Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-08-20
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Rescued BY British Solder
." Movements of the Eng.
lish Troops.
LATEST NEWS BY rHE cABrE.

ALEXANDRIA, August l9-The aeet which
drew out Of the harbor this morning IL now
evidently engaged with the forts at
Aboukir, Heavy frinsis heard in that
direction and dense cloud Of smoke 10 -
cending, showing thst the oombat with the
garrison IL becoming hot. Arab II 10 re
ported has q force Of two or three thou
sand men within the forts, and The guns
In position are heavier and OF later pat.
tern than those used Ia the defenss Of 'thia
city,, Il IL reported hsfp thst General Aill'
SkStS6el oiviSl0s I t61SueI- ~SV0U8@.oySs
on transports win operate from Aoeukif
after the reduction OF the forts. Activity
prevails In all the departments OF General
The entire English feet, with the exeep..
ton OF the Inconstant and lnvincibie. LEFT
The barbor this morning for Aboukir. Gen
erals Wolseley, Adye, Willis, Graham, and
the Duke OF Connaught went along. Gene
raj Alison remained behind. IL 10 believed
he will to-day lesd In an attack from IA,
leh upon the enemy's left flank: Chcrt
Pasha has been named President OF the ne
ter Of Public Works was arrested this morn.
ing at the. instance OF General Wolseley
because OF sustained charges OF his having
maintained communication With Arab and
kent him closely informed OF the khedivs's
movements and British plans.
ALKx.xpHiA, August i9-Nr, Long, The
American Consul at Alexandria, was nj.
tackled by body Of forty OF the natives in
side the Gabarrs gates this morning. Mr..
Long was unarmed, but sciring large a~b
and backing into O corner cried for help.
and madc,,>uch an effective defense that none
Of the assailants could get near enough u
hurt him. During the melee the irativcs
made n great deal of noise, and the clamor
| attracted the attention oi some oi snc Eng
Esh soldiers on duty. These nj brst sup
poscd that the fight Vas only one of the
usual native rows. but when they discoN-
| ercd The character Of the assailed, made q
| descent upon the sssailants, liberated
| Long. and captured all tho ring
leaders. The attack upon Mr.. Long. VAS
| prcmcditated, and was meant TO be fatai.
| lhe ringleaiers who have been arrested ~
sert they have been laying In walt ior Long
for several days and nights, and meant TO
kill him. They allrgc that the reason Tor
the attack Is that Mr.: Long recenuy a,pve
over and seriously injured several Egyptian
friends of the assailants, who were In the
way of his carriage In one OF the streets o!
Alexandria, and who refused TO get out of
his way rs he insolently ordered them
They characterize his conduct OH this occs,
sion as high handed and outrsgsoua and
assert that the best thins Ions. can 90 v 70
get ont Of Egypt. As tits II he rcmAins'
his life will surely be taken.
Mr. Long denies the Outrage alleged
against him by his s-sailants, and says ths,
the only thing OF the kind he can rec0iiec,
was, that one day hs was driving towardl
Grand Square when rabble Of natives sur
rounded his carriage and tried TO stop u
Not knowing their purpose, and being nm
armed, he whipped up his horses q IN
only means Of escape from what he be
lieyed 10 lie mortal danger. Three nsuve
clinping 10 the reins were thrown down
one OF whom was trsmpled on. nnd ssvsra
clinging to the spokes we're also hurt. ~
Long hsd no Idea that his G ct on this
occasion was considered handed. o.
made the basis Of cohJ yfhcy against hi
life. SO many foreigners have bsd similal
experiences ~ his own that this occasion
was almost forgotten. IL 10 reported ths
Mr.. Long is much exhausted.