The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-09-15
EGYPT'S WAR.
Egyptians Dlsheartened and Offer
to Surrender.
REPORTED CAPTURE OF ARAB PASTA

A dispatch to Reuters Telegraph Company
from Alexandra saos Arab Pasha's officer
commando at Ksfr-el-Dwar has written to
Cherif Pasha offering to surrender
The correspondent OF the Exchange Tele-
graph Company at Alexandria confirms the
statement that the rebels have offered to sur
render. The British are preparing to occupy
their works
dent says: A rebel officer has arrived at Ram
leh with letter offering to surrender the
troops. The enemy have opened the canal,
and water is coming down rapidly. Orders
have been issued that the dyke at Meks into
Lake Mareots be closed.
A dispatch from Alexandria to the Times
says: The demonstration here tonight in cele-
bration of the British victory at Tel-el-kebir
will not readily be forgotten. Englishmen
were treated as heroes by the residents here OF
other nationaities, while the very popular
officers of the q. s. steamer Nipsic, now here.
expressed their pride in the Anglo-Saxon race.
Gen Wood telegraphs to the war office from
Alexandra to-day as follows:
An officer from Kafr-el-Dwar has brought
letter saving all the military chiefs wish to
Submit to the Khedive. They have given or
ders to open the canal dam, and ask me to re-
open the telegraph. They state that the army
has stopped all hostilities.
The Central News has the following:
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. IA.
Toulba Pasha has sent flag of truce offer
to Gen. Wosslsy for instructions A deputa-
ton from Cairo is at Kafr-el-D war waiting to
come in.
The correspondent of the Exchange Company
sends the following:
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. IA.
The conditions of surrender are not yet
known. The general opinion here is that the
natives will deliver up Arab Pasha to the
British.
Reuters correspondent telegraphs as follows:
ALEXANDRIA, Sept IA.
The British troops have been ordered to hold
themselves in readiness to take possession Of
Kafr-el Dwar
LONDON. Sept 14.-Gen. wolseley telegraphs
that about 60 guns were captured at Tel-sl.
Kebir. He says Arab has gone to Cairo.
The Daily Telegraph in its second edition
has the following:
TEL-EL.-K EBIR, Sept. IA.
Our loss is $50, including 80 killed. Eight
officers are among the dead
LONDON, Sept 14.-Gen Lowe is at Belbeis
with the cavalry. A brigade of the High
landers marched towards Zagazg,a and are now
in possession of the railway to Cairo. All of
Arabj's papers were seized here. Hundreds
of fugitiyes, including many officers, are sur
rendering.
poRr SAID, Sept. 1.-THE English ad-
we're received enthusiastically. All person
ages of rank concerned in the rebellion have
made submission.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. 14.-Lord Granville
has instructed Lord Dnfferin, British Ambas-
sador, to sign the military convention.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 14.-Negotiations for sur
render are proceeding satisfactorily and the
British will probably occupy Kafr-el-Dwar to-
morrow. 1t is stated that the surrender will
be unconditional.
LONDON, Sept 1.-THE Exchange Tele-
graph Company has received the following:
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 14.-1220 P. M.
1t is reported here that Arab has been cap
tured near Benha.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. IA P. M.-Butros
Bey, Reouf Pasha and Ali Pashs Roobi ar
rived to-day and proceeded to the palace where
they presented to the Khedive on the part of
the inhabitants of Cairo an address pledging
loyalty and submission. They wero delegated
to present the address at the meeting held yes
to-day at which were present several high
functionaries, notab bles and ulemae. The dele
gates came from Cairo to-day by the railway
which is intact Butros Bey told the khedive
the rebel force at Tel-el-Kebir at the time of
4he British attack consisted of 10000 regulars,
1000 Bedouins and 5000 volunteers. The first
news of the battle which reached Cairo re-
ported great Egyptian victory and when
subsequently it was announced that Arab
Pasha was on his way to Cairo it was rumored
he bore with him Admiral Seymour's head.
The people of Ceiro Lad never heard OF Wolse-
ley ana luaStned AuulEal seymour COH-
manded the British forces. When Arahi
Pasha arrived alone the populace stoned him.
Everything was quiet in Cairo when the dele
gates left there.
Mahomond Pasha Sami was last heard of at
Salihiyeh.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 14.-The British troops
took possession of the earthworks at Kafr Ell
D var this afternoon.
LONDON, Sept. 14.-The Morning Advertiser
has the following:
Zdgdzig, Sept. 14-9 P. M-The English
troops are now entering Cairo. Wolseley, to-
day, in reply TO a deputation of chiefs from
Tel-el-Kebir, who asked that the country be
spared the humiliation of a further advance Of
the British, said he would occupy Cairo to-
night, and that in few hours he would dis
patch the first train there with troops, and
this has since been done.
A despatch from Te-el-Kebir says the
British casualties in Wednesdays battle were:
Killed, officers and As men; wounded 220
officers and $50 men. The enemy's loss is esti-
mated at 1900 killed and wounded. Wolseley
has gone forward on his way to Cairo A dis
patch from Ismalia says Sultan Pssha, repre-
sentative of the Khedive, together with
number of notables i5ave for Cairo Friday.