Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-05
THE WAR In EGYPT.
AN ARAB GREEK CONSPIRACY
UNEARTHED
Alarm Among EurOP ans at Alex.
andrIa-AnOther Artillery Duel
ReinfOrcemenSs for WOIseIey-The
British TO Move Carefumy-Fears
for CairO's Safety.

LONDON, September A dispatch to
Reuters Telegram Company from Alexan-
dria says: "Great unessiness is felt in con.
sequence Of the arrest Of a native spy, car
rying q letter addressed to Autouo
Panic, the Greek Consular agent
at Stout, who is staying here.
Panic has been arrested. 1t is rumored tha,
the police have discovered the ramifcation
Of a conspiracy in which several Greeks are
implicated, their object being the massa-
creing of Europeans in Alexandria in the
event of the British troops being seriously
engaged at Ramleb.
The TtnaSS this morning says: Though
Gen. Wolseley does not require the Third
division, the government is determined To
strengthen his hands by sending three bat
talions of infantry, so that Gen. Wood NAV
be set free without leaving a garrison
of less than 5000 men at Alexan-
dria. Reserve depots OF $50 men for
each regiment which are at the
front with General WolseleV, will also be
formed at Alexandria, and laIge depot of a
thousand reserve men will be formed to re.
place these as they are drafted to the front
to supply casualties. The result of these
measures will be that Wolseley will have
1900 men on the main line OF operations,
besides the garrison at Alexandria and the
Indian contingent"
A dispatch from Ksssassin says; s'Arab-
has regained conf 1eDce. 1t will be neces.
sary to advance scientifically and in force
The English infantry fire in the last engage.
ment seems to have done slight damage
The Martini-Henry rifles used by the Brit
ish are apt to be rendered unserVIceable by
hard usage"
A dispatch from st. Petersburg 10 the
Times says: "English agents have arrived
at Odessa to purchase 28, 900 head of sheep
and cattle for the troops In Egypt Two
hundred and twenty head died en- route
last week from the intense heat"
Reuters Telegram Company has the fol-
lowing
"ALExANDRIA, September 4.-The un-
essiness among the Europeans continues
unabated. Sensational rumors of every
kind are circulating. Tonight there was a
report that the French Consul General had
asked for transports to remove the French
subjects, but it proved to be en-
tirely groundless. The British military
authorities have mapped out the town into
districts, which are connected by telephone,
and they feel satisfied that this will enable
them to quell any unforeseen outbreak. At
- y CiONA bEIo SNOuAAS bu0 Eu2llS0 QoaVy
guns near the Cairo railway began shelling
Arabi's camp. The enemy replied, their
shells falling within ten yards of Fleming
depot, In the Ramleh lines. Two more
British guns joined 10 the fire, whereupon
a lively cannonade ensued. The enemy
continued to make excellent practice, all
their shells falling close to the British camp.
The water in the canal broke through the
dam to-day and is one and half metres
high"
A dispatch to the Times from Kassassip.
dated yesterday, says: "The enemy keep
a close watch all about our camp. Numer-
GUS Bedouin horsemen are prOWling In the
vicinity, rendering 1t unsafe to venture far
out. Last night vidette of the Life Guards
was killed. His body has been recovered,
aud found to be mutilated. Arab has an
excellent position here. He is in direct
communication by rail with Zsgazig and
Salihi Yeho, and water for his forces is
brough up by rail and canal. His active cav
airy succeed in marking his movements and
keeping them secret"
General Wellesley telegraphs from Is
MALTA to-day as follows: Gan is quiet at
the front. The Highland brigade will re-
main afiOat for the present to furnish work
ing parties here. | am cleaning out the
hospitals and sending away the wounded
and serious cases Of sickness in the troop
ship Malabar."
ALEXANDRIA, September 4-The Khedive
has Issued a decree, forbidding the importa-
tion OF petroleum into Egypt
A Greek, who recently arrived here from
Cairo, gives a gloomy account of the situa-
tion there. He fears that when Arab is
defeated he will destroy the city. He esti-
mates that there are at Cairo only l 500
troops, who will join In pillaging the city at
the first opportunity. He says that Chris
tians are maltreated If seen on the streets
in Cairo.