The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-27
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
EGYPT.

!OIdIIIIh1 brother OF the KhediVe, T.
LORD Granville, is published askin,
that ne be allowed to serve with th,
british army in Egypt. Lord Gran
vile replied for. government. re
GREETING its inability to accept tn,
princes offer of service.
The Standard has reason to be
!ieve General WOlseley has applied
for more troops. This probably
means a third division Of the army
corps, now mObilizing at AIdershot
Alexandria, 26.-It is stated or
good authority that 1000 Albanians
have entered for service in the
Egyptian quarantine and other
departments, as it is feared native
troops can't be trusted. Troops are
urgently required at the quarantine
station at Moses well, near Suez. as
the attitude of Bedouins there is
threatening. The blockade of the
Egyptian Coast was established
yesterday.
The Austrian beats crew of the
frigate Nautilus, captured by the
Egyptians, has been liberated.
At 30 this morning the enemy
approached our lines. apparently
endeaVOring to cut off the British
0utpoSts near the Maumadich canal,
but retired on the alarm being
given. Two Tunisan merchants
WHO escaped from Kafr ell DWar
have arrived here. They declare
the country is thoroughly discon-
tented with Arab Pasha and
anxious for peace. This applies par
ticularly to Cavil.
1t is stated that there is an unex-
pected hitch in political matters.
Rlaz PaSha, who was summoned
by the hhediYe to form a new min
istry, refuses to take Office if the
chamber of nOtableS is restored, as
he considers such an institution as
unsuited 10 Egypt as to India.
4 large number of Egyptians are
entrenching southwark of Meks,
apparently with the object of pre-
venting a flank movement by the
British. A small reconnaissance,
made last evening, caused the
enemy to withdraw through the
shallow part of Lake Mareabis.
Two battaliOns OF the enemy's in
fantry withdrew yesterday from
AbOukir to occupy the isthmus be-
tween Lake AbOukir. and Edko.
This is an important position, as, if
AbOukir was once captured, KaGr
ell Dwar could be burned by the
force traversing the isthmus. Adj
vices from the interior represent
the cotton crop as having suffered
considerably, owing to the want of
irrigation.
Arab Pasha's train left the posi-
ton of the enemy at King Osman,
at 6 this evening, and advanced
ABOUT three hundred yards, when
two heavy guns on the waterWorks
hill fired five rounds against the
train. One shell fell in the enemy's
trench, 3 and the train retired
without replying to the fire.
Cons antinOple, 26.-L 1rd Duffer-
in. British amba 3sador, promised
that pilgrims to Mecca would be
permitted to traverse the Suez canal
as usual.
Ismalia, 26.-The enemy's loss is
estimated at 1000. The first shell
fired by the enemy passed a few feet
over General WOlsley's head and
took off leg Of horse ten yards
behind him. The enemy, through
out the fight, declined to come to
close quarters. The two gunners
killed were strnck by shrapnel, near
WOlseley's position.
The troops behaved well. They
were all day without water or food.
after marching fen miles through
heavy sand. The enemy's cavalry
swept around the British right flank,
but did not come within striking
distance. The Egyptian fire was
too hot for the life guards to
cross the open towards them.
The British infantry passed the
day lying down behind banks and
in bitches. After the engagement
General WOlseley rode to Ismalia,
and returned late in the evening.
ReinforcementS arrived during the
night, but the guns not until early
next morning, having had great
difficulty to get through the sand.
At daylight it was found, to the
great disappointment of our men,
that the main body of the enemy
had withrawn. The Egyptian artil-
lery fought we'll, and fired much
more accurately than at Kafr Ell
Dwar. The infantry were cOntemp-
tlble, and the cavalry little better
Both those arms we're observed
breaking from the ranks, and dis
persing under our fire of shell.
All troops except the Irish Fusi-
Ilers and three batteries of artil-
lery have gone to the front. Two
bodies of Indian cavalry have ar
rived, and also gone forward. On
Thursday the British gunnerS were
so exhausted after several hours
continuous works, that they were
obliged to lie down while the
drivers worked the guns.
Conitantinople, 26.- The council
CT ministers, under the presidency
OF the Sultan, is now sitting at the
palace to decide definitely IN regard
to a convention with England and
other pending questions, and Lord
Dutferln firmly maintains that the
Turkish troops shall only be allowed
TO dlsem lark at Rosetta, Damletta,
or Aboukir, and categOricauy re-
fuses to permit their landing at
Alexandria, Port Said or Suez'