The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-08-19
FOREIGN NEWS.
EGYPT.


ALEXANDRIA. Aug 3.-The Thirty-eighth
Regiment made a reconnaissance at four
O'Clock this afternoon TO a point five miles
beyond the Ramleh outposts. D~etachments
occupying the gates of the town were
ordered to hold themselves in readiness TO
proceed TO the support of the reconnoitering
party, in the event of necessity. The recon
noissance to-day was the most extensive vet
made. The Thir;y-eighth and Sixtieth Re-
giments advanced IN two columns. The
enemy's position was found almost aban-
doned. With the exception of a few vid attes
none of their force was observable. A few
shots were fired, but there were no casuali-
ties. The British returned at dusk.
SUEz, Aug 3.-Several hundred British
marines disembarked and occupied this town
to-day without resistance. The d. marines
occupied the town TO save it from being
burned.
CAIRO, Aug. Am official rebel journal
has published a description of the great ma
tional meeting of Saturday, at Cairo. After
considering the DEGREES emanating from the
KhedIve. including the order dismissing
Arab Pasha from the Office of the Minister
of War. the meeting declaae ed that in con-
sequence of the occupation of Alexandria by
foreign troops the presence of the English
] SHodoibf IL Ky BbdA watts, anu NE
tude of Arab Pasha i'm repulsing the enemy,
that Arab Pasha must be upheld as Minis
ter of War and the orders of the Khedive
and his Ministers in Alexandris were null
and void, as the KheGive had acted contrary
to the religious and civil laws The Under
Secret ries of State were entrusted to SUBJ
nit this decision TO the Sultan. The deci-
sion is signed by Prince Ibrahim, Ahmed and
Kamil Pashas. by seven Princes of the
Yeghen family. by the Sheik of Elazhae.
the Mosque Muftis of the four Sunite tribes.
the Grand Cadi of Egypt. the Coptic Pat
riarch. various Wears and Sheikhs, thirty
judges eight Under Secretaries. twenty
eight civil Pashas, including Bent. twelve
Mudirs, and one hundred notabilitles of
various religious denominations.
ALEXANDRIA, August 5.-P. NAT five
o'clock this afternoon, the British troops
with a number of field guns. handled by sail
ors, attacked tnc advance guard of Arab Pasha
pear Ramleh, between ire Mahmudveh
Canal and the Cairo Rsilway, firing upon
the enemy's position from three sides.
l1:30 P. M.-The object of the operations
TO day was a reconnoissance in force. Com
mencing at four o'clock this afternoon a
steady advance vas made by the marines
npon the railway line, the rifles upon banks
of Mahmudyeh Canal. The enemy were
driven IN from all their advanced posts. and
compelled to bring into action all their avail
able troops, in front of their principal line of
entertainments at Kafr-el-Dwar, namely,
about four bataIlions of infantry, a force of
cavalry and several guns. The latter were
completely silenced by the accurate fire of
our forty Founders. The Egyptian infantry
held their ground with considerable steadi-
ness. The marines on the railway, who
were under the immediate command of
General Allison, pushed the enemy back
upon their second line of entertainments to-
ward Kafr-el Dwar. The object of the
British operations. which was to compel the
enemy to display what force and what guns
they had in front of the main position. was
completely attained. This was ascertained
by nightfall, when the British were slowly
and steadily Withdrawn.
PoRT SAID, August 5.--The British troops
have landed at lsmailia. The Spanish frigate
Carmen has arrived at Port Said. and is
about to enter the C nal. The British are
preparing reservoirs at Suez to ensure a
plentiful supply of water.
ALEXANDRIA, August 6.--The p ace of
yesterdays engagement is named Esbet
kurshid. General Allison states that the
enemy's loss was between 200 and 300.
4 Vic OlAlSCN Vi II III pI LitIC Z lIllGIl
and fourteen soldiers were tn ken prisoners.
| They state that the enemy 5 force consists
| ofa battalion of tie Second Infantry Regi-
ment, 1000 strong, and 800 of the Musta-
phazine Regiment, who participated in the
June massacre. The prisoners. iu order to
test them, were offered the option of return
ing to the enemy's camp. They all refused.
saying there was great discomfort in Arab
Pasha s camp. They say that Arab sent as
prisoners to Cairo sJme officers who sked
what they were fighting for The prisoners
reckon the rebel force t Kafr-el- Dwar at
10000.
ALEXANDRIA August 1.-The armored
train has returued from Mahalla junction
without engaging the enemy, who, about
the same time, brought up some troops by
train from Kafr-el-Dwar, and who are now
entrenching and burying their dead.
LONDON, August SIN the Commons to-
day Childers, War Secretary, stated that
the Government had at present no intention
of embodyng the mlliti but if such a
step became necessary, it was satisfactory
to know that thirty-seven battalions, con-
tanning $4,000 men, hid volunteered for
active service.
TURKEY AND ENGLAND,
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 5.-At the Con-
ference the Ottoman plenipotentaries made
the following declar tions:-First-We have
taken a list of the communication of Lord
Dufferin and of each member of the Con-
ference, regarding the point that England is
obliged to maintain troops in Egypt in con-
sequence of the in ction of the Porte. The
Ottoman representatives are of the opinion
that action ON the part of the Sultan would
be more practical and efficient than action
by England. The assert on of inaction on
the part of the Porte is unfounded, as after
the present. ton of the identical mote the
Porte agreed to take part in the Conference
and to dispatch troops to Egypt.
Second-The Porte's agreement to dis
troops to Egypt was based upon the
tenor of the identical note, and satisfied the
Powers. But the attitude adopted by Eng
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