Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-17
THE FALLEN CHIEF.
Outline Ct Arahi lPasha's De.
Is -; Tense. el5z li15
He Denies Az Completely IN the Mas
sacres and Lays the Blame
brg z Of Them on the Brit is-s
] si.l! is.si ish Officers. T'l
GENERAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

CAIRo, October 16.-Arabi has presented
the outline of his defense. He objects to
being questioned IN any way about the
massacre at Alexandria, Tantah and other
places during the war in Egypt on the
ground that he was in no way either cogni-
zant of the Immediate causes producing
them, or responsible for them. He explains
his position on this point by protesting
that the British feet had no right to bonn
bard Alexandra at all; that the lombard
ment and the fact that it was done sfter
not more than twenty-four hours notice,
which was ....-.s,,., -F.4 i 90
I'll. Entirely Too short =
to allow the people to either remove their
goods or carry away their invalids or chill.
dren, provoked feeling Of uncomfortable
Indignation among the natives, who be,
lieved from ii that the Christians In Egypt
and those invading the country were in de-
termined league to steal in upon the conn.
try and destroy and depogulste it. Arabi
alleges that he and his officers did all in
their power to keep under control this
dangeroussfeeling among the Egyptians,
and insists thatihe would have prevented
an outbreak oft if Admiral Seymour had
not ~ .r. ft3Es 'll
r. Been In Such Marderoas Haste.
ind states thst it was common belief
among his (ArabiS) staff that the British
were we'll informed OF theidangerous temper
of the populace and knew that the bonn.
bardment under the circumstance would
drive the Egyptians into frenzy and that
their conduct, nnder this evaporation,
would be directed mainly against the resi-
dent Christians, and expected that this
would give the British an opportunity to
claim warrant for landing and occupying
the country. Arab claims, therefore, that
the British were
Solely Responsible
for these massacres, and insists that the
British must clear themselves from the
suspicion OF having acted with the object
of producing them for the purpose OF ac-
complishing their ultimate end, before
did all in his power to prevent them.
Arabi further says that when the feet was
destroying the city of Alexandria the fire
supposed to be by the excited mob was lit
by sparks thrown. A Maltese known to
sympathize with the invaders was
Stabbed In the street
by an Arab who denounced Seymour's con-
duct, and from this single occurrence en-
sued all the bloodshed. In regard to the
loyalty of his conduct, and in contrsdic-
tion OF the charge of rebellion, Arab pro-
duces evidence that he was acting in per-
feet fealty, both to the Sultan and to the
Khediye, as his viceroy, 50 far as both the
Sultan and the Khedive made known their
wishes to him. He shows in proof of these
that the Khedive decorated him two days
before the bombardment.
Arabi's Trial.
CAIRO, October 16.-Arabi Pasha persists
in declaring that he will defend himself II
denied English counsel at his trial. It is
believed il official circles that proof Of
Arabi Pasha's completely in the June mas
sacres at Alexandria will not be obtainable.
1t is claimed that Ninty, the Swiss, can
prove that many Bedouins were shot at
Arabi's orders for looting.