Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-10
ANOTHER ULTIMATUM.
ADMIRAL SEYMOUR AGAIN
WARNS ARABI.
The Egyptians Again working on
the FOFts-The COnsuIs Quit
Alexab dFIa-The Conferences Pro-
gramme-DecIsive Events Expected


vene In Egypt will be delivered on Monday.
A reply is asked for by Wednesday II the
Porte refuses or seems afra d to accept,
25 600 men, with Is 600 in reserve, will be
concentrated by the intervening powers.
The army will land at Aboukir, and will be
divids into two parts. One will march on
Alexandris and he supported by the fact,
which will open fire as soon as the army is
| landed The other portion will cross the
| dry lake of Aboukir to Kafre Devar and
| seize the railway at Damahour, Arab Pasha's
only means OF retreat, and will thus force
him to either fight or YIELD"
A portion of the GrenRdier Guards and
the Household Cavalry have undergone
medical inspection, with view to foreign
service. The Admiralty have telegraphed
to the Duke of Edinburgh, Admiral and Su-
perintendent Of the Naval Reserves, instruct
ing him to keep the reserve squadron at
Gibraltar.
Major General Sir Archibald Alison, chief
of the intelligence department of the War
office, will proceed to Malta immediately.
Two regiments of Foot have left Aldershot
for Gibraltar.
A dispatch from Paris to Reuters Tele-
gram Company states that the government
will ask the Chamber of Deputies to-day for
credit of 9512,0 ,0C0 for the precautionary
preparations made by the Minister of Ma
rine.
The Central NeaOs correspondent at Paris
says the expedition to Egypt will comprise
twenty vessels, with 147 guns and $3.50
men.
The Times correspondent at Alexandria
telegraphed that the Egyptians under Gen.
Yussef, who were defeated by the false
prophet, numbered 5000. The fight occur
red near Kordofan. The Egyptians lost six
cannon.
The two regiments of Foot, before men
toned to-day as having left Aldershot for
Gibraltar, embarked at Portsmouth subse-
quently amid great enthusiasm.
ALEXANDRIA, July S-The diplomatic
agent OF France telegraphed yesterday to
the French Consul at Cairo that an attack
by the feet was momentarily expected, and
instructing him to send all French subjects
away, and to place himself and the archives
of his Office In security. The Consul pla-
carded the telegram in Cairo, thereby caus-
ing renewed panic, and came himself to
Alexandria.
The Austrian Consulate In Cairo has also
been closed. The panic in Alexandria is
unabated. Despite the complete stOppage
OF work on the Notifications, which had
occasiOned Admiral Seymour's protest, the
exodus of Europeans continues. A num-
Der of fugitives have been forced to return
into the town, finding no room on board the
two Rubattino steamers leaving to-day,
which were so overcrowded that the Cap
tAins refused to start until three hundred
passengers had been taken off each vessel
The Italian and Austrian men-of-war here
have applied for pilots to be permanently on
board, so as to enable them to leave at a
moments notice.
The cash office of the public debt depart
ment has been transferred from Cairo to
a. e.RA Akok L
gone on board the English and French
ships.
MALTA, July 8-The British ironclad
Achilles and torpedo depot ship Hecla have
sailed for Alexandria.
PARIS, July SIN the Chamber OF Depu-
ties to-day the request submitted by the
government for a credit of 7S, ,000, 900 francs
for precautionary naval preparation, was
referred to special committee.
Jaurequi Berry, Minister of Marine, stated
that the obj ct OF the government was sim
ply to place the navy on the same footing as
in 1870. The levy OF marines would not,
he said, exceed 900.
M: de Freycenet said the government de-
sired to create reserve squadron, "When
all around u.s." said he, "are arming,
France must be ready for every emergency.
At present only precautionary measures are
contemplated. No one dreams Of engaging
France in warlike ventures without consult
ing the Chambers"
GIBRALTAR, July S-The troop ship
Orontes has sailed for Egypt with the frat
battalion Of the Berkshire Regiment
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July 8.-The Sultan has
rejected the proposal OF the Council of Min.
listers to appoint delegate to the confer
ence. The Sultan, in conversation, com
plained Of the want of friendship
shown him by England in the un-
just suspicious and erroneous inter
pretations placed on all his actions.
He also complained of the injustice of the
foreign representatives at Alexandria, who
to justify the cause of the departure of their
countrymen, made unfounded statements
respecting security In Egypt.
The Sultan again invited Gen. Wallace,
the United States Minister, to the palace
| and conferred with him long time.
The Sultan has approved the contract for
two hundred OF Berdan torpedoes.
LONDON, July "a dispatch to Reuters
Telegram Company, dated Alexandria, July
9, 8 p. m, says: "Naval officers have made
a recOnnoissance,an and reported that they saw
the Egyptians mounting heavy guns on
Marabout Island, on the western
side Of the entrance to the harbor.
Admiral Seymour is consequently preparing
proclamation to be placarded all over
the city, charging the authorities with a
breach of faith, demanding surrender of the
Notifications within twelve hours, and
warning the authorities that, II they fail to
comply with this demand, fire will be
opened upon the forts after the expiration
Of further period of twentY-four hours.
"The British gumboat COndOx has been
stationed outside the harbor to guard the
entrance. Admiral Seymour has gone on
board the Invincible, which will move into
the outer harbor alongside the Monarch.
The Bittern now lies opposite the Ras Ell
Tin palace.
"The Ministry continue to declare their
resolve to resist. They have taken precau-
tions to insure the safety of the Khedive in
the event OF troops being landed. Arab
P sha was yesterday formally sum-
moned to Constantinople by the Sui
Aides-de Camp of the Sultan, who
recently arrived here, left for Constantinople
last evening accompanied by Ahmed, Essad
and Lebib Pashas, two members of the
mission of Dervisch Pasha. The secret
negotiations which were proceeding are
therefore regarded as broken off. The
British man-of-war Dragon has arrived at
Suez"
ALEXANDRIA, July 9.-This evening, from
steamer lying in the inner hsrbor, soldiers
are distinctly seen digging trenches and
carrying shot from one fort to another. The
English Consulate will go on board the ship
tonight.
ALEXANDRIA, July 8, Midnight.-All the
members OF the Consulates are now aboard
of the vessels In the harbor. The English
Consul has sent a notice to the other Con-
suls, advising them to notify their country
men to quit Alexandria within tWenty-four
hours.
VIENNA, July "a dispatch to the PresSe
from Alexandra says that at a conference
OF Egyptian officials held yesterday morn
ing, an aged Colonel declared: "If the Turks
land, we will treat them as brothers. We
won't resist Austrians or Italians, but the
soldiers of the other nations-especially of
Englsnd-we will oppose to the last man."
berlin, July 9.-The North German Ga
zette reports that after the remaining Eng
lishmen had been warned to leave Cairo the
German Consul issued similar warning to
the 100 Germans still there.
LA VALETTA, MALTA, July 9.-The iron
clads Agincourt and Northumberland, of the
English Channel squadron, have started for
Limasal, Cyprus, with two bsttalions and
company of engineers. The Minatour, with
a siege train of twenty guns, and the Ne
rissa, with stores, have also sailed from this
port.
MADRID, July 9.-The Cabinet council
has resolved not to declare the session Of the
Cortes as ended, but as merely suspended,
In order to allow its reassembling, should
any contingencies arise in connection with
the Eastern countries.
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Rolling MILLS to Start Up Again.