The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-09
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lsmalia, S.-Coloneis of three
English cavalry regiments are sick
in the hospital.
1t is reported the fresh water
canal has been cut above Tel Ell
Kebir, thus flooding the IowIands
to the south of that place. Forty
guns from Cairo arrived at Tel FL
Kebir yesterday.
Major General Willis has arrived
and taken over the eqmmapd from
General Graham.
The enemy has occupied a village
about two and half miles south Of
our camp.
The reconnaissance made yester-
day in the vicinity of Tel Ell Kebia
revealed to us the enemy's position
from Karraim TO Tel FL Kebir, to
the extent of about i've or six miles.
The strength of the enemy at both
places is now pretty accurately
known. 1
Alexandria, 8.-Mounted infantry
made spirited reconnaissance off
Mandaras yesterday, came in con-
tact with the enemy, and six of the
latter were killed.
It is reported that Arab Pasba is
i'll with dysentery.
! The body Of the murderer Of the
Englishnen Richardson and Dob
son, whe was executed yesterday
was left hanging in charge of
twenty native policemen. Late last
night an Arab mob overpowered
the guards and carried off the body
together with the rope with which
the man was hanged. They intend
to send the murderer's clothes anC
the rope to the mosque as relics
/ and the body is to be embalimed, az
that of saint. No British soldier:
were on guard.
There is no further danger o.
prisoners being tortured, Sir Ed
ward Malet, British consul general
having taken measures for the pre-
ventiOn Of the practice. He says h'
} had difficulty in persuading the
7 Arabs that the use Of thumb screw
was unnecessary IN conducting tn
examinations of prisoners.
The ministry to-day submitted t
the foreign counsels-general pre-
= pOsalS relative TO indemnifying tn
inhabitants OF this city for lOSse
sustained by incendiarism or pillagt
The ministry suggest that an in
ternational commission, whose dC
cision shall be final. be appointe
to settle the claims. til
commission to consist of fOu
? members of the publ
debt department, two Egyptian del,
f gates, and one delegate from each {
the six great powers, one Of til
4 Egyptian delegates to be presideI
7 of the commission and a vic
president to be elected by the con
mission by SiIdpIe majority.
!. KaSsaSSin, S.-A reconnaissance
of Tel El Kebir was made to-da,
The enemy appeared in force. Thel
were no casualties.
The object of the RECONNAISSANCE
: made to-day was to drive out tx
force of the enemy reported to hay
occupied a village near here, an
also to erect field telegraph line
The village was found deserted, bl
the enemy's position and cart
works discerned ON a ridge not f;
distant. The enemy appeared !
great numbers and a brisk fire h;
opened by both sides, which col
tinued half an hour without ar
casualties The horse OF Major TER
correspondent of the Army al
N0Cy Gdzette was shot from und
him. While the English were I
firing the enemy swarmed down Il
hill, and fred at them. The Egyp
ians evidently thought the reco
Nuisance was the beginning
earnest operations. The enemy a
: giving the English more trOub
than the latter had anticipate
J The Egyptians are now in pOssessi'
of four positions from which &
English had driven them.
v Port Said, San underestimate
70 has been arrived at between mi
taTy authorities and the water COZ
pany, by which Port Said will 7
ceive 500 tons Of water daily, al
Ismalia q sufficient quantity to So
= ply it's inhabitants.
" Alexandria The KhediVe b
=. given strengent orders that no pr
: Oners whatever be tortured,
otherwise ID treated in the tutu'
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