The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-07-27

the Citadel of Catro-The Foreign Pop
ulation at Cairo and Other Egyptian
Trading Points.
The prompt manner in which England is now
| dispatching troops to Alexar 1ria and Port
| Said and to vital points along the Suez Canal
shows that she is preparing to follow up the
advantages gained in the recent bombardment,
and that the mistake committed at Alexandria
| will not be repeated. She has now about SOU
troops assembled at various points in Egypt,
and will need but few more unless the war
| should assume the character of a religious up
rising against the Sultan, or foreign Powers
| should intervene. The first of these contin-
genc.es is possible, the second hardly probable.
Presuming that the contest is to be between
Egypt and England 1t will be a very short one;
| should France second England's operations,
stu shorter. AS a military power Egypt is
| well-nigh contemplate. Her army was reor-
| ganized in 1879, when it was reduced from so,-
coo men to 1900, and in 1850 arbitrary recruit
ing was abolished, and general military sery-
| ice like that in Europ, introduced, and the.
budgetfor military service is oay s., SEQ 900 per
annum. The Paris Debdts estimates the forces
in Lower Egypt at 5000 infantry, LOCO cavalry,
and 1000 artillery, with local troops in Upper
| Egypt, composed of irregulars, of about the
same numerical strength. The infantry are
| armed with Remingtons and trained on the
| French system, while the artillery are armed
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| system. AS compared with the English forces
now in Egypt the Egyptian army may be for
| midable in numb ers, but this advantage is
counterbalanoedtb their cowardico. In no
| instance in n I'd ern warfare have they shown
themselves possessed of soldierly qualities. In
the Cretan insurrection SOD of them were al
most annihilated by % rebels, and before
the insurrection WAS over the Cretan5 took
| crowds of prisoners whom they would allow
| IN 90 pd
want "to kill sheep" At the storming of
Arkadi the Turks placed the Egyptians in
| front where they could not run away. In
| the last war between Ru ssia and Turkey Egypt
sent a contingent of 1900 men, who broke and
| ran the first time they were under fire. Prior
| to this time no less than three Egyptian armies
| had been defeated and almost ann:hiiated by.
inferior forces of Abyssinians. 1t is difficult,
indeed, to find any instance where the Egyp-
| tians have displayed any courage in modern
| times. The events which have happened since
| the bombardment of Alexandria confirm this.
Arab Bey fled out of the city with his troops
without firing shot. n Gabriel Charmes, the
correspondent of the Paris Debdts, who was in
Alexandria during the earlier riots, says that
but for the interference of the troops the Euro
peans would easily have quelled the mob of
Arabs. He says: "Au the Arabs were armed
with long slaves tipped with iron points; but
| their native cowardice placed them at disad-
vantage. They almost exclusively attacked
stray individuals, and invariably took to their
heels when encountered by crowd. Their
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! of the mob. He says in his letter that the
Egyptians are d mere flock of sheep, and he
| fmputes their boldness to the fact that
iopu,'.one "oio inuuo asaue' 'ne.i US
lhouSh iney were lornnu'lpls enough 10 NC
49,. ,,o. ts1Io,sas ~, .,apa, .ao;on
were NOT 1oiiowed up. AN American oinccr
! who recently led Egyptian soldiers in Abys-
| s;nia Informed the oorresuondent of the LON
don Stand.,i ,,,ot o6o ts1,Iis,, so5i ,,s
army like chaG before the wind, and IN ouS
| own dispatches yesterday morning it was
@ s.ateo ,nat ourins ing 1ne alarm saturoay n,gne
ncuo''ins az 'no uuoaihh sa'e heu peioie
the attack az midsh pman and twelve
treat info rho c;tade, of Cairo he igbt ,riye bis
| hosieoors some trouble and as tbis citadel NAV
yo+ t,e,,,re consnicuouslv in tbe c.mnaion 1vo
| rive the following description of il from the
| London Globesr
..rrbe citad,l of Cairo-ElKalnh. Ms the Cal
| renes call twas erect,d nv Sultan Salad,n
| in 11es nh, staonness of it's Situation the
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| o,rs o,,+ of b1oo,,s Of stono brou,h+ fror, +ho
o.! :, ou. ,N'.,N VI eA 60,
sfnaiier py yraniius VI "iNehl, anu INC Nrupp
| guns with which they are now armed, would
| render it an important position from which to
| overawe the CITY. provided the Mokattam
hills imme5li,telv bebind if. were occnnied hv
| ---s' , - -, ,r,; -, .,ot tI-os
the same hands: This range completely COM
mands the citadel, and 1t was by erecting and
tainad ia snrran1a, when If was in the nos.
| .aa.,O,, ,e Thoorshid posho Aroh; No. a.
SESSION OF hnoorsnla fasna' Arapi mas tne
luck to be in possession OF both these points of
vantage Almost his first thought, when
| combinations arose. was to strengthen the
| WoIpttam fort tifcotions" '-e" ''o
As the citadel has not been imrreqnsbIe
| however in the past against forces much more
| tarioi its rednction would only he a nnastinn
of short time, especially now, as the French
are about. to cooperate with the English in
tneir iana 30 Tar hat ,, III tne hitar
| lv he sneediIv acc1mniished what NAV he in,
store politically remains to be seen.-Chicago
Tribune, July 10.
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Inc situation IN hgyp Is iiiteresuhe because
it is out of the line OF precedent, rather than
| because there is danger of renewed conflict.
The Khedive. the recognized head of the Gov
erhiheh'' ai'eI poi.i* ieeouu iio,i n'e own
army by the British, Is sending orders to his
graphic scolding, has cut the wires, and horse
men have been sent out after him. In some
way it has been learned that Arab has ap-
AL An TO fne ss b 9d 5ee se5
Arab Arab has s. the hearing army. Somebody at Cairo % is
sending Europeans north under guard; and A.
e%anuaia Ha is pa'roiied oy european anu Aheri
S Such m stat state of affairs could not exist except
in country like Egypt, and in considering
there or nrs at Garn Ae1andria
other trading points $4,000 Greeks, 1900
F@renehmen, @ l5,9OC 1t, Italians. $40 Austrlans'
lives t OF of other Countries None of these are
citizens except as their rights are guaranteed
by the supervising Goyernments OF Europe or
ALaxAsph1A, aleu- July y 10,
CORRESPONDENT mas opeheu @ Golhmunlea',on al ION
nfa.aet mtn oae camp nnsst on % of tt,e oHer ooo
,neu Irho e"s ars intenseIv dissont,nted and