New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-15
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GENERAL RESULTS IN EGYPT

nnrsued the enemy. Zagazig was occupied
Inv tbe Indian troops on the afternoon OF the
hattie after forced march of seventeen miles
in ,be track of the fugitives. Unbroken rail-
way communications were secured Tor this
distance and at the terminus large amount
of rolling stock was seized. This was mastery
activity on which even the German stall might
nlume itself. Arab was not allowed single
hour in which to rally bis demoralEed army
The rout was converted into stampede carry
IN the forenoon ana the stampede into disOaLu-
ment in the afternoon. Unless the rebels nave
n considerable body of reserves at Tantah OF
some point further north, the campaign IL VIZ
tually at an end. With the cavalry securing
the banks of the Sweet Water Canal beyond
Belbays in the direction of the LAKE
of the Pilgrims, and two lines OF r'l-
way communication opening at Ha8W'S
southwark the complete occupation OF caro-
cannot long be deferred The force at
Kafr-e-Dwar is already ready to suTendeI'
There are several points of strateGcal Impor-
lance at which the rebels might make tempo
rary stand, if they were good soldiers ana nad
a general of genuine ability to lead them. Inc
British staff would find active operations il
the inundated delta extremely arduous, II they
were fighting a spirited and cautious foe. Bat
the Eeyptian army is merely a military raDhle
scurrving in all directions rs so0n as the IN
trencbmcpts in front of 1t are carried by STORM
Very little serious work, therefore, remains to
he done in Egypt
General Wolseleys usual good fortune has
attended him in this campaign. Unless some
unforeseen reverse befalls his army, he Will
dispatch the work in hand and return to Lon
don to have .hc highest hOnors at the Queen
command shOwered upon him. That he VIII
have earned them cannot be seriously qucs-
toned There is no single operation IN tins
campaign which can be compared in originality
and briliancy with the famous march from
Cabul to Canadian planned by General Stewart
and executed by General Roberts, and the
difficulties TO lie overcome in Egypt although
very serious. were bv no means 40 formidable
rs those surmounted 10y Sir Robert Napier III
the Abyssinian mountains Yet the work has
been arduous and hazardous requiring good
Judgment. energy, dispatch and audaclty and
il has been well done. The change OF base
from Alexandria to the isthmuS was most
mdIclous one. The high wafer OF the NIle was
avoided, the euemy's intrenchmentS were
turned far in the rear, and an accessible cam
nai,snng ground, with railway for transport
and fresh-water supply for man and beast, was
secured in the desert. The subsequent opera
lions eliminating in the attack on Ir-el-
Kcbir and the vigorous pursuit of the enemy
have cyinced the highest qualities OF general
shin. The temporary collapse of the trans
port and the period Of maction which cmbold-
cnrd the dropping spirits Of AIabis forces are
matters which can he easily CLOSED over when
the results of the campaign are brought under
review. General Wolsclcy had very little to
say about the glarng defects of the transport
when ne returned from the cold Coast. and the
rcrutation which be acquired IN Ashantce was
not seriously impaired by the structures OF pac
tical critics who pointed out the weak spots i'll
the campaign. In like manner, when London
welcomes him upon bis return from the Nile
any lack Of forethought in the transport OF the
General plan of operations will be readily cx-
planned. The plea will be offered that
CHANCE of baseIcndercd delay unavoidable, and
that three weeks of inaction after the first adj
vance were preferable to Il premature attack
which could not have been properly followed
I'D. If the campaign can bo brought to
speedy close. military critics will have little To
say in regard to tactical errors and lack Of
incarnation. General Wol>elry VIII be cred
tied in England and elsewhere with the high
est qualities OF successful generaIship. His
extraordinary good fortune Will disarm crit
icsm.
With the disappearance Of the military
mob which has set up and pulled down Minis
tiers, cocrced the Khcdiyc, dclied the foreign
Controllers, impressed its Will upon the Not
ables. and promoted anarchy, rebellion and
blood.hcd in Egypt the work Of the British
army will end and the intricate web of European
diplomacy will be woven anew. The moral
force of England and the Powers was OF no
avail in restoring public order and the author
ity of the Khedive, 80 long rs there was IN
inSubordinate army under the orders of War
Minister who increased the pay Of the rank and
file and brbcd the officers by system OF indis-
eliminate promotion. That army is now broken
up Peace and order will soon be restored and the
Vicerov will no longer be in danger from a mill
tarv mob in the court yard OF his palace, clamor
ing for higher pay. the dismissal of a Ministry
or the re, ocation of a decree. The Khcdiye's
authority will he supreme in his own dominion.
The Sucz Canal will be safe. And what then
VIII the English be ready to retire, as Mr..
Gladstone has promised with clean hands
VIII Europe consent to have them do anything
else These are problems which ave to he
worked out by the dip!omatists after the cam
paign is closed
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