The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-08-31
THE WAR IN EGYPT.

ALEXANDRIA, August 22.-The Khedive
has issued another decree to the authori-
ties to implicitly obey General Wolseley,
who, he says is authorized to restore order
in Egypt During a reconnaissance
General Alison walked forward to in
spect the enemy's position. He was
probably recognized, as he became mark
for the enemy's shells Five fell
around him as he walked back, never
quickening his pace, the nearest coming
within few yards of him. The trans
ports Duke of Argyll, British Prince, City
of Lincoln and Montreal, with over 1 200
men and 1900 horses, have arrived here.
IsMAIL1A, August 22.-General Sir Garnet
Wolseley visited De Lesseps yesterday and
explained the action of the British in re-
gard to the Suez Canal. He said everything
would be over in few days, but that the
English must use the canal for the present.
De Lesseps expressed himself fully satisfied
| with General Wolseley's explanation, and
said he regretted there had been any mis-
understanding on this subject.
SuEz, August 22-Four hundred men of
the Seventy-second Regiment left this
| morning for Serapeum. When they
reached that village they found it deserted
and the railway stock carried off. From
the end of Bitter Lakes the enemy were
seen in large numbers, three miles of, re-
treating northward.
ALEXANDRIA, August 23.-There are in
| creased signs that Arab Pasha is retiring
| from Kafr-el-Dwar. The system of signals
| between Arab Pasha's camp and Alexan-
| dria has been discovered During the night
the enemy have thrown up intrenchments
on their right, across the sands toward
Lake Aboukir, probably in consequence
of the movement of the Highlanders on
| Sunday, which threatened to outhank
them. 1t is reported that large bodies of
! Bedouins have crossed the desert from
| Tripoli to join Arab Pasha.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, August 23.-The hesita-
ton of the Sultan to ratify the Military
| Convention with England is stated to be
principally due to the receipt of anony-
nous threatening letters from Syria,
Arabia and Egypt. Sheikhul-Islam paid
Lord Dufferin second visit to-day. Lord
| Dufferin announced that he had re-
| ceived instructions from his Government
to sign the draft of the Military Conven-
ton as agreed upon between himself and
| Said Pasha ON the 18th instant, and which
had been left subject for further consider.
alton. Sandison, Secretary of the British
Legation, had previously conveyed the
same intelligence to the Sultan. The in
terviews between Sheikh-u -ul-Islam and
Lord Dufferin gave the Sheikh reassuring
explanations in regard to the intentions OF
of the English Lord Duf1erin will have
an interview with Said Pasha tonight,
when it is hoped the Military Convention
will be definitely concluded.
PORT SAID, August 23.-The British have
captured Ruchdi Pasha, formerly the Khe-
dives Minister of Finance. and Zulfikar
Pasha, of the Khedive's household, who
had espoused the cause of Arab Pasha
The military police arrested nineteen
Greeks, who were pillaging in the Arat
quarter in Ismailia. Ten of the prisoners
were shot. Water in the fresh water
canal is falling perceptibly at Ismailia. Il
is feared Arab Pasha has diverted it.