The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-05
EGYPT.

ports started for Alexandria last
evening with artillery and stores
Portsmouth, A. The transport
Catalonia, to-day, took to Egypt
General Sir Edward Hamley, Gen
eral Sir Evelyn Wood and a West
Kent regiment. The Queen shook
hands with them and wished a
speedy return. The troops heartily
cheered her, and She was visibly
moved. %.-
London. A. In the Commons,
Dixie said government had no
knowledge that Russia had surren-
dered an iDstallment of the Russo
British war indemnity to Turkey or
otherwise tried to promote Turkish
intervention in Egypt against Eng
lands Intervention.
Alexandria, 5.-An unconfirmed
rumOr is current in European quar-
ters that Cairo has been fired. Gem
plete arrangements are made for the
occupation of Meks forts by naval
contingent.
Sir Auckland COlwin. acting Brit
ish consul general, visited all the
banks to-day, and warned them
against negotiating drafts for The
Turkish government.
Three officials of the land mort
gage company, stationed at Kafre
I'll Dwar, have been safely escorted
to Ismalia, by order of Arab Pasha.
The only European remaining with
Arab Pasha is the Swiss, Minett.
The iron clad train, with work
ing party OH board, has proceeded
to repair the railway broken again
by the BedOuins.
The Porte has informed the Khe-
dives government it has drawn up
on it for the expenses of the expedi-
ton to Egypt.
AIDA, one of the chief clerks in
the office of the director general of
public accounts, has just arrived
from Cairo, from which city he
started on the 1st instant. He
says, the arrival in Cairo on Sun
day, of Midshipman Decnair, the
English captive, caused great ex-
citement. He was conveyed in a
close carriage, which was accom-
panied by thousands of natives
shouting 1.-THE Sultan is victorious"
They were under the impression
that the prisoner was Admiral Sey-
mOur. AIDA ST & ties that
several train with troops left
Cairo for Tell Ell Kebir a place
half way between Cairo and Isma-
lila, where batteries were being
erected. He was informed sixteen
trains will be sent to, Tell Ell Kebir.
The treasury of the finance min
istry contained 100000 which was
intact when AIDA left Cairo.
COnstantinople, 4. = DeLeSSeps
has telegraphed to the Porte pro-
Testing against Admiral Seylnour's
action in occupying the Suez canal
He declares it is in no danger from
Arab Pasha, who, he says, has al
ready given may proofs that British
occupation of the canal only com
promises it by affOrding Arab Pashs
an example for a violation of it:
neutrality. aa
/ London, 4..-The Times says it il
impossible for England to view
without apprehension the singular
anxiety of powers which decline x
lift a finger in the settlement OF
the main difficulty, to undertake
such an easy work as the protection
of the canal.
Childers, war secretary, stated
in the Commons, he was surprised
and gratifed at the way reserve:
are responding to the summons Il
join the colors,
Southampton, 1.-The transpor
Tower Hill sailed for Egypt with I
battery of artillery.
Gibraltar, 4.-The transport ORR
ent, with the Duke of COnnaugh
and Scots Guards on board, passeC
here to-day. The trOopship Trent
with engineers from Halifax, ha!
! arrived. The troopship OrOntes
; embarking the Cameron Highland
erS and Derbyshire regiment, and I
corps of engineers has arrived.
Bombay, 4.-The SeafOrth High
landers have left for SueZ.
Berlin, THE news that Ger
many has declared her willingness:
to participate, if the powers agree, tx
collective protection of the SUei
Canal, causes some astOnishmen
among the public. II is believed
however, that Germany will only
send gen d. armes.
Rome, 4.-FG1afallG says: Tbs
Italian portion of the international
squadron for the protection of the
Suez Canal consists Of two irOnciad'
and three dispatch boats.