Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-25
THE EGYPTIAN WAR.
The Skirmish Near Alexandria Yes
terday.
More Serious Fighting Expected-france to
Land 5000 Misunderstanding Landing
Troops and ArtilIery-Arabi Pasha's
Forces-Cairo Reinforced.
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS
Fighting Begun.

| ALEXANDRIA, July "a, 12:l5 p. Mine
si1tieth regiment marched to occupy Ram
leh, this morning. A skirmish is now pro-
eeeding. No particulars.
The Thirty-fifth infantry has been Or
dered to support the Sixtieth. The bulk
of Arabi Pacha's infantry is reported to be
concentrated at Damietta, the troops at
Kafr Ell Dewar being chiefly artillery and
cavalry. .. -.. ..
The Fight Progressing.
ALEXANDRIA, July 24.-The Rifles ana
mounted infantry occupied Ramleh, early
this morning. They stationed one gatling
and one field gun at the bridge over the
canal The enemy's cavalry appeared and
galloped boldly along the railway at three
hundred yards range, but fled up the valley
on being fred on. After short time they
reappeared with two guns with which they
opened an Intellectual fire on the British.
who took to cover. By nine o'clock the
firing had ceased, but the enemy is expected
to reappear with reinforcements.
ALEXANDRIA, July 24.-AraDi Pasha occu-
pies an extended line from Mareates to
I Aboukir. His force is estimated at 1000.
The first skirmish lasted one hour. One or
two English were hit, and several Egytians
were seen to fall. Arab is again adyanc'
ing.
ALEXANDRIA, July "a, 3:40p M.-The fight
ing is finished; causualtieS insignificant.
The British troops remain III occupation OF
Ramleh.
Holding the Pert.
ALEXANDRIA, July 24.-Crr wther, one OF
the English engineers, reported massacred
at Tantah has arrived here. The comman-
der of the fort at Aboukir, though flying
flag of truce, has refused to allow any Eng
men to enter the fort. lie is probably
really holding the fort in the interest oi
Arab Pacha.
Preparations Stin Going On.
LONDON, July 24-The Times, this morn
ing, saws the Turkish Intervention is
Practically decided by the fact the expedi-
ton can't be sent without denuding the
provinces of troops aud even reducing the
garrison of Constantinople. g,
Fifteen steamers have been accepted and
are under survey as transports. Ihe au-
thorities decided not to send the militia to
garrison at Malta and Gibraltar.
LONDON, July 24.-The infantry for Egypt
will embark the 4th of August and the
cavalry the 9th, and sail direc. lor Alexan-
dria. The Devastation and Dread Naught
are ordered to prepare for special service.
Arabrs Letter TO Gladstone.
LONDON, July 24.-Arabi Pasha wrote the
the following letter to Gladstone, few
DAYS before the bombardment, but Glad
stone did not receive it until after the
! bombardment: "The Koran commands US
4 SC, opaipSk hnncR
| England may rest assured that the hrst gun
she fires in Egypt will absolve Egyptians
| from all treaties the control will cease;
| the property of Europeans will be coniis.
| Gated; courts destroyed, and the Jehad will
! be preached in Syria, Arabia and India.
| The first blow with which England strikes
| Egypt will cause blood to flow through
| Asia and Africa, the responsibility for
| which will be on the head of England.
| Epypt is still ready to be fast friends with
| England and keep her road to India, but
She must keep within the limits of her
| jurisdiction. Finally, England may rest
| assured that we are ready to die for our
country"
LONDON, July 24.-The Times in an edi-
toral SAYS: The license that the American
criminal law allows to dynamite projects Is
| scandal and shame TO American leglsla-
| ton. more enormous scandal Is the at
| titude which public opinion in America as
| sumes towards them. Never was there a
body of national opinion so inquisitive and
keen which could have shown itself more
feeble and inert in defense OF public
morality than the opinion in America since
the dynamite school became notorious.
| Americans must determine il they will
continue to be subject tot this reproach.,
| Parnell and other Home Rule members
| of Parliament, have formed committee TO
organize a public movement in Ireland
with view of counteracting the operations
of the land corporation. Davatt has con-
| LONDON, July 24.-Major General Sir
John Miller, A. d. c., starts for Paris, to-
night to consult with the French authori-
ties as to the plan Of the allied expedition.
| ALEXANDRIA,, July A.-Two of the depu
tation appointed by the lNotafles have ar
rived here. They report that Arab Pasha,
on learning of the dispatch OF troops from
India to Egypt sent reinforcement OF nine
thousand men to Cairo.
AHundred Thousand Rebels.
The Inspector OF the Cadastral survey has
arrived from the interior, He reports the
total force of the rebels nearly hundred
thousand. He says volunteer cavalry regi'
ment is forming to attack Alexandria.
France Still Hesitating.
PARIS, July 24-De Freycenet, President
| of the Council conferring with the com.
mission of the Senate on the naval credit,
declared if the powers indirectly interested
in Egypt would remain neutral in regard
to tie intervention of other powers in
Egypt, France would leave England to act
alone and would confine herself to the pro-
lection of the Suez canal. This declaration
seemed to be due to the refusal OF General
Billot, Minister of War, to undertake op.
erations in Egypt unless he had a force OF
5000 men, which would require the calling
out of portion of the reserves, and the
government has refused to sanction such
action.
| 1t is announced the French government
will, for the present, send only six thou
sand marines for the protection of the Suez