the enemy at Serapeum and
repulsed them. Two OF the English were
killed and five wounded. The enemy lost
100 men and four guns.