Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-27
AN ATTEMPTED ATTACK,
The EDglish Prove Themselves Wary
The Porte's Plans - The London
Times" on the Situation-GeneraI War
Notes-Other Foreign News.

The Porte's Plans - The London
Times" on the Sltuation-GeneraI War
Notes-other Foreign News.
ENGLISH CAUTION.
ALEXANDRIA, July 26.-Arabi Pashs has
withdrawn the bulk of his outlying pickets to
Kafr FL Dewar. A force from the English
men. f-war has landed at Port Said.
The British have mined the railway embark
ment at Ramleh as a precaution against 4
night attack.
The khedive refuses to entertain the propo-
sition to extend an amnesty to the principal
rebel officers with view to induce them to
abandon allegiance to Arab Pasha.
SAVING LOYAL NATIVES.
ALEXANDRIA, July 20, p. m.-The Egyp-
tian vessel, Charkah, left this forenoon to take
on board the garrison at Aboukir, which had
declared loyalty TO the khedive and the land
party, and to spike the guns on the works.
Che has notyet returned. The garrison mum
bered 1000 men. The retail trade has revived
somewhat in Alexandria. The center OF the
great square is filing with cafes and booths.
AN ATTEMPTED SURPRISE.
ALEXANDRIA, July &c, $50 a. NAT 9 last
evening decided attempt was made to sur
prise the British outposts. Under cover of
huCcc u lOlNC VI wv A4OH HPPiOnNuCu
close TO the British lines when the Thirty
eighth regiment opened fire. The enemy
then retreated precipitately. During the re
maiuder of the night the Egyptians continued
TO move about just beyond range. The at
tempt was preceded by reports that Arab
Pasha was attempting to treat for conditions
for his surrender, and that while the flag was
dying over his entertainments the
reports were possibly calculated
| I.,lI vic The Rritiah To
day surrounded the village of Carmius, be-
yond Pompey's pillar, where there is a regular
market for loot, aud seized few men.
Twenty-Five Germans landed at Port Said to
guard the German consulate.
LONDON, July 6-General orders are issued
for large portion Of the expeditionary force
to embark A company OF engineers and part of
the commissariat, and transport troops leave
tomorrow, the Household cavalry Saturday,
and troops from the Mediterranean next
week.
A correspondent at Constantinople says
cat the meeting of the conference Monday
the Turkish delegates accepted the dd rsterer-
dun, proposal of the British ambassador to
the sultan to issue proclamation declaring
Arab Pasha rebel"
ALEXANDRIA, July 26.-A dispatch states
| il is believed that Bedouns and the khedive's
servants really did the looting at Ramleh.
PARIS, July 26.-The credit voted by the
senate yesterday is IOO,OOO fraDcs forI naval
preparations has already been passed
by the chamber OF deputies.
DeLesseps on his arrival at Port Said
prevented general landing from all the men
Of-war. He also sent for the new governor,
who guaranteed the safety of the Europeans.
MADRID, July GA circular has been sent
| to the Spanish representatives abroad, ex-
planning the attitude of Spain with regard to
| the Suez canal.
LONDON, July 26.-The Times in leading
article says: Neither as a sovereign suzerain,
nor under any other title, will there be room
| for the influence Of the sultan IN Egypt after
| the responsibilities OF the sovereign have
been cynically thrown aside IN the hour OF
| trial. The sultan may have amused himself
by forming new alliances and complimenting
| his allies with decorations, but it remains to
be seen what help these sympathlzers can or
will give the porte. England by acting alone
| will acquire and assert her right OF CONTROL
Ing in the future the country she saved.
Those who object to that prospect have even
at the eleventh hour an opportunity OF sharing
the labor and obtaining voice IN the deter
mination OF events .bnt If England Is left to act
alone, the formal engagements she took when
| the situation was wholly different
will be abrogated. We must plainly
show the sultan and to the powers
| that we intend to work thoroughly and retain
| what is done.
Gladstone and his colleagues must yield to
| the compulsIon OF events Our commanding
naval force and well organized army will In
sure the establishment In Egypt OF strong
government under English protection II the
ministry do not hesitate in entering upon the
| path which lies straight before them.