Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-31
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. A RELIGIOUS WAR. Arabi's Course Sustained
 By the UIemas. THE PORTE AGAINST ENGLAND. Russia Also Withdraws From
 the Conference. THE SITUATION BECOMING CRITICAL Arabi Pasha Dons the Proph-
 cts Robes.
EGYPT.

Arabi's Revolt-A Fort Blown Up by the
 Engit.h-A Railway Break Repaired
 Arabf Assumes the Green Turhan-The
 Locttn9 in nAlexandrta-.ScenesW Witness
 ed by Spectator.
 ALEXANDRIA, July 29.-Everything has been quiet and uneventful here the last two days, with one exception, that General Ali sent 8 strong body of troops to take and blow up one of Arabi's forts near Ram leh. They blew up the fort without trou- ble, Arabi having completely destroyed and despoiled it several days ago
 M. Goussio, manager of the Anglo Egyp- tian bank, who with his wife remained in Alexandria during the bombardment by the British fleet, relates the following incidents
 The whole night long the native population had poured, screaming with terror, into the interior. At five minutes past seven on the 11th came the first shot from the frigates The excitement of the population and the volume of the emigration instantaneously in- creased. At nine the soldiers began parad- ing the town, assuring themselves by search whether the Europeans were in communica- ton with the admiral by telephone or tele- by several soldiers, mounted on the terraces of the houses and cut the wires of the telephone. One of the soldiers we carried hatchet covered with blood. My berbery told me that the men had just assassinated an Englishman admiral This was probably the young French telegraph clerk, who sought refuge in the Eastern Telegraph company's offices The bombardment continued all day. All day the population were fleeing with fright ened faces On the 12th the flight of the in- habitants continued in even greater numbers. In the afternoon the exodus from the town had become general. At three o'clock the l soldiers gave the signal for pillaging. AS on the 1lth of June, they began by opening the doors of the stores and dividing the merchan- disc which they found. Soldiers. under the direction of the officers and supe- rior officers, divided the booty in fashion disgraceful, but at the same time having its comical side. Pieces of calico were cut into pieces and handed round while albums watches and fancy goods were carried off and frequently pulled to pieces after having been for few moments in the hands of men who did not understand their use. The off cers frequently carried two or more guns so as to leave free hands to the soldiers who were carrying off the booty. A colonel mounted on a horse had pair of new shoes under his l arm; another threw down and broke into pieces a clock which he found heavy to carry. The property destroyed was of greater value than that which was actually carried away As soon shop was empty the paper and all the debris that could be hastily collected were thrown into it then small explosive pellets were added, and in 8 moment the whole was in blaze. At o'clock the Egyp- tian heroes, loaded with booty instead of laurels retreated in the greatest disorder Since o'clock in the afternoon the Bowabs or house porters had received the mot dor 1 dae to desert the houses which they guarded. By o'clock all the Egyptian quarters was In flames, and the town presented the ap- pearance of one huge furnace. Here and there we could see men of sinister appear ance and some disbanded soldiers coming ! like silent shadows into the open shops and going out loaded with plumber, having fed I the fire with the infammable material with ! which they were provided. Tn order to de- I fend the bank which the fire enclosed in a circle momentarily becoming smaller, was l bound to make rounds in the adjoining street
 all night and fire on all incendiaries and ma-
 rauders. In this way the immediate neigh | borhood was preserved clear. During the l night many families came in and demanded l shelter. On the morning of Thursday, find ing that no soldiers were coming to relieve l us or save the town, determined to go to
 them. We set out together, some seventy 1 persons. We put the numerous women and 1 children into the middle of our troop, sur
 rounded them with Greeks and Monteneg l rins, and then all started for the custom
 house. On our way there thirty five people
 in the same condition as ourselves joined us | The 1O5 marched without encounteripg op
 position, through and over masses of burning
 ruins. We ourselves broke open the doors l of the city. Weseized some abandoned boat
 which were fortunately at hand and pulled
 ourselves to Admiral Seymour, who received
 us with kindness on board the Helicon.
 l Arabi publicly read to his officers in hi
 camp at Kafr el Dowar the Khedives procla
 nation dismissing him from the ministry
 The officers replied with acclamations of con fidence in Arabi. The latter has assumed tn l urban n1v Inv 1
 scendants of the prophet
 It is reported that the Bedouins hay
 leagued with Arabi and have undertaken t
 send him six thousand men. A train of re connaissance from this city to- night succeed
 ed in repairing the damages to the Cairo an
 Rosetti railroad. "A censorship over tn
 press despatches from this city has been es tablished.
 The French Cabinet Down and Out. PARIS, July 3O-The bill granting th Egyptian credits was rejected yesterday b