The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-08
EGYPTS WAR.
Turkish Delegates Accept Condi-
tions Imposed by the Powers.
REPORT THAT .ARABI- IS ENTRENCH-
ING BETWEEN ABOUKIR
AND RAMLEH.

| LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Daily telegraph has
| the following dispatch from Alexandria, Aug.
9th: Lieut. Vyse was shot in the LETT groin,
and died almost Immediately. His servant
carried him off the ground amidst heavy fire.
| When the British fred from both sides of the
| corral, the enemy fell into confusion, which
! was greatly increased when the Rifles opened
fire. Twelve rebels were found dead in the
first line of intrenchments, nine in the second,
| and large number farther on. One man of
| the 38th was shot through the cheek, but went
| on fighting as if nothing had happened to him.
The prisoners are surprised at the kindly treat
ment they receive from the British. The am
| bnlance steamer worked well. The telegraph
steamer Pender has arrived The Khedive's
| yacht is going to Constantinople. She will
bring back an exalted parsonage.
The Times dispatch from Alexandris says:
No words are too strong to express the admra.
| BILE coolness and courage of the marines and
| sailors during the action on Saturday. An
Egyptian, with the view Of obtaining more
commanding position, climbed a tree, and was
| shot dead soon after.
| LONDON, Aug. THE Daily Telegraph 5
| correspondent at Constantinople believes that
| the question of proclaiming Arab Pasha a
| rebel is now in fair way of being arranged.
| He says the greatest good humor prevailed on
all sides at the sittings OF the conference. The
| council presents the appearance OF reunion
of eight friends, rather than a meeting OF
| statesmen. Their labor is often lightened by
| little jokes and even playful badinage
| The Daily News this morning denies that
the government has received a note relative to
| Spain entering the conference, because it be :
| lieves no such note was dispatched.
| LIVERPOOL, Aug 7.-The Post he's the fol-
! lowing dispatch from ConstantinoDle, Aug. 8:
| The prospects of coming to satisfactory
rangement with the Porte are undiminished,
| as Said Pasha. the Turkish prime minister, is
| convinced that the British alliance must be
maintained. have the best reason to believe
that military convention will be concluded.
| LONDON, August IA dispatch to the
| Daily News from Constantinople states that
| certain Molahs have been particularly active
| lately. Ihe bulk of the garrison is Jealous of
| Yeldaz Kiosk. The native christians are un-
| easy. There was groundless panic on
| Wednesday among them in Stamboul.
| A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from
| Constantinople says: An unpleasant feeling
has been caused by the Porte on account OF
the hoisting of the English flag on the public
buildings when the British occupied Suez.
| The Porte has been assured that the raising of
| the flag has no significance. The flag dis
| played was that of the consulate and was
| hoisted in conjunction with the Egyptian flag.
| This explanation is not considered satisfactory.
With reference to the expected acceptance
| by the Porte of the military convention de-
| manded by England the Post prints an uncon-
tirrned rumor that Lord Dufferin has been Or
| dered in the event of the Port5s non-compli-
! ance to quit Constantinople.
| The Central News says it is rumored at ST.
! Petersburg that Russia is making warlike
/ preparations at Odessa in view of possibility
of complications between Turkey and Eng
| land
LIVERPOOL, August 6.-Prince Teck and a
| portion of Gen. Sir Garnet Wolselys staff
sailed hence yesterday on the steamer Capella
for Egypt.
! CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug 7.-At the sitting of
the conference today the Turkish delegates ac-
| cepted the conditions proposed by the powers
in their invitations to the Porte to intervene in
Egypt.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, August THE Sultan
has issued an trade granting powers to Said
| Pasha and Aesym Pasha to agree to the crea-
| ton of an international police to protect the
| Susz Canal and has instructed them to point
out by proclamation the nature of his policy in
regard to Egypt. The Ell Jawaib states Arab
| Pasha's troops will submit to Dervisch Pasha
| Immediately upon the arrival of the Turkish
| forces.
| ALEXANDRIA, August THE rebels are in
| trenching between Aboukir and Ramleh and
on the western bank of the Mahmoudich Ca
| nal, close to the point to which they were
| driven Saturday A train full of rebels pre- .
ceeded to Mahalla Junction this morning in
| tending to destroy the railway but ten rounds
| from the 40-Pounder in the Ramleh lines COM
| PEELED them TO withdraw.