Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-17
ENGLISH TROOPS
Arriving at AIsxandria---FranCe
VIII Cooperate
Six French Transports Embark
Ing Troops.
MANIFESTO BY ADAIIKA SEY-
MOUR.
A ThiIIIng Incident in the Mas
saCre.
BedOuins who Fled Before Mid
shipmen.
A Reconnaissance After Arabi
Pasha.
MI u,Nr.,Dne ~ u-nn an
BedOuins who Fled Before Mid.
shipmen.
A Reconnaissance After Arab
Pasha.
REFUGEES IN DANGER AT
PORT SAID.
Fifteen Thousand Arabs Throw
Ing Up EarthwOrIzs.
Six ThOutand British Troops in
Alexandria.


Calcutta reports the loss of the mail
steamer which sailed with 1900 com
missarrat tents and a large quantity Of
stores on board for Suez.
The entry of the Hillsdales for the
Kingston Rowing Clubs amateur
regatta last Saturday, was refused.
ALDEsHoT, July ia battalion
of Munster fusileers have been ordered
to sail for Malta to-day.
PARIS, July 1.-THE Cabinet in
council resolved to accept the invita-
ton to protect the Suez Canal jointly
with England.
MARsEILLEs, July 17.-.Six French
transports have been ordered to get
ready to embark with troops.
ALEXANDRIA, July II, The North
CUMBERLAND, with 700 men, the Tamar,
with 81 marines and the Salamis and
Agincourt arrived here. The marines
will land at Gabari, add two regiments
at Ramleh.
Admiral Seymour has issued man :
ifest, announcing he has undertaken,
with the consent of the Egyptian
government, to restore order. No.
body is allowed to leave town after
dark.
During the massacre soldiers set
fire to the house of timber merchant.
A maid servant escaped to the garden,
where she remained surrounded by
fire, the soldiers laughing at her agony,
and firing at her, but purposely avoid
ing the inhiction of fatal injury
pr eferring to see her burn to death.
She rushed through the flames, and
though wounded by bayonet thrusts,
hesucceeded in securing refuge in the
ruins, where she was discovered by
the marines and handed over to the
Americans.
During the alarm Saturday night $50
Bedouins at Gabarriz gates fed before
the attack of the midshipmen.
General Stone rode Sunday after
noon six miles in the direction Of
Arab Pasha's camp but saw nothing
ofhis army. The Khediye has re
ceived news that large number of
Bedouins have collected three miles
form the railway gate, which is OppO-
site the weak point in our deienses.
PORT SAID, July 16.-There is an
immense number OF refugees here.
Many women and children are ex-
pected to-day.
The Europeans are imperlectly
armed with revolVers and sporting
guns. They fear they will be attacked
by large force of Bedouins, who, it
is stated, are assembling in the desert.
There is also $4,000 Arabs at Fort
Guelmi, six miles hence, throwing up
earthworks. Three British, four
French, two Italian and one Spanish
men -of-war are in the harbor. The
Governor is loyal to the Khedive, but
the Egyptian Colonel who commands
25O men here is suspected.
ALEXANDRIA, July 17.-Lieuten.
ant Jackson, who was wounded ia an
attack on the forts, is dead.
Toulha PaSha, the military com
mander of Alexandria is stated to
have been personally engaged in loca-
ting the harem.
Austrias Consul is the only foreign
diplomat whe thought it necessary to
quit Alexandria. He has gone to
Port Said.
Dervish Pasha states that he has
fifteen kilograms to Constantinople for
troops, and all remain unanswered.
The Egyptian Gazette was publish
cd to-day.
Several fresh fires occurred last
night. The troops from the troop
ship Tamerarie are disembarking, and
will raise the total British force ashore
to 5000 men. The war steamer He'll
con hasinterCepted two regiment going
to Port Said from Cyprus, and ordered
them to Alexandria. -Four sailors
and two Of the Khedive's body guards
rode to KAfsn Eldwar last evening,