The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-09
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Islnalia. S.--Colonois Of three
English cavalry regiments are sick
in the hospital.
1t is reported the fresh water
canal has been cut above Tel Fl
Kebir, thus flooding the IowIands
to the south of that place. Forty
guns from Cairo arrived at Tel Fl
Kebir yesterday.
Major General Willis has arrived
and taken over The command from
General Graham.
The enemy has occupied a village
about two and q half miles south of
our camp.
The reconnaissance made yester-
day in the vicinity OF Tel Ell Kebia
revealed to us the enemy's position
from Karraim to Tel Ell Kebir, to
the extent of about five or six miles.
The strength Of the enemy at both
places is now pretty accurately
known.
Alexandria, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
made q spirited reconnaissance off
Mandaras yesterday, came in con-
tact with the enemy, and six of the
latter were killed.
1t is reported that Arab Pasba is
i'll with ~dySentery.
The body Of the murderer of the
Englishmen Richardson and Dob
son, Who was executed yesterday,
was left hanging in charge of
twenty native policemen. Latelast
night an Arab mob overpowered
the guards and carried off the body,
together with the rope with which
the man was hanged. They intend
to send the murdeTer's clothes and
the rope to the mosque as relics,
and the body is to be embalmed, as
that of a saint. No British soldiers
were on guard.
There is no further danger OF
prisoners being tortured, Sir Ed
ward Malet, British consul general,
having taken measures for the pre-
ventiOn of the practice. He says he
had difficulty in persuading the
Arabs that the use Of thumb screws
was unnecessary in conducting the
examinations of prisoners.
The ministry to-day submitted to
the foreign counsels-general pro-
posalS relative to indemnifying the
inhabitants OF this city for losses
sustained by incendiarism or pillage
The ministry suggest that an in
ternational commission, whose de-
| cisiOn shall be final, be appointed
to settle the claims. the
commission to consist Of foul
members of the public
debt department, two Egyptian dele
gates, and one delegate from each oi
the six great powers, one of the
Egyptian delegates to be presidenl
of the commission and a vice
president to be elected by the com,
mission by a SiIdpfe majority.
KassaSSin, S.-A reconnaissance
of Tel El Kebir was made to-day
The enemy appeared in force. There
were no casualties.
The object of the reconnaissance
made to-day was to drive out the
force of the enemy reported to have
I occupied a village near here, and
also to erect field telegraph lines
! The village was found deserted, but
the enemy's position and earth
works discerned on a ridge not fan
distant. The enemy appeared in
great numbers and a brisk fire has
opened by both sides, which con.
tinued half an hour without any
casulties The horse OF Major Terry
correspondent Of the ATHg ana
Macy Gdzette was shot from under
him. While the English were re-
firing the enemy swarmed down the
hill, and fred at them. The Egypt
ians evidently thought the recon,
~naissance was the beginning OF
earnest operations. The enemy are
giving the English more trouble
than the latter had anticipated
The Egyptians are now in possession
Of four positions from which the
English had driven them,
Port Said, San understanding
has been arrived at between mill
tary authorities and the water COM.
pany, by which Port Said will re.
ceiVe 500 tons Of water daily, anC
Ismalia o sufficient quantity to sup
ply it's inhabitants.
Alexandria,-Th KhediVe has
given strengent orders that no prls
Oners whatever be tortured, o.
otherwise III treated in the future