Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-19
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. 4 Flank Movement To Turn Arabi's Position at
 Kafr-el-Dwar. The Troops Ready to Sail. WoIseley Afraid to Attack Him
 in Front. THE SULTAN GROWING DEFIANT. His Claims Backed by the
 Russians.
EGYPT.

1 Ready for ACttOn-A British Force the 1 Trnnsports-Fxafr-el-D their Dsstt- l nation-Arabt's Position to be Turned 1 by a Flank kMovement-The Porte Grow ] ing Insolent to EnEland-An AIlf- ance Formed with Russia.
 1 ALEXANDRIA Aug. 1S.-In accordance with 1 the plan agreed upon yesterday, three thou 1 sand troops, comprising the First division 1 and one reg ment from the Second division, the whole under the personal command of General Sir Garnet Wolseley, were embarked 1 to-day. The entire force is now on board | the transports and will start in the morning 1 It was intimated to your correspondent by staff officer that the purpose of General Wolseley to turn the position of Arabi Pasha at Kafr-el-Dwar by flank movement I from Aboukir and Rosetta. At this time of 1 the year an enemy acting on the defensive pos l sesses many advantages, owing to the period ical overflow of the Nile and the ease with l which the country can be flooded Should Arab1 make & stand in his intrenchment at Kafr el-Dwar as is probable, an attack in front would be very hazardous. Arabi has very powerful and numerous artillery. He ! has thrown up formidable redoubts and | earthworks and completely commands the 1 ground immediately in his front. However indifferent his troops may be in the field, they | are not to be despised when strongly posted 1 behind rampant and trenches, and it is for | this reason that Sir Garnet WolseIey has de- ] termined to endeavor to turn the position
 rather than carry it by front attack. PoRT SAID, Aug. 18.-Arabi Pasha's gov srnor left here last night at midnight for l Ismaiia. The commander of the rebel troops here who is 8 known fanatic, acts as gov ernor. The transport Viking with 8 compa- ny of engineers has arrived and anchored in the roads.
 It is reported that Arabi has warned all the Europeans in Cairo that he could not longer be responsible for their safety, as the soldiers l and police now doing duty in that city would be required for active service in the field. This is thought to portsnd speedy engage ment with the British.
 ! Prisoners from the native army report that ! Arabi has 12, 900 regular soldiers and 4,OOO Bedouins strongly intrenched at Kafr el- Dwar. The governor of Ismailia, who de- serted h1s office and took refuge aboard an ! English ship, advises General Wolseley that 1 it will be impossible for the English without 1 a strong force to take Ismailia. He states 1 that he knows that Maksana and Tel Fl Kebir are both strongly fortified, the former ] with 1000 and the latter with 10000 men, and that any attempt to land British force at Ismailia will be promptly checked by the l forces at the two points named. It is evi | dent that the country between Ismalia and Zagazig has been chosen 8 field for future ! operations and decisive battle will be fought 1 in that direction. The materials for con structing first class railway from Ismail1aIto l the Mediterranean are HOW on the way. The 1 first ship load sailed from England the ! 7th inst. This railroad was 8 necessity as 1 the country in the direction of Alexandria is ! entirely unftted for the movements of for l eign army, the country being 50 intersected ! by canals lakes, bays and inlets as to render 1 campaigning difficult and hazardous.
 It is reported that large numbers are being 1 massacred along the Susz canal in the vicini- ty of I-mailia and Kauarn.
 | LONDON, Aug. 1S.-The war office is pug
 zled to account for the fact that Arabi has
 been well informed in advance of the plans of the English campaign in Egypt that ! he should have been enabled to thoroughly
 fortify himself in his Zagasig district before even the smallest body of British troops
 could be landed at Ismailia for the purpose of occupying that district.
 CoNsTANT1NoPLE, Aug 1S.-It is reported
 from semi official sources that the Sultan has
 concluded to refuse to associate with England at all on the Egyptian question. The Porte
 will not only refuse to declare Arabi rebel
 and refuse to send troops to act In accord
 with British troops in Egypt but will, this
 report says, send a large Turkish army at
 once into Egypt to act independently of Great l Britain, ana, II need De, as checK to brltlsn
 occupation. It is now the common under
 standing here that the Porte has finally
 reached conclusion with Russia that the
 Porte feels strong enough to let Lord Duffer
 in know just how big fool the Sultan has
 been playing him for. It is stated that Lord
 Dufferin has officially informed his home of
 flee that the Porte will in the future rely on
 Russian support for the Turkish attitude in
 Egypt.
 PARIS, Aug. 1S.-It is stated positively here that an alliance has been concluded be- tween Turkey and Russia and that Russia is , now concentrating in the Caucasus 1Oe,O ,OoC . troops, which wilfs',e moved with the consent of Turkey, already granted. far as the
 Bosphorns. This report relative to the con
 centration of troops in the Caucasus, howev CT, is denied by the government at St. Pc
 tersburg.