Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-25
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. STILL FADLIhG BACK. Arabi Keeping Away from
 British Guns. SKIPPING FROM TOWN TO TOWN. A Stern Chase for WoIseiey's
 Troops. HIS iNACTION TO SECURE TIME For the False Prophet to
 Join EHiHm.
EGYPT.

AraSi's Cunning Plan-Retirtng Steadily
 Before the British Advance-IIis Object
 to Gain Time-The False Prophet En
 Route to Join Him - Tel-e1-Mahuta
 Abandoned After a Show Of Resistance.
 LONDON, Aug 24.-The Centraz Neaos con- pany to day published dispatch from Alex andria, dated at D. m., announcing the cap ture of el Kebir with two thousand pris- oners. The dispatch was received here with incredulity, as it was not believed that the British advance could possibly have traversed nearly forty miles of difficult country and captured an intrenched fortress within less than twenty four hours. The war office com Inunicated at once with General Wolseley and learned that Telel- -Mahuta ten miles from Ismailia and but three miles from the British outposts at Nefch twas the place occu- pied by the van of the British column. The position was not seriously defended by Arabi's troops and the prisoners taken, about two hundred in number, were mostly sick and wounded. Arabi's recent movements fully confirm the intimations conveyed in previous dispatches to the effect that the Egyptian leader would not risk general engagement at any point near their immediate base, but would fall back to Tel -el- Kebir or even Zag- azig in order to deprive them of the support of their ironclad feet and at the same time afford an opportunity for the effective use of his large force of Bedouins and other irregular cavalry in operations upon their Hanks It is not believed that Arabi will make decided stand at Tel el-Kebir, and it is probable that the decisive battle of the campaign may occur between that place and Zagazig Natives who have just come in to
 Al.zkx e.. of ZagaZig are very strong, covering all the approaches to the town and mounted with heavy guns, and that Arabi has strengthen ed his force at Burden and also posted detach ment of infantry and artillery at Belbeis on the fresh water canal, about fourteen miles south of Tel-el Kebir, to guard against any attempt to flank his present position. A de- serter from the Fourth Egyptian regiment of which Arabi was colonel, says the latter will make every effort to retard the British advance without bringing on general en gagement in order to gain time to allow the l false prophet, who is now making rapid marches northward, to form junction with him at or near Cairo.
 ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 2+.--The garrison at | Meks has been reinforced to guard against attack by tribes from the direction of Trip oli.
 Bedouins, reported to be several hundred l in number, entered Ramleh to-day and plum S0N0Thl exchanging shots with them. Several resi-. dents who had returned to Ramleh have l again fled.
 I IsMA1L1A, Aug. 24-Forty three transports are now in Lake Timsah. They are all &C., | lively engaged in landing troops, horses, ' mules and artillery. Ten thousand men have already been landed. The fresh water canal has been cut since yesterday. The men of war Orion, Penelope, Coquette, Carysfort. 1 Falcon, Tourmaline, Dee and Beacon are ! now at Ismallla.
 artillery has begun.
 ! M de Lesseps has visited the Duke of ! Connaught, and assured him of the friendly | sentiments he entertains toward England l PoEr SAID, Aug. 24.-Two Arabs have | been shot here for not answering the chal- 1 lenge of sentry. The exodus of natives has
 -consequently been renewed.
 PoRr SAID, Aug. 24.-A number of subor- dinate officers of Arabi's army have arrived their submission to the English commander. | VIENNA, Aug. 24.-The chamber of com
 nlerce of this city has resolved to petition the ! government to support the claims of Austrian
 residents at Alexandria against England to, compensation for their losses by the bonn bardment
 IsMA1LIA Aug. 24.-The British vanguard l under General Graham reached Ramses, eight
 miles from Ismailia, this afternoon Arab
 was found in force around Tel el Mahuta
 After considerable long range firing the Egyp t1ans retreated in the direction of Maksama l No English loss is reported.
 | CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug 24.-The Porte has
 addressed g protest to Lord Dufferin agains
 the ;tion of the British commanders in cut
 ting the Turkish telegraph between Cairo
 and Constantinople.