Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-24
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Arabi's Threat Before the
BOmbardmsnt.
France Interested Only in
the Canal.
A Sharp Skirmish at RamIeh
This Morning.
Comment on American
Sentiment.
Six ThOusand Franch Mar;nas
Six Thousand French Marines
Going to Egypt.
AraSi Pa.has Bold Front.

LONDON, July 24.-Infantry for
Egypt will embark on the 4th of
August, and cavalry on the 9th, and
sail direct for Alexandria.
Arab Pasha wrote the following
letter to Gladstone few days before
the bOmbardmont, but Gladstone did
not receive it until after the lombard
ment: "The Koran commands us to
resist if war is waged against us, hence
England may rest assured that the
first gun she fires in Egypt will absolve
Egyptians from all treaties. Her
control will cease, the property of
Egypt be cOn6scated, the canals de-
stroyed, and Jehad will be preached
in Syria, Arabia and india. The first
blow which England strikes Egypt
will cause blood to flow throughout
Asia and Africa, the responsibility for
which will be on the head of England.
Egypt is still ready to be fast friends
with England and the keeper of her
road to India, but she must keep
within the limits of her jurisdiction
Finally, England may rest assured that
we are determined to die for our
country"
ALEXANDRIA, July "a, 1915 pm
The Sixtieth regiment marched to
occupy Ramleh this morning. A
skirmish is now proceeding. No par
ticulars. The Thirty-ffth Infantry
has been ordered to support the Six
tieth. The bulk of Arab Pasha's S
infantry is reported to concentrated at
Damietta, the troops at Kafre Ell
Dwar being chiefly artillery and cav
airy. The inspector of the Cadastral
survey has arrived from the interior.
He reports the total force of the rebels
at nearly 100000. He says a volun-
teer cavalry regiment is forming to
attack Alexandria.
LONDON, July 24.-The Times this
morning says "The question of Turk
ish Intervention is practically settled
by tie fact that an expedition cannot
be sent out without denuding entire
provinces of troops and even raising
the garrison of Constantinople. Fif
teen steamships have been accepted
or are under survey as transports"
The authorities have decided not
to send militia to garrison Malta and
Gibraltar.
PARIS, July A.-De Freycinet, Pres
ident of the Council, in conferrlng
with the committee of the Senate on
the laval credit bill, declared that if
the powers indirectly interested in
Egypt remained neutral in regard to
the Intervention of other powers in
Egypt, France would leave England
to act alone, and would confne herself
to the protection of the Suez canal.
This declaration seems to be due to
the refusal of General Billot, Minister
Of War, to undertake :, oper.
ationS in Egypt unless he had force
of 10000 men, which would require
the calling out Of a portion Of the
reserves, and the government has re-
fused to sanction such action.
LONDON. July %. The Times in
an editorial says; The license that
the American criminal law attains to
dynamite projects is a scandal and
shame to American legislation. A
more enormous scandal is the attitude
which public opinion in Amories as
sumes toward them. Never was there
e body of national opinion so :inquisi-
tive and keen, which could have
shown itself mora feeble and inert in
defense of public morality than the
opinion in America since the dyna-
mite school became SO notorious.
Americans must determine if they
will continue to be subject to the re-
proach which Parnell and other home
rule members of Parliament formed,
20 organize public movement in Ire
land aith a view to counteractiug
operations ia the land corporation.
Davitt has consented to 90 operate in
che scheme.
LONDON, July A.-The Devastation
and the Dreadnaught have been or
dered to prepare for special service.
A Paris dispatch says it is announced
that the French government will, for
the present, send only 5000 marines
for the protection Of the Sneg canal.
Major General Sir John Miller
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