Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-07-25
THIRD EDITION.
EGYPT'S WAR.
The British Advance Their Lines.
A SkiFm1 IN nc Ramleh with
Arab p. cha's Army.

n SA1FuI On - AbohuAOu VIII
Arab p. chA's Army.
-' ALEXANDRIA,, July "a The Skillet
rifles marched 10 occupy Ramleh thi
morning, the thirty fifty infantry SUI
--. porting them. Arab Pasha's front fe
back on Sunday evening to the othe
side Of Ramleh, making this movemen
necessary. They stationed one Gatlin
and one ield gun at the bridge over tn
canal. The enemy's cavalry appeare,
ana galloped boldly along the railwa,
s. at 300 yards range, but fed on vOlle
being fired. After a short time the,
reappeared with tive guns, with whicl
they opened fire Intellectually upon tn
British, who took to cover. By o'clocl
the firing had ceased. The skirmisE
lasted abOu an hour. Ono or two o
the English were hit, and several O
. the Egyptians were seen to fall. The
British remain in possession OF Ramleh
Arab PashA occupies an extended lint
from Mareatis to Aboukir The com
mander of the fort at Aboukir, though
flying flag of truce, has refused to al
low any Englishman to enter the fort.
He is probably really holding the fort
in the interest of Arab Pasha.
The rebels are distributed as follows;
One division outside of Cairo, two reg
iments in Cairo, two divisions at Kafr
ed Dowar, 5000 infantry al Rosetta and
1000 at Damietta. Each division con-
sists of four regiments of infantry of
740 men each, two regiments of cavalry
of 800 men each, one regiment of art il
lery of 700 men and thirty. six guns.
Four thousand civilians were taken
from necessary works on the Nile to in
trench at Hatred Dowar. Arab Pasha
holds battali IN and a battery of two
squadrons in readiness to check any
British advance parties,
THE KHEDIvE AND HIS MINISTER'S.
LONDON, July 25.-The Daily News
has the following: "All the mule cart
drivers engaged by the commissairat
have deserted to Arab. The Khedive
believes that by liberal payment the
services of Bedouins might be secured
to insure the safety of the Suez canal.
"The British Consul has informed the
Khedive that England has recognized
his present ministry, and urged him to
appoint a successor to Arab Pasha.
There is no doubt that two of the pres.
emit ministers are in daily communica-
tionwith Arab. To days skirmish left
both parties without any change in
their positions since the last report and
both are engageu in intrenching. The
English will permanently hold the
Ramleh hillock and put heavy guns
there. The Egyptians are working des.
perately to intrench their side of the
marrow pass between the lakes, near
70 Euaid ThnRn 10 ON Arm cd
here of q fanatical outbreak a. smyrna,
in which many Christians were massa-
cred"
The Daily Telegram has the following
dispatch: -. ava.
"The Egyptian projectiles burst too
high to do any damage during the Skin
mish to-day. In consequence of this
fact the British escaped heavy loss.
The Egyptians advanced boldly, but
without judgment, as they might easily
have caught all the mounted infantry.
The British brought 80 prisoners from
Ramleh. The occupying force is en-
trenching. The British have cut the
Turkish telegraph wire to STEAMBOAT.
Mr.. Crowther, one of two English engi-
neers who were reported to have been
massacred at Tantah, has arrived here.'
THE TANTAH MASSACRE.
The Times has the following:
An Italian refugee says he saw So
European bodies lying in the streets of
Tantah, and that intestines were being
flung at windows and about the street.
A Greeks throat was hacked with a
pen-knife, and two English women
jumped from windows and were killed,
in order to escape the massacre. Arab
Pasha put on train to carry away the
Christian survivors, and about 100 per-
sons boarded it. No sooner we're they
seated than determined attempt was
made 60 murder them, and it was only
frustrated by friendl y native causing
the train to start"
MILITARY PREPARATIONS IN ENG
LAND.
The following steamships have been
accepted or are under survey as trans
ports: Greece, Egyptian Monarch,
City of New York, City of Paris, lake
Huron, Palmyra, Batavia, Catalonia,
Caspian, Austrian, PrusSian, Lucerne,
Texas, Montreal and Nevada. The
Devastation and Dreadnaught are or
dered to prpare for special service. Ac-
cording to present arrangements the |
infantry for Egypt will embark on the
4th of August and the cavalry on the |
9Th. The troops will sail direct for
Alexandria,
The Times states that NJ Ijor.G 30 IRA
Sir John Miller adjUtant, starts for
Paris Tonight to consult with the |
French authorities as to plan of allied |
expedition. 1t is announced that the
French government will for the pre-
sent send only six thousand marines |
for the protection of the Suez canal.
The Queen has sanctioned the ap-
pointment of Lieut.. Gen. G. H. S. Will |
lis and Major Gen. Sir L. B. HamIey
to command the first and second di-
visions; the Duke of Counaught to COM
mand brigade of the Guards, and Gen.
&. Graham, Major Gen. Sir A. Alinson
and Major-Gen. Sir Everyn Wood to
command the second, third and TourGh
brigades, respectively. Drury Love-
will command the cavalry.
A proclamation was posted at Cork
to night. calling the first class of the
army reserve to assent BILE before the 2
of August.
THE DIPLOMATIC SlrUATION'
LONDON, July A.--In the House of
Commons to-day Mr.. Gladstone moved
vote of credit for strengthening forces
in Egypt. He proposed that 3d. DO add
ed 10 the income tax tor the latter
half of the year.
In moving the vote of credit Mr..
Gladstone stated that the expedition
would consist OF 2400 cavalry, IA, 400 in
fantry, 1900 artillery and 300 garrison
artillery, and that ,comInissariat re-
serve of 300 men would sail later on.
He described the state OF Egypt, the
lawlessness of the military and the riot
and violence Of the people. He said the
recent conduct of the Egyptian mill.
tarS Leaders was opposed to the first
impulse of humanity. rsM,