The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-09-13
THE MARME Egypt.

PRIVATE advices from Egypt state that the
British troops there were suffering 10 an
alarming extent from the intense heat, which
was described as insupportable. Several Off.
GERS were overcome and tainted on the sand.
Cases of dysentery were numerous and the
medical staff was taxed to its utmost. The
heat, it is said, is greater at present than ever
before known at this season of the year. Un-
easiness existed in Alexandria in anticipation
of movement on the part Of various tribes
in Tripoli, who are openly in support of Arabi.
Arabi's continued activity In the direction Of
Alexandria and Damanhoor is alleged to be
part of plan having for an object q junction
of his forces with those of Tripoh near the
latter place.
A PARTY OF Arabs overpowered the British
guard about dark on the evening Of the 9TH
and carried of the body of the Egyptian who
had been hanged that-morning for the murder
of Richardson and Dobson. They intend to
embalm the body as Saint. They took his
clothes and the rope used in the execution and
sent them to the mosques as relics.
DISPATCHES from Kassasin say that Arab
attacked the British at that point on The
morning of the 9th with Il, 900 men and twelve
guns, and was repulsed after an engagement
lasting two hours. The loss of the enemy was
not known, but the English loss in killed and
wounded was about 100 men. They captured
five OF Arabi's guns and a large number of
prisoners.
A CoSsTANTIxoPLE dispatch of the 9th says
that the difficulty in regard to the final sign
| ing OF the draft of the Angio-Tur<ish military
convention hinges upon the question whether
Turkish troops, having arrived at Port Said,
would be allowed to disembark, or be required
TO await instructions from General Wolseley.
The Porte claimed that they have proved their
sincerity by proclaiming Arabi Pasha q rebel,
and that It was justified in expecting the i'm
mediate signing of the convention England
accuses Turkey Of disloyalty because she claims
the right to land troops at that point, and here
the matter rests, pending Lord Granville's In
structions. Meanwhile Dervisch Pasha and
| Baker Pasha have been ordered to defer their
departure until the convention has been
signed. The proclamation against Arab
Pasha has produced considerable agitation
among the Arabs, who generally regarded
Arab Pasha as the savior of ISLAM 1t is be-
lieved that Arab Pasha will promulgate q
counter proclamation against the Sultan.
AN Arab who came into Port Said from Tel
el-Kebir on the 9th, reports that Arab Pasha
| has diverted the canal at Ismalia round his en-
trenchments, in accordance with the recon-
mendation OF European engineers serving
under him. The water in the Freshwater
Canal was still falling on the 9th, and the locks
were opened to allow boats to enter. Two
| steam launches were dragged from the lake
over the sand-hills into the canal by the High.
| landers.
An Alexandria dispatch saws that small
party of Arabs, whose object it was supposed
was incendiarism, attempted on the night OF
the Sth To scale the ramparts between the
Ramleh and Rosetta gates. One of the party
was bayonetted By a sentry and the others fed
A large body of Bedouins approached Meks or
the morning of the 9th. The English shelled
them, but a small party succeeded in entering
the town and had to be dislodged at the poini
of the bayonet. The outposts on Ramleh wert
being generally strengthened, owing to th'
activity of the Bedouins between Ramleh ant
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