The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-26
THE EASTERN WAR.
Saturdays Demonstration.
PORT SAID OCCUPIED.

LONDON, August 20.-The Eastern
Telegraph Company announces that
Port Said was occupied at three O.
clock, this morning by the English
forces.
AT 3 80 o'clock, this afternoon, an
earth-worll had been thrown up be-
tween the European and the Arab
quarters of the town.
Seventeen transports and five men
of war are at Port Said, and Admiral
Seymour and Gen. Sir. Garnet Walls
ley are both there.
This morning Ismail was also oc-
cupied by the British, and the rebel
troops were driven from Nefichc.
The British have possession Of the
telegraph line from Port Said to Suez.
ALEXANDRIA.
ALEXANDRIA, August 20.-The trans
ports Grecian, France and Kipaul
have arrived here. 1t IS probable
Riaz Pasha will take the post of Min
lister of the Interior in Chief Pasha's
new Cabinet.
LONDON, August 20.-A dispatch
from Alexandria to Reuter- says: The
intention to lombard Aboukir, which
was officially announced Friday, was
either ruse or was abandoned at the
last moment. The fleet and trans
ports went to Aboukir Saturday af-
ternoon, but at 1890 O'clock at night
quietly steamed east and left the
Achilles and two other vessels in
Aboukir bay. These are, this morn
ing, still anchored in the bay south
of Nelzon Island, from which point
they control the railway to Rosetta,
but the coast from Aboukir to Ros-
eta shows no sign of any landing
having been made. The white flag is
still flying on Aboukir forts.
LONDON, August 20-A dispatch
from Port Said to the Exchange Tel
egraph Company, dated AIM, says:
Sailors are landing and disarming
the natives who offer no resistance.
Several transports and men of-war
anchored here and a fleet numbering
seven is coming in. The gunboats
Dee and Don have entered the canal.
1t is said Rear Admiral Hewitt has
stopped the canal traffic.
PORT SAID, August 2l.-The Brit
ish Admiral commanding here has
granted permission to land the shore
end of the cable wl.ich hitherto has
been worked from on board the ship
John Fender.
The German gunboat Habricht
has returned to Alexandria.
The troops landed from the trans
ports, which arrived to-day and were
Immediately sent to the front. There
was reconnaissance in force at three
o'clock this afternoon along the Ma
hamoudich Canal, by the Thirty
eighth, Forty-ninth, Seventy fifth and
Seventy ninth Regiments. The enc
my kept within his entrenchment, fir
ing shells at the British advance, but
there were no causulties.
SATURDAYS sKIRMTsH.
ALEXANDRIA, August 20.--In the
skirmish, Saturday, the Egyptians
fired Sharpnell shells Intellectually at
an outpost of the 46th infantry nun-
bering 800, who were occupying tenn
porarily, an entertainment. The
Egyptian infantry then advanced to
within about eight hundred yards.
They were coming from Kafre Ell
Dwar. Some cavalry also appeared
from the direction Of Aboukir The
cavalry were also confused from the
restlessness OF their horses.
About 4 O'Clock in the evening the
British ironclad train was sent out,
and a car with forty FOUNDER was
detached and sent about forty yards
in advance of the engine and fired
two shells upon the Egyptians who
endeavored to execute fanking
movement. The forty-pounder, after
the movement was frustrated fred
toward Kafre Ell Dwar. The Egyp-
tians replied with shell which burst
between the train and engine. The
train then retired firing. During the
retreat another shell exploded near
the train between the rails. The
train finally retired without damage.