The daily gazette., 1882-07-26
ARABI.s MoyEm tents.
strengthening His Position at Ranleh-
trs ItaIy's Position.

FHE ltaiy's Position.
ALEXANDRIA, July 25.-The military
authorities are of the opinion that Arab
Pasha will not attack the British He is,
however, strengthening his position hourly.
At daybreak this morning his men, many of
them without uniform and driven like
slaves, were seen working on the entrench-
ments The British experience great diff
Guilty in moving guns, without which it is
impossible to assume the offensive, to
Ramleh. Directly sufficient number of
heavy guns are placed in position an attempt
viii be made TO dislodge Arab Pasha with
out exposing the troops. Gunners and
guns from the fleet are going to the front.
At O'Clock the outposts of Arab Pasha re-
tired about 900 yards and the British adj
yanced about 800 yards. There appeared tc
be some disturbance inside OF Arabi's in
trenchments.
This evening the British in front of
Ramleh are being reinforced with two nine
pounder guns and two Gatling guns. Arab
Pasha has gone TO Cairo. An officer who
has deserted from Arab reports that the
rebels, under the protection of a flag of
truce, are pushing forward the construction
of Notifications two miles from Aboukir.
He also states that formidable preparations
are being made around Rosetta. The
British troop ship Malabar and the men-of-
war Orion and Cygpet have left here for
Port Said. Adyices from that place report
that the Governor of Ismailia has fed to
Arab Pasha's lines
The Khedive has appointed Omar Lufti,
formerly Governor of Alexandria, to be
Minister of War and Marine. The Ministry
are preparing another proclamation order
ing the people not to obey Arab Pasha. An
employe of the palace has gone to Kafr-el-
Dowar with the decree dismissing Arab from
the Ministry
Trustworthy accounts state that Arab
Pasha's cavalry are well armed. The mill
tary workshops at Cairo are fully employed.
Arab has imprisoned several Sheikhs and
Bedouins for refusing to obey him. Eighty
Bedouins were killed during the skirmsh at
Kufr-el-Dowar.
Two Arabs have been shot by native SOL
diers by order of the native tribunal, one
for shooting an English marine and the
Other for arson.
CALLING OUT THE RES ERvEs.
LONDON, July 25.-ln the House of Com
mons this afternoon the Speaker read
message from the Queen announcing the
calling out of the reserves in consequence of
the troubles in Egypt. Mr.. Gladstone
moved that the message be considered to-
morrow. A number Of men of the Reserve
left London this morning to join regiments
which have been ordered to Egypt. An order
has been issued to the Reserves of the Cor
don Highlanders to join their colors.
The Marquis of harrington, Secretary of
State for India, stated in Parliament last
| evening that the number of troops TO be
ordered to Egypt from India is bctween
| 1000 and 10000. In the House of Lords
this afternoon the motion to charge the eX-
pense Of sending Indian troops TO Egypt on
the Indian revenue was agreed to. Wis
count Enfield, Parliamentary Under Secre-
tary of State for India, stated that the
Indian Council had to-day approved the
project of sending TO Egypt u contingent
which would not exceed 5000 men, with 8
small reserve.
A dispatch to the Times from Glasgow
states thai the government has chartered o
the Cunard Steamship Company upward o
10000 tons of shipping The whole fore
of the Cunard Company's establishment i
employed IN order to have the ships read,
for sea at the earliest possible moment.
WHERE ITALY STANDS.
Relative to the invitation to Italy to co
operate in the protection of the Suez Canal
it is significant that the Difitto, of Rome
which, though recently disayowed by the
government, represents the tone of the
whole Italian press, contains an article de
claring that it is matter for eongratula-
tion that Italy has not allowed herself to be
dragged into this dangerous affair." that
Germany and Austria will, like Italy, allow
England and France to carry out theil
plans, but that complications will aiterward
arise, and then at the proper moment tht
central European powers will doubtless re
member Italy's loyalty to their alliance.