Daily Republican., 1882-09-01
THIRD EDITION.
TIE BRIlISH AND ARAB.
Arab Asks for AN Eight Dbys Ar.
DtsGice.

Arab Asks for AN Eight DSys Ar.
DtsGIce.
LONDON, August 31.-A dispatch to
the Daily Cronicle from Port Said,
dated at 7.45 p. m. to-day, says:
';Arabi Pasha has asked for an e'ght'
days armistice. General Wolse)ey re.
fused but offered an armistice for one
day. Nothing, however, will be done
for several days unless Arab again
forces our hands" A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company from Is.
MALTA says: ''It is reported here on
good authority that on Tuesday the
Governor of Zagizig asked permission
to cross the British line and was taken
under guard by Gen. Wolseiey. He has
since been in frequent communication
with Sultan Pasha The report adds
that the Governor is authorized to sue
for an armistice as preliminary to a
surrender"
A dispatch from Ismailia in the sec
ond edition of the Daily News connects
the arrival of Sultan Pasha and the late
Governor of ZagaziZ with rumors that
the rebels are desirous to negotiate. 1t
says great Importance is attached at
Ismailia to the visit of the two. 1t
should be remarked that as they are
sent by the Khedive it seems impos-
sible that they can promise anything
on behalf of the followers of Arab
Pasha. The Pail Mall Gazette of this
evening says no confirmation OF reports
concerning negotiations between Arab
Pasha and General Wolseley havs been
received by the government, and they
are believed to be unfounded.
A dispatch to the Daily News from
Constantinople says Evidence abounds
that the Turkish population is favora-
BILE to Arab Pasha. The Vaxet an.
nounces that great victory has been
won by Arab Pasha The DieriCle
states that the British have lost 1000
men in fight at Ramleh. Other lying
reports are industriously circulated.
A dispatch from Ismailia in the
second edition of the Times says the
railway as far as Kassassin will be
open tomorrow. The mutilations by
the Egyptians of the British who fell
into their hands at the battle of Kas-
sassin have caused great indignation in
the army.
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram
~OAApHhJ 11Om says .
The military advisers of the Porte con-
tinue to urge the right to land Turkish
troops at Alexandria as Indispensable.
Lord Dufferiu, the British AmbaSsa.
dor, refuses to insert such clause in the
military convention, but consents to
place on record proviso that the Eng
lish and Turkish stats may subse.
quently have power to modify the mill
tary programme in case of necessity.
The Porte IS disposed to agree to this
and to consent to the landing of Turk
ish troops at Aboukir, subject to an
ultimate agreement between the respec.
tive Generals.
Sir Hugh Childers, Secretary for
War. has telegraphed to General Wolse-
ley speaking highly of his conduct of
the campaign in Egypt, the ability of
his generals and the gallantry of his
officers and men. The Duke of Cam
bridge, Commander -in-Chief of the
Army, has sent similar telegram to
General Wolseley.
Highland Brigade sailed from here al
three O'Clock this afternoon. The trains
from Ramleh now only run about two
hundred yards beyond the water works
and many residents living beyond that
limit are returning into the city. The
enemy have retired a Thousand yards
further from Mallaha Junction, ap-
parently in The direction of Daman-
haur, but they continue entrenching
opposite Meks.
PORT SAID, August 31-A recon-
noissance in the direction of Fort Che
meleh will be made to-day. Itis, how
ever, believed that the Egyptian garri-
son has been Withdrawn thence to Tel
el-Kebir.
IsMAILIA, August 31.-There are
now about three hundred sick and
wounded British troops in the hospital
here.
CONSTANTrNOPLE, August 31.-Said
Pasha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has
requested Lord Dufferin to grant until
tomorrow for the reply of the Porte to
the proposals ofGreat Britain. The
British demand that the Porte adhere
to the final draft of the convention.
MADRID, August 31.-All the pow
ers, including England, have replied
tavorably to the proposition of Italy
that Holland and Spain be admitted TO
take part in the collective protection OF
the Suez Canal. 1t is believed, how
eyer, that in consequence of the recent
turn OF affairs the proposal for collec-
tive protection of the canal will be
without ra1nlt