The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-08-18
PREPARING FOR BATTLE.
THE WHOLE BRITISH FORCE TO Make
An ATTACK ON IR.fBI'S LINES.
Tho Troops to Advance in Two Columns Ar
ter Reducing the AboutSir Forts by u Com
bined Naval and Land Attnck-Gcn. sir
Garnet woIseiey to Command In Person.


ter Reducing the Abouiir Forts by u Com
bined Naval and Land Attnck-Gcn. sir
Garnet Woiseiey 40 Command In Person.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug 17.-Gcn. Sir Garnet
Wolsclcy has decided that the British advance
shall be made from hboukir. The troops will
embark on Saturday. and will land and attack
the Aboukir forts on Sunday. 1t is believed
that the attack will be made in two col
umns one along tho route of the last re-
connoissance and the other by the way of
Lake Aboukir. taking Arab at u point where
his right rear rests on the Mahmoudeh Canal
The First Division with one regiment from
the Second Division. will embark tomorrow.
After tho bombardment of the forts at Aboukr.
for which all the men-of-war except two will be
withdrawn from Alexandria. it is intended to
land the First Division under the personal
command OF Gen. Sir Garnet Wolseley. while
tho Second Division. under Major-Gcn. Sir
Edward Hamley. with Major-Gens. II. Wood
and Sir A. Alison commanding brigades. will
cooperate from Ramleh. Tho Thirty eighth
Forty-sixth. and Sixtieth Regiments at Ranoh
are preparing to embark.
The second battalion OF the Grenadier
Guards, the first battalion Of the Scots Guards
and the second battalion of the Coldstrcam
Guards have been ordered to embark on board
the transports early on Friday morning.
naval council Of war was held on Thursday
on board the Helcon.
Arab Pasha is said to have 100 guns in posi-
ton at Kafr-el-Dwar. The English staff credits
him with eighty at least.
Tho Duke of Connaught will go on board the
transport Orient without delay.
The troop ship Euphrates. withsthe second
battalion Of the Manchester Regiment and a
battery of the Royal Artillery. the transport
Capella with the Duke OF Teck and the trans
In
arrived hero.
The Khcdive to-day visited Gen. wolseley on
board the despatch boat Salams and remained
IN hour. Negotiations are proceeding for he
SURRENDER Mt heks of 1000 Bedouins now with
Arab Pasha.
There is reason to believe that young Ital-
IAN naval officer. who was reported missing on
Aug 10. abscOnded with the intention of
giving Arab Pasha assistance.
MARsEILLEs, Aug. 17.-R az Pasha has en-
barked for Alexandria. in obedience to the re-
spondent at Alexapdria says that two ,6j,-ton
Ramleh on Thursday.
The correspondent Of the g Cologne Gazette ex-
ior war With turkey by way Of com TIiiin
for England's occupation of Egypt,
the. military c9nyention. The only communi
the last few days referred to the transport of
mules and oxen from Turkish dominions to
ESyP,, Whlcn. u Is reported. lne fOrte is III
clined to prohibit.
The Porte has reiterated its instructions to
the provincial Governors to take precautions
TO prevent disorders in their respective terri
tories. The Arab Sheik Obeidaah, chief Of
the kurd tribes. has disappeared. The Gov
eminent is trying to ascertain his whereabouts.
BERLIN. Aug. 1.-THE delay OF the Porte in
accepting the proposal for military conven-
ton has considerably irritated the German
Government. Herr Won Hirschfeld. the repre-
sentative ut Constantinople. has been instruct
ed to make representations to the Porte con-
corning tho feeling OF Germany on this subject.
The Cross Gazette says: The Porte cannot
undertake military Intervention In Egypt undor
the same conditions as it could have interviewed
in July. 1t has only itself to blame for the per-
manently disadvantngeous position in which
Turkey ia now placed. England asks no more
In regard to the conducting of military opera
tons in Egypt than she did at the time of tho
Crimean war when Turkey agreed to her de-
mands without prejudice to the Sultan's au-
thority."
SUEz. Aug. 17.-An order has been issued to
suspend the loading of transports here. This
has given rise to the opinion that the landing
OF troops will take place at lsmailia.
PARIS Aug. 1.-THE following telegram
dated Ismailia. has been received from NJ. de
Iesseps: The Governor asked me to-day
whether the Egyptians could legally cut fresh
water canals from Cairo to Ismailia. | replied
in the negative. | snail communicate my Opin-
ion, which has the sanction of legal decisions.
10 Arab Pasha. who has always respected the
rights OF the SueZ Canal Company"