Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-25
Horrible Story of Torture o1
Europeans.

ALEXANDRIA, July 24.-12:15 p. m
The Sixtieth Rifles mare he'd tt
occupy Ramleh this morning. Some
skirm ishing is now proceeding, but
no detail have been received. The
Thirty-ffth Infantry have been or
dered to support the Sixtieth Rifles
The bulk of Arab Pasha's infantry
is reported to be concentrated al
Demietta, the troops at Kafer E.
Dewar being chiefly artillery and
cavalry. The Inspector of the
Cadastral survey has arrived from
the interior He reports the totaI
force of the rebels to be nearly one
hundred thousand. He says the
volunteer cavalry regiment is fore.
running to attack Alexandria.
A dispatch from Alexandria, in the
second edition OF the Daily Tele
graph, says: Arab Pasha's front
fell back last evening to the other
side of Ramleh, thus forcing the
above mentioned operation on the
British.
Ragheb Bey, second officer of the
enlarged mail steamer, was arrested
and documents were found upon him
showing that for months he has
acted as agent for Arab Pasha, for
carrying communication between
him and the palace and panlslamice
committee at ConstantinOple. Rag
heb was taken before the tribunal,
and upon being promised leniency if
he fully confessed, gave a complete
list of the persons with whom Arabi
Pasha was connected. The list in
cludes the names of several infuen
tial persons at Constantinople. Rag
heb also gave list of Arabi's CON
federates in Egypt. The Cypher
letter to Arabl was found upon
him
LONDON, July PA dispatch to
the Standard from Alexandria says
rifles and wounded infantry occu
pied Ramleh early this morning.
Iney stationed one gatling and one
field gun at the bridge over the
canal. The enemys cavalry appear
ed and galloped boldly along the
railway at 800 yards range, but fed
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short time they reappeared with two
guns, with which they opened fire
Intellectually upon the British, who
took to cover By 9 O'Clock the
firing had ceased, but the enemy was
expected to reappear with reinforce,
mentS.
ALEXANDRIA, July 24-3:4O p. N.
The fighting Is finished. The
casualties are insignificant, The
British troops remain in occupation
of RamIeh. Two of the deputation
appointed by MOBILES have arrived
here. They port lhat ARABIA fasha
on learning of the dispatch of troops
to India to Egypt, sent reinforce
ment of nine thousand men to Cairo
There are now here one hundred
English, two Austrian, one Ameri-
can, one German, one Russian, one
Greek and three Italian men of war
MADRID, July 24-The govern
ment has decided to despatch three
additional frigates to Egypt, one to
be stationed at Port Said, another
at Suez and the third at Ismallia.
LONDON, July PA dispatch tc
the News from Constantinople says
there is reason to believe that Arab
Pasha has sent speces of ultimatun
to the Sultan, declaring that he is
protecting the Island from the inf
dels, and giving the Sultan notice
that if the Porte sends troops to co
operate with the unbelievers, he
shall fight them, and proclaim the
sheriff of Mecca as Calips. 1t Is
believed here that Arab Pasha has
threatened to depose the house o
Orman, and proclaim Jesad ruler il
its place.
ALEXANDRIA, July 24-Cherii
Pasha has escaped from Cairo and
gone to Port Said, The Khedive
has summoned him to Alexandria
An eye witness, from Tantah, states
that eighty-five Europeans We're tor
tured, disemboweled and torn to
pieces, and that women were viola
ted and tortured. Soldiers partici
pated in the atrocities.
LONDON, July PA dispatch tc
| the Times from Alexandria says: Il
appears to be certain that Arab
Pashas force is composed of 5000
men, 30 field pieces, 6 Gatling guns
and an unknown number of smooth
bores taken hence and placed on the
earth works in front Of his position
ALEXANDRA, July 24.-The Khedive
has issued a circular to the army
notifying of Arabs dismissal ano
outlaway, threatening punishment
upon all who adhere to Arab, anO
promising rewards and emoluments
to all who return to the obedience O.
him.
1t is considered certain that Arab
will destroy Cairo unless defeated
and captured.
| reply to the proclamation of the
khedive, Arab appointed ministr,
of his own at Cairo. Preparation
have been made to attack Aboukcj
Arab is moving a portion of hi
forces in that direction. The Khe
dive has requested that steame
proceed to Duleigmo to fetch 200
Albatians to act as his body guards
The ministers have opposed the pro
iect, refusing to provide none
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