Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-25
ENGLAND AND EGYPT.
THE BRITISH ADVANCING FROM
ISMAILIA
Erecting New Defenses-DefeeGiOD
In Upper EgYpt-RedOuInP PIllagera
CsPtured-The English Troops I'm
Fine Condition.

LONDON, August PA dispatch to the
Manchester Guardian, from Alexandria, states
that the garrison at Meks has been re-
inforced to guard against an attack by
tribes from the direction of Tripoli.
A dispatch from Ismailia to Reuters Tele-
gram Company says that forty-three trans
ports are now IN Lake Timsah. They are
all actively engaged in landing troops,
horses, mules and artillery. Ten thousand
men have already been landed.
The fresh water canal has been cut since
yesterday.
The men-of-war Orion, Penelope, Co.
quette, Carysfort, Falcon, Tourmaline and
Deesbeseon are now at Ismailia.
The Central NeaOs publishes the following:
"ALExANDRIA, August "A, 6 P. MA tele-
gram has just been received here announc-
ing the capture by the British of Tel ell
Ksbir with two thousand prisoners. The
above report is probably premature"
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company from Alexandra, dated $50
o'clock this evening, says: movements
are observable in Arabrs camp, from which
1t is surmised that the enemy are about to
advance"
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram Company
from Port Said says: "Several more OF
ATabis officers have come in and surrender.
ed to the British at K ntara."
dispatch to the Daily Nea0S from IsmaI-
liza says: ''The entire expedition is in mag
niicent health and admirably equipped in
every respect. | have no hesitation in saw
ing it would be Impossible for anv country
in the world to send abroad finer little
army"
A Paris dispatch from Alexandria says;
"The English being anxious to save Cairo,
will push on rapidly thither from Suez bv
the old direct railway line on which new
rails will be laid. Negotiations are proceed.
ing between the commander of the Austrian
Ruuboat Nautilus and Arabs at Aboukir,
with the view OF effgcting the release of an
officer and twelve men, who, while the Nau-
titus was off Aboukir on Monday, were sent
ashore, where they we're made prisoners "
The transports Armenia and Galatia, with
troops, have arrived at Suez from Bombay,
The telegraph line between Ismailia and
Suez is being reconstructed from both ends.
ALEXANDRIA, August "a While Arabi's
Generals know exactly our movements we
are ignorant of theirs. The absence OF
balloons is much felt here. There is
no place where thev would
he more useful. The troops at
Fort Ghemilch, near Port Said, are reported
to be wavering in their allegiance to Arab.
Many OF them are deserting. The Twenty
sixth Company Of Royal Engineers landed
to-day and proceeded to R4mleh. The alb
seuce OF field artillery is much commented
upon.
The pillaging party at Ramleh to-day
consisted OF fifty Bedouins and five men OF
the MustspheZln Regiment. All OF the lat
ter were killed or captured by the High
lsnder5. The rebels are constructing new
batteries on the line of the railway to Cairo.
Several hundred Bedouins entered Ramleh
to day and plundered several houses. The
outposts are now exchanging shots with
them. Residents who had returned to Ram
leh have again fed.
Intelligence received at the palace states
the Boulsk-el DakraTrau Railway has been
cut short distance south OF E. Kitah, It is
supposed by BedOuins, with the object of
cutting off Arabi's retreat to upper Egypt.
Sultan Pasha has received information from
upper Egypt that a strong feeling sgainst
Arab exists among the people because of
his exactions.
Arab Pasha has twenty-five thousand
men at Kafr el Dwar. Large numbers of
men are constantly ertrenching at Tel ell
Kebir, and the big fight of the war will
probably occur there.
PORT SAID, August "a Two Arabs have
been shot for not answering the challenge
OF the sentry. The exodus of natives has
consequently been renewed.
IsMAILIA, August "a, 10 A. M.-The ad-
vance OF the heavy cavalry and marine artil-
lery has commenced.