The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-08-31
THE WAR IN EaYPT.

Sucz shat the men Of the gunboats Sea Gulland
Mosquito. aided BY 200 Hghlanders, carried tho
intrenchmcnts It Shaluf It the point or the
bayonct, killing 100 rebels and capturing forty
hvc. II WAS given ont At Port Said that
traffic on the Suez canal wOuld be suspended
only long enough TO permit the British vessels
to pass to IsmaliA Arabl Pasha was erecting
extensive earthworks in the vicinity OF Abouk,r.
The French Government sent 70 De Lcsseps in
The Porte refuses to permit the expectation Of
mnles for the British forces in Egypt.
A battalion Of 600 HighlAnders made ~
connoissance at Ramleh, and the GU. at the
water-works hill simultaneously opened dre, to
which tho Egyptians replied after the thlrd
round. The seventy y-second regiment engaged
the Egyptians at 6orApeum, killing 100 Of them.
The transports which went into tho Suez
canal debarked their troops ct Ismalla.
Gen. Wolseley had an interview with De Les-
sep. at Ismalia. After hearing the Generals
explanation, the Count expressed himself as
fully satisfied with it. and regretted that there
had been any Misunderstanding. The Khe-
dive Of Egypt has ordered the authorities 10
implicitly obey Gcn. Wolseley. The French
papers generally condemn England's occupa-
ton OF the Suez canal, the Gambettist organ
asserting that il has been made = branch OF st.
Georges Channel
The Austrian gunboAt Nautilus, seeing .
white dag flying on tho forts at Aboukir, on
Aug. 2S, sent ashore An officer and twelve men.
who were held - prisoners. The British police
arrested nineteen Greeks who were pil'aging in
the Arab quarter OF Ismailia, and shot ton OF
them The Egyptian: ~, cut the fresh.watsr
dispatches Of Aug. - stated that
the interviews OF Lord DufYerin and the Sheik-
ul Islam had cleared away some Of the obstacles
to the signing OF the military convention, and
1t was believed it would soon be definitely con
cluded. The English we're in full possession Of
the canal from Suez to Port Said. Arab was
hourly throwing up new intrenchments aud
ported from Madrid tina. Spaio had determined
to join with Russia and Germany in protesting
against the protection OF tho Suez canal being
cOni led to the British. Threatening letters
from Syria, Arabia and Egypt, il WAS said. de-
TERED the Sultan from signing tho military
convention with England. Reports Of out
RACES on Christians in AslA Minor were current
.. Constantn0ple, many, II - alleged, having
been assassinAted At Beyrout.
Advices from Alexandra Of Aug. Is, wero
to tho effect that the British comman; ;ers were
anxious to occupy Cairo, and would push toward
that city rapidly.
The L ,vpt;ans at Ismsilia shelled tho British
cavalry while on the march. wonnding few
men AMI horses. Two Arabs were shot at Port
Said for not answering tn challenge OF sen
tries. a large party Of Bedouius cutercd Il .n-
lei and commenced to plumber houses.
Tut were driven away. Constantlnople
dispatches stated that the feeling among tho
better classes there WAS ono OF antipathy TO
Arab. whom they considered an enemy to the
Turkish empire Ia Upper Egypt there also
existed a strong feeling against Arab.
- A..tyn - ~ -
that h,s sentiments were friendly TO Eng land.
From Verona comcs the report that Bismarck
had advised the Sultan that by treating with
Great Britain WAS the only means OF defeating
the plans Of Russia
Gen. Wolseley, with the First division Of In
fantry, all the cavalry and sixteen guns at-
tackled the enemy near Mahalla on the 25th Of
August, and captured Ave Krupp guns and
seventy-five carloads Of provisions. Some OF
the leading Arab merchants of Port Said and
and sent out 500 horses The orders At Alex
andria were not to permit Turkish
troops to disembark without the
signature of the military convention
and the issuance Of . proclamation by the
sultan denouncing Arab Pasha ~ rebel. but
the Turks were unwilling to accept the :attel
condition. There were ramors that the rebel
charging deliberate deceit. Gen. Wolseley
reports that at MAGYAR, on Aug. u,
with 1900 men, he held his ground
all day against 10000 Egyptians.
Melido6, the Russian Ambassador at Constan-
tinople, was making efforts to have the military
convention Of tho Porte with England presented
TO the conference for examination, and, II pos
ton from Lord Dufferin that his government
would seek no exclusive advantage IN Egypt
The Turkish delegates had made frSsh demand,
on Great Britain touching the convention viz
that the Sultans troops should land at Alexan-
dria. aud that, instead OF proclaiming Arab |
rebel. he should simply be summoned to submit
TO tho Khedive.
The English opened dre with two heavy gum
on Arabs forces on the left bank OF tn
Mahmoudieh canal on tho 1sth ult, bu
the reply was feeble. party OF Bcdonins I'd
vance6 to within : short distance OF the Mex
forts, but :ound the position nntenable and re
tired after considerable firing. Intrenc'.
ments wero being thrown up by iii
Egyptians 70 tho southw.rd Of Meks. and tx'
rebel Dattalions left Abonkr to OCCUPY Tho al
j,cent isthmus. The British established
blockade Of the Egyptian coast Two thon,an
Alhanians were enlisted for service in the quar-
antine and other departments. Kiaz Pash
will not form new ministry for the knedlse |
the Chamber OF Notsbles be restored. Prime
Ibrahim, . brother OF the khedive, a-ksd per
mission to accompany the Births
army in Egypt, but Lord Granvill
declined the offer Of tho service
1 The water supply Of Alexandria became 4
4 scanty that each inhahltant Waa to be fnrnishe
1 gallon daily from the condensing apparatus
\ De Lesscps claims to feel happy over his silsr
in preventing France from joining in an az
venture destined to be more DISASTROUS tha
! that OF Napoleon in Mexico. The Turkish i'ri,
! Minister informed Lord Dnferin that III
Council OF Ministers had resolved to pnhl,s
Arab pasha - . rebel aud accept tho brit'sl
military convention The attitude Of the itu
sian representative Was still Antagonistc
England. The British embassy ut Constant
nople received information that Russia il NAL
ing large purchases Of wheat aud storing It |
kars.
Dir. BEARD. in paper on the .5ymp
toms of Sanity and the Diagnosis OF In
sanity acknowle lges that il is d'lli nj
to make diagnosis between genius Al.
Al Al.