Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-20
THE EGYPTIAN WAR.

LONDON, September 17.-Reuter's
Telegram Company has received the
following dispatch from Alexandria,
of the 10th inst: The British now
occupy Kafr- el~Dwar. The artillery
camp at Ramleh has been dissolved
and the naval brigade withdrawn.
General Wood will proceed to Cairo
to>morrow night. 1t is reported
that Damietta has surrendered
ALEXANDRIA, September 18.-The
surrender OF Abaukir has been fixed
for to day. The report of the sur-
render of Damittka is unconiemed.
Bedouins left Kafr el-DWar two
hours before the arrival there of the
British troops, taking their arms
and ammunition with them.
LONDON, September 18.-A dis
patch to the Exchange Telegram
Company from Alexandra states that
when the two trains which went to
Kafr-el Dwar yesterday afternoon to
bring here the prisoners of war
reached that place all the soldiers
had disappeared, except small body
which had been lett to guard the
arms and accoutrements.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, September 18.-
Lord Dufferin to day informed the
Porte that the military operations of
the British in E9ypt had ceased, and
that England was about to withdraw
a portion of her troops. He left 1T
to the Sultan to decide whether or
NOT 1t was now necessary to sign the
Anglo Turkish convention.
LONDON, Sc ytember Is d spatch-
es from Caro- 10 r. u er's Teleg raph
Company says: 'News from the 10
terror Is favorable. 1t is believed
that ali towns will tender allegiance
TO the Khedive. The English com .
nlander at Citadel indIps that many
prisone4 S We're being tortured there
has put the Egyptian commander IN
chains" Reuters Telegraph Com,
pany has the following from Alexau-
dria: about twenty persons have
been arrested III Cairo including Re
faalbr, but several prominent rebels
are still at large. 1he prisoners
will be tried by court martial The
railroad from this city to Cairo has
been repaired but remains under
military control. A train for Caro-
will leave here Tuesday with gov
ernment officials. The rebel pos =
tions at kafr-el-Dw consisted Of
three successive camps, the foremost
two only being 'andoned.
LONDON, September lS.-A Duly
Telegram Cairo dispatch says: Arab
Pasha says he was compelled to fight
against his Will.
ALEXANDRIA, September 1S-Two
thousand Arablans have been re-
cruited to form a nucleus of fresh
police force.
A mixed English and Egyptian
military commission will try the
rebel chiefs.
CAIRO, September Is. - Arab
Pasha lnforGled General Lowe that
he trusted himself to the English
honor as soldier whose army had
been defeated. General Lowe re-
piled tnat he could not discuss the
question OF war; his onl y mission
was to arrest him.
Arabl considers that NJ. Delesseps
shamefully betrayed the National
Egyptian party, who depended upon
his assurances that he would prevent
any landing of troops or war material
| By way of the canal.
LONDON, September 16.-The
Daily Times has the following:
ALEXANDRIA, Sep ember 1.-THE
following decree was proposed at
the counsel of ministers to-day and
has been signed by the Khedive:
Article l. The Egyptian army is
hereby dissolved.
Article 2. All officers guilty of re-
belIion viii be prosecuted and pun>
Ished according to military law.
Roise Pdsha, minister of the inte-
rior, states that as the restoration o1
ORDER will be impossible unless capi'
tai punls ment Is awarded TO the
leaders of the revolt, he shall aban>
don the country, If any mlder sem
lence is passed against them.
The total surrender here consists
of 5000 men and horses, 15,0Jt
Remipgto rifles and so field guus
LONDON, September 16.-A dls'
patcu from Alexandria to the Times
says: The Italian naval l. eutenant
Palucce, who was placed under ar
rest on Saturday by General Wood
states that he joined Arab Pasha IL
a moment of folly, but that he had
been In the hospital in the time sue
ceeding Arabs service.
The Daily News has the following
ALEXANDRIA, September 17-Mule
than hundred offic. rs and mel
came in here tod " from Aboukir
Many of the men carried four or five
rifles, bringing besides their OWL
those of their comrades, who haC
fed. The arms and horses given uE
were in good condition. |. Brahim
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