Daily Republican., 1882-07-24
THIRD EDITION.
TaE EGYPTIAN WAR.
The Advance OF Uhe Engitsh-The
strength Of the British Force
The KhedIVe and Arab Paahn.


The Khed1Ve snd Arab Pasha.
.- LONDON, July % "A despatch from
Alexandra, dated 80 this morning
says that Major General Allsion wa
just moving out with two regiments O
infantry and q mounted squadron il
the direction OF Arab Pasha's entrencb
ments. This movement was expecte,
to lead to an engagement
THE ENGLISH ADVANCE,
A second despatch, dated az 4.35 thi
afternoon, says: "To.day, $50 rifles
under an aide-de-camp OF General Nil.
son, pushed beyond Milaha, six mile
hence, to blow up the railway, They
met some of Arab Pasha' g cavalry, and
several shots were exchanged. The
Egyptians fed, after losing two dead
and several wounded The rifles, hav-
ing finished their work, withdrew.
British troops now occupy Aboukir,
and will occupy Ramleh tomorrow.
Reconnoissances are making to-day in
the direction of Ramleh and Milaha
Several dead bodies have been found in
the Mahmoudich Canal. Arab Pasha
has levied war tax upon land to the
nominal amount OF e500,000 The
Khedive has received advices that
Arab Pasha is well supplied with pro.
visions and ammunition, but that his
forces are not increasing" Some cor.
respondents having reported that they
were fred upon yesterday at a village
a few miles out from Alexandria. a
party of military proceeded thither last
evening. They found the houses filed
with plumber and brought 40 prisoners
here fof trial. A late despatch SAYS
Arab Pasha has no intention of adj
vsncing on Alexandria. The natives
are leaving the city in crowds in obedi.
ence to his summons.
THE BRITISH ARMAMENTs.
The Times this morning says that the
force destined for Egypt will be 10 600
men, and this, with the troops already
sent makes the total strength imme-
dlately available of Ia, ZOO men, The
Duke of COnnaught, Major General
Alison and Major General Sir EVELYN
Wood will command the bripades,
General Wood has been ordered TO be
ready to embark in few DAYS The
Government yesterday engaged tan
vessels for the transport of troops. in. |
oluding the National Line steamers
Holland and France. The trananort
Nyanza has been fitted up as a conden.
zer for Alexandria. She can condensa
81, 600 gallons Of water daily. The en-.
Garkation of the whole force will re-
completed within a fortnight Cvnrns!
will be the rendezvous of the force TheI
Government has also chartered the
Grecian and Canadian steamsbins Of
the Allan Line.
Each is capable of accomodat;r9
regiment. The troop-ship Ennhrstea
left Portsmouth to-day. She took 169Sl
men her captain received sealed orders
before sailing. 1t is presumed that her
destination will be Alexandria. notI
Malta. Sir Garret Wolseley, with bis
statt, will embark for Egypt early nextI
week. he will have the rank of General
while in Egypt.
A SCENE BETWEEN THE KHEDIvE
AND ARAB.
After the destruction OF the forts nv
the Engllsh fleet the Khedive sent for
Arab Pasha and asked him for a report.
which Arab refused. Dervisch Pasha'
who was present, expressed surprise nj
Araol's refusal, after his having sworn
obedience to the Khedive. Angry words
ensued between Dervisch and AraM
the former reproaching the latter for
not having followed his advice to dis.
mantle the forts.
While the palace was surrounded nv
troops the Khedive called for a riAel
and Dervisch Pasha also prenared toI
defend himself. After the withdrawal
of the soldiers Dervisch Pasha advised
nlgnt TO Suez, but the Khedive refused
to leave
THE KHEDIvE'S DISMISSAL OF ARABI
PAsHA.
ALEXANDRIA, July 90. 10 A. MI
me hhedlVe has signed a decree dis
MIN rebel He will also issue gen
eral order forbidding the Egyptian |
army to obey orders from Arab Pssha
and forbtdding the people to pay him
their taxes.
The following is the text of the Khe.
dives proclamation:
Arab Pasha:-In consequence of
your departure to Kafr-el-Dwar, &C.
companied by the army, thus abandon
ing Alexandria without orders, stop
ping rail- way traffic, preventing US from
receiving kilograms and oommunica-
uons through the post, and impeding
the return OF refugees to their homes
In Alexandria, and of your persistencel {
IN war preparations and of your refusal
to come to us after receiving orders, I b
dismiss you from the Office of Min. t
lister of War,
THE KHEDIvE's ADDRESS To THE
ARMY. "a
The Khedive issued the following 7
circular to the army
On perusing the order for the dismis. t
sal CT Arab Pasha from the office OIL
Minister OF War, you will know the =
great motives which neCessitated his :
dismissal.
Hencetorward he will have no au-
tnority over you. Whoever agrees with
MS designs and movements will have
participated in his crimes. Whoever
shows obedience and conforms to our il
RUE Will deserve honor, courtesy and
Eood remuneration. You must be
aware that the country is surrounded I
with dangers and perils, for the Powers \
have agreed on Turkish Intervention t
for the reform of the country, without /
damaging the privileges of the firmans :
granted to Egypt.
am convinced that you will conform
yourselves to my orders, which cannot
have any object other than the welfare q
OF the country. He who obeys my or.
ders will be rewarded he who does
not will have to blame himself on be-
ing punished.
AT the Palace. EKHED1vE.
THE REIGN OF ANARCHY. d
The country is drifting into fearful =
anarchy. Atrocities equal to any ever
perpetrated in Bulgaria are committed J.
with ImpunitY. Tho Garmana at y