Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-04
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. HOPE EHGL|SMEN FIGHTING AGAINST
 FATE IN EGYPT.
 A WEAK FORGE OF MEN. Changes in the English Conn.,
 mander's Programme.
 Arabi Men Out in Force. 'Tzae Insurgents Ranks Kept
 Constantly Filled.
'TERe Insurgents Ranks Kept
 Constantly Filled.
EGYPT.

The British Positton-Not so Favorable as 1t Might be-Ths Natives get the Best Oficers-An Interview with De Lesseps. IsMA1L1A, Sept. 3.-The delay in the ar rival at Kassassin of expected endorsements 1 has so far disconcerted General WolseIey s plans that it is not thought likely that the general engagement expected to take place Monday or Tuesday will occur for several days It is estimated that General Wolse- ley's force available for immediate advance
 does not exceed 15, 900 men, force entirely
 insufficient for an attack on Arabls strong
 positions General Wolseley reports that the
 health of the troops at the front is good.
 Other reports from reliable sources state that dysentery, diarrhoea and sunstroke are very prevalent, and, judging from the number Of sick now here and arriving by train, the mum Der of ineficients is evidently very large. An officer of the Sixtieth rifles, who has seen considerable service and has just arrived from the front, states that without large accessions to his force General Wolseley cannot hope to make 8 successful advance, and that he is now so hampered by the deficiencies of the transport service as to be unable to utilize all the troops he has on this line.
 After & cavalry reconnaissance General Graham's advance column occupied ground toward Cairo Karaim this afternoon without opposition. This movement indicates that the British commander is uneasy in conse quence of Arabi's demonstration at Sallhld, position the occupation of which by the Egyptians threatens an attack on the British flank and seriously menaces the safety of the Suez canal. Arabi's movement in this direc tion is regarded skillful strategic stroke IL kl.a T or,1 ho1 some what disarrapged Wolseley's previous plans.
 BosToN, Sept. ;,.-A special to the Herald from Paris says De Lesseps has just arrived. In an interview he said the Egyptian govern ment is national one. Arabi has the whole nation at h1s back. His force is probably be tween 25, 900 and 30, 900 Arabs. He has arms for POO, ,OOO When he needs men he can get them. He had every reason to be satisfied with Arabi's behavior toward the canal The English had no need of the canal for their operations Arabi has not placed price on his head. After the English landed at Suez he received letter from Arabl saying that he knew it was not his fault and giving him notice that the Sweetwater canal would not be cut The English sailors had behaved very badly, firing right and left ia the street and killing many Arab women and children and one of De Lessep's own employees. The army is very well organized and the war will be a long one It's final result cannot be forecast. No serious operations could be undertaken until the hot weather and the overflow of the Nile ends in October. The war will be no military promenade. Arabi had mutilated English dead and wounded England had long been intending to get her finger into Egypt. The whole trouble has been caused by the intrigues of Edward Nal lett for the purpose of giving England this opportunity. There had been many more killed and wounded among the English than they had reported There were many cases of srnstroke and little cholera. Previous to the troubles he had found some opposition among the Bedouin chiefs to Arabi. Now they were all for Arabi Even those who before had opposed Arabi had said to him (DeLesseps) that they were Egyp- tians before they were anything else. If Arabi was killed or captured the war would not come to an end on that account. If England wins the Khedive will never be able to govern the country. He will be deposed or left as merely nominal ruler As prisoner nothing that he does has any weight with the Egyptian people, With reference to the Panama canal he said: ''The Americans have never interfered in matters that did not con- cern them, while it has been the invariable practice of England to be always in other peoples affairs. He had apprehensions that Panama will ever hear & cannon fired"
 Work on the Panama canal was progressing favorably and was being pushed forward
 with the utmost activity.
 SUEz, Sept 3-The quarantine established on vessels from Aden and Bombay has been limited to twenty four hours.