River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-08-31
THE Ex.KHEDlvEs VIEWS.
a Visit to IsmaiI Pasha at His Palare
in Naples. The Present situation In
Egypt.
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS.

J
has been no fight at this period of
writing. Understand that in the blood
lest sense. The bombardment was no
fight. The big British ships, sheathed
in impenetrable mail, lay off the forts,
out of range of all but few of the
Egyptian cannon, and deliberately bat
tered down the forts, drove the people
out of the city, and cried "hurrah."
Her Majesty's eunboat Condor made
no heroic attack, and the loss of life on
the English side, in all eight persons,
was caused for the most part by acct
dents on board of their own ships.
The population of Alexandra, origi-
nally about 100000 souls, is not at this
time more than $4,000 exclusive of the
few British troops and the 1000 or
5000 marines from the ships of war.
Up to this time the force occupying
Egypt has never reached over 5000.
In few days there will be at least
1000 here, and in three weeks from
day they will be ready for advance.
At present there are not 900 horses
here. an entirely inadequate number
to transport stores and artillery. The
cavalry have not received their horses
vet, and news reaches us that there is
none to be had at Malta, only few
from Gibraltar, and that less than 800
are ready for embarkation from Eng
land. Horses in abundance are ex-
pected in twenty days, and the East
India troops are due to arrive in Suez
and be ready for simultaneous ad
vance upon Cairo flom the south at
the same ime the army moves on
| from here.
THE ENGLISH FORCES.
zone cannot help but see that the
| English forces are discouraged by the
fact that they have not been supported
| at time when victory might have been
easy. Now everybody appreciates the
| difficulties of the campaign. OF Arabs
| force no accurate eStsmate can be
made. 1t is beyond doubt 10000
strong, and if he brings to his support
the Bedouins his army will be swollen
to at least $4,000. This force is well
armed. Gen. Stone, who for years-in
fact, ever since ne left America after
the civil war-has been the head of the
khedive's army, tells me that the
Egyptians can equip fully 70 900 men,
having arms enough, and by forcing
| lDbO Ol6 IdIkS iH6 IidI6 pOpltd-
ton can raise force of at least fifty
five thousand including the Bedouins.
This force would be made up of 10000
infantry, $4,000 cavalry, and 10000
light and heavy artillery. AS to am
munition, he thinks they must run
short in case of prolonged struggle,
but their provisions will support the
country for at least year. The opin-
ion gathered from the best authority
indicates campaign of great resistance
and problematlc duration, The result
cannot be held in doubt Eventually
Arab must he beaten, and should any
happy accident make him prisoner,
it is likely enough that 20 one can fill
his place, and the war will have
speedy termination.
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE Ex KHEDIvE.
"Speakirg about the Egyptian forces,
| may refer to an interview had with
the ex- khedive, Ismail Pasha, in Naples
only laet Sunday. You remember he
plunged the country into debt and the
Sultan deposed him. He had saved a
vast fortune for himself, and with his
harem of eighty-two women and forty
tIlluGLc ecu ShiI III IL kpiCIlAid aShe iOA
| France. Even France felt that the
lines of morality must be drawn some
where, and she drew it just where Is
mail could not come. England's viz
tuous soil refused him, Spain and Tur-
key both denied him home, but Italy,
more nospitable, said, "Come, live with
U.S." So Ismail, having sailed up and
down the world, iourneying about like
the ghost of a power whose corpse of
nation refused him Judgement, bought
him beautiful palace in Naples, and
now lives there in luxurious idleness.
He is very laxative old fellow. say
so years of age, dressed in the Euro
pean fashion. He weighs 200 pounds,
is six feet high, apes European man,
ners, calls Arab dog and an imbecile,
his son Tewfk Pasha, the present khe-
dive, a cur and incapable, and the sui
tan many names more emphatic than
polite. He said he loved Egypt.
WHAT HE DID FOR EGYPT.
True, I taxed her people that |
might enlighten them and their chill
dren; true, abolished slavery that
they might no longer be barbarous;
true improved her harbors that they
might have commences tone, | built
| 1850 miles of railway, 1000 miles of
telegraph; established a postal system
as complete as any in the world, found
ed twelve colleges, improved the city
of Cairo until it bid fair to rival Paris;
visited III foreign lands in order to i'm
press other nations with the advantages
| of entering into and maintaining rela-
tions with us, bought books for laborers,
pictures and sculptures for galleries.
introduced opera and the drama, that
they might learn, and for this they
rise upon me in indignation. What
would you? That my nation should
be beegar for knowledge, a bankrupt
in independence, pauper in civiliza-
ton? No She might, and soon would,
have taken her place among the pow
ers. But now ner kind friend, her
generous friend, her tender-loving
friend, Great Britain wants to give her
eminence, and destroys her chief COM
mercial city. She wants to give her
place, and Stays 1000 people. She
wants her to hold her place among the
nations, and, VOLTA, she invades her
territories
But Egypt can reslstY
"'AE, yes. Egypt is patriotic. Every
soldier is three men now, even though
Arab Bey leads them.
"'And thus tripled, how many men
can she muster?
ARABS ARMY.
"'There will be at least 10000 men
well equipped and fighting for their
homes
ut is probably far from true that
Egypt's army is fired by any such pat
r1otism as suggested by the khedive.
All reports concur that the thousands
that have been forced to join Arab
have no heart in the uause and will
probably desert his standard at the first
opportunity To those who have brains
enough to consider the situation their
cause must obviously be hopeless in
the end To-day | saw man who
had been impressed bv Arab, but had
succeeded in making mis- escape from
Rosetta to the English fleet off the
Delta of the Nile. He spoke English
very well. He was seized and put in
the ranks and assured that if he re-
fused to promptly obey orders the
wrath of Allan and the death of
infamv should be his portion.
They took his money, some $500.
pat on HIM the uniform of a private
| and placed him IN Guard. At last he