The Portland daily press., 1882-07-24
EGYPT'S WAR.
England to Put $4,000 Men
in the Field.
SHOTS EXCHANGED WITH
ARABPS CAVALRY.
Russia and Germany
Growing Restive.
MORE ATROCITIES PERPE-
TRATED BY NATIVES.
Form Announcement of Arab
Bey's Dismissal.

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| Aboukir and will occupy Ramleh tomorrow.
| Arab Pasha has levied war tax upon land to
| the nominal amount of 100000. The Khe-
| dive has received advices that Arab Pasha is
| well supplied with provisions and ammunition,
| but his forces are not increasing.
| Some correspondents having reported that
| they were fired upon yesterday at a village
| few miles out from Alexandra. a party Of
| military proceeded thither last evening. They
| found the houses filled with plunder, and
| brought 40 prisoners here for trial. 1t is now
| said that the reports of the number of persons
| massacred at the time of the bOmbardment
were grossly exaggerated. The British ap-
| pointed Achmet Rifa-At governor of Alexan-
his use as a fgurehead will enable authority
| to be exercised without wounding the native
| succeptibilities.
AT meeting of the foreign consuls at Port
| Said, yesterday, it was agreed to call on the
| admirals and the captains of the men-of-war in
| the .harbor to ask what steps are to be taken
| for the security of the Europeans on shore, in
| the event of an outbreak. Every European
has left Cairo. The Arabs at Ismailia are
| numbering the Copts. The British videttes
| now extend seven miles beyond the walls.
| Fresh earthworks have been thrown up by the
| Egyptians at Fort Guerniel, six miles from
| Port Said. The Khedive reports that he has
| learned that Arab Pasha's troops are still
further damaging the canal at Baladen.
| Europeans continue to land here. The streets
are f-irly full Of English, French, Germans,
! Italians and Greeks. The battery of artillery
| on the way from Malta has been shipped with
| out horses. No horses can be obtained at
| Alexandria, and the artillery, which is much
| wanted, will be useless when it arrives.
| LONDON, July 22-In the House of Com
mors to-day, Rt. Hon. Hugh G. Childers sec
| retary of state for war, stated that the amount
| of the proposed vote of credit for the Egyptian
| expedition would be e2,500,000. He said he
| would also ask for a supplementary vote of
| 10000 men for the army. He also stated that
| 100000 of the vote of credit would be for the
army, and the rest for the navy. Sir Charles
| Dixie, under foreign secretary, denied that
| convention had been concluded with France
| relative to the Sdez canal. Rt. Hon. Robert
| Bourke, Conservative, stated that he would
| probably ask Mr.. Gladstone ON Monday, when
| the demand for vote Of credit for the troops
in Egypt came up, if he would consent to re-
/ port progress Immediately after his statement,
| so as to obtain further information as to the
| policy OF the government particularly in re-
| gard to the Suez canal
| The Times this morning, says the force des-
| tined for Egypt will be 10000 men, and this,
with the troops already sent, makes a total
| strength Immediately available of II, 900 meu.
and Maj. Gen. Sir Ryeiyn Wood will COM
mand the brigades. Gen. Wood has been or
dered to be ready to embark in few days
The government yesterday engaged ten vessels
| for the transport of troops. The transport N.Y.
anza has been fitted as a condenser for Aexan-
| dria. She can condense $4,000 gallons of wa
| ter daily The embarkation of the whole
| force will be completed within fortnight.
| Cyprus will be the rendezvous of the force.
A dispatch to the Daily News from Mar.
seilles states that three bat5aions have arrived
| at Toulon for the formation of brigade of in
| fantry. Other detachments are arriving daily.
The troop ship Euphrates left Portsmouth
| today. She took 1858 men. Her captain re-
| ceived sealed orders before sailing. 1t is pre-
| sumed that her destination will be Alexandria,
| not Malta.
The government has chartered the Grecian
| and Canadian, steamships of the Allan line.
| Each is capable of accommodating regiment.
| M de Freycinet has communicated with the
| government in regard to inviting Italy to coop
| crate with England and France. 1t is believed
| that England will readily acquiesce.
| A dispatch from Malta says the troop ship
| Orontes has arrived there She will embark
| troops and return to Alexandria.
| The Paris Temps states that the credit for
| the Egyptian expedition amounts to f40,0 ,000,-
| 600.
