The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-09-01
THE WAR IN EGYlT.

white flag flying on the forts aiAbOukir, on
Aug. %, sent ashore an officer andtwelye men
who we're held as prisoners. The british police
arrested nineteen Greeks who werepI aging in
the Arab quarter of Ismailia, AMI shot ten of
them. The Egyptians cut thu fresh-water
canal near Ismailia. Cos tantmople
dispatches of Aug. % stated that
the interviews of Lord Dufferin an the Sheik-
ul-Islam had cleared away some of he obstacles
to the signing of the military conpntion and
it was believed it would soon be denltely con
Guided. The English we're IN full possession Of
the canal from Suez to Port Said. Arab wa
hourly throwing up nsw in'renchaents ar
otherwise fortlfying his position. t was
ported from Madrid that Spain had eterrn,n.
to join with Russia and Germany inbrotestiny
against the protection of the Suez chal being
conided to the British. Threatening letters
from Syria, Arabia and Egypt, it wasaid. de-
tered the Sultan from signing themilitary
convention with England. Reports Of out
RACES on Christians i'll Asia Minor werecurrent
a Constantinople, many, it is allegedhaving
been assassinated at Beyrout.
Advices from Alexandria of Aug. % were
to the effect that the British commander were
anxious to occupy Cairo, and would push tvard
that city rapidly.
The Egyptians at Ismailia shelled the British
cavalry while on the march, wounding a CIV
men and horses. Two Arabs we're shot at Prt
SAID for not answering the challenge of Sc.
tries large party of Bedouins entered Ran
leh and commenced to plumber houses
but were driven away. Constantinoplt
dispatches stated that the feeling among the
better classes there was one of antipathy to
Arab. whom they considered an enemy to the
turkish empire. 10 Upper Egypt there also
existed strong feeling against Arab.
DE Lesseps assured the Duke of Connaught
that his sentiments were friendly to Eng land.
From Verona comes the report that Bismarck
had advised the Sultan that by treating with
Great Britain was the only means of defeating
the plans of Russia.
Gen. Wolseley, with the First division of in
fantry, all the cavalry and sixteen guns, at
tackled the enemy near Mahalla on the 25th of
August and captured five Krupp guns and
seventy-five carloads of provisions. Some OF
the leading Arab merchants of Port Said and
Damletta contributed money for the rebel cause
and sent out 500 horses. The orders at Alex
andrla were not to permit Turkish
troops to disembark without the
signature of the military convention
and the Issuance of proclamation by the
Sultan denouncing Arab Pasha as rebel. but
"SAS
condition. There were rumors that the rebel
chieftain had set price on De Lesseps' head
charging deliberate deceit. Gen. Wolseley
reports that at MAGYAR, on Aug. "a
with 1000 men,. he held his ground
all day against 10000 Egyptians
Meldot, the Russian Ambassador at Constan-
tlnople, was making efforts to have the military
convention OF the Porte with England presented
70 tne conference for examination, and, if pos
sble, modification. He also wished a declara-
ton from Lord Dufferin that his government
would seek no exclusive advantage In Fovnt
The Turkish delegates had made fresh demands
On Great Britain touching the convention, viz:
dt hPAI f aid tfat instead OF procIalmng AaM
rebel, he should simply be summoned to submit
to the Khedive.
The English opened fire with two heavy guns
on Arabi's forces on the left bank of the
Mahmoudieh canal on the 28th ult., but
the reply was feeble. A party of Bedouins ad-
vanced to within a short distance of the Meks
forts, but found the position untenable and re-
tired after considerable firing. Intrench-
ments were being thrown up by the
Egyptians to the southwark of Meks. and two
rebel battalions left Aboukir to occupy the ad-
J9cent lsthmus. The British established
blockade of the Egyptian coast Two thousand
Albanians were enlisted for service in the quar-
anime and other departments Riaz Pasha
will not form new ministry for the Khedive if
the Chamber of Notsbles be restored. Prince
Ibrahim, brother of the Khedive, asked per
mission to accompany the British
army i'll Egypt, but Lord Granville
declined the offer of the service
The water supply of Alexandria became SO
scanty that each inhabitant was to be furnished
gallon daily from the condensing apparatus.
De Lesseps claims to feel happy over his share
in preventing France from joining in an ad-
venture destined to be more disastrous than
that of Napoleon in Mexico. The Turkish Prize
Minister informed Lord Dufferin that the
Council of Ministers had resolved to publish
Arab Pasha as a rebel and accept the British
military convention. The attitude of the Rus
sian representative was still antagonistlc to
England. The British embassy at Constanti-
nople received information that Russia is max
ing large purchases of wheat and storing it at
Kars.
Three Arab sailors, guilty of mutiny, were
keel-hauled on the Egyptian frigate SCUBA, in
the harbor of Alexandria, and soon died. The
British were attacked at Kassassin on the night
CT Aug. ~, by large force of Egyptians un-
der Arab Pasha. Gen. Graham commanded
the English troops. The Egyptians were re-
pulsed with loss, while tue English casual
ties were only eight killed and sixty-one
wounded. The British captured eleven guns.
Toulba Pasha was poisoned IN the rear of Alex
andria. Sultan Pasha had arrived at Port Said
to install representatives of the khediye in the
territory occupied by the British. CONSTANT
nople dispatches of Aug, 80 state that the
Porte now insists that the troops of Turkey and
England shall jointly operate from Alexandria.
A further reserve Of Indian troops Las. been
prepared and will be dispatched to swell VOL
seley's command.