The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-22
SUNDAYS DISPATCHES.
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prepared draft for convention embody-
ing mutual concessions by England and
Turkey. The new project will be presented
to Lord Granville s"i sterwards to the sui
tan for ratification, auu i is thought proba-
be that conference will meet again on
Monday. The Italian representative has
ob.nined the signatures Of the ambassadors
to Protocol relating 10 tine international
position of Suez canal. Lord Dullerin, IN
signing it,Tei;erated his previous resolution
as TO the force of the Mcclure
clause, which provides for non-interference
by international police with military opera
tions. A commission OF naval officers of all
states concerned will meet at Port Said to
supern,end measures necessary for the pro-
lection Of the canal.
The Eastern telegraph company an
nounces that Port Said was occupied at 3
O'Clock this morning by English forces. At
$50 this afternoon earthworks had been
thrown up between the European and Arab
quarters OF town. Seventeen transports and
five mcn.of-war were at Port Said, and Adj
miral Seymour and General Sir Garnet
Wolseley were both there this morning.
IsmaiIi was also occupied by the British,
and the troops were driven from Nieiich
The British have possession of the telegraph
ilue from IOTb Sulu 10 SucZ.
A dispatch from Port Said TO the EJ.
change telegraph company, dated Z, n. m,
says Sailors are landing and disarming
the natives, who offer no resistance. Sew
ernl transports and men.ot-war are an
Chnred here and fleet numbering seven "
coming in. The fupbontS Dee and Don
have entered the canal and il is said Rear
Admiral Hewitt has stopped canal traffic,
An Exchange telegraph company dis.
patch from Alexandria says il is rumored
that Arab pashi's entrcnchment will bo
attacked on Monday morning al 6 o'clock.
W. Leigh Smith and other members Of
the crew Of the exploring steamer Ezra
have been received.
A dispatch from Alexandria to Reuters
telegram company says; The intention TO
lombard Aboul;ir, which was officially an
nounced on Friday, was u ruse, or was
abandoned at the last moment. The fleet
and transports went to Aboukir Saturday
afternoon, but at 1890 o'clock at night
quietly steamed eastward,
The steamer Hope, which left here in
June last, In search of the crew of the
steamer Ezra, has arrived at Peterhead with
the entire crew of that vessel The Hope
picked them up in Matatouchkn stats,
Nova Xembla, ON the ID OF August, they
having lost their ships oil Franz Josef
Land and iourneyed III boat to the straits
through the ice. W. Leigh Smith, COM
mander OF the Ezra expedition gives tho fol.
lowing account its experiences Of July
18th, 1881; We steamed through Packice
and ten days later sighted Franz Josef
Laud. On tho 10th We started east to look
for the Jeanette, but were unable to pass
Bereit's Hook. On August 2nd the Ezra
got nipped between n land foe and
ice a mile east of Cape
Flora, and sank before we were
able 10 save many stores. We built hut
on Cape Flora OF turf and stones and
covered IL wish sails. We wintered there,
and during the whole time no signs OF
scurvy appeared. Twenty-nine walruses
and thrty-sx bears were killed and eaten.
We left Cape. Flora on June DIST, 1882, in
four boats, sailed eighty miles without see
ing any ice, and reached Nova Xenbla ON
August I'd.
Rear Admiral IIoskins, commanding st
Port Said, reports as follows:
PoRT SAID, August 20, 7 u. m.--We made
all our arrangements yesterday for an adj
vance. Commander Edwards with tho
boats Of the squadron during the night oc-
cupied the canal, taking possession of the
dredges, barges, etc, and also occupied
Kaulara before daylight. Captain
Captain Fi,zroy. on the lnvacible, held
lsmaila. All. went well and there was 10
difficulty. Captain Fitzroy shellcd the
enemy out Of Nellch. Commander Kane
was slightly wounded. Telegraphic com
munication between Kantelra and lsmailla
has been restored. Three hundred and
forty marines are on board the gunhoat
Dee, ready TO be sent to reinforce Captain
Fitzroy. One ship is ashore in the canal,
but vessels eau pass The ships with
Admiral Seymour and General Sir Garnet
Ill ..l..,. 4 ,i
1t would appear that occupations were
effected by the naval forces before the ar.
rival Of transports.
A later telegram from Port Said SAYS
Troop.ship Seraphis and some Of the gun
boats have already eRtered the canal with
troops.
ALEXANDRIA. August 20 e p. IN. )-Heavy
firing is now going OF at Ramlch. Noiley
firing is distinctly heard here. There have
been numerous cases of sunstroke among
the troops recently.
lroys land u from the transports which
arrived to-day ,anu were Immediately sent
to the front
There WAS reconnaissance In force AT
O'Clock this afternoon along the Mahmou.
dich canal by the thirty-eighth, forty
ninth, seyenty-iitth and seventy ninth rcgi.
ments The enemy kept within his On.
trenchmenls firing shells at the British
advance, but there were no casualties.
In the skirmiSh yesterday the Egyptians
fired shrapnel shells intellectually at an
outpost of the forty.siXih infantry, mum.
bering 800, who were occupying temporarily
an cntrenchment The Egyptian infantry
then advanced to within 500 yards. They
were coming from kl!lr.el.Dwar. Some
cavalry also appeared from tho direction of
Aboukir, The Egyptian lines were IN ,st
irregular, aud sonc OF the men appare0tly
unarmed, The cavalry also were confused
from res,lesSness OF their horses. About 3
O'Clock In the evening the British iron-clad
train sent out a car with u iO-pounder detach.
ed, and sent II about 10 yards in advance of
the engine, and fired two shells upon tho
Egyptians, who cndeavorcd to execute
Ranking movement. The i0-poundcrs whose
movements were first directed fired
towards Kaiir- El!Dwar. The Egyptians rc-
Piled with shell, which burst between tho
train and engine, The train retired, firing
during It's retreat Another shell exploded
near the train between the rails The train
finally retired without damage, The Brit.
isn infantry meanwhile fired from their en-
trenchmcnts, causing great loss, that Of the
Egyptian cavalry being estimated At 800
Fighting ceased at sunset Adviccs from
Cairo report all quiet to the 10th inst.
II appears that even the generals and
commanders of the brigades were not In.
formed of the intended movement on Port
Said. Major General SIR Edward lIsnley
had been ordered to support the bomcard-