Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-30

pletely before his work is done, the obvious
impossibility OF moving troops and artillery
through region flooded several yards deep
bids fair to prevent its being done at all.
THE Use OF THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.
The use Of the electric light in warfare
seems not as yet to be thoroughly perfected.
An experiment was made with 1t the other
night by the Superb, now lying of Ramleh,
but in the cautious language of the Times
correspondent, whether it was an advantage
or otherwise Is an open question. Inasmuch
as the officer in charge of the picket, whose
duties it was supposed to assist, complained
that it was generally on his own men that
the light was thrown, while all around them
was wrapped in more than Egyptian dark
ness, ii seems as though on that occasion at
least il was very much otherwise. Indeed,
one feels inclined TO say OF it much what Sam
Weller said OF the dark lantern with which
Mr.. Pickwick proposed to guard from dis
covery the midnight loves of Mr.. Wrinkle
and Miss Allen, "wery nice things il they're
mansged properly; bat when you don't want
to be seen, 1 think they're more useful arter
the candles gone out than when it's alight."
THE ENDEMIC HEMATURIA AKIN TO YELLOW
FEVER.
The British troops, says the Egyptian cor
respondent of the London Times, will have
to encounter "the endemic hematuria." at
lB caused Dy a pdTdSilcJ euppOocu W uuu
way into the human body by the intermedi-
ary of small fresh water mollusks, with
which many of the canals abound" It's de-
vastations are serious that last year
about a dozen of the staff of the Eastern
Telegraph Company at Suez were invaded
within a month or two from the disease"
"About hree-fourlhs of the fellaheen popu-
latiou suffer from the scourge; it is often
fatal; il generally leaves permanent mis-
chief, and il is always of long duration" 1t
is disease (which might decimate the army
with permanent invalids after their return
from Egypt, as only in few cases, when the
disease has been severe, is there complete
cure"
LANDING OF BRITISH TROOPS AT ALEXANDRIA.
Correspondence London Times.
Yesterday afternoon a battalion of the
Scots Guards snd another of the Grenadiers
moved out to Ramleh. At 4 o'clock in the
afternoon, the soldiers, in the highest spirits
at the prospect of escaping from the confne-
ment and heat of the crowded decks, were
drawn up along the quay in full marching
equipment. The men wore scarlet tunics,
the Scots white helmets, the Grenadiers light
brown. Their water bottles were filed, their
ammunition pouches and haversacks well
stored. The dressing of the line was perfect,
as Sir John Ayde, Sir Archibald Alison, the
duke OF Connaught and others passed slowly
down. The duke looked brown and healthy,
a.l DUaIa. Ir5 wears long buff
riding boots, and has adopted leather scab
bard. which looks neat and corsica hla md
cannot blunt his sword. Sir John Ayde as
ssmbled the officers round him, and uttered
a few inspiriting words, in the course of
which, however, he reminded them that their
enemy was determined and we'll armed
Then the band struck up; 1900 bayoueis
flashed in the sun; the long column marched
into the town. At the head rode the prince
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and there turbaned head peeped from
window. At the corners were gathered
sorrowing Arabs and women shrouded
in wraps to the eyes. Half way down
the Rue des Soers, the scene of the mas
sacre, bold crag jutted up, crowded
with stately palm trees. In the pleasant
shade group of Arabs-men, women and
children-stood or reclined, their graceful
attitudes brought out clearly by the bright
blue sky in the background. They were
much startled and impressed by the six big
chested pipers, who struck up together wild
Gaelic melody as they strobe by before the
Scots Guards. The Arab boys ran by the
side OF the plpers. grave, long-robed natives
drew closer together, and certain excitable
sailors on leave executed hornpipe in the
midst of the crowds. As The troops went
through the great square, now marked out
in piles of charred stone, the Europeans in
the crowd expressed their admiration of the
bearing and physique of the men. "What
devilsw exclaimed stout italian, in a tone
of rapture 10 his friend. All was managed
we'll at the railway station, except that
places had been so nicely calculated for the
Scots that your correspondent had to ride on
the top of the guards brake. The train
steamed slowly through an Arab village out
side the town, in which women shook their
fists after US, and boys shouted maledctions
! n q ranth the ftone outwork put up by the
French at the barrIe OF Alexandria, on
through groves OF beautiful date palms that
swept the carriage roofs, and drew up finally
beyond Ramleh. The force here disembarked
and moved into tents by the side of the
torty-sixth regiment; the Grenadiers arriv-
ing later in the evening.
EFFECTS OF THE RISE OF THE NILE.
the country most likely 10 be effected by the
events of an immediate future, and therefore
any description Of what is termed "the valley
of the Nile" may be dispensed with. The
river, Issuing from the valley few miles
north of Cairo, enters the low, wide plain,
which, from Its resemblance to the fourth
letter of the Greek alphabet, received from
that people the name of the Delta. The
stream divides itself into two branches, tha at
of Rosetta, or old Csuopic, and that of Da-
miat, or Phatnitie. Between these two are
numerous canals, large and small, intersect-
ing tue country in every direction. Along
the seacoast are the salt lakes or marshes
called Burlos, communicating with the sea
by an outlet, which is probably the same as
The Schennytic mouth of the ancient geog-
raphers and Meuzalah. Proceeding west
ward the Rosetta or Balbitine mouth is
reached, which, with that of Damiat, are
now the only two entrances from the
sea into the Nile, accessible only
10 small vessels. The river at Ro-
setta is 1900 feet wide, and at Damiat nearly
500 feet. West of Rosetta a salt marsh,
called Lake Etko, mas been formed, which
communicates on one side with the Nile and
on the other with the sea, or Aboukir bay,
by outlet which corresponds to the old
Canopic mouth. West of Lake Elko is the
Lake OF Aboukir, which communicates with
the sea, and is divided from Lake Mareotis
to the southwest of it by an isthmus, along
which passes the canal of Alexan |
known as the Mahmoudieh canal. This was
used for the conveyance of passengers by the |
overland route to India. From its mouth at
Atleh travellers proceeded along the Nile to |
Boulak, the port of Cairo, in steamboats, con-
structed for the service, and thence across the |
desert in caravans TO Suez.
The greatest breadth of the delta or cult |
waited plain of Lower Egypt is about eighty |
miles from east to west; its length from the |
bifurication of the river to the sea is esti- |
mdlcu az Hlucly i ne lQIeTlOT Oh tue |
country is covered with fields, orchards and |
plantations chiefly of cotton.
The rise of the Nile, occasioned by the |
periodical rains of Central Africa, begins in
June, about the summer solstice, and con-
tinues to increase until September, overflow
ing the lowlands along its course. The delta
then looks like an immense marsh, inter-
spersed with villages, towns and trees Just
above the water, Should the Nile rise few
feet above the customary elevation, the In
undation sweeps away The mud-built cot
tages of the tellaheeu, browns the cattle, and
involves the whole population in ruin.
Again, should it fall short of the ordinary
height, bad crops and dearth are the conse-
quences. The foundations, having remained
stationary for few days, begin to subside,
and about the end of November most OF the
fields are left dry and covered with layer
rich brown slime. This is the time the lands
are put under cultivation.
During the winter in England, which is the
spring in Egypt, the delta as well as the val
ley of the Nile, looks like delightful gar
den, smiling with verdure and blossom.
Later in the year the soil becomes psrched
and dusty, and in May the sufocating Khan
sin begins to blow frequently from the south,
sweeping along the fine sand and causing va
rious diseases until the rising of the river
comes again 10 refresh the land. Showers
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