The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-07-28
THE WAR IN EGYPT.

Gable dispatches of July 81 state that Tur.
key, in consideration of the Difference shown By
the powers to the sovereignty of the sultan il
Egypt, has consented to participate in the in
ternational conference France and England
have IT quested that some OF the powers be des
ignated to protect the SueE canal De Lesseps
informed Admiral Seymour that the pc ssage Of
men-of-war through the canal would
be breach of neutrality SPAR
has sent four ironclads to Alexandra,
The Governor of Alexandria had returned from
a trip to Cairo by way of Port SAID. He reports
having seen Europeans massacred and lheil
houses pillaged at Damanhour and other points
The scouts of Arab Pasha were seven mile,
from Alexandria, but he had been ordered By
the Porte not to move on the city. His lasi
act was to divert the waters of the Mahmondel
canal.
News received at Alexandria from the interior
of Egypt confirm the reported assassinations OF
Europeans. Numerous massacres occurred in
the outskirts of Cairo. Arab Pasha has pub
lshed a special report of the Alexandria bonn
bardment for the natives, alleging that eight
ironclads were sunk, two burned, and four cap.
tured by the Egyptian troops. He also issued
procamations denouncing the Khedive, and
maintaining that an "irreconcilable wal
exists between US and the English.
The notables met in Cairo, declared the
Khedive to be a traitor, and deposed him.
and issued proclamation declaring war with
England, and inviting all good Moslems to take
up arms. British troops have sailed from
India for Egypt. All the French war ships have
left Alexandra. Italy has ordered forward a
permanent squadron of four iron-clads
Gen. Sir Garnet Wolseley will command the
British expedition about to be dispatched
Turkey lB said to have agreed to send troops.
De Lesseps telegraphed to Paris that immediate
action was necessary to protect the Suez canal.
The French battalions for Egypt are to
rendezvous at Toulon. Ninet, a notorious
Swiss adventurer, is aiding Arab, and will BIZ
executed if caught by the British.
Alexandria dispatches OF July "a state that
the Khedive had signed a decree declaring
Arab Pasha rebel, and had issued general
order forbidding the army to obey his COM
mand. The Khedive had also proclaimed that
the English were promoting the interests of
the country. An evasive answer received by
the British Government from the Porte TO a
proposal to immediately dispatch troops
to Egypt had decided them that
the time for further delay was pst,
The water In the Mahmoudieh canal at Alexan-
dria fell fourteen inches in the forty eight
hours, and the supply to the public had been
greatly diminished. News from Cairo was to
the effect that there were s, 900 starving home
less persons there. who were diving by hun
dreds The country was represented IL
terrible state of anarchy. Atrocities
equal to any ever perpetrated in Bull
garia were being committed with impuntv.
An eyewitness from Tantah stated that eighty
five Europeans were tortured, disemboweled
and torn to pieces. and that women were
violated and tortured. The soldiers particle
pated in the|atrocities. Two Germans, sheltered
by the station-master until the train was
ready to start, were caught entering the train,
their heads held over the carriage door and
their Threats cut
A skirmish between English and Egyptian
troops occurred at Ramleh, few miles from
Alexandria, on July "a. The casualties were
few, and the British remained in possession Of
the town. An Inspector OF Survey who arrived
at Alexandria reports the total force Of
Arab at 100000 The latter dis
patched 5000 men to reinforce Cairo
There wero twenty war-ships, half of them En-
glish, in the harbor of Alexandria Arab sent
q letter to Gladstone before Alexandria was
bombarde1 but which did not reach the
Premier until after that event, containing dire
threats about the coniscation of property, de-
the II use of Lords Earl Granville announced
that Is, 500 troops would be sent to Egypt. He
sSi the feeling of Europe was in favor of En-
glands action. De FreYcinet, the French Pre-
mier, in a conference with committee of thu
Senate, said that France would con6ne herself
to the protection Of the Suez canal and in
other operations Great Britain must act alone
Tire British Government has chartered thirteen
steamships plying to American ports, to convey
troops to Alexandria.
A terrible story of the atrocities at Tantah,
Egypt, is related by an escaped eyewitness
" | saw women carrying, tied to bludgeons the
dlsmembered arms and legs of massacred Euro
peans. The soldiers and the rabble fought
Tor loot. A Bedouin Shelk, with twenty
Bedouins, saved the inhabitants of the Jewish
quarter and took them to his village. An
other Shelk saved myself and party. A mob
from Alexandria murdered three employees of
the Cadastre and their families and burnt their
bodies with petroleum. The mob killed twelve
Greeks. They tied the vlscera of one of their
victims to the tail of dog and covezed him
with petroleum, which was set on fire amidst
cries of Joy from women and children. The
mob was dispersed eight times. Finally
two Sheiks arrived and dispersed it, Three
employees of the Cadastre who, with
their families, were murdered at Tantah,
defended themselves bravely against their
assailants, many OF whom they killed, until the
mob broke in at the back of the house and dis
patched them" Alexandra dispatches of July
26 state that Omar Lufti, formerly Governor of
Alexandria, has been appointed Minister of War
and Marine in place OF Arab. An officer who
deserted from Arab stated that, under the pro-
lection OF flag of truce, the rebels were con-
stiucling fortihcations near Aboukir, and were
also making formidable preparations near Ro-
setta. The English experienced much trouble IN
moving their heavy ordnance, by the use of
which they intended to dislodge Arab, and
gunners and guns from the fleets were being
sent to the front. A London dispatch an
nounced that England and France had decided
to invite Italy to participate in measures taken
for the protection of the Suez canal, and it was
expected that England would also invite Italy
to Join In the restoration Of order in Egypt.