The Portland daily press., 1882-09-19
EGYPT'S WAR.
Natives not Aware Of the Condi.
ton Of Affairs.
TaEY ATTACK A TRAIN LOADED
WITH BRITISH ANDsEGYPTIANs.
Damietta to be Attacked Both Eby Land
and Water.

ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 18.-The fact of the cap
ture OF Arab and scattering his forces does not
seem to have reached all points in Egypt, as is
shown this morning by an attack made by ma
uVes "a anu around hafizayat on train load
Of British soldiers and some Egyptian officers,
including Ibrahil Bey and Tewfm, ex-gover-
nor OF Behert, who were being brought from
Cairo to Alexandria. The natives, laboring
under the impression that Arabi had won a
great battle aJ Cairo, and that the train con-
tanned some of the fleeing, defeated enemy, at
tackled it with much fury, but were beaten off,
and under volley from the soldiers they soon
dispersed.
CAIRO, Sept. 1S.-Throughout the campaign
the Egyptians had complete system of spies
In Alexandria and Ismalia. The rebels ex-
pected that the British would attack Tel-e-
heolr at midnight of the 18th, and they re-
mained in their trenches all night. This shows
tnat the attack was not a surprise.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 18.-The surrendered
rebel officers are interned in the Khedive's
palace. Two squadrons of cavalry from Mari
out, after having been disarmed, were
man Bey, who is supposed 70 nave instigavoa
the burning of Alexandra. has been captured
The British have occupied Tantah.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept 18.-The garrison of
Aboukir which was ordered to proceed to
Kafr-el-Dwar to surrender marched out of
that place last evening but the entire regi-
ment, with their arms, moved off eastward to
join Abdellah Pasha at Damietta. The re-
mainder of the first detachment of about 150
men reach ed Kafr-el-Dwar at o'clock this
morning. MANY others had escaped ON the
The rest of the garrison, numbering 5000 or
1000 men, arrived at Kafr-el-Dwsr at noon.
They were disarmed, the men dismissed to
their homes and the officers detained.
LONDON, Sept. 13-A dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company from Alexandra
reports that one o. the participators in the
June massacres was hanged to-day.
1t is reported that gunboats and troops have
been ordered to operate against Abdallah
Pasha, who is still holding Diametta.
Train service on the railroad between Cairo
and Alexandria has been resumed. All the
stations will be occupied by the British
The Times says the punishment for the
crime of rebellion is death, and without vim
dictiveness it may be said that never was that
punishment more richly earned than by Arab
Pasha and his chiefs
The correspondent of the Times at Alexan-
dria says: One of the Egyptian officers who sur
rendered explains that Arab left his best SOL
diers at Kafr-el-Dwar because he thought the
move on Ismalia was ruse and that the real
attack OF the British would be on Kafr-el-
Dwar.
Turkish Intrigue.
1t is known that the Sultan has quite re-
Gently been in communication with Arab
through Damietta and there can be no doubt
that the resistance of the commander of that
place originates from Stamboul.
A dispatch from Reuters Telegram Co. from
Port Said states that the commander of Dam
ietta also holds Forts Dbha and Ghemileh.
The governor Of Port Said sent an Arab to the
rebel commander on Friday, but the messe n
ger has not returned.
CAIRO, Sept 18.-Gen. Wolseley and Ad-
miral Seymour are concerting plan for a SIM
ultaneous attack on Damietta by land and
water.