Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-07-21
THE EGYPTIAN WAR.


-His Army Strongly Entrenehoc
7 ALEXANDRIA, July 2O.-Arabi Pa
cha has diverted the Mahmoudieh q
nal, which supplies Alexandria wit
water; but it is believed that the great
or part OF the Cisterns In the tow hay
been recently filled.
General Alison, with several officers
has reconnoitered to point within
three miles of Arab Pacha's positions
which were found to be very strong.
SUEz, July 20 The telegraph has
been cut near Kafr-el-Tin and Suez
The Governor of Suez receives all his
instructions from Arab Pacha, In the
capacity of Minister of the War. The
Governors position is consequently
one of great difficulty.
LONDON, July 20 According to a
telegram from Alexandria, dispatched
at noon on Wednesday, the British
were then preparing to dam the Nah
moudieh Canal, in order to prevent the
water running off if Arab Pacha
stopped the supply. Arab has appar-
emily been beforehand with them.
A dispatch from Constantinople to
Reuters Telegram Company says the
text of the Portes reply to the identi-
cal note Of the Power is as followAA
Ii the Porte has not hitherto decided
on its own initiative to send troops to
Egypt, 1t is because 1t was convinced
that vigorous measures were avOidable.
Observing with satisfaction that the
Powers have formerly and separately
accorded their Difference 10 the incon.
testible and unquestioned rights and
sovereignty Of the Sultan, the under.
signed, by the Sultan's order, informs
the Ambassadors that the Porte con-
ssnts to participate in the conference.
SAID.
The conference met to-day to discuss
the reply to this communication. 1t Is
thought probable that a fresh invitation
to join the conference will now be ad-
dressed to the Porte.
LONDON, July N.-The News has the
following dispatch:
ALEXANDRIA, July 20.-Everything
is at a stand still. Nothing is doing
and nothing Is known. The Roman
wells cannot he filled in less than
fortnight. The fleet can condense suffi-
cient water for the crews and troops, but
not for the populace, who must 20
afloat or retire to the Villages.
'"rhe Suez Canal and Port Said are
most insecure There is
only small gun boat in the canal, and
there are II, 900 Europeans in Port Said,
with 1000 Arabs. Several hundred sol.
diers with field guns, under Mahmaud
Samy, are at Fort Quemiel, six miles
off. The town is literally at the mercy
of the soldiers and people. Two Brit.
lsh Corvettes have gone to Port Said.
"Arabi Pacha is calling in all the |
Bedouins in the neighborhood of Ram
leh."
Reuters Telegram Co. has received
the following dispatch:
ALEXANDRIA,, July 20-Omar Pa.
,ha Lufti, Governor OF Alexandria, has
here from Cairo by way of
Port Said. He has. made the following
'eport to the Khedive: "On the way
% Cairo saw Europeans being massa-
red and their hOuses pillaged at Da-
Tantah and Mihaela, where
he Alexandria rabble had arrived.
They cut of the hands of Berberins be-
'ause they served Christians. Arab
oacha had called meeting at Cairo of
ii the Pachas, Ulemas and Notables
md asked them whether it was right to
hey the Khedive, seeing he had sold
Egypt to the English, ordered the mill.
ary bake houses to make 1. 500 loaves
ally for the British, without providing
Or his own troops, and sent kilograms
n their name.
The Minister of the Interior presided !
t tfe meeting. Mahmoud Pacha Ba-
Dudi practically directed the discus
ions Sheik Hassan recommended the
eclaration of holy war, but at the in
5ance of the Coptic Patriarch modera-
on prevailed. The meeting appointed I
committee to 60 to Alexandria in Or
er to verify the accusations against
le Khedive. 1t was arranged that q
)mmittee of seven start on the 1871 in L
ant, going from Cairo to Ismailia.
Three Mudirs who were missed from T
leir posts are imprisoned in Cairo for
1eying the Khedive.
A Council of War was held daily, >,
ahmoud Baroudi presided.
1t Is calculated that there is sufficient
esh water in Alexandria to last ten
Eys.