CoNsrANT1NopLE, July 22.-The conference
| Pasha will claim the presidency and propose
| that the sttings in future be held on at Stam-
boul instead of at Therapia. Dervish Pasha
| has arrived home from Alexandria.
TouLoN, July 22.-The advance. guard of
| the French expedition, consisting of 5000 ma
| rlnes, is preparing to embark.
| ALEXANDRIA, July 23.-The staff of the
| Water works are hard at work clearing the Ro-
| man cistern for storage of water. Ii only water
| enough can be stored to tide over another
| month the nile inundation will probably
! sweep awayArabis dyke or rush around it and
| all will be well.
| LONDON, July 23.-The Observer says: We
| understand Wednesday last an ultimatum was
| sent to the Sultan, asking him to state within
| twelve hours whether he was willing to send
troops to Egypt, and that it was upon the re-
| ceipt of the evasive reply that the govern
| ment decided that the time for further delay
| had passed. The Queen has expressed wish
that the Duke of Connaught colonel-in-chief
| of the rifle brigade, participate in the Egyp-
| tian expedition.
ALEXANDRIA, July 2S.-Troop ship Malabar,
| with 1.10S men and battery of artillery, has
| arrived. According to the latest news from
| Cairo, 5000 starving and homeless persons
are camping in Esbeh gardens There is great
mortality among them. 1t is rumored that
| French marines have disembarked at Port
Said, but it is impossible to verify the rumor,
| there being no telegraphic communication.
| Arab Pasha yesterday massed 700 cavalry,
| with field gun, at the pumping station of the
| Ramleh water works. 1t is supposed his in
| tention is to destroy the station.
| The mail steamer from Constantinople,
| which arrived this morning, has been embar-
| goed and her captain arrested, on suspicion
| that she was carrying letters to Arab Pasha.
| The steamer is guarded by four steam launches
from the British fleet
| 1t is understood an English-French occupa-
tion of Port Said is projected.
No water has been supplied to the public in
| Alexandria since noon yesterday.
Admiral Seymour has ordered the machin-
cry of all cotton presses to be used in condens-
ing water,
| reconnoiter, but did not approach within firing
distance. The fort has fifteen guns mounted.
| On appearance of the Bittern men stood to
their guns but did not fire. At Aboukir there
| was large number OF guns and men. A flag
| of truce was flying but no English troops land
| ed to spike the guns. The country is drifting
| into fearful anarchy, and atrocities equal to
any ever perpetrated inBulgaria are committed
| with impunity. Two Germans at Tulkh who
| had been sheltered by the station master until
the train was ready to start were caught on
| entering the train, their hands held over the
| carriage door and their throats cut. Another
| Christian was placed ON the rails and an engine
run to and fro over his body. Arab is flooding
| the country in front of his entrenchments To
| provide for the civil population the Chief En-
| gineer OF the Bittern has been placed in charge
| of the steam cotton works, wheres with five
| boilers and two tanks he will be able to con-
| dense 100 tons of water daily from wells of
| brackish water.
The Khedive has issued the following circu-
| lar to the army:
| son perusing the order for the dismissal of
| Arab Pasha from the office of minister of war
| you will know the great motive which necessi-
tates his dismissal Henceforward he will
have no authority over you. Whosoever
agrees with his designs and movements will
have participated in his crimes: whosoever
| shows obedience and conforms to our rule will
deserve honor, courtesy and good remunera-
| ton. You must be aware the country is sur
rounded with dangers and perils for the Pow
| ers have agreed Turkish intervention for
| the reform of the country without damaging
| the privileges of the firmans granted to Egypt
L am convinced you will conform yourselves to
| my orders which cannot have any object other
| than the welfare Of the county. He who obeys
my orders will be rewarded. He who does not
will have to blame himself on being punished.
After the bombardment of Alexandria, a
council of war was held under our presidency,
Derviseh Pasha assisted, and Arab Pasha was