West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-07-21

FOREIGN deepstches announce that
nearly all European quarters Of A.
exandris have been destroyed by fire.
II is estimated that two miles oil bull
dings have been burned and the fire
, still continuing, On account OF this
state OF affairs between England and
Egypt JOHN BRIGHT has resigned his
seat IN the British Cabinet. The
Wheeling NeeOS- LeHer OF the 18th
contains the following account Of the
disturbance bet ween the two coun-
tries;
The present disturbance began
two month ago The army had not
been paid, and money was wanted
Among the officers Of the army was
Arab Pasha, an active, ambitious fe!.
low OF AZ, who thought this a good
opportunity to put himself at the
head OF the government, depose the
Shedive, and run things in his own
way. The sympathies OF the army
were with him. 1t is also now quite
certain that he bad and still retains
tba sympathy OF the Tur kish govern.
ment, which seems 20 hone that
through the deposition of The khe-
dive, Egypt will Somehow become
more tributary than before. Jus.
at this time England and France
were having one OF their periodical
experiences Of mutual distrust and
quiet antagoDism. They thereiofe
seized on the reported uprising in
Egypt as an occasion for conference
at CoustantInople, by means OF which
conference each hoped in some way
to secure an advantage over the 9th
er Ostenslbly the conference hicn
began June 22-was to confirm the
Turkish power in Egypt, and yet
Turkey refused to take Part ia il.
Nor has she yet had anything to do
with 1t. though it is held in her own
capital. The other great powers are
all there, but what is being done can
only be guessed, az the sessions are
held with the utmost secrecy. Il
was reported on Thursday, however,
that the powers had agreed to invite
the porte to an armed intervention
In Egypt.
More than month ago British
and other vessels Of war began as-
sembhng at Alexandria, and the
Egypt an soldlers began throwing
uP tarihwoiks Tor deieuae in case OF
an ATTACK. Gladstone announced
that the British government was
pledged to uphold be khedive. r e
khedive summoned r Ched Pasha
TO ioim a new ministry, but rejected
1t because II was too anti European.
On sunday, June IL. the bitter .epi-
IntEtt Alexandra againat foreigners
was shown by the out break IN which
$50 Europeans are said to have been
killed tits also pretty cone usive
IN the minds of some thai the affair
wa7 premed,tated plan to sf,rd
the porte an excuse tor sending
troops to Alex ,ndrla, and 40 get
strong grip on Egypt. Dispatches
Ct the 10 h stated that the khedive
had asked the porte to send Is, OCOI
troops to Egypt Immediately, cou-
stantly gathering E"gIsh and |
French vessels at Alexandria made |
matters more threatening, and on
the 23l 1t was reported that il they |
intertered too much Arab Pasha
would blow up the auez canal and
cut the Cairo railroad, and that be
would MAINTAIN the khedive. On
the 10Th it was cabled that Germa-
ny had again urged Turkey to send |
troops into Egypt in anticipation O
the decisions of the con ference.
The first Of last week the report wa
that Arab Pasba had determined to
send messenger to the flagship
asking an explanation Of the move
ments Of the feet, in front of Alex.
sndria. % Thursday the Egyp-
tians planted guns to cover the feet,
but promptly desisted on Threats OF
bombardment from the English ad-
mlral, On Sunday it was announced
that the French fleet would not take
part IN any bombardment, but re-
main passive spectators Of eyants.
Tuesday morning the news came
that the English bad bombarded the
town.
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