Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-09-16
ARAB PAsHA CAPTURED.
Gen. Wellesley 10 Warmly Received
at Cairo by al Classes.
The War Closed and Security Of Life and
Property Again Established.

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Toulba Pasha have been arrested by the
Egyptian police in Cairo, it is reported. for
having melted the populace TO incendiarism
and plumber. Toulba Pasha has been hand
ed over BY the Egyptian authorities TO Gen.
Wood as prisoner.
The capture of Arab and Toulba Pasha is
confirmed. A dispatch from Alexandra to
the Exchange Telegraph Co says the house
of Arab was surrounded by the Bengal cav
airy.
The following is Gen. Wolesley's dispatch
from Benha in full:
BENHA, Sept Is.
have Just arrived. Gen. Lowe occupied
Cairo yesterday afternoon. Arab and Toul-
ba Pasha have surrendered Internationally
Ten thousand troops at Cairo have laid down
their arms. The project of police under
takes to maintain order. go on to Cairo at
once.
The Standards Alexandria special says it
appears that Kafr ell Dowar has not yet been
occupied. Negotiations for its occupation
are expected to be concluded this afternoon.
The announcement that the British had
entered the earthworks yester day was mis-
conception. ONLY Generals Wood and liar-
mon rode in with small party, in conse-
quence of display Of flags of truce.
Gen. Wellesley has arrived in Cairo,
whence he sent the following:
CAIRO, Sept. Is.
The war is over. Send no more men from
England. Midshipman Dechair is safe. l
have been received here with open arms by
all classes. The soldiers are glad to return
to their homes. Our cavalry did extremely
we'll in the long forced march yesterday.
The following additional dispatch has been
received from Wellesley, reiterating his de-
cision that the war is at an end:
CAIRO, Sept. 10.
Arab and TOulba Pasha are both con-
fined in our guard rooms. The war is over.
Send no more men from England. will
now change my base from Ismailia to Alex
andria The health ahd spirits of the troops
are excellent.
An Alexandria dispatch TO the Standard
says Arab Pasha surrendered to Gen. Nc
Pherson, saying: Il am Arab Pasha; this
is Toulba Pasha."
All military posts in Cairo occupied by
the British. City perfectly safe.
Dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from
Alexandria reports that thousands of Be-
douins descended upon Kassasin camp after
the battle was over. The fiftieth regiment
drove them of with loss. The Bedouins are
hanging around Ismailia in great numbers
ana promise 10 give trouble.
CAIRO, Sept. u.
Toulba Pasha was at Kafr ell Dowar short
ly before his escape to Cairo. Those whom
he left in command at the former place were
warned that if Toulba wished to surrender
he must make submission to Gen. Wellesley,
and that the display of flag of truce did not
imply cessation of hostilities. Gen. Wood
was received with greatest cordiality by all
ranks at Kafr ell Dowar. Rouby Pasha was
commandment of troops at Tel ell Kebir and is
deeply implicated in the rebellion.
Correspondent at Zagazg of the News re-
ports kilograms from the governor of Benha,
Ell Assal, to the governor of Zagazig, order
| ing him to cut the canal and flood the coun.
try, has been intercepted by the British.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. Is.
The British will move forward at 4 thi.
afternoon to disarm 5000 men at Kafr e.
Dowar. The train has just started with
number of Egyptian officers, who are going
personally to surrender to Gen. Wellesley
Gen. Wood has issued an order prohibiting
any correspondents from going forward.
The Khedive and Sir Edward Malete, the
British consul-general, will proceed Il
Cairo. So far the road is open. All offer,
of submission must be made to the Khediv,
nominally, but by actual surrender to Gen
| Wellesley.
Engineers have just returned and repor
Kafr ell DOwar abandoned. The rebels sup
posed to have gone to Aboukir forts.
| The enemy's troops from Mehallet, Abou
kir and Kafr ell Dowar will parade at tn,
front here Sunday, when they will surrende
arms and be stripped of their military dres
and be disbanded in the presence of all tn,
troops of Gen. Wolf.