The Portland daily press., 1882-09-18

ALEXANDRIA, Sept 1.-THE Khedve has
learned that the commander at Damietta re-
Iuses TO surrender. He has 5000 black troops.
: nassan Pasha, Arabi's minister of pious
foundations, and Kailmal Pasha, have been
arrested in Alexandria. Mahmond Pasha
Baroudi has been arrested near Cairo Burshid
fasha, commanding at Aboukir, has sent in a
message announcing his readiness to surren-
der.
LONDON. Sept. 16.--Several of the prisoners
who have been brought into Alexandria have
sacre.
All Egyptian soldiers who were at Malahar
have left that post and quit the army. The
native troops hove also disappeared from Kafr-
ei-D@ar. Gea. Wood occupied that position
ana Mallaha at l o'clock this afternoon. Naval
brigades with their guns have re-embarked.
dispatch from Cairo to the Daily News
says; However much Arab Sasha may
have impressed the peasants for service in his
army he has not meddled with the property
OF the people The whole country seems pros
porous"
ALEXANDRIA Sept. 16-Fort Asian was sur
rendered at II O'Clock this morning to Gen
Wood in person. The commandant and II
officers came forward to surrender
The British now occupy Kafr-el-Dwar. The
artillery camp at Ramleh has been dissolved
and the naval brigade withdrawn.
LATER.
tits reported that Damietta has surrendered
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 16.-The surrender of
Aboukir has been fixed for to-day. The re-
port Of the surrender of Damietta is uncon-
hrmed
The Bedouins left Kafr-el-Dwar two hours
before arrival there of the British troops, TAX
ing arms and ammunition with them.
LONDON, Sept. IA despatch from Alex.
audra states when the two trains which went
to Kafr-elDwar yesterday afternoon to bring
back the prisoners OF war reached that place
all the soldiers had disappeared with the ex-
ception OF small body which had been left
to guard the arms and acaoutrements.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. 16-Lord Dufferin
to-day informed the Porte that the military
operations of the British in Egypt had cease
and England was about to Withdraw portion
of her troops He left 1t to tho Sultan to de-
eide whether or not it was not now necessary
to sign the Anglo-Tuikish military convention
LONDON, Sept. II "A dispatch from Cairo to
Reuters says: News from the interior is fa-
vorabe. 1t is believed that all owns will ten
der allegiance to the Khedive. The English
commander at the citadel finding many pris-
oners being tortured there has put the Egypt
ian commander in chains in Cairo.
In the the town itself 5000 fellahs, two regi-
ments of cavalry and several horse batteries
have boen disarmed. The work of disarming
prisoners is now over, and only few compa-
nies II English troops remain to guard them.
There were found in the rebel camp at Fort
Aslen $50 horses, which had been loated dur
ing tn6 OOm DdFOm6nu OF Al6Aandfla.
The council of ministers is preparing de-
cree disbanding the army.
The Daily News has the following srom AL
exandria: Although the eneIny abandoned
their camp at Kafr-el-Dwur, they left guns,
horses, tents, etc. standing in GOO order. in
charge of few officers and man.
Gen. Woods brigade will proceed to Cairo
in ten trains. The General himself left at
noon to-day for Kafr El Dwar to meet Roubi
Pasha who arrived there from Cairo with 9TH
N
| reached Cairo he was given in charge of the
| English officers Coincldent with Roubi
| Pasha's arrival Numbers of rebel troops from
| Morcout, Rasetts ahd Aboukir came into
| Karfer El Dwar to surrender Two companies
| OF British troops have been sent to Dametta.
| The Daily News Cairo depatch says the home-
! ward movement will begin shortly after a
| military review, which will be held as soon as
| the Khedive arrives. Gen Wolseey will not
| hold an interview with Arab Pasha, unless
| the latter requests it. The commanders on
| Rosetta and Abouki having offered to sueren-
der to the Khedive. he replied they must
march ssraight Kafr E Dwar and surrender
| to the English
During the siege of Kafr-el-Dwar IS of the
enemy were wounded, five of whom have silce
| died.
A mixed English and Egyptian military
| commission will be formed to try the rebel
chiefs.
CAIRO, Sept. 17.-Aribi Pasha informed
| Gen. Lowe he trusted himself to English honor
! as soldier whose army has been defeated.
| Gen. Lowe replied ne could not discuss the
| question Of war. His only mission was to ar
rest him. Araoi considers De Lesseps sham
| fully betrayed the national Egyptian party who
| depended upon his assurances that he would
| prevent any landing of troops or war material
by way of the canal.
| ALExANDRIA,S Sept. 1.-THE following de-
! cree was proposed at the council of ministers
today, and has been signed by the Khedive:
| Article The Egyptian army is dissolved.
| Article 2 officers guilty of rebellion shall be
prosecuted and punished according to military
I law.
| Riaz Pasha Minister of the Interior, states as
| the restoration OF order will be impossible un-
! less capital punishment is awarded To leaders
| of the revolt, he shall abandon the country if
| any miider sentence Is passed against them.
| Tee tora surrender here consists of 5000 aien,
70 horses, Is 1000 Remington rifles and 30 field
| guns.