The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-18
THE WAR IN THE EAST.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM EGYPT,
Horrible Stories ofthe Crueltlrs lIlleisd During
the sarllnv Of the CIiy OF Alexandria.
Refugees Pouring Into Port Saii-rears
or an Attack BY the Hedsuius. =

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tents and large quantity Of stores on board
for Suez. E..l y. ... -s.
ALDsns,IoT, July IA battalion OF
Munster fusllccrs were ordered TO sail for
Malta to-day.
ALEXANDRIA, July 1.-THE NorlhumbG.
land, with seven hundred men, the Tamar
with nincty-one marincs, and the Salamis
and Agincourt arrived here. Tho marines
will land ut Gabam and the two regiments
ut Ramleh.
Admiral Seymour lias issued manifes.
TO announcing he has undertaken, with the
consent OF the Egyptian government, the
restoration Of order. Nobody is allowed to
leave the town after sunset. During the
massacre soldiers set fire 10 the house OF n
timber merchant. A maid servant escaped
to the garden, where she remained sur.
rounded by fire, the soldiers laughing at
her agony and firing at her, but purposcly
nvol ding the inilicton OF fatal injury, pre-
ferfing 10 see her burn to death. Finally
she rushed through the flames, and though
wounded by bayonet tlirus,s she succeeded
in securing refuge in the ruins, where she
was discovered by marines and handed
over to the Americans. During the ulnrm
Saturday night one hundred and fifty Be
donins III the Gabara gate lied before the
attack OF mldshipmen and twelve sailors
Gen. Stone rode sunday afternoon six
miles in the direction OF Arab l'lsllu's
camp, but saw nothing Of his army. The
khcdivo received news that large mum.
Der OF Bcdoulns have collected three miles
from the railway gate, which Is opposite
the weak point in our defcnscs.
PonT SAID, July l7.-There is nh i'm.
mcnse number Of refugees here. Many
women and children are expected to-day.
The Europeans are imperiectly armed with
revolvers and sporting guns They fear
they will bc attacked by large force OF
lledonins, who, it Is stated, are assembling
in the desert. There are also fifteen hun.
dred Arabs at Fort Guclmi, six miles
hence, throwing up earthworks. Three
British, four French, two Italian and one
Spanish men.ol.war are in the larhor.
The Governor is loyal to the khediye,
but the Egyptian colonel who commands
$50 troops here is suspected.
ALEXANDRIA, July l7.-Several fresh fires
occurred last night. Troops from the troop
ship lamar, are disembarking and will
raise the total British force ashore to six
thousand men. -.fs q.
The war steamer Helicon has intercepted
two regiments going TO Port Said from Cy-
press and ordered them TO Alexandria.
Four sailors and two OF the KlIedive's
body guard rodc TO kafr.el-Dwar last even
ing and reconnoitcrcd Arlbi paslla' out
posts.
SiMIA, July 1.-THE immediate equip
ment, OF troops going.to Egypt has been or
dered, and all officers absent on furloughs
are ordered TO rejoin their commands.
ALEXANDRIA, July l7.-Toulba Paslla,
the military commander ut Alexandria, is
stated to have personally engaged in plum.
dering md arson. q
The Austrian Consul is the only foreign
diplomatst who thought II necessary TO
quit Alexandria. lie has gone TO Port
Said. -.
Dervisch Pasha states he has sent fifteen
telrernns to Constantinople for troops, all
OF which arc unanswered. 4J-
Tie Egyptian Gazette was published to.
day, Il native newspaper, started under the
control OF the British authorities. = Il
The party OF sailors and'members OF the
khedivc's body guard, previously referred
10, penetrated TO within 300 yards OF Arab
pasha's lines. They found all quiet.
The reports OF the proximity Of Bedo.
uins are untrue.
LONDON, July lin the Commons this
afternoon, Dixie, Under Foreign Secretary
said he found he had gone too iar in stat
ing that Germany had expressed ap.
proval OF the bombardment OF Alexandria.
This declaration was made in consequence
OF semi.oiilcial contradictions OF his state
ment TO that effect published ut Berlin and
Vienna. -
Sir Charles Dixie further said the Porte
llad not yet definitely answered the idrn-
tical note ofthe powers asking for the dis.
patch OF Turkish troops to Egypt
Gorst, Conservative, gave notice OF 4 mo-
tion OF censurc relative to the failure OF the
government to prevent the destruction OF
Alexandria,
CAmo, July 17.-Scven hundred and
tlity. Europeans, mostly Italians, with the
Italian Consul and m escort of forty
soldiers left Saturday. The German resi-.
dents and German Consul left Friday.
Both parties arrived safely ut Isnalia.
Anarchy prevails in the Provinces. 1t is
reported that eighty Europeans were
massacred at Mantah.
ALEXANDRIA, July II. = lllghib Pasla,
President OF tho Ministry, to-day wrote a
letter TO Admiral Seymour, stating the
preparations which Arabi Pasha is making
is against the will OF the Khcdivo and OF
the. Government; that Arab Pa,la has
been ordered 10 suspend them, that the
lNhediye has decided to dismiss him but
that the danger OF repetition at
at Cairo and elsewhere OF the fatal tlisorl, rs
i'll Alexandria have induced the Khediye
to temporarily defer the publication OF his
decision. The International Tribunal and
Postoslice have been reinstatcd, and one
hotel reopened. Nictuals are arriving from
the country. The streets from the Custom
House to the Grand Square have been
cleared OF the ruins and made p,ssable for
carriages. Dangerous houses have been
demolished with dynamite. 1t is reported /
that two british sentrics were shot last
night by Arabs armed with Remington
rifles. During reconnaissance yesterday
.i'hot tio'Ps hCiS iOillltl " .Jt clltTtIku.
ing, but seemed to luck proper implements.
ALEXANDRIA,, G:30 T.. M-rhis morning
thesailors drew up close TO theirgatlng guns
and the marines were orilcrcdlo &c, ready
for m attack. Some scouts had sent word |
that Aabi lasha was coming, the English |
sailors communicated with Americans and |
asked them to get ready and be prepared on
hearing the alarm sounded. Seamen at the
Palace OF Justice and Mt the American con.
snlate were prepared, and having got all
their ammunition ready awaited the signal.
They, waited until 0 o'clock, when they
herad the alarm was>ialse. ~
CoSsrASTISorLE, July l7-It has iran.
spired that Lord DuTerin has held an in.
terview with the Sultan, .oi a very
cordial character. The Sultan ,.p.
peared willing TO send troops !; to
Egypt but stated that certain difficulties
appeared in the way ltiis believed the