Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-18
A GENERAL ATTACK
To be Made Upon Arabi's Position by
the British Land Forces Satur-
day or Sunday.
An Interview with the Sultan on Egyp-
tian Affairs - England and
ireland.

snail De Hdue from ADOuklr. 1he troops
will attack the Aboukir forts Sunday. The
khedive Today visited General WolseIey and
remained several hours.
1t is reported that negotiations are pro-
ceeding for the surrender at Meks of 1000
Bedouins now with Arab Pasha. Another
report states that General Wolseley will
make the attack possibly on Saturday morn
ing, in two columns, along the route of the
last reconnaissance, and another by Lake
Aboukir, taking Arab at the points where
his right rests on the Mshmoudieh canal
Reports continue TO assert that the combined
land and sea attack on the forts at Aboukir
is imminent. According to the latest accounts
the attack will be made Sunday morning.
The duke of Connaught will go on board the
transport Orient without delay.
Arab Pasha is said to have 100 guns in
position at Ka6r Ell Dwar. The English staff
credits him with eighty at least.
SOLID WITH ARAB.
PARIS, August 1.-THE following tele-
gram, dated ut Ismailia, has been received
from DeLesseps: "The governor asked me
to-day whether the Egyptians could legally
cut fresh water canals from Cairo to Ism ilia
replied in the negative. l shall commu-
nicate my opinion, which has the sanction of
legal decision, 10 Arab Pashs, who has al
ways scrupulously respected the rights of the
Suez Company"
WILL NOT PRESS THE PORTE FOR REPLY.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, August 17.-Dufferin,
British ambassador, has been instructed rot
to press the Porte for reply concerning the
military convention.
GERMANY IRRITATED AT THE PoRTE's DELAY.
BERLIN, August 1.-THE delay of the
Porte in accepting the proposal for mill
tary convention has considerably irritated
haG
field, representative at Constantinople, has
been instructed TO make representations to
the Porte concerning the feeling of Germany
on this subject. The Cross Gazette says:
"The Porte cannot!undertake military inter-
vention in Egypt under the same conditions
as it could have interviewed in July. II has
only itself 10 blame for the permanently dis
advantageous position in which Turkey is
now placed. England asks no more in regard
to conducting the military operations in
Egypt than she did at tne time of the
Crimean war, when Turkey agreed TO her
demands without prejudice to the sultan's
authority"
RUSSIA PREPARING TO TAKE IN TURKEY.
The correspondent of the Cologne Gazette
expresses the opinion that Russia is prepar-
ing for war with Turkey by way of COM
pensation for England's occupation of Egypt.
The Sultan Interviewed.
The New York Heralfs correspondent at
Constantinople, who interviewed the sultan
on Egyptian affairs, cables his paper as fol-
lows:
After the usual delays preliminary TO
being admitted to the royal presence and the
formalities customary upon presentation the
sultan, in reply to a question about the stu
alton in Egypt, spoke as follows. The con-
versation was carried on entirely through an
interpreter, as his majesty speaks no Ian
guage but Turkish;
"The situation in Egypt" said the sultan,
"was not serious until the presence of the
fleets precipitated affairs and exasperated
the PeoPicT Arrbts Parry then toot-
vantage Of the situation to infame the pop
ulace."
what does your majesty consider the
original cause OF the trouble?"
81 will explain. There have been in all
the Egyptian public departments a great
number OF English and French employees,
appointed and Kept in place by the influence
of the English and French comptrollers and
consuls. These employees -proited enor-
mously by the abuse of their places, which
they held to the exclusion OF the Arabs.
They constantly extended their own privi-
leges and increased their profits until Arab,
who was then colonel in the service, COM
planned to the khedive. In this way a
breach occurred between Arab and the khe-
dive, and difficulties arose which might
easily have been arranged had not the ap-
pearance Of the fleets aroused native feeling
and destroyed my plans for the reconcilia-
ton OF the opposing factions and peaceable
settlement of the troubles, l had already
sent to Alexandria commission, including
Deryish Pasha, Achmet Essad Effendi, Lsbib
Effendi and Cedri Efendi, to act as arbitra-
tors, but the action of the English rendered
their errand useless. Lebib Effendi, who has
just returned, will give you written state
ment OF the case more at length"
"What does your majesty think of the
bombardment%
at was most cruel aud unjust. The En-
glish forbade the Egyptians 10 fortify their
own works and then while defenseess opened
fire upon them. This was an unjust, inhu
man set and contrary to the law of nations.
The English claim that they were dealing
with rebels. In that case il was England's
duty TO inform the sovereign power and to
leave the settlement to that authority in
stead of taking the law into her own hands,
which she had no right to do. The Euglish
say there is no justice among US. Yet let
us look at ireland. England's Irish subjects
are simply demanding right which here in
Such trouble as the Irish agrarian riots
would be impossible in Turkey. England
boasts of her superior justice, yet we have
what she does not grant to her subjects-an
equitable law under which farmers and even
farm laborers are protected in their rights.
When the Roumanians obtained the Do
brudscha they continued the use of the
Turkish law in regard 10 real property"
"What is your msjesty's opinion about
the result of the present troubles~
81 am sure that when all the facts are
known in America and other impartial
countries the action of England will be con-
demned as arbitrary and unjust. II England's
object is to protect her own interests in India
she has taken the wrong course. She will
never be allowed by the other powers to
occupy Egypt alone. France would insist
upon the maintenance of free neutral
province or a joint occupation. In either
case there would be more danger to the canal
III an nndsr tho Tnrk iel, yrie. Every E-.s,lisI.-
man who has any brains in his head under
stands that the interest of England is in the
m aintenance of the Turkish power. 1t has
been the intention and desire of the Turkish
government to maintain the status quo in
Egypt. 1t was endeavoring to bring about
a peaceful settlement of local differences
when the fleets appeared and precipitated
crisis.
ENGLAND.
IN THE COMMONS.
r1.--o.- Ar,r.+ In The Can,p,ons