Daily globe., 1882-08-23
EGYPT.
TIE kHEp1vE's PROCLAMATION.

TO implicitly obey Gen. Wolsley, who, ht
says, is authorized to restore order il
Egypt.
During the reconnaissance Gen. Allison
walked forward to inspect the enemy:
position. He was probably recognized a.
he became the mark for the enemy's
shells. Five fell around him as he walked
back, never quickening his pace, some
coming within few yards of him.
RElNFoRCEMENTs.
The transports Duke OF Argyle
British Prince, City of Lincoln aud Mon.
treal, with over 1 200 men and 500 horses
arrived here.
BOMBAY, Aug 22.-The Sixty-third in.
fsntry and battery of artillery sail to.
day for Egypt.
PARIS, Aug. 22.-DeLesseps telegraphs
from Port Said that a modus vivend
has been established permitting the regu-
lar traffic of the Suez canal to proceed.
He says he will be able to return to Paris
shortly.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug 22.-Arabi Pasha is
erecting fresh works and strengthening
his position.
CoNsTANTNoFLE, Aug. 22.-The com
mander at Erzroum has been ordered to
take action against Kurdish, chief OF
Obeidallah.
TRPoLI, aug. 22.---It is stated that an
Arab tribe, holding territory eastward OF
Bongazi, is preparing to assist Arab
Pasha. A powerful chief, who is at the
head of the national movement at Tripoli,
is said to favor Arab.
REcoNNoTTERING.
ALEXANDRIA, August o. This fore
noon about 600 Highlanders made a re-
connaissance from Gabriel station at
Ramleh in the direction of Kafr-el Dwar
simultaneously the forty Founders at
water works hall opened fire. The
Egyptians replied after the third round.
There was no infantry firing. British are
bringing more heavy guns into position
about $50 yards in advance of their pres
ent Ramleh lines. The Egyptian officers
appointed by the khedivc to accompany
the British army started tC day via Port
Said.
LONDON, Aug. 22.--A dispatch from
Constantinople TO Reuters says: The
Sheckh III Islam and minister of finance
visited Lord Dufferln to-day and de-
livered a message from the sultan. The
visit caused sensation
WIRES CUT.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 22.--The tele-
graph lines between here and Cairo have
been cut by the British
LONDON, Aug pa dispatch from
Port Said to Reuter- says the English oc-
cupy both banks of the canal at Kantara
Troops have taken possession of the tele-
graph lines at Ell Arish. The British
force which occupied Nefische after the
flight of the Egyptians, found several
soldiers lying dead and number of dis :.
mounted guns ready for removal into the
interior by railway. Reor Admiral Has
kins has gone to Ismalia, and Rear Ad-
miral Sullivan has succeeded him at Port
Said.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 22.-Thc gunboat
Condor went to Aboukir in the morning
and returned this evening. She reports
her majesty's ship Achilles is the only
man of war in the bay, the sultan having
gone to Damietta. Flags of truce were
appeared almost deserted. A party of
fifty Bedouins crept up last night and pill
LACED two villages in the vicinity of
Meks. They carried off three watch
men.
CoNsTANT1NoPLE, Aug. 22.-The Vakit
has been suppressed for publishing news
hostile to England.
IsMALIA, Aug. %, 9 q. m.-Thc land
ing of troops from the transports pro-
ceeded actively all night and continues
general bearing of the soldiers arc the
admiration of the entire population.
Gen. Sir Garnet Wolsley visited DeLes-
seps yesterday and explained the action
of the British in regard to the Suez canal
He said everything would be over in a
few days but the English must use the
canal for the present DeLesseps ex-
pressed himself fully satisfied with the
explanation and said he regretted there
had been any misunderstanding on the
subject. Yesterday afternoon the
Seventy-second regiment engaged with
the enemy at Serapeum and repulsed
them. Two Of our men were killed and
five wounded. The enemy lost 100 men
and four guns.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 22.-The smoke of
numerous trains are again visible behind
the enemy's lines. The activity of
Arab Pasha has increased, indicating a
complete change of his plans. In answer
TO our reconnaissance to-day his guns
opened fire from various directions,
showing that during the night his artil-
lery had been much strengthened. A
new battery, with six guns, has been
placed in position. 1t now seems
that at the first scare caused by the dis
covery that the fleet had gone TO the
canal Arab Pasha withdrew a great pro-
portion of his infantry to Damouhur, but
that last night, on considering that some
time must elapse before an advance can
be made from Ismalia with sufficient
force to carry his defenSes on the line up
10 Zeazig, he then advanced to his old
position, which he hopes to hold until
The rise of the Nile will enable him to
flood the country.
ARAB STRONGLY ENTRENCHED.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 22.-To-day Maj
Gen. Ward, with two captains, was
standing by clump of trees in front of
the most advanced pickets, when a shell
struck only ten PAGES distant and buried
itself in the sand. Gen. Wood then
climbed tree for the purpose of making
observations, when a second shell
fell Just behind he tofficers'
horses. The report that
Arab Pasha has withdrawn consider
able number of troops from our front is
quite incorrect. On the contrary, the
encmy's trains have brought in more
cavalry. 1 can state, officially, that about
two miles on the road to Kafr- Ell DwaI
The enemy have thrown up new earth
works, which arc stronger than those we
usually face.
GREAT BRITAIN.