The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-07-27

ulation at Cairo and other Egyptian
Trading Points.
The prompt manner in which England is now
dispatcbing troops to Alexandria 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 5000
troops assembled at various points in Egypt,
and will need but few more unless the war
should assume the character of religious up
rising against the Sultan, or foreign Powers
should intervene. The first of these contin-
gencies is possible, the second hardly probable.
Presuming that the contest is to be between
Egypt and England, it will be very short one;
should France second England's operations,
still shorter. AS military power Egypt is
well-nigh contemptible- Her army was reOr-
ganized in 1879, when it was reduced from 5O.
COO men to 1900, and in 1880 arbitrary recruit
ing was abolished, and eneral military serv-
ice like that in Europe introduced, and the
budget for military service is only ST. SEQ 900 per
annum- The Paris Debdts estimates the forces
in Lower Egypt at 5000 infantry, ], 600 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
with Krupp guns and trained on the Prussian
system. As compared with the English forces
now in Egypt, the Egyptian army may be for
midable in numbers, but this advantage is
counterbalanced by their cowardice. in no
instance in mod ern warfare have they shown n
themselves possessed of soldierly qualities. In
the Cretan insurrection 5000 of them were al
most annfhilated by 100 rebels, and before
the insurrectiDn was over the Cretans took
crowds of prisoners whom they would allow
to go unframed. saying that they did not
want ito Kill Sheep At the storming of
front where they could not run away. In
the last war between Russia and Turkey Egypt
sent contingent of Is, 600 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 annihitated 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 siuce
the bombardment of Alexandria confirm this.
Arab Bey fed ont of the city with his troops
without firing a shot. NJ. Gabriel Charmes, the
correspondent of the Paris Debats, who was in
Alexandria during the earlier riots, says that
butfor the interference Of the troops the Euro
peans would easily have quelled the mob of
Arabs. He says: = All the Arabs were armed
with long slaves tippe with iron points; but
their native cowardice placed them at dfsad-
vantage. They almost exclusively attacked
stray individuals, and invariably took to their
heels when encountered by crowd. Their
fight, however, was not easy. The Europeans
pursued them am knocked them over by hum
dreds, showing how easily a few men of cOur-
age can disp- Sc of Eastern mob" The
troops put in appearance and took the part
of the mob. He says in his letter that the
Egyptians are mere flock of sheep. and he
imputes their boldness to the fact that
preparations were made against them as
though they were formidable enough to be
seriously attacked, and then the preparations
were not followed up. An American officer
who recently led Egyptian soldiers in Abys-
sinia informed the correspondent of the Lon
don Standard that 1900 English soldiers and
sailors would scatter the whole Egyptian
army like chaf before the wind, and in our
own dispatches yesterday morning it was
stated that "during the alarm Saturday night
10 Bedouins at the Gabaniz gate fed before
the attack of a midshipman and twelve
sailors" 1t is possible should Arab Bey re-
treat into the citadel of Cairo he might give his
besiegers some trouble, and as this citadel may
yet figure conspicuously in the campaign we
give the following description of it from the
london Globe:
1.-The citadel of Cairo-El-Kalah, as the Cal
renes call twas erected by Sultan Saladin
in 1866 The steepness of its situation, the
strength of its walls (formed, as tradition
Gays, out of blocks of stone brought from the
smaller pyramids of Gizeh), and the Krupp
guns with which they are now armed, would
render it an important position from which to
overawe the city, provided the Mokattam
hills, Immediately behind it, were occupied by
the same hands. This range completely COM
mands the citadel, and it was by erecting and
arming battery here that Mehemet Ali OBJ
tanned its surrender when it was in the pos
session of Khoorshid Pasha. Arab has the
luck to be In possession of both these points of
vantage Almost his first thought when
complications arose, was to strengthen the
MOkattam fOrtificatiOnS."
AS the citadel has not been impregnable,
however, in the stagsinst forces much more
poorly armed than the English with siege ma
terial, its reduction would only be question
of short time, especially now, as the French
are about to cooperate with the English in
occupation IS concerned, that win undoubted-
ly be speedily accomplished. Whatmay be in
store politically remains TO be seen.-Chtcdgo
Tribune, JulB ~
The situation in Egypt is interesting 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
ernment after being rescued from his own
| army by the British, is sending orders to his
/ rebellious War Minister to quit his misbebav-
| ing Arabi, having become tired of the tele-
| 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-
I pointed Ali FeiIna tothe command of the Suez
| Canal. The Khedive has the Government and
[
| sending Europeans north under guard, and Al
| exandria is patroIled by European and AmeFi
such a state of affairs could not exist except
| in a country like Egypt, and in considering
/ the question of intervention it must be re
/ membered there are at Cairo, Alexandria AMI
| other trading points $4,000 Greeks, l7,o00
/ Fre7sehmen. 1880 Italians, 6,3C0 Austrians
| 1000 Englishmen. LOO Germans and 1,400 ma
/ fives of other countries. None of these arc
/ citizens except as their rights are guaranteed
/ by the supervising Governments of Europe Ol
/ by act of the Khedive.-ChtcdgO Inter OeeGn
1 July ~ r7 er ft-a. ..s-tf f
.-acffe a5g ALEX ArVDR1A. July Is
A correspondent has opened communicates
] with the camp of Arab Pasha, which, hi
/ Informant says, consists of a little over 500
men, who are intensely discontented, an
! surrounded by starving women and chll
dren. Recruits of the lowest class arr
] still being enticed by Arab, with promises
/ of unlimited plumber. His force is held 10
/ gether by the assertion that the English vii
| Kill all returning to the city. Arab and Toulb'
1 Pashas have utterly lost prestige by thei
! gross cOwardice during the bOmbardment
i the IIth by infantry posted under cover
! -~a- % @--------
The executioner of the Zuni Indians
| was at Washington when Guiteau was
hung and desired to witness the execu
! ton Although he did not gain admis
| sion to the jail he secured a very full
description of the hanging in all its es
| sentia1 points to the end that he may
substitute, in his far away sandy home
the. scaffold and the rope for the heavy
wooden club with which he has hereto
fore severed the spinal cord of member
of the tribe condemned to death. -Chs
cdgo Herald.