Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-08-12
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS,

LONDON, July 2ith.-Ihe Queen has sanctioned
The appointment of Lieutenant General G. H. S.
Willis ard Major-Go Sir T. 3. Hawley to the
command of the First and Second Divisions the
Duke of Connaught 10 command brigade of the
Guards, and General Graham, Major-General, Sir
4. Allison and Maior-GeuerRl Sir EVELYN Wood to
command the Second, Third and Fourth Bricades
respectively. General Lane will command the
cavalry.
Arab Pasha wrote the following letter to Glad
stone q few days before the bombardnert, but
Gladstone did not receive it until after the bonn
bNrdment "The koraI commands us to resist if
war is waged against Va. Hence England may
rest assured that the first gun she fires against
Egypt will absolve Egyptilns from ali treaties.
their control will cease, the property of all Eu-
ropeans will be confscated tie canals destroyed
and "Jehdd" will be preached III Syria, Arabia and
India. The first blow with which England strikes
Egypt will cause blood TO tow all through Asia
and Africa the responsibility for which will be on
tho head of England Egypt is still ready TO be
fast friend with England, and to keep her road to
India but she must keep within the lines of her
jurisdiction. Finally, England may rest as
sured that we are determined 10 die for our coun-
| try
On the evacuation of Alexandra, Arab Pasha
issued the following proclamation
M,t9j,'s: At the Khediye's instigatiou the Eng
lish have killed with s"osd and shot, in revenge,
the Egyp;ianR who were loft to guard the city.
The Khedive remains at night with hs LIrem
anoat among the English, and returns to shore in
the daytime to order continuance OF the slaugh-
ter Therefore | issue my order to continue
| raising soldiers.
A second proclamation of Arab, says: "The
Khedve has imprisoned his Ministers at Alexan-
dria in order that they may be instruments in
English hands Tho kilograms dispatched by
Regheb Pnsha, authorizing the cessation OF mill
tary preparations, forcibly cxtorted from him,
and are, therefore, invalid. An irreconcable war
exists between us and the English"
LONDON, July oith.--hl the House of Commons
to-day, in moving vote of credit, Gladstone stat
I s,anlA of
cavalry 800 infantry, ZOO artillery and that a
! commssariat reserve Of 3 100 men would sail later
on.
PARIS, July 2tth,-It is announced that the
French Govern uent will for the present only send
G,UDO marines for tho protection OF the Snez Canal.
ALEXANDRIA, July 2ith.-Arabi Pasha occupies
J the extende line from Merotis to Aboukir. His
force is estimated at 1000. The first skirmish
| lasted hour. One or two English were hit.
| Several Egyptians were seen to fall
Arab Ii AGAIN advancing.
ALEXANDRIA, July 2ith.-Ihe rebels are dstrib-
uted as folloHs. One division outside OF Cairo,
two regiments in Cairo, two divisions at kafr-el-
DwAr, 5000 infantry at Rosetta and 1000 at
Da,nsetta. Each division consists of four regi-
| ments Of infantry Of 40 men each one regiment
of artillery, 100 men and 80 guns 1000 civilians,
struct at Kafr-el. Dwar. Arab Pasha holds the
battalion and battery and two squadrons in
readiness to check any advancing parties.
! ALIx,EnAIA, July 27.-A tremendous oonhaera-
/ ton broke out IN Alexandria at o'clock this
| morning. As seen from the harbor the fire seems
10 be larger than any since the bombsrdnent.
\ The IRE IL ia the native quarter, and is believed
| 10 have been started 10y incendiaries. The nre
/ WAS confined TO a native block of buildings near
Zeapli,h, which were found 10 have beoa fred by
/ Arabs. After a few hours the hro was 20, under
/ control.
At noon the landing Of $40 soldiers from the
troop,hp O,ontes began. The oiontfs, after Their
diseinbafkment, will proceed 10 Port Said and
Land marines. There Is great activity IN the
aneiny's lnee. block OF housos on tho enemy
side 0. the canal vas Destroyed With gun cotton