Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-06
THE WAR In THE EAST.
ARABI DENOUNCED BY THE
SULTAN.
His Chief of StsR Turns Traitor
ReInfOrcemenIs for WOlseleY.

LONDON, September 5.-The Daily Neos
has the following dispatch from Alexandria /:
"a body OF one hundred marines made a.
raid to-day upon the villages between Alex
andria and Meks, and arrested all persons
who were unable to give good account Of
themselves. The authorities are taking
stringent measures to prevent the indis-
criminate landing of persons without means
or employment. One hundred and fifty
such persons, who landed yesterday, have
been sent to the arsenal, pending decision
as to whether or not they shall be compelled
TO return on board the vessels from which
they disembarked. Four Bedouins, who
were caught loottng in Ramleh, have been
sentenced to DEATH"
An Alexandria dispatch to Reuters TeIe.
gram Company says: 'Mahmoud FehrnY
nss written report, addressed to the
hnedlve, with plans revealing the position
and strength OF the enemy. A translation
has been sent to Gen. Wolseley. From in
ternal evidence it is believed that it's state
ments are correct"
Orders have been received at WoolWIch
to dispatch 1000 troops to Egypt. Three
thousand are to go to Alexandra and 1000
to Ismailia.
A dispatch from Port Said to the Dailg
Ne'os says: ''The fresh water canal is falling
rapidly. The water company has reduced
the supply at Ismail!a and Port Said. Arab
has established a line of defense from
Ell Maraim to Salihiyet."
CoNsTANTINOPLE, September 5.-An Arab
paper, published at BeYrout, In SYRIA, has
been suppressed for having published an
article against the Christians
CONsTANTINOPLE, September 5, Midnight.
n1C o1a
tlans has been Issued. 1t declares Arab a
rebel for disobeying the orders OF the Khe-
dive and OF Dervisch Pasha, and thereby
provoking the Intervention of England. 1t
states that the decoration conferred upon
Arabi was bestowed at the instance OF Der
visch Pasha In consequence of Arabi's pro-
testations of fidelity. In conclusion the
proclamation exhorts all Egyptians to obey
the Khedive.
ALEXANDRIA, September 5-Mahmoud
Fehrny denies that he was captured by the
British troops. He says he surrendered.
He accuses many of those composing the
encourage OF the KhediVe, including Cherif
Pasha, the Prime Minister, of having COM
municated with Arab.
Kadri Pssha has arrived here as the repre-
sentative of the Sultan q.
PARIS, September 5-M. de Lesseps to-
day presented his report to the Council of
the Suez Canal Company on his negotiations
with the Engnish authorities for the pre-
servation Of the neutrality of the canal.
He said General Woslseley had informed
him that the English Government accepted
responsibility for the damage and obstruc-
tiOn of the canal.
A dispatch from Constantinople to day
states that the glo-Turkish military con-
vention has been signed.
lsMAILIA, September 5-General Wolseley
is making every effort to organize com
plete system OF supply for the field force.
The task is much more serious than the
foreign element Ia Egypt is willing to ad-
NIT. Meanwhile the enemy is content
to be purely on the defensive. 1t is rumored
that Arab has brought heavy guns
from Cairo to Tel-el- Kebir to silence the
British forty Founders on the armed
train. Matters are proceeding smoothly at
kasssssln. Food is abundant at present,
but the daily consumption is so great that
1t will not be easy to provide supplies for
the future.