Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-21

Friday. was either ruse or abandoned at fra |
last moment The feet and transports went |!
70 ADoukr Saturday afternoon, but at 1O:3)
at night quietly steamed out east. leaving The
Achilles and two other vessels in Aboukir
bay. These are still anchored in the bav |
south of Nelson Island, from which point |
they control the railway to Rosetta. but the |
coast from Aboukir to Rosetta shows no |
signs of any landing having been made. |
White flags are still flying on the Aboukir |
forts.
DE LRsSEPs PROTESTS.
IsMALrA. AUGUST 20tb.-De Lesseps wrote |
Rear Admiral Hewitt Yesterday as follows /: |
1" II Is said that the British troops will land |
on the banks of the Suez canal. l appeal TO
your honor az British Admiral against the |
entrance to the canal of vessels to which, ac- |
cording to the bylaws of the company. we
cannot refusa pilots being employed for a |
purpose in violation of the neutrality of the |
canal, which has been secured by the Sultan's
frman and recent declarations of the mari |
time nnwers."
!, De Lessep4 in another letter says "The
British Admiral he's informed the chief transit
agent OF the canal company that in conse-
uueBce of his instructions from the British
Government he will prohibit going into the
canal until further orders all vessels. even the
canal compauy's boats, and in case OF need
he will re7ort tn force to prevent such en-
trance. The Admiral has further placed an
armed gnnbost at the entrances to the canal.
I protest against this act of violation end
spoliatiou.n
SATURDAYS sKIRMIsH.
ALEXANDRIA. AUGUST 19th.-Tn the Skin
mish Yesterday the Eovptians fred shrapneI
shell ineffenfuslly at the outpost Of the Forty
sixth Infantry numbering 3A0 occupying
temporarily AZ iptrenchment. The Egyptian
infantry then advanced IN within soc vards
They were coming from Kafr-el-Dwar. Some
csvalrv aieo appeared from, cha direction of
Ahoukir. The Egvrtian lines were most
IRREGULAR. and soma Of the men were appar-
entity unaruad. TIE cavalry we're also con.
fused from tho rest|essness nf their horses
Abont o'clock IN the evening British IRON
clad train was sent ou.. A car with FORTY.
FOUNDER was detached and sent ahnnt forty
wards in advance Of The engine. and fred two
shells upon tha Fcyntiane, who endaavored
70 execute hsnking movement. The fortv.
FOUNDER. after this movement was frustrated,
was fred tnvsr1 Kafr-a,-Dwar The Eyyp-
tisns replied With shell which burst between
the train and enrine. The train then retirad.
FIRING during tha retreat Another shel, ex-
p'oded noar between The rsils. The train
infantry meanwhile fred from their intrench-
ments, causing great loss to tba Egyptian
cavalry. The fighting ceased at sunset.
ARABI TO BE ATTACKED TO-DAY.
LONDON. August 2Otb.-A dispatch from
Alexandria saws: Tt is rumored that Arab
Pashas intrenchments will be attacked Mon
day morning at o'clock.
FURTHER FROM PORT SAID.
force numbers 600. Two hundred and fifty
two Egyptiar soldiers we're disarnred without
resistance. The Government of the Khedive
has been reinstated. The commanders of the
Egyptian troops are prisoners in the offices of
the canal cnmnanv. and tha three Telegraph
offices are occupied by the British. The canal
has heen c'osad 70 merchant vessels and the
dred9ers in IL have been seizeI. The BON.
bsrdnnant nf the Ghemileh Notifications will
probably take place to-day The British
man-of.war Tourmsl;ne entered the canal
this morning with the gunboat Dee, and
cleared for action.
THE sUFz CANAL.
PARIS, August 20th.-At meeting of the
Suez Canal Commissioners. to-day, resolutions
were passed declaring IL the duty of the com.
many to uphold the claims already made in
favor of the neutrality of the canal and to
oppose all warlike measures takan by Eng
lard. actine in her assumed character of sup
porter of the Khe live THE resolutions state
that the comnsnvs concession csnnnt be dis
turbed, even nv the Sultar. and that the COM
oanv reserved to itself the right to claim
before a compatent tribunal compensation
from England eventually.
PROPOSED SURRENDER.
ALEXANDRIA, AUGUST 20th.-Within the
last few DAYS ons of Arab Pasha's officers
visited Fort Nets and proposed to surrender
| with large holy Of men. He promised to
return Monday and make known the decision
of his men as to whether or not they will &C.
cept the terms offered.
FIRING AT RAMLEH-sUNsTRoKE
ALEXANDRIA, August 20sb.-Heavv firing
is NOW going on at Ramleb. Volley firing is
distinctly heard.
| There have been numerous cases of sun.
stroke among the troops recently.
| MINOR NOTES.
( ALEXANDRIA, August Goth. Another
| Egyptisu policeman was recognized to-day as
one of the assassins of the 18th of June.
Advices from Cairo report all quiet there
! to the 18Th instant.
| It appears that even the General COM
msndine the brigades was not informed OF the
| intended movement on Port Said.
Msjor-GeDersl Sir Edward Hauley had
been ordered to support the bombardment of
the Aboukir forts by flank attack from
| Rsmleh, and was unaware of the real plans
until he opened this morning the sealed or.
ders he received.
The Notifications at Ramleh are being
strengthened by Arab laborers.
The Leigh Smith Arctic ExpedIfion-The
Ezra Lost, but the Officers and Crew
| saved.
LONDON, August Goth. - The steamer
Hope. commanded by Sir Allen Young, c.
4 10 Ls1k LII l. = =
| the crew OF the steamer Ezra, has arrived ct
| Peterbead with the entire crew of that YES
sci. The Hope picked them up in Maiotsch-
| kin Straits, Nova Zsmbla, on the 81 of Au-
gust, they having lest their ship off Franz
Josefland and journeysd in boats to the
Straits through the ice. leigh Smith. COM
mander of the Ezra expedition, gives the fol-
lowing account of its experience On July
13, 1881, we steamed through pack-ice, and
ten DAYS later sighted Franz Josefland. We
! proceeded towards Cape Ludlow, which was
close to the pack to the rorthward, and on
| August % we went up Nightingale Sound,
and thence to Ezra hsrbor, and erected
storehouse. Ga the 16sh we started east to
look for the Jeanette, but were unable to
pass Berent Hook. On August 2lst the
Ezra got nipped between a land-foe and
and sank before we were able to
save many stores. We built hut on
Cape Flora CT turf and stones, and covered
it with sails. All wintered there, and during
the whole time no signs of scurvy appeared.
T~enty-rine walrus and thirty-six bears were
killed and eaten. We left Cape Flora June
IL, 1882, in four boats, sailed eighty miles
without seeing any ice, and reached Nova
Zembla August o. When the Ezra was
nipped the leak gained go rapidly that in two
] hours after it was discovered it was necessary
to abandon the ship. Hardly had the last
man left the vessel, when the ice eased and
the Ezra rapidly sunk a tent was first
erected on the ice, and the house was subse-
quently built.
! All the boats Of the Ezra were saved. Most
of the men saved some clothes and bedding.
For sixteen nights the crew slept in a tent.
from which they were at times almost flooded
out by rain.
Sailed for America.
LONDON. August 20sh.-John Psnde-.
member of Parliament, sailed for the United
States to-day.
Death.
LONDON, August 20th.-Sir c. Parish, di.
| plomatist and scientist. ia dead.
John S. Kaneen, of Virginia City, was
| appointed last SATURDAY. Grand Represent-