New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-20
vrws AND RIJMORs FROM EGYPT.

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NEWS AND RUMORS FROM EGYPT.
r,,v,xc or MARCHING ON ALEXANDRIA
PHASES OF THE SITUATION.
Ioypoy. July 20.-The Alexandra correspond
emit Of The Times telegraphs as follows;
"Althoaph severity is necessary for the purposc
80 tra.stablsh,ng order, | believe that the aceuai
sxecntions do not exceed eight and the 'o'a,
number of killed twenty. Arab Pacha 'aihs VI
advancing noon Alexandria on Thursday Ihis 10
improbable but it is possible that no VIII on'eA
pamleb An American artillery officer has eX-
nressed the opinion that the immense superiority VI
The marine artillery employed III the pomparuinenV
nractcally leaves the question OF the reiatVe power
of land and marine artillery unaffected. A wall
fell to-dsyon a carriage containing four PERSONS
all of whom were killed.. .
The Da;lv Tele0rapA has the following dispatch
from Alexandria: .
"Arabi Pacha proposes to kill all the Turks IN
Favpt He saws as there are not many throats to
rut il is better to cut them now. A ew American
and German sailors are still at their respective Con-
mates. but with this exception the city is held
,olely by the English. General Alison has
made reconnaissance in the direction OF Arabrs
.amp in order to see what better ground might be
chosen for our front as we are unable 10 see more
than two yards from the present hhe.
Arab has steam launches on the Mahmou-
aeeh Canal. bringing him provisions.
md this probably explains why he has not cut the
canal Arabi has shot Egyptians sent out by the
English to get horses
"It is stated that the foreign Consuls intend
10 demand compensation for damage done
70 their property by the Arabs firing
houses alleging that had troops been landed
,oon after the bombardment no houses would have
nf tel showing
that Dervisch Pacha had been in communication
with Arab up to the moment OF his
departure. All available railroad employees
are being collected, and everything betokens an
Early initiative on our part. General Roberts is re-
ported to have landed at Suez. Reports come from
Cairo that Arab sent party of soldiers to pillage
the capital, but the commander there executed
lhem."
The Daily Nesce has the following dispatch from
Alexandria Arab Pacha has ordered the mudirs
to pay taxes to him for war purposes. Two large
ares broke out to-day in opposite quarters of the
The manager of the ,water-works has
ordered that the old Roman wells throughout the
town be emptied, ceansed, and reflled with water,
the water supply being completely at
Arabs Ara work mercy win SpCbaby arc take ' three
weeks. Considerable progress having been made
In clearing the ruins from the roadways, tue khe,
dive enabled TO drive through the Town to-day
Telenaph at Alexandria says: II drove yesterday
nine miles along the line of Arab Pacha's retreat,
and passed several villages, the people i'll which are
starving. The soldiers robbed them of everything.
The entire route lined with dead horses and with
carriages. 1t is reported that the Bedouins ha-
rassed the soldiers during their retreat, killing 200
Of them"
A dispatch to The Times from Alexandria says:
"The conduct of the Khedive causes much surprise.
He has for the last few days, allowed several per-
sons to be at the palace who are well known to
have been intimately connected with Arab Pacha.
The Khedive apparently trusts them; but it may be
he is endeayoring to get them thoroughly IN his
power"
ALEXANDRIA, July 19.-No Europeans remain in
Cairo except twenty Germans, who refuse TO leave
the CITY, The Consul who was killed at Zagazig
was the Italian Consul. TIL Eastern Telegraph
Company Land line between Suez and Alexandria
Is intact 10 within sixteen miles OF Alexandria.
Suez is quiet. The town is deserted.
Dervisch Pacha and his suite started for Con-
stantinople this morning. A telegram from the
Porte for Dervsch Pacha arrived here shortly after
he left the city. Admiral Seymour sent after him.
but the efforts to stop the yacht were unsuccessful
NJ de Lesseps has arrived in Alexandria. He had
an interview with the Khedive to-day. The chef
difficulty in restoring order continues TO arise
through the quarrelsome conduct OF the Greeks.
The hatred of them shown by the Arabs is intense.
L0rd Charles BeresfoId is taking every precautiOn
he will make distinction between Europeans aud
natives
The Custom House has been reopened
There is great satisfaction at the Palace at the de-
parture OF Dervisch Pacha. The officials ascribe
much of the present evil TO his intrigues He is
suspected of communicating with the rebels during
the last few days.
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