The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-09
Foreign Letter.
Irregular Correspondence.)

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PoRT SAID, Egypt, August 30, 1882.
This morning at 3 o'clock the Mon.
arch" swung round to shore. The men
fell In silently and landed.
They took the town in different direc'
tons. The Governor is favorable to the
Khedivc and came on board. He soon
returned on shore and was installed, while
Arabs nominee was made prisoner, and
is now on board the "Iris."
The military party next went to the bar
racks and brought Calling gun to bear
on the gateway. The Egyptian soldiers
came out IN parties and laid down their
arms. The officers were sent on board the
"Iris"; the soldiers numbered in all 1877.
The Penelope" goes through the Suez
canal Immediately. The "Thalia" and
"Tourmalinc" have gone up the canal with
Calling guns in their tops.
All the arrangements for seizing the
town were made and carried out by Cap
tam Fairfax. The Catalonia" Nevada"
and "Orient" have just entered and were
loudly cheered.
This morning the fleet and troop ships
hove in sight of Port Said.
4 party OF Blue Jackets, $50 strong, un-
der Commander Kane, left the "NOrthum.
berland" and proceeded for Ismailia. They
were there Joined by an equal number
from the "Carysfort," and effected land
ing
They made reconnaissance. The enc
my, who was there in some force, opened
fire, and the result was that Commander
Kane and three sailors were wounded. The
enemy's loss is unknown.
The "Cygnc," and Condor" had a busy
time this morning in carrying detatch-
ments to pioneer the way up the canal
Meanwhile the marines seized and oc-
cupied Port Said without loss, and no &C
cidents marred the success of the opera
tons at this end of the canal, except the
stranding ofthe Catalonia" few miles up.
Nearly all tbs transports are now inside
the canal, moving steadily, but cannot
hope to reach Ismallia until shutdown to.
morrow.
The "CalabrIa" with the Household
Cavalry mUges into the canal at day-break
tomorrow. The scene on board this ship
was very lively. The troopers were par
AIDED for inspection Of saddles. All were
ready packed with kit and provender for
landing Immediately. In fact all the
forces are under the impression that a
dashing stroke is about to be made, and
are prepared to land, march and fight at
moments notice.
|. In the harbor this evening the Mon
arch" and Penelope displayed the cleo
trio light with great advantage, now illum-
mating the mass of ships congregated,
anon bringing the light to bear on the
now deserted fortress of the enemy, or
searching the narrow streets and boule-
wards where the people had met to discuss
the question who Is to be the next ruler,
and what is to be the future of the country.
The waste land and salt lakes on each
side OF the canal give the country wild,
uphospltable appearance. The glarlng
white sand along the right bank tor some
way inland shines like crystal and renders
1t painful to the eyes to look at. 1T resem-
bles salt brine. ---.-
| learn from private source that Arab,
informed of the recent arrival Of the Eng.
lsh relnforcements, feels unable to offer
an effective resistance to the troops already
assembled. He thinks only of making
pretence at defence, and of then declaring
his readiness to surrender to delegate of
the Porte. The Sultan would thus be led
to interpose his sovereignty between his
rebel subjects and the foreign troops.