Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-29

the American Marines and sailors
French Officers Charged with
Double Dealing.
LONDON, July 25, 12 MA dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Company dated
Alexandria, 12:45 D. m, says: "The sound
Of heavy firing is heard in the direction OF
the Aboukir fort. Arab Pasha sent a train
to the junction. and an armed engine and
tender was sent out to meet it. and a few
shots were exchanged"
LONDON, July %, An uucoufrm-
ed report has been received at London that
Arab Pasha has proposed terms of peace,
the conditions being voluntary exile and the
retention Of the rank and pay of Colonel
for himself and nine of his colleagues. 1t
Is added that the Khedlve had submitted
the proposals to General Sir Archibald ALI
son. 1t is believed that this step has been
taken at the instigation of the Sultan. The
report has caused rise In Egyptian stocks.
LONDON, July 2S, I:3O p MA dispatch
| from Alexandra to the Central Nelcs SAYS:
"Arabi Pasha offers to retire to a Mussul-
/ man monastery in Syria. Among bis COL
/ leagues, for whom he asks the same terms,
/ are Tdulba Pasha, Ali Fehoy, Abdulla Pasha
aud Mahmoud samy."
The same telegram states that an armed
engine dispatched by the British was sent
/ 70 meet Raouf Pasha aud two Ulemas to
/ discuss this proposal This Is the intelli-
/ gence referred to as an uRconfirmed report
which was telegrsphed hence st one O'Clock
| this afternoon.
The Central Nelos states that the govern
ment has received confirmation OF this news
The Times has the following from Con-
/ stantinOple: ga dispatch from Ismailia
says that the British Admiral has declared
/ that he will not land troops unless In COM
pany with the French. De Lesseps. on
/ hearing This. declared on oath to the Nota-
| bles that as long as he remained no French
| troops would be landed. Arabi has re-
Deated his declaration that he would not in
iure the canal as long as there was DO for
eign occupation"
Special dispatches from Paris foreshadow
the abandonment OF the vote of credit in
/ view Of Turkish intervention. The Ddilu
Mems SAYS 1t understands that General Sir
| Garnet Wolselev will not await the arrival
of Turkish troops before pushing whs ever
| advantage he may 10 the meantime acquire.
The Times has the following dispatch
| from Alexandra: "The Qunnehsug alone
remains OF the American squadron. Lord
| Charles BeresfOr1 asks me to acknowledge
| the immense services 50 generously
| rendered by the one hundred and twenty
| American marines who were landed in
! Az xandrla after the bombardment."
! The correspondent OF the Times at Alex
audris telegraphs as follows: Lord Chas.
| B-resfOrd states thst without the assistance
Of the American marines he would have
been unable to discharge his numerous du-
| ties Of suppressing fires, preventing looting,
| burying the desG aud clearing the streets -
The Standard In an edition just issued
says; up to the time of going to press no
information in regard to Arabi's offer had
| been received by the government A dis
| patch from Alexandria to the Central News
| Agency states that there will be no cesss-
| tIon of military preparations, as it is thought
the offer NAV be only meant 10 gain time.n
LONDON, July %, 8 P. NJ An Alex sndria
dispatch TO Reuters Telegram Company,
dated l:2S p m tO-day, does not mention
! the reported pacific overtures of Arab.
| The dispa ch says that loyal native has
Just arrived from Cairo, who sta es that a
| number of natives, dressed in European
| clothes ard wearing helmets, have been pa
raded through the streets as captured Brit
| ish.
agreed TO the supplementary vote for ten
/ thousand men for the army.
A dispatch to the Manchester Guardian
| from Alexandria states that persons com
Detent to Judge believe that half the cotton
crop of Egypt will be lost, and also the
greater part Of the wheat crop of lower
| Egypt in consequence OF neglect of irrigation,
| Egyptian unified stock has risen four
points since last evening. Reports are r
| culated on the Stock Exchange that Arab
| Psshs declares that he will not resist the
| Turkish troops II they operate with Euro
| pean auxilIaries, and that Austria and Ger
| many have also reverted to the plan Of exc
| cutiOu Of Turkish intervention.
! LONDON, July 2S, $3.50 p. NJ In the House
| OF Commons this afternoon, Sir Charles
| Dixie Under Foreign Secretary. stated
| that telegrams had been received from Mr.
| Cartwright, the Acting British Diplomatic
! Agent and Consul General st Alexandria,
| which alluded tn indirect communication
| By Arsbi Pasha with the view to the surren-
| der OF the military party, but there had been
no direct communication from Arab Pasha
so far.
Mr. Gladstone read amidst cheers an ex-
/ tract from the instructions forwarded to
| Lord Dufferin, the British Ambassador at
/ Constantinople, after the Cabinet meeting
| Yesterday, saying that England was glad of
| tie co operation OF any power, but calling
on the Sultan TO state the date for the dis
| patch of troops, aud before their dispatch
| 10 issue a proclaim alton uphOlding Tewfik as
| Khedive, and denouucing Arab Pasha as a
/ rebel.
Mr. Gladstone said communications were
still passing with Italy regarding her Co
| operation, and added that communication
| had Just been received from Musurus Pasha
| the Turkish Ambassador at London, an
nouncing that the Sultan would send troops
| Immediately. The communication from
| Musurus Pasha contains no reference to the
proclamation of Arab as a rebel. The COM
/ munication will not interfere with the pro-
| ceedings of the conference.
~ II.
had also been instructed to inquire as to the
number OF troops the Sultan proposed TO
send to Egypt, and in regard to their pro-
posed disposition.
In the house of Lords this afternoon
Lord Granville, Foreign Secretary, stated
that informal communication had taken
place With Arab Pasha during the last few
DAYS, but he was bound to say that there
was nothing in them which the government
could rely on, or which would justify them
In relaxing their present preparation.
A displ ch to the Central News Agency
from Alexandria states that the pilot engine
preceding the one sent with officers tt meet
Raouf Pasha came to grief near Mahsla,
Arsbi having cut the line during the night
Reuters Telegram Company has received
the following dispatch from Alexandra:
admiral Seymour having written to the
Kheiive asking what measure he would sug-
gest with regard to the Aboukir forts, which
the Admiral said were a standing menace to
the British position at Ramleb. the Khedive
replied that he had sent Vice Admiral
R!amam to summon the garrison co return
10 loyalty, and that In the event OF refusal
he would leave measures to Admiral Sey-
mour's discretion. If the garrison does not
surrender It Is believed that the forts will
be bomAarded on Monday.
The Daily Ne10S has the following dispatch
from Alexandria: "ShOuld any concession
be made to Arab, the feeling of our troops
will be one OF extreme disappointment.
Every officer and mau is keen to be led
agsinst the enemy. The least sign
of negotiation with the rebels will disgust
the sailors and soldiers as much as it
will shock the European colony. Our SOL
diers are accused by the Greeks, Italians
aud Frenchmen of culpable weakness in
not shooting and hogging much more than
they have done. We are warned that Eu-
rope will treat US with contempt for show
ing so much mercy to the Arabs. Al
ready the donkey boys and cab drivers
begin TO show signs of arguing about fares,
and European is ceasing to be an object OF
terror to them. Even the fact that fourteen
men were logged this morning and that a
rioter was shot this afternoon seems moth
ing to the angry foreign element In Alexan-
dris. They blame England for her weak
ness, and lou1ly elamOr for more examples
Several Frenchmen assured me that IL they
had been In power here ten times
as many Arabs would have been shot. Port
Said is iull of meB-of-wsr. There is no in i
terruptiOn TO traffic on the canal, but the