The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-11
THE SPECK OF WAR.

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subject which the world never fails to tale
deep interest in-war. Since the rebellion
OF ARABT and the riots by which foreign
subjects were killed in scores, the world,
and Europe particularly, has been in sus-
pense as to the results. The prompt action
OF ADMIRAL SEYMOUR has at last settled one
question-Engand has entered upon armed
intervention in her old-time emphatic man
ner, and to-day il something special has
not occurred within the last twelve hours,
herplwerful men-ofwar will be lombard
ing the ancient Alexandria. II is another
clash between the civilization OF
tie east and the west. The
Notifications around the city are
very old, and have of late been receiving
considera BILE attention, and are therefore
sufficiently powerful to meet strong at
tack, some hundred or more heavy guns
being in position. The greatest weakness,
perhaps, is the want of engineering and
modern scientific skill in the officers and
soldiers of Egypt, want which will be
terribly felt, whatever may be their valor,
when it comes to coping with English
fleets. There are some ten or dozen tre-
mendous vessels OF war of the English
navy now in the Alexandrian harbor and
their combined power of destruction in the
hands Of men who have faced thousand
Notifications is simply incalculable
almost. These are the two forces imme-
diately facing each other. The French
and other fleets have for the present with
drawn from the harbor and the engage
ment is between ADMIRAL SEYMOUR and
ARAB BEY. In the meantime the confer
cnce Of the powers is still in session and
what has been or will be done by it cannot
yet be definitely Determined. 1t is likely to
end at last in compelling Turkey to proceed
to restore order in Egypt, remove ARAB
BRy and punish the participants in the
outrages upon foreign residents If other
powers should become jealous of England's
prolonged and increasing influence and ac-
QUESTIONS in the east tho outcome may be
very different from that now suggested, or
supposed, and a general or at least import
ant war between the European nations
may result, Such complications exist in
European diplomacy that no man can tell
the result of any misunderstanding there.
slight affair may cause general havoc, or
a great difference may be amicably settled.
All we know AT present is that Great Brit
ain is determined to maintain her rights and
resent the recent insults offered her, and
that her fleets and armies for the first time
in many years are all activity. The nation
is again arousng itself under the ill.con-
cealed taunto that the courage of the
British lion was gone. War news for
some time will at least be plentiful,
and prove, doubtlessly, OF exciting
interest. 1t will be gratifying to
American vanity to learn that ADMIRAL
NICHOLSON Of our navy informed the Egvp-
tians that he would, if fired upon, take a
hand in the fray. 1t would have been a
very perilous undertaking on his part,
however, as the survivors of the Galena
ashore in about ten minutes thereafter,
and we might have lost Il more valiant than
wise commander who may do us some good
service yet when RoBIsoN's iron-clads are
Quilt The country will rejoice to learn
that the admiral however, has gotten safe
ly out the harbor with the other foreign
vessels not directly interested in being shot
at, The admiral by his prompt notice and
equally prompt retirement, has preserved
both our dignity and the greater portion OF
the American navy,