Daily Republican., 1882-08-25
THIRD EDITION.
AN INDEPENDENT BAE1LE.

AN ANWEFEND DENT oAAAAE"
ARaDI abOut to advance upon Ihe
Eng mglIsh-AIarm Amongst 1he
Natives.
LONDON, August PA dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Company
from Alexandria, timed at 8. 80 O'Clock
this evening, says:
Pacha's camp, from which it is sur
missed that the enemy are about TO ad'
vance !"
The Central News publishes the fol.
lowing, dated az Alexandria, Z. M.
to-day: :.
"a telegram has just been received
here announcing the capture by the
British of Tel El.Kebir, with 300 pri.
soners." There is very little doubt
that the above report is premature.
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram
Company from Port Said states that
several more of Arab Pacha's officers
have arrived at Cantara, from the
Egyptian camp at Salaheih, to make
submission to the British. A letter
from the commander at Fort Ghemileh
has been received by the sheikhs, in
the Arab quarter of Port Said, charg-
ing them to warn the inhabitants TO nee
in consequence Of q rumor that black
regiment was advancing on Port sad
from Damietta. A British force, Win
some artillery, has been sent beyond
the native quarter.
The correspondent of the Times at
Constantipople says: "AmOng unedu'
Gated Mussulmars the sympathy for
Arab Pacha is undiminished, but
among those who are capable of distin-
gushing between the political and SEN
timenta aspects of the question there
is decided revulsion or feeling, and
some of those who formerly applauded
Arab now condemn him as q danger
Gus enemy to the Empire.
A dispatch to the Manchester Guar
dian from Alexandria states that the
garrison at Meks has been reinforced
to guard against attacks by tribes from
the dir 9cti on of Tripoli.
A dispa tch from Ismailia 20 Reuters
Telegram Company says that forty-three
transports are now in Lake Timsah
They are all actively engaged in land
ing troops, horses, mules and artillery.
Ten thousand men have already been
landed.
The fresh water canal has been cut
since yesterday.
The Porte has addressed protest to
Lord Dufferin, the British Ambassador,
in regard to the interruption of tele-
graphic Communication with Egypt,
the Porte being unable to communicate
with its officers at the Khedive's pal
ace,
ALEXANDRIA, August PA pillag
ing party at RGmleh today consisted
of fifty Bedouins and five men OF the
Mustaphezin Regiment. AS soon as
they entered the outskirts of Ramleh
they commenced their acts of plunder.
On the approach of a body of High
landers the Bedouins fled. The Mus.
taphezins took refuge in house, where
one of them was killed, and the four
other were made prisoners.
The rebels are constructing new bat
tories on the line of the railway to
Cairo. The guns on the Water Works
will exchange some shots with them
to-day.
Intelligence received at the Palace
states that the Boulak El Dakrur Rail-
way has be cut short distance south
of Eikitah, it is supposed by BedOuins,
with the object of cutting off Arab
Pacha's retreat to Upper Egypt. Sui
tan Pacha has received information
from Upper Egypt that strong feeling
against Arabi exists among the people
because of his ex &C ions.
while Arab Pacha's Generals know
exactly our movements we are ignorant
of theirs. The absence of balloons is
much felt here. There il no place where
they would be more useful.
The troops at Fort Ghemileh, near
Port Said, are rep rted to be waverin g
in their allegiance to Arab Pacha.
Many of them are deserting.
PORT SAID, August 24.-TWo Arabs
have been shot here tor not answering
the challenge of a sentry. The exodus
of natives has consequently been re-
renewed.
PARIS, August PA dispatch re-
ceived here from Alexandria says :
"The English being anxious to save
Cairo will push on rapidly thither from
Suez by the old direct railway line, on
which new rails will be laid
Negotiations ar preceding between
the commander of the Austrian gunbOat
Nautilus and the Arabs at Aboukir
with the view of effecting the release Of
the officer and twenty men who, while
the Nautilus was off Aboukir or
Monday, were sent ashore, where they
were made prisoners.
The Telegraph has the following
dispatch from Alexandria dated yeter-
day: "a spy was captured to-day while
attempting to pass the British lines
He had wade through Lake marcotis
This afternoon the enemy were observed
extending their intrenChments toward
the British positions. Two shells wer'
fired at them from the 40 FOUNDER, thu