Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-24
ARAB AROUSED.
RESOLVED ON RESISTANCE.
His Plans to Oppose Intervention
The Powers and the Conference.

LONDON, June 2S.-An Alexandra CORE
spondent telegraphs that he is informed on
the best authority that If France and Eng
land interfere actively In Egyptian affairs,
Arabi Pasha will blow up the Suez canal,
cut the railway to Cairo and oppose the
landing OF European troops in Alexandria.
II beaten he will retire to the Desert, where
he is promised the support Of $4,000 Be-
douins, partisans OF Prince Balm. The
Egyptian Ministry are prepared to sanction
the above on patriotic grounds.
In the House of Commons this afternoon
Mr.. Gladstone. in replying to Sir Stafford
Northcote, stated that all the representatives
OF the powers at Constantinople, except
Austria, have received instructions for their
guidance at the conference. He said he
had no reason to think that Austria objected
to joining the conference
In reply to another question Mr.. Glad
stone said that the whole subject of the
control OF the government and sdministra-
tion OF the Suez canal was outside the
scope of the conference.
In the House Of Lords this afternoon
Lord Granville announced that Austria has
now consented to join the conference.
The official correspondence on the Egyp-
tian question shows that Prince Bismarck
informed Count Won Munster, the German
Ambassador here, that he was opposed to
joining English and French Intervention In
Egypt because he believed 1t would lead to
disagreement and in a quarrel between
France and England, which, whatever might
be said Of his supposed policy, he would be
glad to see avoided.
Lord Granville, Minister of Foreign At
fairs, in April, suggested that England,
France and Turkey each send a General to
Egypt to restore discipline in the army
France objected to this plan as dilatory, and
as,possibly, leading to the sending of Turkish
troops on the Sultan's own authority. On
the ID of Nav the French Government sug-
gested the sending Uf fleets, and agreed If
they failed to secure the desired object that
calling in OF Turkish troops by France and
Eugland would be the least Objectionable
form of armed intervention.
The Standards correspondent at Alexan-
dria telegraphs that Ragheb Pashs, Presi-
dent of the Council, has written to the
Italian Consul, as well as a dozen of the di-
plomatic corps, inviting him and his COL
leagues to appoint delegates on the commits
sion OF inquiry into the late riots. Sir Ed
ward Malet and NJ. SienkiewieZ, English
and French Consuls General respectively,
are opposed to any court of inquiry into the
recent riots at present.
LONDON, June 24-The Standards dis
patch from Constantinople states that the
conference held long sitting on Friday.
The Standards correspondent at Alexan-
dria says: "Arabi Pasha informs me that
he will resist to the death every pretence on
the part of the enemies of Egypt
to interfere with her affairs. He says he
cannot regard any settlement as satis!sc 'ory
until the fleets have been withdrawn. The
report that he aimed at ruling Egypt with
out the Khedive he declared to be base
calumny."
PORTSMOUTH, June 23-A tank vessel ca
pable of distilling one hundred tons of
water hourly has hastily sailed for the East.
1t is supposed that she is sent as a precau-
tion against the possibility of supplies for
Suez canal stations being interrupted.
ALEXANDRIA, June 23.-It is understood
that Arab Pasha, In reply to the Sultan's
invitation to go to Constantinople, states
that, though he is willing to go there, the
army will prevent him.