Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-02
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The War I'm Egypt.
KAssAssIN, September 1st.-During the
yesterday o fresh intrenched
camp was discovered ten miles from here.
a DARING ACT.
ALEXANDRIA, September 1st.-Forty sea-
men from the ironclad Minotaur, snd q
company of the Fifty.third regiment, quietly
approached the enemy's position opposite
Ramleh, last evening, and succeeded in blow
ing up with gun-cotton house on the canal
which has long been point of advantage to
the enemy's sharpshooters.
A STATE PRISONER.
ALEXANDRIA, September lst.-Mahmoud
Fehmy, Arab Pasha's chief engineer and
military adviser. who was recently captured
by the British, arrived here to-day in the
troopship Euphrates, and was handed over
to the Egyptian authorities The Khedive
first guaranteed that he would not be put to
death without the consent Of the British.
After being questioned by the Egyptian Min
listers concerning Arab Pasha's movements,
he was conducted under strong guard to
tns Governors house, where he is imprisoned.
ONLY SLIGHT sKIRMIsREs.
PoRr SAID, September lst.-OnIy slight
skirmishes have taken place at the front dur.
ing the past few days. The news received
confirms the report of Arab Pasha's with.
drawing troops to Tel-el-K ebir, leaving at
Kafr-el-Dwsr only those necessary to hold
the position.
SELLING EUROPEAN PROPERTY.
ALEXANDRIA, September 1st.-News ha,
been received from the interior that Arab
Pashs is selling European property to the
natives. Several well-known properties be.
longing to Europeans have been confiscated
and sold, and the names of the native pur'
chasers are given.
SLIGHT MODIFICATION.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, September Let. - The
Porte has suggested another slight modifca
ton of the military convention with Greai
troops in Egypt. Lord Dufferin, the British
ambassador, has telegraphed to his Govern
ment for Instructions.
A NICE LITTLE SUM.
PoRr SAID, September 1st.-The English
Admiralty owes the Suez Canal Company
go, 600 fer the transit of transports and men
of-war to date.
MINOR MOTIFS.
IsNAILIA, September 1st.-A fresh recon,
noissance shows that Tel el-Kabir is strongly
intrenched. the fresh water canal forming
natural defense.
There ia reason to suppose that many oil
Arab Pasha's men work on the trenches even
in chains. A correspondent picked up two
manacles covered with blood on the field OF
battle. Sixty-nine dead Egyptians still re,
main on the field of the cavalry charge.
ALEXANDRIA, September lst.-Genersl Sir
Evelyn Wood has contracted his lines at
Ramleh, thus strengthening his position.
News has been received from Cairo that
Arab Pasha publishes there daily reports Of
English defeats with immense losses.
Greece and Turkey.
VIENNA, September 1st.-AIl the Greek
forces in Macedonia have been ordered t.
concentrate on the frontier.
ATHENS, September 1st.-It is stated that
the Powers have advised an armistice be.
tween the Turkish and Greek troops, and
Greece is willing to agree to the proposition il
the Greek troops ara allowed TO continue to
occupy the positions held before the fighting.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, September 1st. - The
Porte has resolved to surrender the disputed
point on the frontier on condition that it il
declared neutral territory.
CoNsTANTINoPLE. September LIST. - The
offer of the Porte relative to the trouble on
the frontier was that the Greek Government
should establish neutral zone around the
disputed territory until a defnitive settle
ment by conference. This proposition is moi
accented, and meanwhile hostilities continue.
ATHENS, September 1st.-It is stated that
the British Minister has made strong repre-,
sensations to the Greek Government against
a continuance of hostilities on the frontier.
ATHENS, September 1st.-The Greeks are
driving the Turks out of the forest between
Solubisto and the coast Torpedoes have
been placed along the Thessalanisn coast, &c
prevent steamers from conveying troops and
war material to the front.
Steamer Wrecked on the Irish Coast.
LONDON, September lst.-The coast guard
at Wicklow, on the eastern coast of ireland.
telegrapks that the British steamer Lake
Nepizon, from Liverpool yesterday for Mon.
treal, is aground on Arklow bank One boat,
containing part of the crew and a number OF
passengers of the steamer, arrived at Wick.
low this morning. Five boats are missing.
The steamer is probably a total loss.
SECOND DIsPATCH.I
LONDON, September lst.-The agent of the
steamer Lake Nepizon says there were about
700 persons on board when she went ashore
THIRD DIsPATCHl
LONDON, September 1st.-The agent of the
Lake Nepizon states that ffty-two of her
passengers have been landed at Greystope.
The other boats are making for Wicklow, in
tow. The Captaia is standing by the shin.
which is not making any water. The Cap,
tain telegraphed the owners of the Lake
Nepizon this afternoon that the passen.
gers were put into the boats at 2 O'Clock
this morning. The ship was humping heav-
lily at that time, and the sea rising. The shin
lies in dangerous position.
FOURTH DISPATCH.l
LONDON, September 1st-The chief officer
of the Lake Nepizon telegraphs that the
steamer had on board twenty three saloon.
ssventy-rine storage passengers and a crew
numbering fifty-three.
FIFTH DISPATCHl
LIVERPOOL, Septembr 1st.-ImmedisteIv
upon the receipt Of the news Of the disaster
to the steamer Lake Nepizou. her owners dis.
patched message from Holly Head to search
for the missing boats, which were well
equipped and of ample capacity. The man.
sger OF the line to which the Lake Nepiz IN
belongs feels assured of the safety of the boatg.
SIXTH DIsPATCH.I
KINGSTON, September 1st-The second
officer of the steamer Lake Nspizon, with
thirty Of the crew and thirty passengers,
landed here at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Two
boats are supposed to have reached Arklow.
The Captain of the steamer and five men re-
manned by the ship, which was making no
water when the second officer left her.
SEVENTH DISPATCHl
LONDON, September 1st-12 P. Mater
kilograms from Liverpool announce that an
other boat with fifty two persons had arrived
at Greystone. A correspondent of the Press
Association at Wicklow telegraphs that all
the boats Of the. Lake Nepizon have safely
arrived at different points, and there has
been no loss of life.
EIGHTH DISPATCH.1
LONDON, September 1st-Two gunboats
were sent from Queenstown to. assist the
Lake Nepizon.
The Press Association reports that the