Connecticut western news., 1882-08-02
AFFAIRS IN EGYPT.
THE orTY OF ALEXANDRIA, AFTER THE COMMANDMENT.

The correspondent of the London Times at Alexandria writes that he is convinced that the report of the number of persons massacred at the time of the bombardment was grossly exaggerated. Still similar reports of massacres are constantly received, which will probably in the near future be described also as greatly exaggerated.
 Arabi shot eleven Bedouins for show ing signs of dissatisfaction. Arabi is working on the Nile and the canals to flood the country between Alexandria and Mahalla. This he can accomplish when the Nile rises sufficiently-say in three weeks.
 An eyewitness who arrived at Alex andria from Tantah gives appalling de- tails of the massacres. Eighty-four Europeans, native Christians and Jews, including the English telegraphers, were tortured, disemboweled and torn in pieces. The women were violated be- fore being tortured. Most of them were dragged into the principal square and murdered in the presence of the Gov ernor. Soldiers as well as the mob took part in the atrocities.
 Atrocities equal to any ever perpe- trated in Bulgaria are committed with impunity. Two Germans at Tulkh who had been sheltered by the station-m -mas- ter until the train was ready to start were caught on entering the train, their heads held over the carriage door, and their throats cut.
 Miscreants are still occasionally caught near Alexandria with balls in their possession which are saturated with petroleum,
 Another Christian was placed on the rails and an engine run to and fro over his body.
 According to the latest news from Cairo there are 5000 starving, home less persons camping in the Esbeih Gardens. There is great mortality among them.
 A dispatch to the London Times from Alexandria says It appears tolerably certain that Arabi Bey's force is com. posed of 5000 men, 36 .field-pieces, Gatling guns and an unknown number of smooth -bores taken hence and placed on the earthworks in front of his posi- tion."
 The London Times has the following dispatch from Alexandria: 'tAn Italian refugee says that he saw the bodies ot eighty-fve Europeans lying in the streets of Tantah, and that intestineE were being flung at windows about the streets. A Greeks throat was hacked with penknife, and two EnglisI women jumped from windows ani were killed in order to escape the massa ere. Arabi Pasha put on train tt carry away the Christian survivors, ani about 100 persons boarded it. No sooner were they seated than determined at tempt was made to murder them, and i was only frustrated by friendly native causing the train to start.''
 An inspector of the Oadastral sur vey, who witnessed the massacres 8 Tantah and Mehalla, deposed as fol lows: "I was at the railway station on July II when it was announced off cially that seven English war vessel were sunk by the fire of the Alexandra forts. The next day large crowds ar rived from Alexandria laden with loo and passed the word for the massacre which began on July 13. By midday counted notless than eighty-fve corpse carried past, in groups of three and four each procession headed by two women carrying each bludgeon to which dis membered arms and legs were tied Then followed other women utterin, cries of joy as at weddings, surrounding the bodies, which were dragged alon, by ropes tied to the legs until they be came dismembered. Then the rope wa shifted to other limbs. The mob wit hludgeons beat the bodies until the were hattened and afterward they caugh up the viseera with sticks and threN them against the windows of the house inhabited by Europeans, the bodie having previously been robbed.
 The Inspector of the Cadastre fror the latter place relates that the after noon train on the 18th of July brough vociferating crowds from Alexandris who proceeded to the building wher seven employees of the Cadastre an their families were living. Four wel absent, but the three others tough bravely and killed many of their assal ants, until the mob entered at the bac of the house and murdered them. Thei bodies were burned with petroleum Those who were absent were saved b some native women. The Distrit Governor arrived shortly afte
 ward, released the families of tt murdered murder .,.s employees. .sn and o,,oo, GO,
 of the infuriated mob, to the Haren
 Subsequently the mob killed twel,
 Greeks and the viscera of one were tic ) to the tail of dog and covered with p troleum which was ignited amid u
 cries of joy of the women and childrel The attacks of the mob were repulst eight times until two village sheiks a
 rived and with the aid of their men tt mob was dispersed.
 l Admiral Seymour has addressed
 letter to the Khedive in which he say
 The British government is determined suppress the rebellion against Yo1 Highness and to restore order in tl
 country by relieving it of the oppressi, r exercised by the rebel officers. I b'
 Your Highness will as an act of kindne F warn the Egyptian soldiers not to ob
 the rebel commanders, but to return
 their homes and to acknowledge Yo , Highness as their sovereign. T British government, being well dispos 5 toward the people of Egypt, advi 8 them to act in regard to the rebel Ara
 and his accomplices as traitors to thu sovereign and enemies to themsely "A and their country.
 'i Egyptian soldiers disguised as Be @ ouins have carried off ten cases of gu k powder from Fort Mukbebe, near Mel n Emissaries from Arabi Pasha have be z preaching in the mosques at Mukbe T almost daily,
 A tremendous conhagration bro ]. out in Alexandria at two o'clock Thu !, day morning. As seen from the hart
 the fire seems to be larger than a
 that has occurred since the bomba1 ment took place. The fire is in E 1 s. 4. l..