Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-08-02
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
DESTROYING BBDOUINS.
Ready to Swoop Down Upon
Alexandria.
INCENDIkRIES In THE CITY,
Waiting a Chance at Their
Occupation.
the FEELING AGAINST ENGLAND.
Several Powers Hostile to
Her Policy.
Several Powers Hostile to
Her Policy.
EGYPT.

The situation at Observation-Disclosures
Surrounding the Cfty-Watch1ng
Chance to Swoop Down Upon It-In-
cend3artes and Looters Present I'm Force
Efforts for the Release of the lmprfs-
oned Mfdshi pman.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 1.-Admiral Seymour
has orders from the government to lombard
Fort Aboukir if not Internationally surren-
dered. The situation is en- the verge of the
terrible. Large bodies of we'll armed and
mounted Bedouins have come in from the
country and desert with the apparent pur-
pose of surrounding the city. Their move
ments are we'll managed and indicate good
military concert and management. Panicky
feeling exists in the city. The people believe
that all the natives within the city are secret
adherents of Arab and are awaiting the op-
portunity of an uprising. If Fort Aboukir is
bombarded and Arabi's garrison make sutfi-
Gent resistance to compel the British to de-
plete the force within the city to strengthen
the lighting troops, there will be renewal
of the scenes of June Is and the Bedouins
will pour down on the town. is ascer-
tanned that the total humber of Christians
murdered in the recent uprising at Daman-
hour, Tantah and Mihalla is $50. The Khe-
dive early this morning sent out a special
embassy to the camp of Arab at Kafr-el-
Dwar under flag of truce to try and secure
the release of Midshipman DeChair. No
tidings have been received of the result of
the mission, and fears are entertained for
their safety.
The Governor of Assonin has received the
emissary of Arab, sent to exact statement
IF faaltv from him Tho Govarnor rAfnSa6
fealty and announced that he considered him.
self responsible to the Khedive and would
hold the country for him. The emissary as
serts that he was sent by Arab to take pos
session of Assonin for Arab in the name of
the prophet in tho event of the Governors
adhering to the Khedive, and he has ap-
pealed to the people who are fiocking to Ara
bis standard.
Arab has instructed the Bedouins on the
Suez canal to obey M. de Lesseps. The Khe-
dive has authorized the English to occupy as
much of the Suez canal as they think neces-
sary for the expulsion of the rebels.
The Porte, it is said, has been asked by
1000 Egyptian soldiers not to ratify Arabi's
dismissal by the Khedive.
The fears in regard to the failure of the
water supply have subsidized The state of
the town is causing serious disquietude. The
natives who remained are incendiaries, and q
majority of those who have returned are
looters, looking after their concealed plum
der. It Is impossible to mistake the bitterly
hostile attitude of this class and of the native
police.
1t is believed that Midshipman Dechair, of
the British navy, who went Saturday with q
message to Ramleh and was taken prisoner,
is being we'll treated by Arab Pasha.
The family of General Stone the American
pasha has left Cairo for Ismailia. Many
Europeans are returning to Ramleh, where
the hotel has been reopeped,