New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-08-30
London Letter.
LONDON, ENGLAND, Aug. 10, '82

) Materials for constructing one
hundred miles Of railway is provid..
ed as an accessory to the military
operations in Egypt, -,nd it is pro.
posed to lay line along the bank
of the Suez Canal from Ismailia to
the Mediterranean. The ships by
which it is to be conveyed are not
to stop at Alexandria, but proceed
direct to, the Canal and heavy des.
cription of the rails aud other plant
at Ismailia. The heavy description
of the rail.-7Olb to the yard-ren-
ders them better suited to perma.
nent line than merely flying mill.
tary train.road: aud the sleepers,
which are mostly Of broad iron
plates, followed beneath, are we'll
adapted for resting upon the sand of
desert. For sounder situations
timber sleepers are provided, but
even they are much broader than
those commonly used on the Eng.
lish lines. A railway corpse has
been. specially trained for laying
and working the railway, consisting
of No. 8 Company ROYAL Engineers,
amongst whom are platelayers, en-
CINE drivers, and mechanics capable
Of constructing bridge or a pier.
This company, which has been ex-
ercised for several weeks past On a
of rail way ut Upnor Castle, on the
Midway, will embark with the
plant this morning. Three engines
20 on another steamer. To-day al
so will embark, in the London dis
trlct, several other instalments of
the Army Corps, including a bate
ry of Royal Horse Artillery in the
"Ludgate Hill," one of Field Artil-
lery in tho Getty of Lincoln" and
the famous BLACK Watch or 42d
.highlanders, on board the "Ne-
paul.
Fanatical Mussulmans have been
on mission o'the docks. proclaim.
ing as unholy the English crusade,
against "the faithful in Egypt,
and forbiddinS the Lascars, under
penalty of future torture. to take
any part in the expedition. At
first they were all led away by this
preaching, but have now quite as
unanimously returned to their du.
ty. The "Nepaul" and verona
have each about 100 Lascars on
board and European officers, and
for sobriety, discipline, and indus.
try leave nothing to be desired.
The Carthage" belonging to the
same company, was also abandoned
by her Mohammedan, and, although
they have since offered to re-join, it
is thought better that AS she is the
hospital ship she should be manned
entirely by Englishmen. The strik-
ers have, therefore, been sent home
to Bombay.
In many ways the Carthage"
is exceptional, and she is the only
ship engaged in the expedition
which has been occupied aud in pc.
session for several days before Che
departure. Some Of the medical
staff and Army Hospital Corps have
been on board for two or three days
past preparing for the duties which
they may expect at the seat of hos.
tilitie.. Although attested soldiers
the Hospital Corps carry no arms
other than non mbatant sword;
and the pesence Of a solitary car.
bine on board the ships would com.
pei the captain to haul the red cross
flag in obedience to the DEGREES of
the Geneva Convention. By paint
ing the hull white it is said that the
internal heat is reduced by FIVE de-
grees.
It is estimated that the total
strength of the Army Of Egypt, al.
ready sent, and to be dispatched,
from England, exclusive of seamen
and marines, is Is, 239 men and Of.
fcers. For this force SAL horses
have been sent from England, and
others together with mules, will be
forwarded from abroad. To this
force is to be added the Indian con.
tingsnt, numbering in all about TO-.
900 men. To comply with the re.
QUESTIONS of the War Office 43 trans.
ports, including the ''Dacca,' have
been chartered to convey 40 Off
GERS, 81 warrant officers, IA, AS non
commissioned officers and men, and
$ TAI horses. The calvary number
Is squadrons, the artillery 8 batter
les, the infantry 10 battalions, the
Royal Engineers 4 companies, |
pontoon train, 1 telegraph troop, l
field park, the Commissariat and
Transport 10 companies, hearier
COZ lniies and field hospitals 10.