Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-07-19
THE WAR In EGYPT.

. . week, the English fleet In the harbo
of Alexandria, Egypt, opened fire upol
the Notifications surrounding the city
The fire was returned by the forts ant
the ships were struck several times
) but by night, all the forts were silenc
ed. The loss to the English durine
the day we five killed and some TWEEN
ty wounded; the Egyptian loss wa:
not Learned, but is believed to have
been heavy. Next day, Wednesday
some of the forts that had been repair
ed during the night were bombarded
but did not answer, and at night flames
were issuing from various quarters Of
the city On Thursday it was dscov-
cred that Arab Bey with his army and
a majority of the people of the city had
evacuated it, leaving the city to the
mercy of rabble, who butchered what
Europeans they could find and t the
European part of The city on fire. On
Friday the city was still burning, and
| fire increasing, men were seen running
about with torches completing the work
of destruction.
Admiral Seymour telegraphed: II
have occupied Ras-el-Tin palace with
marines, and spiked the guns in six
batteries opposite The city is still
burning but am clearing the streets.
The Khedive is safe in the palace,
which is garrisoned by 700 marines" +"
The number of persons massacred by
the mob is estimated at 2 600
The Admiral had determined to land
force, but the refugees informed him
that 5000 Egyptians occupied a posi-
tion outside the city ready for an at
tack, while Admiral Seymour could |
only land 300 mep. He therefore in
stead of landing men ordered shots to |
be fred over the city in order to right
en- the rioters Twenty armed
Europeans WHO escaped the massacre
were told on their way through the
town, by Pasha, that the Egyptian
killed numbered over 600. The
English and French Consulates have
been burned to the ground Some
ield pieces were landed with marines
It Ras- ELTin Fort. The Khedive's
palace was looted shortly |;
'efore the mariners arrived A whole
'attallion of Arabs was blown up in
ne of the forts during the lombard s
nent gs "a
WHAT ALL THE ROW Is ABOUT. It
Now that the peace of the world has !
cen disturbed by the thunder of
british guns in the harbor of Alexan-
ria and all the European governments q
possession of a navy are rapidly fting 4
ut their ironclads for active service,
OF knowing what may be required of t
lem, there is an anxiety to know what
/ the trouble is about, and why Eng S
nd which was looked upon as as vir- p
ally the protector of Egypt, is engag- e
single-handed in battering down it's 6
,fenses
The Egyptian question is as compli- o o
ted as that famous one of the N
-Holstein duchies, which q
ly two men professed to comprehend y
aud both of them are dead-but "
hich has changed the face of Europe III
thout being nearer final settle -
ent than it was when the Prusso- "
lstarian forces entered as allies and CT
me out fighting each other. A few
lding points will, however, make Ia
e present situation reasonably intel III
ible. Passing over the complica- w
ms preceding the accession of the Fl
ssent Khedive, following the deposit
n of his father in 1876, it is suffic-
It to say that Egypt is self-govern- Pr
, but subject the sovereign rights of W
, Sultan of Turkey, who holds the III
wer of deposing the Khedive and Gle
srcised it in the case of Ismail, the m,
her of the present ruler Owing to ag
personal extravaganza and ill-judged fro
,erprise of the late Khedive the We
yptian Government was heavily in op
,t 10 English and French capitalists, th,
one of the conditions on which the
present Kbedive was placed on dir
throne was the surrender of the ha
ltrol of the finances to a Board of The
ntrol made up equally of represen- lie
ives of England and France. The Pa
eipts are divided by the Board, tbs
tain sum being appropriated to the
yment of the interest on the debt, ent
,ther stipulated sum to the main Pa
ance of the Khedive and his family. Sa
| the remainder to the general pur- Cr
les of the Government 1t will be LIE
n that as the holder of the purse vii
ngs is master of the situation, the 35,
glo-Freneh Board of Control vir-
lily formed the Government of sal
ypt, the Khedive being their SUBJ the
'sive servant. 1t should also be-
missed that from the time when
ypt was but Turkish province all
principal officials, civil and military,
e been Turks or Circassians, the cit,
i've Egyptians being but the hewers wh
wood and the drawers of water in inc
il life and the "mere food for tie:
vder" in the army. bla
The disturbing element is Arab We
2, native Egyptian who won his yes
7 in the army to majors commits we
! by his ability and daring and was to
de by the late Khedive Colonel, in we
ance of precedent Having thus the
sed the hitherto insurmountable ere
rier, Arab intrigued until two other adj
ID officers were promoted 10 the irie
le grade. The three continued their ma
igues until they had won nearly wo
whole army to their views and had the
q succession of steps developed q Ro
eme for The naturalization of Egypt age
its emancipation from foreign die ass
on. By insurrectionary demonstra- VIII
IS the Khedive was coerced into bee
missing the Ministers Objectionable fine
Arabi and appointing a new set in asy
'egard of the protests of the Anglo sin
och representative A constitu- to
| was granted by the Khedive, one felt
,ure of which was the complete COO mis-
of Egyptian finances by the native bel
,islature. Although pledges were to
n m aaPaA fhot ha rirhto of Tho IonI Ctn,