The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-03
EGYPTS WAR.
Fort Meks Occupied by the
British.
DE LESSEPS AND THE SUEZ
CANAL.
A Stampede Among
British Troops.
Declaration by the Ottoman
PlenipOtentiary.

1 lulOrmou tuab INC government pOSSoSSoo Owl
| dence of the completely of the Porte with Ara
| bi Pasha both before and after the lattter's as
| sumption of active hostility toward England
| and the Khedive, and that documents on the
| subject may eventually be submitted to Parlia-
ment.
| LONDON Aug. "A dispatch from Alexan-
| dris in the Daily Telegraph, dated 9.20 O'Clock
| this morning, says scare took place last even
| ing. There is a clump of trees on the Sweet
| Water canal about in the centre of the British
| line of outposts, which was guarded by COM
| pany of the Sixtieth Rifles. Men were duly
| posted there last evening and cautioned by Ma
| jor General Alison as to necessity OF maintain
| ing absolute steadiness, and were ordered, IN
the event OF an attack in force, to fall BACK IN
order on barricaded house by the side of the
canal. The instructions were apparently fully
understood and the General left satisfied.
| About o'clock in the morning the enemy sud-
| denly appeared on the left OF our outpost with
| infantry and cavalry. They had approached
| very rapidly and unobserved, and before our
men had time to check their advance they
charged the clump of trees at great pace. The
Rifles fired single volley and then broke and
ran along the bank o. the canal. The outlook
would Seem to have been very defective, and,
worse still, the retreating troops neglected all
the orders concerning rallying point, and
never stopped until they had reached the for
titled water works hill about mile distant.
Four of them even ran till they reached the
camp, where they spread all sorts of ridiculous
comrades, had last seen Major Ward surround
ed by the enemy, and similar nonsense. A
company instantly moved forward to the bank
of the canal. The enemy had apparently not
followed the fugitives far, but had taken the
rifles they had thrown away in their flight and
secured their reserve of ammunition.
Another dispatch from Alexandria in the
second edition of the Daily Telegraph, says:
"The scare of the company of rifles early In
the morning, when they fled in panic before
an Egyptian reconnaissance, created terribly
indignant feeling throughout the British camp.
The position they abandoned has been reoccu-
pied but it is clear that severe training in out
post duty will be required by some OF our
troops"
The Times publishes an account of a harm
less demonstration against an exactly similar
position during the previous night.
LONDON, Aug. "A dispatch from Alexan-
dria, in the Times, gives the following account
of the scare of the outposts of the Sixtieth
Rifles: Fifty mounted Arabs attacked the
outpost. They approached under cover of an
embankment of the canal, and had almost
passed an advanced sentry before he observed
them. He returned their fire AMI then ran
back unharmed to the picket. There was some
sharp skirmishing, AMI number OF shots were
exchanged The force of the enemy being IN.
certain, owing to the darkness, the picket fell
back 10 the pumping station, about 4OO yards
in the rear, and fred from there, and succeed
ed in driving the enemy Oft. -Four companies
of the 3Sth regiment were sent to the pumping
station, but the enemy had disappeared They
are supposed to have been Bedouins. A bat
talon of the 10th regiment was sent to Ram
leh this morning. 1t will occupy command
ing position near the sea,
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram Company
from Alexandria, says the advanced picket of
the Goth Rifles consisted of only six men and a
corporal
ALEXANDRA, Aug. 2.-Mounted infantry re-
port that Arabs are collecting beyond Fort
Mako has tharafOra haau 6atarmiUad IN
cupy the fort on Wednesday
LONDON, Aug. 2-An Alexandria dispatch
to Reuters Telegram Compony says: "The
British outposts daily see some advance parties
of Arab Pashas force. but no general attack
by the rebels is now considered likely for some
time.
Marines from the British men-of-war Incon-
stant, Defence and Invincible landed at Gaba-
ri and were conveyed by train to Meks, which
they occupied"
cept as the conditions of Turkish intervention,
the issuance of proclamation by tine Porte
declaring Arab Pasha rebel and the placing
of the Ottoman troops under the command OF
Gen. Sir Garnet Wolseley.
stantinople says: "It has been definitely re-
solved not to send any troops from here or
from the Dardanelles to Egypt, but three bat
talions will leave Salonica on Thursday.
