The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-08-23
THE WAR EGYPT

A CoNsTANTISoPLE dispatch of the 10th
says the draught of the military convention
proposed BY the Porte to England, was a. fol-
lows: 'The Turkish army undertakes the
pacifcation Of Egypt without foreign assist
ance- The British remain in their present po-
tions and not to participate in the operations.
The Turks shall be allowed to use Alexandria -
base of operations, and the Turks and British
both to withdraw after the paci6cation OF the
country" Lord Duiferin rejected this draught
and submitted another stipulating that Tur-
key should not undertake operations without
the previous consent of the British Commsn-
der that British officers should be attached TO
Turkish headquarters and that the question of
evacuation should be the subject of Q special
convention. It 10 believed there is no proba-
bility Of the Porte accepting the English con-
ditions.
DISPATCHES from Alexandria on the 10th
say that an encounter between the British
mounted patrol and . party Of i've hundred
Bedouins occurred that morning near Ram
leh, Eve of the latter being killed. General
Sir Garnet Wolseley, with authority from the
Khedive, has issued proclamation to the
people of Egypt, presenting the sole object Of
the British to be to restore the authority of
the Khedlve. It says all peaceful inhabitants
will be kindly treated. The mosques will be
respected and all supplies paid for. General
Wolseley adds that he win be glad to receive
all chiefs who are disposed to assist in sup
pressing the rebellion.
An Alexandria dispatch of the 18th states
that General Wolseley had decided that an ad-
vance on Arabi's forces would have to be made
from Aboukir, and he was getting troops
ready for such q move.
ADIsPATcH from Constantinople on the 18th
says that Lord Dufferin, the British Ambassa-
dor, had been instructed not to press the
Porte for reply concerning the military con-
vention.
DISPATCHES Of the 18th from Alexandria
say that the cable between Port Said and Suex
has been completed. Arab was concentrating
large masses OF troops at Ismalia and Tan
tara, to resist the anticipated attempt of the
British to land at Ismalia and move to Cairo.
Arab has 12, 900 regulars, 1900 Bedouins at
Kafr-el-Dwar, 1900 regulars at Maksawa,
and II, 900 regulars at Tel-el-Kebir. Both the
latter places are in the Ismalia district. Arab
seems to be in constant receipt Of information
OF the English plans in advance, as, Just when
Wolseley advised n change of the scene of
operations to the Ismalia country, Arab
began strong entreuching there.
A CoSsTANTTSoPLE dispatch OF the 18th
says that the Porte has withdrawn the agree
ment TO send troops to Egypt, and was pre-
pairing to protest against English occupation.
TRooPs were landed at Aboulir and made .
reconnaissance on the 18Th In force along the
Mahmoudieh Canal. The enemy kept within
their intrenchments, firing shell at the British.
There were no casualties repor ed on the
English side. g.
SIR GARNET WoLsELEY, with the entire
English fleet, began fire on the defenses OF
Aboukir on the 18th. The firing on both sides
was reported as the heaviest ever known TO
modern warfare, the battle lasting several
hours. A reconnaissance showed that Arabi
Pasha's artillery bad been weakened but his
big guns were still In position.