The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-27

naval commanders in regard TO the
formation CT rules for naval police
service on the SueZ Canal. I'll {
captain Of the AffOrdatare has re.
celVed instructions as to what
ment.
DeLesseps and son will leave here
on Sunday.
Suez, 90 Two more transports
with troops have arrived here.
Telegraph and railway communica-
tl0G between SueZ and ShOluf has
been re established. 1t will be com
pleted to Ismalia in few DAYS.
Malta, 26.-The transport Tevist,
with thirty seige guns, stores, and
296 gunnerS. proceeded to Alexan-
drla. The transport Lechmere. with
Railway Plant has sailed for Port
said.
1t is stated that Arab Pasbs's
governor, at Port Said, has arrived
l. ere, but not as a prisoner. The Watar
supply has again been restricted
Arrangements for condensing have
been made, each inhabitant to be
supplied with one gallon of water
daily.
Madrid, 26.-The cabinet yester-
day decided to follow the same
course as the other powers Cd the
Suez question.
Port Said, 26.-In the course of a
conversation to-day DeLesseps ad-
hered to his opinion in regard to the
national party in Egypt. He said
he still considered Arab Pasha a
noble patriot, and he felt happy to
think he (DeLesseps) had a great
share in preventing France from
participating in an adventure which
he believes will have even more
disastrous consequences than those
of the French expedition to Mexico.
He said he believed the campaign
will be long. and that the English
would encounter determined re-
sistance.
The garrison at Gamileh has been
largely reinforced, and the Arabs
are constructing trenches in the
direction of PORT Said.
The gunboat is sent each night to
watch the movements of the Arabs,
and prevent an advance upon the
strand at Port Said. Rushai Pasha
has made submission to the Khe-
dive. Additional deserters among
Arabs officers are reported.
Vienna, 26.-The release Of the
men belonging to the Austrian frig-
ate Nautilus, who were captured by
the Egyptians at Aboukir, was eff
fected without foreign Intervention,
being the result Of negotiations be-
tween the captain of the Nautilus
and the Egyptian commanders at
A bOukir.
Ismalia, 26.-RamseS and Brket
Ell Mahsamh were occupied yester-
day by the British. Losses were
small on both sides The enemy
reiterated to Lake Marina. Men
and horses are suffering much from
the heat. The transport service is
insufficient. The army and teIe-
graph train has not yet arrived. a
rev engineers are working on the
Egyptian line to Port Said; the |
work is very heavy, there being
only one line.
The Life Guards captured eight /
prisoners, who were dressed as or
4 nary peasants. but carried arms. |
wO had long Arab muzzle leaders
IeOtheTs were carrying Remington
rif1es. The enemy's scouts have
great boldness. The
enemy were much stronger than
we expected; they had a number of
cavalry and were spread out in
We soon perceived
train after train of reinfOrcements
arriving. Our guns commenced
fling at II o'clock. at the first cur
fire was very weakly responded to,
but in the afternoon the rebels
threw SIX shots to our one. They !
however, very little effect. |
The fire of the enemy, though
fairly for amateurs, was not correct. |
our men and horses stood |
the heat of the sun fairly well. a |
launch has been sent up the !
canals with two guns. A siege gun !
will probably be ready tomorrow,
with a 40-pOunder. The Thirteenth
Bengal Cavalry will land tomorrow. |