New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-21
prpoprs ABorT THE WATER SUPPLY.

CONFLICTING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Q0iHi
THE sUEz CANAL IN DANGLH 'N'''000
TOPICS. ,,r;o
JovDoN. July 21-Dispatches from AIeAaiuii"
s4ate that Arab Pacha has diverted tne Naiii"ou
S;sh canal winch supplies Alexandria with water
Int If Is believed that the greater p"It % 'N 80
terms in the city have been recently hlleu'
eo1o,lotod that there Is sufficient fresh water Ill
Alexandria to last ten days ..r
At73O o'clock last evening the wafer was SUI"
flowing in the fresh-waer canal, but the exit iio'
+be canal into the sea Is being blocked oy p"iS
of marines SO that the water below the poihV
vcbereat Arab has cut it will be retained.
According 70 4 telegram from Alexandra sent a1
noon ON Wednesday the British were then prepai-
inc 70 dam the Mahmoudich Canal IN order 10 pre-
vent tbe water running off if Arab Pacha stopped
4he supply Arabi has apparently been Delorenanu
with them
gLe UoiIy Nars has the following dispatch from
Alexandria:
- oEvervthing is at a standstill. Nothing is doing
and nothing is known. The Roman wells cannot nc
cleaned and filled in less than a fortnight. Inc
fleet can condense sufficient water for the crews and
,roops but not for the pOpulace, who must so
afoat or retire to the villages.
"Tbe Suez Canal and Port Said are considered
most insecure. There is only small gunboat IN
the canal and there are 10000 Europeans III Port
I.uO
with field guns under Mahmoud Samy are at Fort
ouemel six miles of. The town is literally at the
mercy of the soldiers and people. Two British cor
vettcs have gone to Port Said Arab Pacha is call
ing in all the BedOuns i'll the neighborhood OF
Ramleh."
The Daily 7clewapNs correspondent sends the fol-
lowing dispatch from Alexandria:
Deser:ers say that Arab Pacha is not in
trcnched and has no intrenchng tools.
Arab having erected Notifications just opposite
Aboullir Bay, and upon the Mahmoudieh fresh
water canal, placed dam in the canal below his
position close to the for6catlons. and cut the canal
banks above the dam so as to send water all along
front of bis position. This shows that Arab Pacha
has made a great mistake, as, by dammng the canai
where he has he secures plenty of water for some
time We have set TO work TO fill the reservoirs
here so rs to save all the water possibe but plenty
will remain in the canal for present purpo es.
L0tr-Arab's line extends from Lake MareotiS
70 Aboullir. Having got some tools he is now max
ing works. We are in some trepidation about
water and inquiries making about condenserS
Admiral seymour has issued proclamation de-
clariug that by Sunday all plllaged prop
erty and unclaimed goods may be brought to Lord
Charles Beresford at the Arsenal and that any
body bringing such things by that time will not be
crimmally treated, but that anybody who has
goods of this nature and does not bring them in
will if found out be visited by the patrol, the
propertv seized and the pfeTer punished THIS
proclama ION is intended to meet the cases OF nu-
merous Arabs who have hidden plunder IN their
houses Some have already brought in what they
had.
The Daily Telegraph states that Lieutenant
General SIR Garnet Wolseley will command the eX-
petition to Egypt which will consist OF 10000 OF
all arms. Another battalion of marines has been
100, IN, srt~Y+
LONDON, July 2O-A dispatch from Alexandria
saws that General Alison with several officers has
reconnoitred to point within three miles of Arab
Pachas positions which were found to be very
strong The Alexandra correspondent of The Times
saws that he learns from the camp of Arab Pacha
that his force is increasing, and that ne is reganing
his influence because of the delay of the British
troops. His scouts have been seen at
Ramleh, seven miles from Alexandria. He is
irving to establish relations with the Arabs IN
Tripoli and Southern Tmis. The correspondent
understands that NJ de Lesseps has informed Ad-
miral Seymour that the passage of men-of-war
through the Suez Canal constitutes breach OF its
neutrality The correspondent also says that there
is chance of a resumption OF business III Alex
andria for at least three months.
The telegraph wires have been cut near Kafr-el-
Dwar, and there is no communication between Ras-
el-Tiu and Suez The Governor of Suez receives all
his instructions from Arab Pacha IN the capacity
OF Minister of War. The Governors position is con-
sequently OF great difficulty.
dispatch from Alexandra to The Daily 1ete-
graph says: There will be public executions 10,
DAY OF tomorrow. ] am asked to point out that All
TIE Gu prts have been convicted OF murderlng
Europeans under circumst ances OF exceptional bar
barty during the bombsrdment of the city. The
murderers will probably be shot by Egyptian
troops. 1t is quite possible that such executions
will continue for some time. as every day brings to
hight similar cases"
MURDERED BY THE ALEXANDRIA RABBLE.
LONDON, July 21.-Reuters Telegram Company
has received the following dispatch from Alcxan-
Gria:
Omar Pacha Lufh, Governor of Alexandria, has
returned here from Caro- by way Of Port SAID. He
has made the following report to the Khedive:
On the way to Cairo saw Europeans being mas
sacred and their houses pillaged at Damonhonr.
Tautah and NIhalla, where the Alexandria rabbe
had arrived. They cut off the hands of her
berins because they served Christians. Arab
Pacha had called meeting at Cairo
of all the Pacbas, Ulemas and Notables, and asked
them whether or not it was right to obey the Khe-
dive, seeing that he had sold Egypt TO the English
ordered the military bake-houses to make l5O0
loayes daily for the British without providing for
his own troops, and sent te'egrams In
their name. The Minister of the Interior
presided at the meeting. Mahmoud Pacha
Baroudi practically directed the discussions
Sheik Hassan recommended the declaration of
holy war but at the instance of the Coptic Patri-
arch moderation prevailed. The meeting appointed
committee TO 20 TO Alexandria in order 20 verify
the accusations against the khedive. IL was ar
ranged that a committee of seven should start on
The 18th inst going from Cairo 10 Ismallia:
Three mudrs, who were missed from their posts
were imprisoned IN Cairo for Obeying the khediye
"A council of war was held daily, Mahnoud Barou-
d lpreslding
ALEXANDRIA, July 21.-Over 100 of Arabrs SOL
Clers deserted ON Wednesday and came here.
:, The meeting of sheks, ulemss aud notables at
Safo was held in consequence Of the receipt OF the