The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-28

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A BRITISH DISASTER.
OVERCOME BY EGYPTIAN TROOP
: And Driven on the Field With a Loss Of Fort
8 Men Killed and Great Number Mounded.
A Serious CosnaErAtion Started In Alex. 4
asdrla-Arabl Pa,h's Programme. +
ALEXANDRIA, July 27.-Arabi pahsa In
withdrawn tho bulk Of his outlying picket
to Kafr.El Dwar. The force from the Eng
lish men-ot.war landed at Port Said.
A tremendous conllagratlon broke out il
Alexandria ut two o'clock this morning
As seen from the harbor the fire seems t
be largerthan any since tho bombardmcnt
An official telegram from. the rebel Gov
ernment, dated Cairo, July 90, says
"Armamcnts continue on m extensive
scale. Volunteers ara arriving from upper
and lower Egypt. Some chiefs OF Dedonins
who, prior to the bombardment, were
known MS parlisans Of the Khedive have
pronounced fidelity, md all the best class oI
Musselmana, including Princes and Prin.
cesses Of the Khedive's, finally are now in
Cairo and are hiding the government. The
ladies formed committee for the prepara.
ton OF lint. The british have been dc.
ieated in two engagements, leaving forty
killed.
The OFFICIAL Ga:e,te publishes Il letter
from Anbi Pasha which declares that any
person found in possession Of 4 proclama.
tion dismissing Arab pasha from the Min.
istry, circulated by the Khedive's emissa.
sares, will be court Inartialed. The army
will do its duty and defend the country 10
tho lust extremity. Ii the commercial and
political interests OF the Powers do not in.
duce them 10 stop tho British invasion, n
terrible struggle must ensue. Some Itll.
ians, Swiss, Germans and French remain
in public administration and continue 10
receive marks OF confidence, notwi,hstand.
ing the British intrigues TO dcpopuIate
Egypt. -.
Eight hundred soldiers are now being
landed from the troop ship Orontes. The
Orontes, after their disembarkment, will
proceed to Port Said and land marines,
There Is great activity in the euemy's
lines. Egyptian soldiers disguised MS BE-
ouins, carried of ten cases OF gunpowder
from Fort Mukbebe,' near Nleks. Ennis.
Saries from Arab I.lsla have been preach.
ing in the mosques at Mukbcbe almost dali
ly. 1t has been therefore decided to oc.
cupy the fort and also the fort command
ing the road along the shore OF Lake Ma
restio, near which patrols OF the enemy
are frequently seen. The fire here is in
the native quarter and is believed to have
been started by incendiaries.
ALEXANDRIA, July a7.-The situation is
much different from what it was described
TO he last night. 1t was reported last night
that Ceymour had received positive ten
ders from the Egyptian commander at
Aboukir Fort to surrender the tort and
Turn over the entire garrison OF 1000 men
to the khedive. This was iaile,l within
the British lines as the beginning OF the
general break up OF Arabi's forces that was
to follow the offer OF amnesty which the
khedive proclaimed the day before. Sev-
lnour Mt once dispatched the Egyptian
transport ship Charkch 10 take away the
garrison and land troops to disable the
guns Much anxiety was manifested last
night at the non-retum OF the vessel. Dur
ing the night the anxiety increased BY n
movement oil Ar;ibi's troops, which went
about in large bodies just outside the
British outposts. II was supposed that Arab
WIS preparing 10 give the British Il
night surprise ut once. A body OF native
troops went so near the English lines that
the British opened fire. 1t was not return.
ed, however. 1t is evident this morning
that !irabi has been attempting to draw
the British land force away from their base.
then attack them. When the English
force to take Aboukir ncarcd its destina-
tion, it was amazed to learn that Seymour
had sent them on m impossible expcdi-
tion. They were informed before they at
tempted to near The shore that the COM
mander OF Aboukr was loyal 10 Arabi,
that he anu his men meant TO hold the sit.
uatiou for Arabi, and were willing to give
battle in defence Of their position. The
expedition returned without having ac-
complished anything more than to have
saved themselves from falling into what
was evidently awell prepared Trap for their
destruction. ~ s.
Arabi's forces are now advancing upou
the British lines. They are great numbers
and well arrayed. 1t is evident that they
mean to make an attack. = 8
Native troops have approached with
in range OF the English between Rameh
and. Aboukir, and opened fire. ~
CAlRo, July o7.-lt has been nearly i'm
possible to get any news from Alexandria
this morning. The only report received
which is any authority is that in this
mornings engagement Arabi's forces took
everything before them, driving the British
from the field and back Of Ramlel, where
they took refuge in strong entertainments
erected under cover oil the guns OF their
ships, leaving forty killed on the field, be.
sides great number. OF wounded. This
report says the native troops fairly over.
powered the English. Notwithstanding the
most stubborn resistance. 5-a7t.7l
LONDON, July 27.-Reports have been re-
ceivcd here from Cairo that in the morn.
ing's attack by Arab upon tho English
force between Ramleh and Aboukir, the
English were defeated and driven buck OF
Rmleh, losing 10 killed. The report is
believed here to be untrue.
Arabi Pasha has written the Sultan as
follows: sR..=
~ trust il is false, that us tho enemies OF
Islam assert, the Ottoman troops arc com.
ing to Egypt, rs should have 10 oppose
them by iorce."
tis doubtful whether Cherif pnsha will
consent to form ministry for the Khediye.
is rumored that Arab Pasha has with.
drawn with the bulk OF his army to d.
manhower, leaving the out posts at Kar.cl.
Dwar. The garrison at Ahort;r hnv;,v