Daily Republican., 1882-09-12
FOURTHEDITION
THE EGYPTIAN WAK.
General WOIseIey hating since
A.ah.,. valiant Attack.

General WOIseIey halting Since
Arabic violent Attack.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, Sept. 1.-THE
following is the English version OF Gne
recent negotiations: "A!l the ARTICLES
Of the convention had been accepted
by the Turks including that designa'
ting Abeukir as the landing place Tor
the Turkish troops. Lord Dutferin
had initiated the final text. After con-
siderable delay on the part OF the
Turks, Said Pasha declared he was un.
able to initial the same, and requested
q postponement. Lord Dutferin demar'
ed, but eventually agreed on con1l,
ton that the document be forwarded
to him initiated and unAltered on the
following morning. Late on the tollcw,
ing evening Said Pasha visited Lord
Dufferin and informed him that ne was
unable to affix his initials 10 the docu-
ment, as the Porte desired the troops
to land at Alexandria, Aboukir being
unsafe,
Next day Lord Duferin, on the con-
sideration that the relations between
the English and Turkish troops would
he ON the same footing as during the
Crimean war, was authorized to inform
the Porte that the Turks would be al
lowed to proceed to Port Said and thence
enter the canal. On the same day Lord
Dufferin was requested to attend at
Said Pasha's house for the purpose OF
signing the convention. On his arrival
Lord Dufferin observed that It was
necessary that the proclamation be off,
ciaIly communicated to him. He was
informed that it had been published in
that mornings Vakyt, and an imper.-
feet French translation was produced
and read to him, but he was surprised
to find that 1t was different document
from the one he had agreed to, a GER
tain phrase which Said Pasha had
promised to eliminate being retained.
Lord Duf'srin thereupon said 1t was
necessary that the text OF the new doc
ument be transmitted to London. dc
stated that he was ready 10 initial The
draft Of convention, with a clause al
lowing the Turkish troops TO proceed IL
Port Said. He was informed that th'
Sultan desired the words "disembarh
at Port Said" to be substituted for the
words "proceed to Port Said" Ear
Granville, the British foreign secretary
has declined to accept this proposal o
the Porte.
Tho Sultan, as mark Of approval
has increased Said Pasha's salary 40Ol
monthly.
KAssAssIN, Sept. 1.-THE British
position has not yet been advanced be
yond the ridge two miles Dorth, but tn
outposts have been doubled and art
supported BY infantry. Prisoners re
pert that the object Of Saturdays oper
ations was the capture of Kassassin
which the eremy believed would be
weakly defended. The Egyptians los
one hundred killed. The number o
their wounded is unknown. The Brit
ish loss was killed and go wounded
One hundred English men-ot-war an
transports used the Suez canal betweel
August 20 and September 3, by which
the canal company realized from th
tonnage and passenger dues 500, 900.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 1l.-GeE. Woo
and staff yesterday reconnoitered tn
coast from Ramleh TO Aboukir in
steam barge. One of the officers VIII
recently deserted frem Arabs arm
and who accompanied them assert
that q regiment at Mandara is pre-
pared to desert at the earliest opportu
nifty.
Hrabi Pasha has been at Tel.el. Kebi
since the 25th of August.
Everything is quiet at Cairo. Th
statue of Ibrahim Pasha, grandfathe
of the Khedive, has been destroyed, i
accordance with resolution adopted a
a meeting of the Ulemas, declaring tn
erection of statues contrary to reli
gion.
The Rothschilds have presented
The British army in Egypt, through Nj
Rowsell, commissioners OF state d.
mains, IL tons OF tobacco and 800
pipes, which the Khedive has allowe
to enter duty free. Lieut.. Commando
Goodrich of the United States navy
has arrived here, enroute to join Gel
Wolseley, having received permissio
from the American government TO aC
company the British army.