Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-18
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. ARABI BEY'S FORCES. Recruits Crowding in From
 All Quarters. THE PEOPLE ARh|NG FOR WAR Europeans Being MassacTed at
 Various Points, Tug Wilson Wins His Stakes. Sullivan Fails to Knock
 Hf1m Gut.
EGYPT.

Arabis Strength-The People Preparing
 for War-Recruiting Officers Filling
 Up the Army-Ftsndish Barbarity Of
 Arabt's Troops.
 ALEXANDRIA,, July 17.-Night passed quiet ly with no attack by Arabi's forces. All re- ports from English sources regarding Arabis strength and movements must be received with great caution. The English have sent out no scouts beyond Alexandria and no re- liable information of the status of affairs outside the city is possessed by anyone in communication with the telegraph ship. Two British regiments arrived this morning and were successfully landed at Ramlsh palace. They are now stationed there. The marine achievements are being landed at Fort Ga.
 barri. Port Said is crowded with refugees,
 women, children and old men, as the de- fenceless from the entire region about Alex andria are hocking there. The people of Egypt appear to be preparing for great war. All the strong men are leaving the families, while the old, the children and the women are moving towards the borders. Arabi's forces are at Damietta between Al exandria and Port Said. These forces of Arabi seem to be well disciplined and provid- W.
 may be seen drilling frequently. Strong earthworks are being erected and great preparations made for a military movement of some kind it is believed of an offensive nature. Arabi's lieutenants have arrived at Cairo on recruiting expedition. Arabi's of
 fcers are organizing forces all over.
 Adm11 al Seymour has issued proclama tion. He states that he hae undertaken the restoration of order with the consent of the
 Egyptian government. He orders all in cendiaries caught in the act to be shot without arrest. All pillagers are to be imprisoned and no one is to be allowed to enter or de
 part from the city after sunset. He urges people to resume business, promising them protection.
 There is information that council of Ad
 miral Seymour and his officers have discussed the situation. All admitted that the situation more serious than ever, owing to the fact that Arabi and his troops are continually be ing discovered in unexpected localities, iudi eating that his force is one of large numbers in good order. At Damiatta thirty thousand people command the northeast branch of the Nile, situated on the west bank of the Lake Menzaleh, which gives good land and water access to Port Said. the Suez canal passing through the eastern part of the lake. Arabi's force at Rosetta commands the mouth of the west bank of the Nile, an indication that he is planting troops all through the northern part
 of Egypt for offensive and defensive pur- poses.
 A correspondent writes from here that dur ing the massacre tho soldiers set fire to the house of 8 timber merchant. maid servant escaped to the garden, where she remained surrounded by fire. The soldiers laughed at
 her agony and fired at her, but purposely avoided the infiction of fatal injury, prefer ring to see her burn to death Finally she rushed through the flames, and though wounded by bayonet thrusts, she succeeded | in securing refuge in the rains, where she was discovered by the marines and handed over to the Americans. During the alarm on Saturday night 15O Bedouins at the Gabarri gate fled before the attack of 8 midshipman l and twelve sailors. Order continues at Cairo.