Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-16
THE EGYPTIAN TROUBLES.
Admiral Seymour Bndeavoring to
Restore Order.

LONDON, July ID P ma dis
match to the Standard, dated, 'Alex
audria, Saturday morning." says
It Is now possible to walk the streets
without an escort. Cafes and shops
are reopening and confidence gene
rally Is reylvlng.
Admiral Seymour telegraphed this
morning: l am organizing a police
force as fast as possible, and have
occupied the gates and two of the
forts.
Tie Telegraph has the following
from its correspondent at Alex
andria, dated the 18th: l went
Yesterday and found that Arab
Pasha had gone to kefereldewar,
about an hours Journey from Alex
andria, where he is reported to be
entrenching. The troops have
blown up the railway between him
self and Alexandria General Stone.
an American, formerly great friend
of Arab Pasha, escaped with the
khedive, but left his family at Cairo.
| interviewed the khediyes private
secretary after the khedlve got afOat.
he informed me that on the morning
after the bombardment, Arab Pasha
suddenly ordered a detachment OF
soldiers to surround Ramleh Palace
where the khed1ve and Dervisch
Pasha were Waiting the issue Of
events Arab Pasha at first declared
that the solners were only meant for
the protection OF the khe dive, but at
the last moment he actually told the
men to Kill the khedlve The soldiers,
however, Oh hearing the English ap
preaching deserted their posts every
where.
11e Daily News dispatch from
Alexandria says: The refugees are
chiefly Greeks and Italians, only one
beng an EngLshman. Twenty seven
Of these came from the Egyptian
bank, whence they made several ats
tacRs un tie mob during the night
until driven from the bank by hre.
The manager gave shelter to his
friends from the bank generate OF
the credit lyonnais. These, with
the manager, marched III a body to
Maralia.
At 4 o'clock in the morn
ILL.,, after the mob, satiated with
the butchery, had retired,
the soldiers and mob, joined by
hundreds of women, rocked every
shop. They entered the houses OF
the Europeans and murdered the
inmates. The marines who landed
took rations for day.
4 party detailed for spiking guns
landed at Fort Kubebe and dis
mounted number OF large smooth
bore pieces.
The Conder has gone to Port
Said.
The American admiral performed
graceful act on Tuesday. He
steamed around the fleece, and his
men cheeled each ship, in success
sion.
.le Queen has telegraphed tt
Admiral Seymour a dispatch con
graduating him upon his success
The News this morning says there
is reason to believe tina. If Turkey
declares or hesitaaes to restore ordel
III Egypt the conference will sum
mon England and France to land 6
force for that purpose.
Germany and Austria have tele-
graphed to Gladstone their approval
OF the action of the feet.
The correspondent of the News al
Constantinople says: The minister
considers that Turkish troops and
iroDclads should go to Egyp
at once, and the Sultan il
gravely considering the project
A dispatch from Alexandria to th'
Reuter- Telegraph Company, dated
II p. H., says the town is total,
ruined. The houses from the grea
square to the custom-house hav'
been abandoned. In the squar
itself, and other European quarters
there is hardly a building not eithe
ruined or still burning. Tn
com,,house of the internationa
tribunal has so far escaped
The lo-Egyptian Bank is als'
preserved. The streets are sGrewl
with empty clock and jewelry anc
similar debris. Two-thirds of tn
troops deserted during the lombard
nent. After the Khedives palace
had been surrounded, party of sol
diers entered his apartment and de
clared that they had orders to xii
him and burn the palace. After long
faltering their loyalty was bough
by promises of money. They thel
escorted the Khedive to the British
at Raseltin. His guard was no
allowed to enter the palace ther,
with him.
All the ministers except Arab
Pasha presented themselves at tn
Raseltin Palace.
At five o'clock this evening a de.
tachment of marines marche,
trough the town. Some of the plum
derers who were caught in fragrant
Delicto were summarily shot.