Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-15
EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS.
The Canal Threatened by the Rebels
Great Excitement at Port Said-A
Nice DistiI ctiOn.
Lord Beresford's Narrow Eseape-Bad
Feeling in SJria-The British
Sick List.

| ALEXANDRIA, August 14.--General Also
having written the commander of the Ger
man gunboat Habiscbt that security can no,
be guaranteed in Alexandris, the German
sailors guarding the German hospital wer
yesterday withdrawn. This removes the lss
foreign landing party.
Lord Charles Bersford, with patrol party
near Fort Meks, had narrow escape from
being cut on by Bedouins.
The sailors on shore were all sent TO thei
ships Sunday, and the ironclad train put ou
| of commission.
Fires of considerable magnitude are visi
| bic to-day in the rear of the enemy's position
at Kingosmsh.
The sick list of the British troops befor
the arrival of the Guards, showed that out o
total of 5400 men there were seventy-si1
| invalids, exclusive of the wounded.
The khedive has appointed fifteen of bi
| household officers as guides and interpreter
| to the advancing English army.
Arab Pasha's troops are unusually bus
erecting earthworks beyond Millapa juno
| ton.
Several AbyssInian pumps have been sunl
about the English positions and found TO an
swer well the requirements of the Englisl
army. Good water was quickly found.
Last evening some shots were exchanged
| and several prisoners captured near tb,
canal. No casualties.
Lake Marcalis, near Millana Junction, il
fast drying up. The people are thus en-
sbled to go 10 and from Kafir Ell Dwar, be
yond the reach of the guns of our outposls
A captain in the Egyptian service, sup
posed to be bearing dispatches to Arab
Pashs, was captured at Soez. A number o
Arabic documents of supposed importance
were found on him.
The Bittern has returned from her mission
to Jaffa. Some sheiks in the vicinity o
Jerusalem were arrested.
There lie much excitement at Port Said
An outbreak ia possible at any moment
Ships are ready for action. One hundred
rounds OF ammunition were served last
night. The steamship Palmyra arrived
with sixteen-pound battery.
Lieutenant II. Smith, of the Invincible
has a remarkable enterprise to be carried
out tonight, the particulars of which have
not yet been given out.
POINTER.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, August 14-As indi-
cative of the spirit which animates the Porte
in sending troops to Egypt, it is stated that
the christian medical men appointed to &C
company the Egyptian expedition, and who
had received pay and made every prepara-
ton for their departure, were stopped at
the last moment and their places supplied
by Mussulmans.
THE ARABI PROCLAMATION.
The resolution to proclaim Arab Pasha a
rebel was reached only after a protracted
discussion between the palace clique and the
ministerial party. The grand vizier and
minister of foreign affairs insisted upon the
necessity of the proclamation and declared
that war with England would be a terrible
calamity for Turkey, because Russia was
ready to march into Asia Minor, and Austria
TO march on Saloniea. Arab Pasha was in
vited to lay down his arms.
THE FEELING IN SYRIA.
The strongest orders have been sent to the
governors of Beyreuth, Damascus and
Aleppo, to take EXCEPTIONAL care to secure
public order, and to prevent an outbreak Of
the natives. A correspondent writing from
Beyreuth says that events are greatly infu-
encing the Syrian Mussulmans. The situa-
tion is such that trifing incident would
suffice to set the whole province ablaze.
A NICE DISTINCTION.
Mussulman iurists whom the saltan fire.
quently consults explain that Arab Pasha,
in SO far as he disobeyed the caliph, is a
rebel, and may be unceremoniously treated
as such; but in SO far as be has been de-
fender of the Mohammedan country against
aggressive designs of christians, he has
merely fulfilled the duties of good Mussul-
man, and consequently the caliph cannot
make common cause with England. The
sultan may punish Arab Pasha if some act
of rebellion is proved against him, but he
must not associate himself with those who
wish to crush Arab Pasha as a defender of
Islam. A correspondent says this will
greatly influence Turkish military action.
Arab AND THE PORTE.
Eljawaib states that Arab Pasha has a.
ready been semi-officially made acquainted
with the terms of the proclamation declaring
him a rebel. He has been informed that the
sultan would grant him free pardon if he
would make submission, but that if he re-
pei obedience. The chiefs condemned
the acts OF Arab Pasha as cou-
trary TO the interest of Islam. 1t
is understood that the divergence of views
between the Porte and Lord Duferin re-
specting the wording of the pEoclamati
against Arab Pasha has been settled. Lord
Dufferin issued plain and simple procla-
nation, in Turkish and Arabic, that Arab
Pasha is not cherif, but ambitious and
lawless adventurer. AS England insists up
on commanding the Turkish troops, it is
stated that the question will be brought before
the conference.
THE CANAL THREATENED.
SUEz, August 14-The rebels have taken
canal. The English admiral has occupied
the waterwerks, and will not allow any inter-
ference whatever from DeLesseps.
INDEMNITY FOB GERMAN MERCHANTS.
BERLIN, August 1.-THE National Zeitung
states that petitions are increasing from
chambers of commerce throughout Ger
many to Bismarck, in regard to the indempi-
fication of German merchants who suffered
by the riots in Alexandria. The Nuianaf
Zeitunq adds that the question of the amount
of compensation may form the subject of
discussion between the German and Egyp-
tian cabinets hereafter.
silly Scheme.
TORONTO, August 14-A gentleman re-
ceived letter from an ex-officer of the Con-
federate army stating that cavalry expedi-
ton was being organized in the Southern
States to aid Arab, and requesting him to
ioin. The expedition is expected to start for
Egypt in few days.
IRELAND.
CONSTABLE KILLED.
DUBLIN. August IA constable named
Brown was shot fatally to-day at Parson-
town. County Louth. Four bullets entered
his body.
CLIFFORD LLOYD SEUBBED.
The committee in charge OF the Limerick
races refused the offer by Clifford Lloyd Of a
cup valued at ESQ.
PEACE MONEY.
The inspector general Of the constabulary
to the county inspectors in Ireland
sl8O, 900 for distribution among the constab-