Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-05
Foreign News,

The Scots Guards, seven hundred and fifty
strong, left their barracks in London and en-
barked at the Albert docks on board the trans
port steamer Orient for Egypt. There was
great crowd of people outside the barracks,
and the troops took their departure amid tre-
mendous enthusiasm.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke
and Duchess Of Connaught, commander-in-
chief of the forces, and the Blight Hon. Hugh
G. Childers, secretary of State for war, went
on special steamer to meet the Orient as she
left the docks. The crowd at the barracks was
go dense that the leading files of the Guards
were lifted off their feet.
Sir Garnet Wolseley is suffering from a
slight attack of Cyprus fever, but he hopes to
assume his duties at once and leave for Egypt
immediately.
Dispatches from Alexandria report that the
British destroyed the cannon and magazines
in the abandoned forts and numerous explo-
sions were heard during the day. Two expe-
ditions went out at night to repair the rail-
ways on the Alexandria side or Mahalla juno
tion. They were completely successful in
their undertaking. The expeditions consisted
of British sappers, sailors and marines and
Egyptian railway workmen. Both lines CT
road wore repaired and considerable number
Of railway wagons brought to Alexandria. The
British portion of the expeditions returned at
| seven O'Clock in the morning without having
| encountered the enemy. The rebels are maxi
ing every effort to fortify the vicinity OF Port
| Said
| The plundering of houses just outside the
| British lines at Ramleh continues. culprii
was caught in the act and killed by tho patrols.
Major Gordon has been appointed chief Of
police in Alexandra. Cherif Pasha has ar
rived, and visited the Khedive. The conduct
OF M. de Lesseps at Port Said is severely crit
icised, and he is accused of being in daily
communication with Arab Pasha.
Advices from Port Said say that NJ. de los
seps, having heard that her majesty's troop
ship Orion had stopped at Ismailn and intend
ed landing men there, started on Thursday
uight for that place. He is said to have do.
olared that the English should land only aftoi
passing over his dead body and that Of hit
son Victor.
Conrad has telegraphed to the French gov.
ornment complaining of the behavior of M. dc
l.esseps, and stating that he is encouraging
the natives and increasing the general excite
ment, rendering the position much more crit
ical and the Admiral's task much more diff.
cult than it otherwise would be.
Tho French cabinet maintained it's demand
on the Chambers for credit for the projection
of the Suez canal, and in proposing the vote
in the Chamber of Deputies, M. de Freycinet
said it was question of confidence in the
the cabinet. He said that without the man
date of Europe Intervention, properly 60
called, would be neither wise nor prudent
Notwithstanding NJ. de Freycinet's appeal,
the Chamber, by a vote of 450 to rs rejected
the credit demanded by the government
After the vote the ministers went to the
Elysee and rendered their designations to
President Grevy. He requested them to con.
tinue to transact the business OF their Offices
pending the appointment of their successors