The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-07-29

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TunrisA 4 pssil,le. tha setuni hnt,ilf pr'hal,ia
ftvsumlnH Tint tho oeiitesl n " Ie bele eh
fHyW md England, u will 10 tefy short anel
fhuld frahes srrund Fhalanis Operations
siiil shorter. Asa military puwuf Fatpt "a
weltnlah c4'tempilble iIpf afmf was r0er
fhiilfed IN NJ, WHOM Y was reduced from ~.
ton men 10 hen' and IN I~0 H,hltrafy feorilt.
Ing was aluliahed, aud gennlal military aery-
leo llkc thai In Europe Introduced nni the
budget for military service only si $40 90 per
IN Lower Egypt NJ ann infantry, Lao cavalry.
aud ION artillery. with lneai troops IN Upper
EHypt, compsed " irrosular, of about The
same numerical strength, The infantry are
armed with liemlnstona anil trained on the
French system, whllo the artillery nru armed
with krupp guns and trained IN tho rnisean
system, As compared with tho English forces
nov IN ETypi, the Egyptian army may he for.
midable IN numbers, but this advantage II
counterhalanuei by their oowardlca IN no
instance In nodern warfare have they show n
themselves possessed Of suldlerly qualities. In
tho Crctan lnsufroctlon e.O)l of them werc nj.
most nnnihllated by 1000 rebels, AMI before
tho insurrcction WIS ovur thu CretHns took
crowds OF prisoners whom thcy would ALLOW
h. go unharrnod, saying that they dli not
want "to kIll sheep" AZ tho siormlnK of
ArkadI the Turks placed tho Egyptians In
front who're they could not run awny. In
the last war between itussln and Turkey Egypt
sent q contingent of $4,000 mon, who broke and
run tho first tmc thoy wcrn under iru. Prior
10 this time no lcss than three Egyptian armies
had boon defeated and almost annlhIla,cd by
inferior forces OF Abyssinians. II Is dInlcult,
indeed, 10 ind nny instance where tho Bgyp-
tians have dlaplaycd any courage IN modern
times. Tho events which havc happened since
tho bombaftmcntof of Alexandria confirm this.
Arabi hey fipd out OF the city with his troops
without firiag a shot. NJ Gabriel Charmca, tho
correspondent OF the Paris D,bdts who was IN
Alexandria during tho earlier riots, says that
but for the Interference u the troops the Euro
peans would easily have quclIcd tho mob OF
Arabs. lie says, "All the Arabs were armed
with long suycs tippei with iron points; but
their nailyocowartioc placed them at q disad-
vantage. nhoy almost exclusively attack cd
STRAY individuals, nnd invariably took to their
heels when encountered by q crowd Their
tight, however, was not easy. The Europeans
pursued them ani knocked them over by hun.
dreds, showing how easily few men Of cour-
ago can dIsdrse of an Eastern mob" Tho
troops put IA an appearance and took the part
OF tho moi. Ito says In his letter that the
Egyptians arv moro flock Of sheep. and he
imputes their boldness 10 tho fact that
preparations wcrc made against them as
though theyHworo formidable enough 10 be
seriously attacked, and then the preparations
were not foltpwcd up. An American ofiloor
who recently led Ksypiian soldiers In Abys
siuia Informed tho correspondent of the Lon.
don STANDARD that a.o0o English soldiers and
sailors would scatter tho whole Egyptian
army like chat before tho wind. and in ouI
own dispatches yesterday morning II was
stated that "during the alarm saturday nlshl
lio Bcdouins at tho 0abanis gate fed bcfors
tho attack Of midshpman and twelve
sailors" II is possible should Arab boy M
treat Into tho citndcl Of Cairo hc might give hi
beslcgcr some trouble. aud as this citadel ma,
yet neurc conspIcuously In tho campaign WI
give tho following description Of II from th'
London Globe;
.srho cI,sdel Of Cairo-ElKsiah. as tho Cal
rcnes call it--was erected by bultan Baladif
IN 100. Tho stcopncss Of its situation, th'
strength Of its walls formed, as tradition
says. out OF blocks OF siono brought frum ths
smaller pyramids Of Gizeh), and tho KrupI
guns with which thcy aro now armed. woulf
render II an important position from which y
overawe tho city, provided tho Mokatfan
hills. Immediately behind II. were occupied b.
the same hands. This range completely com
mands tho citadel, and Il wa. BY erecting and
srmins battery hero that Mehemet All oh
tanned III surrender when II was In tho pos
session Of Khoorhid Pasha. Arabi has tn
luck 10 bo IN possession OF both these points oI
vantage. Almost his flr-t thought when
complications arDse. vas TO strengthen ths
Mokatfnm fnrtlhcations."
A the citadel has not been impreFnsbie
however. IN the past against forces much more
poorly armed than the Eng;ish with serc ms
ieriai, itr reduction would only b. q question
OF short time. especially now. as the frrnch
arc about 10 cooperate with the Engllsh IN
their land operations. 70 fer a. the mil!tar,
~ be speedily accomplished. Whist may BE- m
ftorc politically rumains 10 b. soen.-Chiedou
Tribune. July %.
Tho situation In Egypt Ia interesting because
II Ia out OF tho line Of precedent, rathor thar
because thare II danger Of renewed conflict.
Tho Khodivc. tho recognized hcad OF tho Gov
ernment after being rescued from hIs own
army by tho British. h sending orders TO hid
rubelllous War Minister 10 quit his misbchsv'
ing. Anbi. having become tired Of tho tcle
graphic scoidinE, has cut tho wires. and horse
men have been sent out after him. In soms
way n has been learned that Arabi has ap
pointed Al Feima 10 ths command Of the suol
canal The khcdive has the Government and
Arabl has the army. somobcdy af Cairo |.
sssaaa. ! gsiroiies ), ka'opssn and x@sfi
such . stnis Of affairs could not cri-t srccp,
IN = country Ike Esypt, and N considering
the question pf interrogation must b. ~
membcrci there ars At cairu, Alexandria AMI
other Trading points A.0p Greeks, EW1
Frsnehmrn, fAim Italians, s,so Ausfr,sns
slDo Knrli.hmen. I.i01 Germans and 1.soo ne
tiscs II other countries. None uf these ar<
citlxeus except ~ their rifhts arc guaranteed
| by thu supervising Governments Of Europe ol
b. sct Of the khcdiva-uhtcd0o later O<>oH
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ALExAnpaIA, July IA
A correspondent has opened communication
with the camp Of Arabi rHshs. which. hi'
informant says consists Of little over sou
men. who are intensely discontsntcd. an
surrounded By starving women and chlI
drun- RscfuIis of tho lowest elsss ar