The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-08-09
THE WAR EGYPT.

IT was reported in Alexandria on the Sd that
Arab Pasha had been negotiating with the
Palace at Constantinople about some kind of
parallel action between his own and the Turk
ish troops to be sent to Egypt. Arabi proposed
that the Turks would occupy Cairo while he
would remove to some central position in the
delta, provided the Turks would promise not to
attack his rear. The news of the dispatch of
Turkish troops under Derviseh Pasha to Egypt
on the I'd caused great CONSERVATION in
Alexandria All the British troops we're
ordered to the front as an attack was ex-
pected. The British occupied Suez on the
morning Of the Sd and opened the telegraph
Office. Arabrs troops have again destroyed
the railway at Mahatta which was recently
repaired. The French papers at Port Said
published the Khedive's proclamation giving
authority to the English for the occupation of
the Suez Canal IL it should be threatened by
Arabi's forces. Persons who have arrived
from Ksfr-etDwar, estimate Arabi's force at
10000. He issued proclamation on the LIST
accusing the English of cowardice, haunting
them and daring them to attack him.
AN Alexandria dispatch of the 4th says the
contents of Arabs manifesto has been made
public. The document is very warlil1e, and
written in the tone of man backed by an
enormous force and inspired by the most pat
riotic feelings. He urges the Egyptians to no
longer hesitate as to their course of action,
and points out in strong language their duty
in expelling the British troops from the land,
and il need be the massacre of the entire
Christian population in order to remove all
possibility of Interference in the progress of
Mohammedism, which, he says, no power on
earth can stay. He calls on the faithful to
leave Alexandria and not to submit to the
domination of British troops, and announces
'that at the proper moment 1t will appear
that the entire population of Egypt, Turkey,
Tunis, Algiers and other eastern coun-
tries are banded together for the over
throw of Christian influence upon their
SOIL" 1t is believed that the appear
ance Of this manifesto was the cause of
the activity In the British camp on the Sd,
and FASTENED the assembling of troops in the
front, expecting an immediate attack from
Arabi's forces. This, however, appeared to
have been another ruse on the part of the Pashs
and, after waiting for an onslaught by his
troops the British cautiously advanced at dusk
and found the enemy's posts all abandoned,
much to the ehagrin of General Allison. Small
| bodies of Bedouin's were making their appear
| ance in localities hitherto unfrequeuted by
them. Arabi's operations during the past few
| days were feared to be part of deep game to
entrap the British. 1t is known that he has a
powerful force at his command and that the
maturity of his programme will be followed
| by decisive movement.
DISPATCHES from Alexandria on the 5th
state that the British troops, with number Of
feld-guns, served by sailors, attacked Arabi's
advance guard near Ramleh, between Mamon-
dieh Canal and Es5et Kursib and drove the
enemy's pickets in, compelling them to bring
into action all their troops available in front
of their principal line of intrenchment at
Katr-e!-Dwar, namely, about four batialions
OF infantry, a force of cavalry and several
guns. The Egyptian infantry held their
| ground with considerable steadiness. The
marines on the railway, who were under
| the immediate command of General
Alison, pushed the enemy back upon their sec
ond line of entertainments toward Kair-el-
Dwar. They suffered somewhat, but behaved
with the greatest coolness and steadiness un-
der heavy fire. The object of the British
operators, which was to compel the enemy to
display what force and what guns they had in
| front of the main position, was completely at
tanned, when the British were slowly and stead
lily withdrawn. The loss of the enemy is esti-
mated at 200 and that OF the English four
killed and twenty-nine wounded.