Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-21
THE War In EGYPT.
The Attitude of Germany in the
Struggle.
Surprise at the Conduct of the
Khedive.

LONDON, y JulN IL nc Ian ACl-
egraph says: The ships of the re-
serve squadron have been ordered
to return to their several stations
This is regarded as an indication
that the emergency, as far as regards
the demand upon the navy, has
passed over
A correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph at Alexandra says: l
drove yesterday nine miles towards
the line of Arab Pasha's retreat, and
passed several villages, the people
IN which are starving. The soldiers
robbed them of everything. The
entire route is lined with dead horses
and carriages. 1t is reported that
the Bedouins harrassed the soldiers
during their retreat, killing 200 of
them.
Inc Times has the following dis
patch:
ALEXANDRIA, July 1S.-Arabi Pa
shas force is said to be. increasing.
The hesitation in attacking him at
once is regarded as a fatal mistake
bv all the authorities here-English
and foreign. It is stated that the
wounded natives have been paraded
in Cairo for the purpose of exciting
luminosity. At the request of sev~
eral residents the American consular
authorities here have ordered that
the French shop in the same builds
inc with the American consulate be
opened and the respectable residents
be allowed TO help themselves to
such articles as they require on sign
ing a declaration showing what they
had taken.
Daily Telegraph: A dispatch from
Paris states that NJ. Freycinet in
formed the cabinet council that
France and England had agreed
upon the necessity Of he occupation
of the Suez Canal for three months,
but this convention would not be
carried out until the conference had
decided thereon.
A dispatch from Smyrna to the
Central News, says: A great fire is
raging here. Many hundred houses
have been entirely destroyed.
ALEXANDRIA, July J8.-It is re-
ported that Arahi Pasha is preparing
TO move-
Disappointment and Indignation
are most keen at the great biundeI
OF allowing the favorable moment
for ending the revolt at one stroke
to slip by, while the troops are de
tanned III inactively by orders from
home.
The natives state that during the
retreat of Arab Pasha one Of the
shells burst III the midst OF body
of soldiers, and killed 200.
The dragoman of Sir A. Calvin
acting British cOusuI-general, la.
arrived from Cairo, and reports tina
the sCldIers, with requisiuons, wert
breaking open stables and selzne
horses. No other acts of violence
had been committed up to the time
he left the city.
ALEXANDRIA, July 19-Dervisl
Pasha and his suit left for CJnstan
tinople this morning. Shortly afte
his departure telegram arrived TO
him from Constantlnople. Admira
Seymour sent for him and he is re
turning. No Europeans remain il
Cairo, except twenty Germans VIII
refuse to seave. The consul VIII
was killed at Syagazig, was an Ital
ian consul.
Berlin, July 19.-The Cologn
Gazette and the Berlin North Ger
man Gazette print an article o
the Egyptian question, which al
regarded as being directly inspire
and as representing not only th
policy of Germany, but that of th
other Powers, except England an
France. The article states ths
the Egyptian question will only b
ripe for Germany afSer the Wester
Powers have come to a mutual un
derstanding, to apply for the asser
of Europe in view of the gener'
need of peace. England may rel
upon support on all sides in her en-
deavor to bring about settlemer
of the question, especially if sh
strictly adheres to the rate of th
defender of her just interest.
LONDON, July ia dispatch t
the Times from Alexandra says
The conduct of the Khedive cause
much surprise. He has for the pas
few days allowed several persons t
be at his palace who are well know
to have been intimately connecte
with Arab Pasha. The Khedive az
parently trusts them, but it may
he is endeavoring to get them thor
oughly in his power.
In the House of, Commons thi
afternoon, Campbell Bannerma1
financial secretary of the war otic,
said: Efficient precautions have bee
taken to protect Port Sad, Ismail
and Suez, but he could not enter int
details.
Sir Charles Dixie, under foreie
secretary, said: The identical no
of the Powers to the Porte, recon
mending dispatch of Turki
troops to Egypt, is still una
swered.
A dispatch from Constantinople
the Times says: According to
communication received here Ara
Pasha maintains that the bombar
meut of Alexandria was a hostile a
to Egypt and contrary to the 1gh
of the Sultan, and that he was tul
justified by law and by decision
the Council of Ministers in replyIl
to the British fire. The Khediy
he argues, in accepting English sc
diers as a body-guard, has shov
that he considered the Egyptii
army as enemies. By information
and sacred law he says he has t
right and duty to defend the cou
try, and the Khedive's order to su