Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-09-02
AFFAIRS in EGYPT.
What is Being Done by the English
Government in Africa.

M. de Lesseps has made an agreement
with the English by which the Suez
Canal will be opened to traffic. There
was slight skirmish at Ramleh Tues
day, in which General Alison displayed
great GOODNESS in the presence If per-
sonal danger. The Khedive has again
ordered all Egyptians to obey General
Wolseley.
The Shelk. ul-Islam and the Turkish
Minister of Finance made visit to Lord
Dufferin in Constantinople, which
caused a sensation. An Arab tribe in
Tripoli is preparing to assist Arab Bey.
The natives Of Ismailia have returned
and resumed work. 4 force of the
enemy, numbering about 5000 men,
with guns, has taken up position ten
miles distant from there.
According to authentic information
Arab Pasha has %, 600 men at Kafr-el
Dowar. Large numbers OF men are
constantly intrenching at Tel-el- Kebir,
and there is little doubt that the big
fight of the war will occur there. The
prisoners taken at Serapeum on Monday
report that many of the enemy's wound
ed died during the retreat across the
desert to Tel el-Kebir.
The British troops on Thursday began
their advance into Egypt from lsmailia.
NJ. de Lesseps has assured the Duke of
Conpaught Of his friendliness toward
England. The Arabs are again desert
ing Port Said. A number OF Bedouins
dashed into Ramleh Thursday and plum
dered the village. 1t is reported that
Bedouins hostile to Arab have cut the
railroad on the line of his probable re-
treat TO upper Egypt. The London
IimeS'S correspondent at Alexandria
says there is no necessity for charita-
BILE mission among the Egyptian poor
1t is said that educated M@sulmans in
Constantinople are beginning to oppose
Arab Bey, while the uneducated con-
-tinue to be his strongest adherents.
General Wolseley's advance into the
interior of Egypt has been stopped by
the Egyptian Army near the village of
MAGYAR. Several officers were wounded
in an engagement which lasted there all
day Thursday. The water in the fresh
water canal at Ismailia is constantly
falling. 1t is reported from Alexandria
that {. 900 Egyptian troops have gone
TO Tel-el-Kebir. The British have oc.
cupied Damietta, in which town sew
eral prisoners are alleged to have been
found loaded with chains. The Nile
continues rapidly rising. 1t is reported
from Constantinople that the Russian
Minister is endeavoiing to have the pro-
posed Anglo-Turkish Military Conven-
ton the subject Of consideration by the
conference. The Porte has denied the
report of murder Of q Christian in
Syria.
II is rumored that Arab Pasha &C.
cuses Nj. de Lesseps Of having deceived
him with false promises so as 10 be able
to sell the Suez Canal to the English,
and that Arab has set price on NJ. de
Lesseps's head
The Daily Telegraph has the follow
ing from Alexandria: -" We captured a
spy and handed him over to the native
authorities, who tortured him
with thumbscrews and ordered
him to be shot. He said
Arab Pasha has only q strong regiment
of artillery, 1000 cavalry and a few
infantry in front of Us. Signalling has
been proceeding during the past few
HibbtS WIN AI&uI dSua, Out We nave
been unable TO discover who is sending
the signals.
Only six dead Arabs were found on
the field of battle. bat inside Ramses
were found several small pyramids OF
stones freshly erected, beneath which
dead natives were probably buried.
Though the engagement was not seri.
Gus, go far as hard fighting is concerned,
the soldiers acted splendidly. The diff.
ficulties Of the ground were fearful,
while the heat of the sun defies exag.
geration.
General Wolseley reports that the re-
suits Of the actions last week were more
important than he was aware of. The
Egyptians were completely routed. The
rebels were apparently all peasants. The
dead bodies of men aud horses fill the
fresh water canal between Ramses aud
Maxarna. The Khedive has formed
another Ministry with Cherif Pasha as
Premier and Riaz Pasha as Minister OF
the Interior. Austria is said to be backing
up Russia's demands in the international
conference. Mabmoud Fehmy has been
taken prisoner.