The daily gazette., 1882-07-20
THE PORTES ANSWER.
HE PROPOSES ASFREsH CON.
FERENCE.
THE KHEDIvE AND ARAB PAsHA.
Tho Fighting In Egypt About Over
Movements of Troops - News of In
toreht.
Associated Press Dispatch to the aazetre. ]

tAssociated Press dispatch to the Gazette.l
LONDON, July 20.--A disdateh from
Constantinople to Reuters Telegram Com
pany says the Porte has replied to the iden-
tical note of the Power regarding the dis
patch of Turkish troops to Egypt. The
Porte proposes the assembling Of fresh
conference.
ALEXANDRIA, July 19.-Dervisch Pasha
and his suite left for Constantinople this
morning. Soon after he started telegram
came for him from the Porte. Admiral
Seymoura at once dispatched a. vessel after
him, but the effort TO stop the Yacht was un-
successful. No Europeans remain in Cairo,
except twenty Germans, who refuse to
| leave. The Consul who was killed at Zagazig
was the italian Consul. The Eastern Tele-
graph Company's land line between Suez
and Alexandria is intact to within 16 miles
| of Alexandria. Suez Is quiet. The town Is
| deserted. A number of refugees from
Greece are said to be preparing to return to
Egypt. 1t is stated that the people along
the line of Arabi's retreat are starving. The
soldiers robbed them Of everything. The
entire route is lined with dead horses and
carriages. 1t is reported that the Bedouins
harassed the soldiers during their retreat,
killing 200 of them.
THE KHEDIvE's SURPRISING CONDUCT.
1
surprise. He has for the past few days
allowed several persons to be at the Palace
who are well known to have been intimately
connected with Arab Pasha. The Khedive
apparently trusts them, but IL may be he is
endeavoring to get them thoroughly in his
power. According to a communication re-
| ceived here Arab Pasha maintains that the
bombardment at Alexandria was a hostile
act to Egypt and contrary to the rights of
| the Sultan, and that he was fully iusti-
fed by law and by the decision of the
Council of Ministers in replying to the
British fire. The Khedive, he argues, in ac-
| cepting English soldiers as a body-guard,
has shown that he considered the Egyptian
army as enemies. By International and
sacred law, he says, he has the right and the
duty to de tend the country, and the Khe-
| dives order to suspend military preparations
is analogous to the order of the Bey OF
runis at the time of the French invasion.
Arab Bey has ordered the Mudirs to pay
taxes 10 him for war purposes. Two large
fires broke out to-day in opposite quarters
of the town, evidently started by incen-
diaries. The manager of the old water
works has ordered that the old Roman wells
throughout the town be emptied, cleaned
and reflled with water, the water supply
being completely at ArabPs mercy. Labor
ers are scarce and the work will probably
take three weeks.
| ENGLAND AND THE WAR.
LONDON, July 19.-The Daily Telegraph
says "The ships Of the reserve squadron
have been ordered 10 return to their several
stations. This is regarded an indication
that the emergency, as far as regards de
mand upon the navy, has passed over"
In the House of Commons this Afternoon
Mr.. Campbell Bannerman, Financial Secre
tary Of the War Office, said efficient pre-
cautions have been taken to protect Por
Said, Ismailia and Suez, but he could moi
enter into details. Sir Charles Dixie
Under Foreign Secretary, said the identiea
note of the powers to the Porte regarding
the dispatch of Turkish troops to Egypt Is
still unanswered.
A dispatch to the Times from Portsmouth
says: A whole army corps has beer
mobilized at Aldershot and arrangements
have been made to embark the troops al
Portsmouth, Southampton aud Liverpool, il
necessary. Two additional batteries have
been warned to prepare for active service
making eight batteries In all detailed fol
Egypt.