Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-08-30

BOMBAY, August 22.-The Sixty
third Infantry and battery Of artillery
sail to-day for Egypt
TRIPoLI, August 22-It il stated
than an Arab tribe is holding the ter
ritory eastward of Bengazi and is pre-
pairing to assist Arab Pasha. A pow
erful chief, who is at the head OF the
national movement in Tripoli. is said
TO favor the assistance of Arab.
PARIS, August p DO Lesseps tel
egrapbs from Port Said that a modus
vivendi has been estal lisbed permit
ting the regular traffic OF the Suez
Canal to proceed. He says he will be
able to return TO Paris shortly.
ALEXANDRIA, August 22-The
Khedive has issued another decree to
the authorities to implicitly obey Gen.
eral WoiSeiry. who, he says. is author
lied to res;orr "r'ler in Egypt.
During a I, cvnnaisance General Al
lison walked forward to inspect the
encmv's position. He was probably
recognized, as he became tie mark for
the enemy's shells. Five fell around
him as he walked back, never quicken
ing bis pace. the nc Arrest coming within
few yards of him.
Tbe transports Duke of Argyle,
British Prince. City of Lincoln and
Montreal with over twelve hundred
men aud eight hundred horses arrived
here
CoNsTAyTISopLE, August 22-The
telegraph lines between here and Cairo
have b,cn cut by the British.
LoSpoN. August pa dispatch
from Port Said TO Reuter- says: The
English occupy both banks of the canal
at Kaniara The troops have taken
possession Of the telegraph lines at FL
Arish. The British force, which oc-
cupied Neiich after the fight with the
Egy ptians, found several soldiers lying
dead and humber of dismounted guns
ready for removal into the interior by
railway. Rear Admiral Hoskins has
gone to Ismalia, and Rear Admiral
Sullivan succeeded him at Port Said.
ALEXANDRIA, August 22.-This
afternoon about six hundred High
landers made q reconnaissance from
Gabriel station at Rsmleh in the d.
rection of Kafer-el-Dwar. Simultane-
ously the forty-pounders at the water
works opened fire. The Egyptians re-
piled after the third round. There was
no infantry firing. The British are
bringing more heavy guns into posi-
tion about $50 yards in advance of
their present Ramleh lines. The
Egyptian officers appointed by the
Khediye to accompany the British
army started to-day via Port Said.
LONDON, August 22-The Daily
Ne,cs has the following: Alexandria
Aug 22.-The gunboat Condor went
to Aboukir this morning and returned
this evening. She reports that II. Nj.
S. Achilles is the only man-ofwar in
the bay, the Sultan having gone to
Dumatti. Flags of truce were flying
from all the Aboukir forts, which ap-
peared almost deserted. A party OF
fifty Bedouins crept up last night and
pillaged two villages in the vicinity Of
Meks. They carried off three watch
men.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, August 22.-The
vakit has been suppressed for publish
ing news hostile to England.
LONDON, Aug. ga dispatch to
the Daily Ne,cs dated Ismalis, August
%, a. m, says the landing of the
troops from the transports proceed ae-
tuallv all night and continues to-day.
The orderly behavior and general
bearing OF the soldiers are the admira-
tion of the entire population. General
Sir Garnet Wolselev visited De Les
seps yesterday and explained the action
of the British in regard to the Suez
Canal He said everything would be
over in few days, but that England
must use the Canal for the present
De Lesseps expressed himself as fully
satisfied with General Wolseley's ex-
planation and said be regretted there
had been any misunderstanding on the
subject.
CAUsTIc COMMENT OF THE FRENCH
PRESS ON THE ACTION OF ENGLAND
PARIS, Aug. 22.-The majority of
the papers comment very unfavorably
on the action of the British in occupy
L lug tue OucL Odu&t Il NC Decttc VIZ
scribes the seizure of the canal as the
act OF o thief La France expresses
similar opinion. The IelegraDhe urges
the Canal Company to sue England
for damages. The Paris, Gambetta's
paper, declares il the policy Of Gambet-
tn had been followed the country
would have been spared the humilis-
ton of seeing the canal made a branch
of ST. Georges channel The Temps
believes England will permanently re-
main mistress Of the canal. but Is in
clined to acquiesce in such settlement
as will be advantageous to European
interests. The Journal des Debats
SAYS: "As the Chambers declined TO
allow France to cooperate with Eng
land, we have no right to reproach
England with exclusiveness."
De Lesseps telegraphs from Port
Said that a modus rirsndG has been
established permitting the regular
traffic of the Suez Canal to proceed
He says he will be able to return 10
Paris shortly.