Daily Republican., 1882-07-20
THE SEAT OF WAR.
What ts Being Done In the Land
OF the PhaFOah's-The Situation
al Alexandria.

at Alexandra.
LONDON, July ia despatch from
Constantinople to the Times says: "Ac
oording to o communication received
here, Arab Pasha maintains that thu
bombardment of Alexandria was {
hostile act to Egypt, and contrary t.
the rights of the Sultan /; and that ht
was fully justified by law and by the
decision of the Council of Ministers In
replying to the British fire. The Khe-
dive, he argues, in accepting English
soldiers as a body guard, has shown
that he considered the Egyptian army
as enemies. By international and
sacred law, he says, he has the right
and the duty to defend the country,
and the Khedive's order to suspend
military preparations is ana logous tc
the order of the Bey of Tunis at the
time of the French invasion"
The correspondent of the Daily Tele
graph at Alexandria says: 81 drove
yesterday nine miles along the line OF
Arab Pasha's retreat, and passed sew
eral villages, the people in which are
starving. The soldiers robbed them oi
everything. The entire route Is lined
with dead horses and carriages. 1t Is
reported that the Bedouins harassed
the soldiers during their retreat, killing
200 of them.
A despatch to the Times from Alex
andria says: "The conduct of the
Khedive causes much surprise. He
has for the last few days allowed sew
eral persons to be at the palace who are
we'll known to have been intimately
connected with Arab Pasha. The
Khedive apparently trusts them; but il
may be he is endeavoring to get them
thoroughly in his power
ALEXANDRIA, July 19.-Dervisch
Pasha and his suite left for CONSTANT
nople this morning.
A telegram from the Port for Der
visch Pasha, arrived shortly after he
left here for Constantinople. Admiral
Seymour sent after him, and he is now
returning.
ALEXANDRIA, July 19.-The Eas-
tern Telegraph Company's land line
between Suez and Alexandria is intact
to within sixteen miles of Alexandria.
Suez is quiet. The town Is deserted.
No Europeans remain in Cairo, except
twenty Germans who refuse to leave.
The Consul who was killed at Zaga-
zig WAS the Italian Consul.
LONDON, July 19.-Two additional
batteries have been warned to prepare
for active service, making eight bat
teries in all detailed for Egypt.
LONDON, July ia despatch tc
the Times from Portmouth says:
A whole army corps has been mobil
lied at Aldershot, and arrangements
have been made to embark the troops
at Portsmouth, Southampton and Liv-
erpool, if necessary.
LONDON, July 19.-The Daily News
has the following:
| Alexandria, July 19.-Arabi Pashs
has ordered the Mudirs to pay taxes &c
him for war purposes.
Two large fires broke out to-day in
opposite quarters OF the town, evidently
started by incendialeS.
The manager of the old water works
has ordered that the olu Roman wells
through out the town BIZ emptied,
cleaned and reflled with water, the
water supply being completely at
Arabi's mercy.
Laborers are scarce and the work
will probably take three weeks.
Considerable progress having been
made in clearing the ruins from the
road ways, the Khedive was enabled to
drive through them to-day.
General Alison has made a recon
noissance in the direction of Arabi'f
camp, in order to zee what better
ground might he chosen for our front,
as we are unable to see more than two
hundred yards from the present line.
Arab has steam Launches on the
Mahmoudieh Canal bringing him pro
visions, and this probably explains
why he has not cut the canal.
Arab has shot Egyptians sent out
by the English to get horses.