The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-08-03
THE WAR IN EGYPT.

A Airmish between Engiish and Egyptian
troops occurred 1t Ramleh, few miles from
Alexandria, on July ~. Tho casualties were
few, and the British remained in possession Of
the town. An Inspector OF Survey who arrived
at Alexandra reports the total force n1
Arabi at 100000. The latter dis
patched 5000 men to reinforce Cairo.
There wclo twenty war-shfps, half Of thcm En-
glish, In the harbor OF Alexandra. Arab sent
lombArded, but which did not reach the
Premier until after that event, containing dire
threats about tho oonlscation Of property, do
ttruction OF the canals, and 3 religious war. Ia
ne Honse Of Lords Earl Granville announced
taat Is, 500 troops would bo sent to Egypt He
said the feeling Of Europe Was In favor Of En-
g'and's action. De Frcycinct, tho French Pro-
micr, in conference with : committee Of the
Senate, said that Franco would conins herself
to the protection VI tho Sues canal. and in
other operations Great Britain must act alone.
Tho British Government has chartered thirteen
steamships plying to American ports, 70 convey
troops TO Alexandra.
A terrible story Of the atrocities at TAntah,
Egypt, u related BY an escaped eyewitness !:
Il SAN women carrying, tied to bludgeons, the
dlsmcmbered arms aud logs OF massacred Euro
peane. The soldiers aud tho rabble fought
Tor loot. Bedouin Shoik, with twenty
Bedouins, saved the inhabitants Of the Jewish
quarter and took them to his village. An
other Sheik saved myself and party. A mob
from AlexandriA murdered three employees of
the Cadastre and their families and burnt thor
bodies with petroleum. Tho mob killed twelve
Greeks. They tied the vlscera OF ono Of their
victims to the tail Of dog aud covered him
Dispatches from Alexandria Of July n state
that 4 condagration in the native quarter Of
Alexandra, believed to have been set BY incen-
diaries, destroyed many houses. The mosques
at Mukbcbe were occupied almost daily BY
preachers exhOrting the people to take up the
cause Of Arab. The latter's government at
Cairo announced that MANY Badouin chiefs and
tue best classes OF Moslems were aiding him.
Arab proclaimed that any person found di.-
tribnting the Khedive's letter disMissing the
former from the Ministry Of War would 10
court rt-martialed. He also wrote TO the sultan,
stating that he would oppose with force any
Turkish troops dispatched to Egypt. Admiral
seymour informed the khcdivc that England
hal no intention Of conquering his country,
but WAS determined to suppress rebellion. Tho
House Of Commons adopted tho motion for tho
Eg,tiAn credit, 275 to H. In tho French
Chamber Of Deputies, De Freycinet announced
that Turkey had accepted the proposals Of the
conference for her Intervention in Egypt
De Lesseps undertook to prevent tho entrance
vi SuO 0AlllSu CpINCAto OlAOu AuSO UuC 0uS y
canal, but his protest was set 1t nanght, and
the war ship went on her way, her commander
even omlttias tho f0rmality OF paying the GUS
,oa,ary canal dues. It is said the Orion was
the bcarcr Of instructions materially modifying
the situation ~ Fort Said
Gladstone announced In tho British Com
mons on tho Goth ult that tho Turkish Am
bassador had sent ! communication to tho
Government that the Sultan had decided TO
immediately send troops to Egypt. Arab
Pasha will provide for the safety II the Suez
Canal SO long ~ England will respect its neu-
trallty. Tho cotton aud wheat crops Of Egypt
aro in a woful state from neglected irrigation.
Tho Sultan informed the Secretary of tho
British Legation that Englanl's action with
rsgasd t. Egyptian affairs irritatcd him that
be would do nothing for that country, hut
would be obscryant Of the wishes Of tho powers.
De Lesseps. on learning that tho British troop
ship Orion intended to land men At Ismailla,
started at once for that point, declaring that
the English should only deba,k after passing
over his dead body and that OF his sou.
The French Admiral telcgraphed to Paris grav,
complaints about Da Lesseps' behavior. He is
said to b. in daily communication with Arab
Pasha. The British forces IN Egypt have de-
strOyed the fort at Gabari and blown up the
large powder magazine ct MekhnrOn.