The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-18
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
EGYPT.

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has decided that the British advance
shall be made from Aboukir. Troops
will attack the AbOukir forts on
Sunday
The Khedive to-day visited Gen.
Wolseley and remained one hour.
1t Is reported that negotiations are
proceeding for the surrender at
Mex of 1000 bedouins, now with
Arab Pasha.
Another report states that Gen.
WOlseley will make an attack pos
sibly on Saturday morning, in two
columns, one along the route of the
last reconnaissance, and the other by
way of Lake AbOukir, taking Arab
at point where his right rear will
rest on Mahmoudich.
There is reason to believe the
young Italian naval officer, reported
missing on the 18th inst, absconded
with the intention of giving Arab
Pasha assistance.
The troop ship Euphrates, with
the second battalion of the Man
chester regiment and the battery of
royal artillery, and the transport
COpella, with the Duke of Teck, have
arrived.
COnstantinople, II. - Dufferin,
British ambassador, has been in
structed not to press the Porte for a
reply concerning the military con-
vention.
Alexandria, 1.-THE transports,
Egyptian, Monarch and Nevada
arrived. Reports continue to assert
that combined land and sea attack
on the forts at Aboukir is imminent
According to the latest accounts
the attack will be made on Sunday
morning. The Duke of Csnnaught
goes on board the transport Orient
without delay.
Sp.m.-The FOTty-eighth, Forty
sixth. and Sixtieth Regiments are
breaking camp at Ramleh, and pre-
pairing to embark.
Two 6115 ton guns were mounted
within the British lines at Ramleh
on Thursday.
Berlin, ia correspondent Of
the Cologne Gazette expresses the
opinion that Russia is preparing FOL
a war with Turkey, by way of com
pensation for England's occupation
Of Egypt.
Malta, II The transports, Duke
of Argyle, with a pontOOn, tele
graph and railway companies Of
engineers, and the Grecian, with {
battery of artillery, have arrived
on the way to Egypt; also the trans
ports Lusftanian, Ludgate, Greece
and City of New York.
Gibraltar, II. = The transpOr
Prussian passed to-day, on its wa!
to Egypt.
Paris, 1.-THE following tele-
gram, dated Ismalia, has been re
ceived from DeLesseps: The gov
ernor asked me, to-day, whether The
Egyptians could legally cut th'
fresh canals from Cairo to Ismalia
[ replied in the negative. l snail
communicate my opinion, which
has the sanction of legal decis ions
to Arab Pasha, who has alwayi
scrupulously respected the rights o
the Suez Canal Company.
| Marseilles, l7.-RiaZ PaSha ha
embarked fer Alexandria, in obedi
ence to the request of the KLe
dive.
ConstantinopIe, 1.-THE repor
that Said Pasha has resigned /
false.
Alexandra, l7.-Major Gener.
| Sir Edward Ham.ey, to-day, as
Isumed local command in Ramlef
Major Generals Wood anu Alliso
have taken command Of their II
spective bri gades. Colonel Ne hew
is appointed censor of press mes
sages.
London, 1.-THE Standard says
General Wolseiey'S parading wa
for an Ostensible purpose, and ma
have been the best way Of cOncea
ing his real intentions. Before no.
the enemy has been deceived b
means of the press. The StGnC
ard further says: The irOr
clads may increase the decei
ton by the bombardment c
the forts, and at nightfall th
H6SI Ol UIduS pOI Us HAY SOedu DdC
to Alexandria again and disembar
troops, and the entire British fore
fall upon Arab Pasha's deplete
entertainments, in front of Ramlei
It is almost certain that the report
of landing at Aboukir are spread
throw dust in The eyes of Aral
Pasha.
The Times is quite silent regard
ing Gen. WOlseley's intention.
The Meas draws attention to tL
fact that when General Wolsele
wrote the first edition of the $50
= diefs' Pocket Book he regarde
special correspondents as th
modern curses of an arm
2 in the field. Subsequent events, L
] doubt, induced him to modify hi
t views, but not to such an eXteI
: that he would lightly take thel
e into his confidence Without reserv
n