Twenty-seven ships are being prepared for the
consists of 10 war vessels.
BERLIN, Aug. 2.--The Gear and thei Sultan
have exchanged autograph letters dealing with
the Egyptian question.
1t is staGed that England has proposed that
the Turks should take the offensive against
Arab Pasha while the British force remains in
reserve, thus affording England a guarantee OF
the Portes good faith.
PARIS, Aug. 2..-The Havas agency states
that Italy will take the initiative in proposing
in the Conference collective occupation OF
the SueZ Canal.
LONDON, Aug. 2-The correspondent of the
Times at Berlin states that Spain, Greece and
the Netherlands will be invited to cooperate
in the occupation of the Suez Canal. The
correspondent of the Times at Coustantinople
says the Porte has received intelligence from
Suez that the British are projecting the occu-
patton of Suez.
The Standards correspondent at Paris says
the German Government has Uniformed Baron
de Cource, the French Ambassador at Berlin,
of its intention to propose in the Conference
collective protection of the Suez Canal.
LONDON, Aug 2.-The Standards Port Said
correspondent telegraphs: The new Governor
in a circular to the foreign Consuls informing
them of his accession to the post, says: 1.-The
good relations formerly established with the
Consuls lead me to hope that your kindly as
sistance will not fail me, especially in the diff
6cult circumstances through which the country
is now passing.' The Consus have agreed not
to answer the circular.
LONDON, Aug. 2.-Ths Times has the fol-
lowing from Alexandria, August 2: Stone Pa
sha's family has been allowed to leave Coiro
for Ismailia. Arab Pasha is preparing a coun-
ter manifesto to the Khedive's proclamation,
dismissing him. Arabi Pasha has dismissed
Mudir of Assiout new Mudir will be sent Dy
way of Assour.
les reports that the French man-of-war Sarthe
now at Port Said has been ordered to Toulon
to embark the supplementary troops already on
board tbs Levant naval division.
The correspondent at Rome OF the Daily
News telegraphs that he learns in various
quarters that Ricciotti Garibaldi is enrolling
volunteers for an expedition to aid Arab Pa
sha, but that the movements is not likely to sue
ceed.
A dispatch from ST. Petersburg to the Stand
ard explains that Russia consented that VI.
Onou should renew his attendance at the con-
ference of the Powers only when the Porte
had announced his readiness to send Turkish
troops to Egypt.
will leave St. Petersburg for his post at Com
stantinople tomorrow. He will proceed by
way of Berlin and Vienna.
Major General Macpherson, the Commander
of the India contingent for Egypt, will en-
bark from Bombay at the end of the present
week.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 2.-The scare of the
company of rifles early this morning when
the fled in panic before an Egyptian recon-
noisance created indignant feeling throughout
the British Camp. The position they aband-
oned has been reoccupied but it is clear that
severe training in the outposts will be required
by some of the English troops.
LONDON, Aug. 2.-The transport Calabrian
departed at 230 this afternoon for Alexandria
direct with Lieut.. General Sir Garnet Woles-
ley on board.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. "A semi official
statement is published that Russia never en-
dorsed the Anglo-French naval demons ration
in Egyptian waters, but on the contrary de-
clared although not wishing to oppose she
would never encourage isolated action.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug 2.-Tha conference
will meet today at the residence of Count Cor
ii, the Italian ambassador. M. Onou, the
Russian representative, will be present. 1t is
reported that Lord Dufferin, the British am
oassador, will make important declarations at
the conference today.
CoNsTANTTNoPLE, Aug AT the confer
ence today the Ottoman Plenipatentiary made
the following declaration.
The Ottoman representatives are OF the opin-
ion that action on the part the Sultan would
be more practical and etficacous then action by
England. The assertion of inaction on the
part of the Porte is unfounded as after the
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