The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-28
Tie British are Said TO Have Been
Worsted In Two engagements,
Leaving Forty Dead on
the Field.
Inquiry is to be Made into That
Alleged LOOtlug by the British :.
SOldiery.
Troops are Still Arriving and a Bloody
Holy War Is Almost In
eyitable.
Arabi Pasha has the Adherence of
the Shieks,
And the Outlook for England not Rose.
C0lOred..
other Events of Yesterday.
Yesterday.
Foreign.

Foreign.
LONDON, July "a telegram dated at
l o'clock this morning states
that menacing activity within Arab Pasha's
line are increasing. The admiralty has
the Cunard line steamer Mara
thon for use as transport.
A correspondent of the Daily News at
Constantinople, telegraphs that the sultan
has decided to denounce Arab Pasha as n
traitor. The sultan received Deryisch
Pasha on his return from Egypt very coldly
and complained that he did not persuade
Admiral Seymour to delay the lombard
ment.
A dispatch to the Daily News, dated
Alexandra, says: A tremendous contla-
grafton broke out in Alexandria at 2o'clock
this morning. As seen from the harbor the
hre seems to be larger than any that has
occurred since the bombardment took
place.
An official telegram from the rebel goy-
ernment. dated Cairo, July Goth, says
Armament continues on an extensive scale.
Volunteers are arriving from upper and
lower Egypt Some chiefs of the Bedouins
who, prior to the bombardment, were
known as partisans of the khedive, have
p omised fidelity, and all the best class of
Mussulmen, including princes and prin-
cesses ofthe khedive's family now in Cairo,
are aiding the government. The ladies
formed committee for the preparation of
lint. The British have been defeated in
two engagements, leaving forty killed.
The official Gazette publishes a let
ter from Arab Pasha, which declares
that any person found in possession of a
proclamation dismissing Arab Pasha from
the ministry, circulated by the khedive's
emssaries, will be court-martaled. The
army will do its duty and defend the coun-
try to the last extremity. lfthe commercial
and political interests of the powers do not
induce them to stop the British invasion a
terrible struggle must ensue. Some Ital-
ian, Swiss, German and French remain in
the public administration, and continue TO
receive marks of confidence, notwithstand.
ing the British intrigues to depopulate
Egypt
The Daily Telegraph has the following:
ALEXANDRIA, July 26.-lsmail Pasha has
Just returned from Arabis camp. The lat.
ter's proposals are regarded as preposteg-
Gus. lie seems to desire to have his oiieii-
ses condoned, and on this condition he con.
sents to disarm portion of the rebels up
not listen to tins demand, and is drawing
closer to Arabi's position. A well.knowf
Bedouin sheik, who saved many lives and
much property during the bombardment,
states that the head sheik ordered him to
go to Arabi's camp. Minor sheiks are in
favor of the khedive, but Arab has brought
over the chief,
A dispatch to the Daily News from AL
exandria says intelligence has been received
here that Dervisch Pasha, on his arrival al
Constantinople, stated that after the bonn.
bardment OF Alexandria the English en-
gagged in variousacts ofviolence against the
inhabitants and pillaged and burned the
town. The water in Mamoundich canal
has not fallen to any considerable extent
during the last thirty hours. 1t is conclu
ded that the dam has burst or that large
volume of water intiltratcs through il.
A dispatch to the Times from Paris saws
The committee of the chamber which re-
jected the proposal for second vote o.
credit of 9,500,0O0 francs yesterday contains
neither majority for Intervention, nor q
majority against, but il rejected it because
1t was unable to agree ON either policy
The Times correspondent at Alexandra
confirms the report that Arab is in regular
communication with parties in England
The correspondent also says the khediy,
has ordered commission of inquiry into
looting by the English General Allison
consents that an investigation be made.
MIR. Childers, in the house of commons,
stated that 10000 reserves have Just beer
summoned. Three thousand, he
SAID, would be sent to Egypt; an.
other 5000 would form q reserve corps
into regiments avhomo. He hoped and be.
lieved that the campaign would be closed
in three months.
Lord Dulierin, British ambassador, has
unoilicially expressed the opinion
that it is now too late fo,
Turkey to intervene alone, but there
would be no objection to military
cooperation of the porte. /,
is stated that he has declared
II to be essential that the porte previous tc
the dispatch of the expedition should de-
clare Arab Pasha rebel.
DUBLIN, July PA desperate, but un.
successful, attempt was made to-day Ia
assassinate the recorder of Dublin nj the
Green street courthouse. A tutor named
Fitzpatrick, whowas non-suited as plaintiff
on civil bill process, fired at the recorder
with q revolver in open court, but for.
tunately he was seized by the defendant
and the police.
PARIS, July 27,-The weekly stat ment Of
the Bank of France shows an increase oI
specie Of 100000 francs gold, and 100, loo
francs silver.
In the chamber Of deputies Yesterday NJ
Leon Say, minister of finance, stated IL
would be impossible this year to convert
the 5per cent. rents.
ALEXANDRIA, July 27.-Eight hundred
soldiers are now being landed from the
troop ship 0rontes. After their dsembark.
ment they will proceed to Port Said and
land marines. There is great activity In
the enemy's line. Egyptian soldiers dis.
guised as Bedouins have carried off ten
cars Of gun powder from Fort Mukkebbi'
near Meiks. Emissaries from ArabiPasbn
have been preaching in the mosques nj
Mukkebbi almost daily. 1t has been there.
fore decided TO reoccupy the fort and also
the fort commanding the road along tbe
shore OF Lake Mareoles, near which patrols
Of the enemy have frequently been seen.
The fire here Is in he native quarter and II
Is believed to have been started by incend.
iaries.
The garrison at Abovkir having rerused
TO surrender the forts they will probablv Y
be bombarded on Friday II Is rumorea
that Arabi Pasha has withdrawn with Tho
bulk Of his army to Damankour. leay,ns .
the outposts Ut Kafr.el.Dwar.
Admiral Seymour has addressed the fol.