The Portland daily press., 1882-07-22
EGYPT'S WAR.
Arabi's Partisans in the AS
Cendant.
EARLY ADVANCE OF THE
BRITISH PROBABLE.
The Situation at Port
Said Critical.
MASSACRE OF EUROPEANS
AT CAIRO.
The NOtables Declare the Khe-
dive Traitor.
THEY DEPOSE HIM AND DE-
CLARE WAR WITH
ENGLAND.
MASSACRE OF EUROPEANS
AT CAIRO.
The NOtables Declare the Khe-
dive a Traitor.

ALEXANDRIA, July 21.-The Khedive has re-
ceived the following important news from
Cairo:
Arab, after receiving the Khedive's letter,
sent to Yakoub Pasha, ordering him to assem-
BILE the notables. About 70 or so came togeth.
er, and were told by Yakoub that the Khedive
was now entirely in the hands of the English
that he slept every night on board an English
man-of-war, and was providing food for the
English troops. Arabi's ministers were said
to be all in prison in Alexandria, and guarded
by the English. The Chamber was therefore
asked to give advice as to what should be done
under the circumstances. HusSein Edwi, one
of the notables, said, til at as the Khedive had
sold the country to the English, he ought no
longer to be obeyed. Acush Pasha declared
that he did not believe the statements that had
been made. A great clamor thereupon arose,
and several officers threatened Acush with vi
olence. Several other notables spoke, but
those favoring the Khedive were afraid to ex-
press their views. Finally, commission was
appointed, composed of Ali Pasha, Moharrick,
Achmed, Meshad, Hassan, Moosac and others,
mostly a0herents of Arab, to proceed to Alex
andria to inquire into the existing situation.
The chief magistrates of Gardria, Menoofa
and Gahoubia, three out Of the seven provin-
ces of lower Egypt have been dismissed and
replaced by men of Arabi's party. In the VIII
lagos all the Europeans are being brutally
murdered. Even the natives, who have acted
as their servants, were butchered.
Two Egyptian regiments have been tolled off
to defend Damietta and Rosetta. The Egyp-
tian authorities join, in half-hearted way, in
the efforts to restore order and punish the
criminals They seem anxious that the Eng
lish should bear all the odium of such meas
ures. Among the officers, the men composing
the entourage of the Khedive are regarded
with great suspicion, and it may eventually be
necessary to arrest several of them for treason
able communications with Arab. 1t is feared
here that news of the coming of the commits
sion from Cairo will open the door again to
fresh talk, diplomacy, intrigue and procras-
tination.
LONDON. July 21.-The Telegraphs cores
pondent sends the following dispatch:
ALEXANDRIA, July 81.
Deserters says Arab Pasha is not intrenched
and has no intrenching tools. Arab having
erected Notifications just opposite Aboukir
Bay and upon the Madmoudich fresh water
canal, placed q dam in the canal below his po-
sition, close to the Notifications, and cut the
canal banks above the dam so as to send water
all along the front of his position. This shows
that Arab Pasha has made great mistake as
by damming the canal where he has he secures
us plenty ofEwater for some time. We have
set to work to fill the reservoirs here, so as to
save all the water possible, but plenty will re-
main in the canal for present purposes.
[LATER.
Arabi's line extends from Lake Marcolis to
Aboukir. Having got some tools he is now
making works. We are in some trepidation
about water, and inquiries are making about
condensers.
Admiral Seymour has issued proclamation
declaring that by sunset on Sunday all pillaged
property and unclaimed goods may be brought
TO Lord Char les Beresford at the Arsenal, and
that anybody bringing such things by that
time will not be criminally treated, but that
anybody who has goods of this nature and
does not bring them in. if found out, will be
visited by the patrol, the property seized and
the pilferer punished. This proclamation is
intended to meet the cases of numerous Arabs
who have hidden plumber in their houses.
Some have already brought in what they had
LONDON, July 21.-The Daily News believes
that the Portes answer to the invitation to
send troops is regarded by the government as
equivalent to a refusal. and that a force will
be sent to Egypt without delay.
The Daily Telegraph states that Lieutenant
General Sir Garnet Wolseley will command
the expedition to Egypt, which consist of 20-
900 of all arms
The Daily Telegraph in its second edition
prints a dispatch from Alexandria, which
says: sit will not be surprising if Arab
Pasha'S measures in regard to the water supply
of Alexandria lead to an immediate advance
of the British troops Major General Alison
has telegraphed home for instructions. An
Arab spy states that the damming of the
Mahmoudich Canal has flooded the country.
The water in places is knee deep, making the
ground too soft for the movement of guns. A
native has just been shot while attempting to
set fire to house in the centre of the city,"
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July 21.-In consequence
of a resolution adopted at yesterdays sitting of
the conference the dragoman of the Italian
legation has informed Said Pasha, president of
the council that the conference had noted the
Porte's decision to participate in the delibera-
tions of the Conference, and invited him to de-
eide whether the Conference shall continue to
sit at the italian embassy or be tranferred to
his residence. tits expected that the Porte
will 1p$a +n fhn off
that Turkish commission shall accompany
the English and French troops or that the
Europeans hold the Suez Canal while the
Turks operate elsewhere.
LONDON, July 21.-The Central News dis
datch from Alexandria says: ga refugee from
Cairo reports that numerous massacres of Eu-
ropeans took place on Monday on the outskirts
of the city.
"Major General Allison will leave here to-
morrow with detachment of troops to blow
up the obstructions in the Mahmoudich Ca
nal"
The Daily News in its second edition has
dispatch from Port Said which says: "Arabi
Pashe, after the bombardment of Alexandria.
spread a report that the English troops had
been defeated. The conduct of the natives
consequently is very insolent. The position is
critical"
The Course Of England Declared Justiha-
A long dispatch from Earl Granville,
Foreign Secretary to Lord Dufferin, the Eng
lish Ambassador at Constantinople, dated July
IL, is published. After justifying the lombard
ment of Alexandria the dispatch states that
Her Majestys government now see no alterna-
tive but recourse to force to put an end to
the intolerable state of affairs in Egypt. 1t
would be most in accordance with the princi-
ples of international law, that that force should
be hat of a soveign power. If this is impracti-
c b on account OF the unwillingness of the
Snitan to act, it will become necessary 20 ad-
wise other measures. Her Majesty's govern
ment continue to hold the view that any in
tervention should represent the united action
and authority of Europe. They have, in fact
no interests or objects in regard to Egypt in-
consistent with those of the rest of Europe or
of the Egyptian people. Their desire is that
the navigation of the canal shall be unrestrict-
ed, that Egypt shall be well and quietly gov
erned, free from the predominating influence
OF any single power; that international en-
gagements shall be observed and those British
commercial and industrial interests which have
been SO largely developed in Egypt shall re-
ceiye due protection from outrage, principle
which is essential for our interests in all parts
ol the world Their policy has been consistent.
They have loyalty kept their engagements
with France, and have ,en anxious that the
other powers be informed and consulted on all
matters materially affecting the position OF the
country. The action which their Admiral has
been compelled to resort to has not altered
their views.
LONDON, July 21.-De Lesseps has tele-
graphed from Alexandria to Paris that imme-
diate action is necessary especially to protect
the Suez canal and that awaiting the result OF
the conference is ridiculous.
PARIS, July 21-The Temps announces
that England and France having submitted to
the conference their proposals relative to occu-
patton of the Suez Canal will not wait for
its decision before proceeding to make active
preparations. The French government will