Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-25
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. A Sharp Skirmish. Arabi's Force Beaten by
 the Marines. RamIeh Occupied by the Latter. Christians Being Mastered by the
 Hundreds. ALEXANDRIA IN GREAT PERIL. The People Alarmed About
 the Water.
EGYPT.

Skirmish with ArabI's Treops-Re.n- forcements for the Brit1sh-The NIassa- at Tantah-ApPalling Scenes Re- lated by an Eyewitness.
 l ALEXANDRIA, July 24.-'Fhe Bxitish iron 1 clad Inhexible was ordered by Admiral Sey- 1 mour to shell the cavalry of Arabi and drive then, from Ramleh, where they hadbeen nov 1 ing about for some time. A detachment of 1 British troops were ordered to proceed under cover of the guns, and attack Arabis force at their eirintrenchments The object of the expedi- 1 tion was to drive from Ramleh Arabi's scout 1 ing bands of cavalry, who have infested the place, and to regain possession of the pumps, l where Arabl's men are concentrated The number of British troops that went out to 1 the attack was six hundred, all marines, and armed with rifles. They took also two seven pound guns. When Arabi's men saw the advance they placed ten guns in position | in front of Maresoti, and between there and Abokir the number of natives was seven hun | dred The British halted at the railway bridge and Arabi's troops advanced to within six hundred yards and opened fire, using l some of their guns. The marines stood we'll, 1 firing their rifles only. The British reports gre that many of Arabi's troops were seen to drop under the firing of the marines. After l an hours fighting Arabis forces withdrew and strengthened themselves and returned. Two regiments have gone out to join the marines who are to fight against Arabi, one a l rife and the other an infantry regiment. l Nearly four thousand British troops arrived to-day.
 The fighting, at no time severe. lasted un til about o'clock, when the Egyptian caval ] rymen, being unable to draw the British from I the railway bridge, stopped firing and the battle ended. Subsequently the British found no opposition to their occupying Ramleh. and their entire expeditionary force is encamped in Ramleh for the night.
 France will confine her operations ir Egypt to the protection of the Suez canal SC long as the other powers remain neutral, and will leave England to act alone for the pro lection of Alexandria. Six thousand French troops will be dispatched.
 l Two more ironcads have been ordered from London to Port Said immediately.
 It is understood that M. De Lesseps will be accompanied by member of the Khediye's personal staff.
 An eyewitness who arrived yesterday from Tantah gives appalling details of tht massacres. Eighty four Europeans native Christians and Jews, including the English telegraphers, tortured, disembowel ( and torn in pieces. The women were vio l 0 were dragged into the principal square and murdered in the presence of the governor Soldiers as we'll as the mob took part in the atrocities. Arabi's new government issued 6 | proclamation that every native molestine Christians would be shot, It is believed tha this is 8 mere form to cover themselves should they hereafter fall into the hands o the British.
 Port Said continues to swarm with refu gees from Cairo and the interior, who brin! most terrible accounts of massacres at Tan tah. Damietta and elsewhere. Rear Admira Hoskins has written to the English consul a Cairo, urging him to impress upon Britisl subjects the necessity of leaving Egypt a once. M. De Lesseps arrived at Port Sai' on Saturday accompanied by an aid-de cam els Of different nationalities in the har bor, five English under Rsar Admi ral Hoskins and five French unde Admiral Conrad. The latter has consente to assist the English in keeping order in tn town and protecting the lives and propert l of Europeans In the event of an outbrea
 the French say they are prepared to land si
 hundred men. The English can land fou hundred. Admiral Hoskins has sent mes sage through the governor to the commando
 of the troops, saying that he will hold hir responsible for any disturbance, and that , he cannot keep order the admiral will Tn
 commander is said to have declined to talk
 the responsibility unless he is allowed t Il bring more troops from Damietta-
 The situation owing to the rapid fall o
 the water in tn Mahmoudieh canal, is be
 coming alarming No water has bee
 supplied to the public since noon on Satul
 day The water fell fourteen inches in forty
 eight hours. English engineers are workin
 energetically to avert the threatened dal
 ger.
 The Khedive has dismissed Arabi Fash
 from the office of minister of war. Tn > Khedive only consented to proclaim Arabi J rebel under great diplomatic and milita1
 pressure.
 a The total number of men of war at Alexar 'N dria IS fourteen, five being British and ti'
 French, Admiral Hoskins being in comman
 of the former and Admiral Conrad of u
 latter. It is understood by the two goverl B ments that, in case of necessity, both admi ,, als will aot together. French and Englis
 are acting in concert. Six hundrt
 English and four hundred French mt
 rines are participating in the preservation If order in the city.