The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-22
EGYPT.

~'VfO0- HSWSySU soJS SAO -
AlexandriA.
Congtau tinople, q. - Said Pashi
has sbardon the idea of recon
yening the conference. He promised
Duferin that he will strongly urge tn
Sultan to acceed to the conditions of tn
military convention. The British de
clare as an indispensable principle tina
the Turks shall not undertake any OnerR
tons in Egypt without the assent of th,
British commander.
The Porte refuses to permit the xpor
tation from Turkey of mules for the Brit
ish service in Egypt. Lord Duferin
states that this is contrsventioD. % the
treaty rig ts, and addressed a strong pro.
test to the Porte, stating that the Turk:
will be held responsible for heavy dam
. es.
| Said Pashs. minister of for
eign affairs. has sent to the Turkish rep e.
sentaLiveS abroad a strongly worded
denial Of the report of an anti Christian
disturbance in Syria. He attributes the
reports of the ex istence of general dis
| order 10 malevolence. The arrival OF
foreign men-of-war at Smyrns, he says,
is exactly what is calculated to provoke
unessiness. Many inhabitants have ap-
prised the Porte Of the apprehension
caused by the arrival of two Italian war
vessels.
Alexandria, 21.-Arabi Pssha is con-
structiDg extensive earth works in the
direction of A boukir. The Khedive, in
q decree charging Cherif Pasha with the
formation of the ministry, says in
troubled times like the present, direct
action Of the sovereign authority should
become more sensible and manifest. I
shall, therefore use the right to assemble
the council Of ministers under my own
presidency as supreme chief of the
Egyptian forces. also intend to render
my command effective without, however,
restricting the power which the minister
Of war holds from me.
The transports Greece, Ludgate Hill
and City of New York, sailed east to-
day. All quiet st the front.
Wolseley telegrsphs that there was a
slight skirmish at Ismails. The enemy
are moving up trains to Kepsrel Dwa:,
probably intending to withdraw troops
thence.
HaneH Efendi, ArAbi's director
general of railways, was arrested for
communicating with Arab. Others
have been arrested on the same charge.
A battalion of the Shropshire regiment,
to-day, marched to Rsmleh. Il is re-
ported that Arab will concentrate at
Dsmanhauer and has an entrenched
camp at Iantsh, whether he will move
his headquarters.
The transports Grecisn, France and
Nepsul hsve arrived. 1t is probable
that Raz Pashs will take the post of
minister of the interior in Cberif Pssns's
new cabinet
The troops lSnded from the transports
which arrived to-day. and were i'm
mediately sent to the front. There was
a recon nsissauce in force at O'Clock this |
afternoon, along Mahmoudieh canal by
the Thirty-eighth, Forty ninth, Seventy
fifth ard Seventy-ninth regiments. The |
enemy kept within the entertainments, |
firing shell at the British advance. No |
casusltie:.
Within the last few days one of Arab |
Pashs's officers visited Fort Meks and |
to surrender with large body |
of men. He promised to return on Mon |
day and make known the decision of his |
men as TO whether or not they would &C |
eept the terms offered. II is believed this |
is only ruse. A few Of our
officers thought they noticed Europeans
the enemy during Ike skirmish |
yesterday. The distance between our
outposts and the enemy's entertainments,
is about 2 900 yards. It is discovered |
that Arsbi Pasha has deep cuttings well
in advance Of his entertainments. A |
European of position in Alexandria, sup
posed TO be French, has been arrested on
the charge of communicating with ArabI
Pssha, and sent on board q gunboat. 1t
is officially announced that the destina
ton of the feet is Ismalis.
In the skirmish YESTERDAY the Egyp-
.isns fred shrspnel shells Intellectually at
The outposts Of the Forty-sixsh infantry,
nun bering 800, occupying temporarily
an entreuchmelt. The Egyptian infan-
Try then sdganced to within about 500
yards. They were coming from Kafr Ell
Dwar. Some cavalry also appeared from
The direction Of Aboukir. The Egyptian
ines were most irregular, and some of
.he men were app sIently unarmed. The
cavalry were also confused from the rest
-essness Of the horses. About O'Clock
IN the evening the British ironclad train
sent out car, with forty pouGders, de-
.sched, and sent about forty yards in ad-
vance of the engine, and fred two shells
upon the Egyptians, who endesvored to
execute q ishking movement. The forty
FOUNDERS, after this movement was frus-
rated, fired towards Kafr FL Dwsr. The
Egyptians replied with a shell, which
burst between the train and engine.
The train then retired, firing
during the retreat. Another she'll |
exploded near between the rails.
The train Aaslly returned without dam
age. The British infantry mean while |
ired from entertainments, causing great
oss; that of the Egyptian cavalry was
800. The fighting ceased at sunset.
Another Egyptian policeman was recOg-
lized to-day as one of the 8ssassins of
he llth Of June. Advices from Cairo |
eport all quiet there to the 10Th instant
t appears that even the general COM
handing the brigade was Mt informed
If the intended movement on Port Said. 7
dsi. Gen. Sir Edward Harley bad been q
ordered to support the bonn bardment of Ii
ne boukir forts by q flank attack from
2smleh, and was unaware of the real Il
,lsus until he opened this morning the Y
called orders 1t 'eceiyed. A reconnais- e
snce By tie armored train, made this .
afternoon, drew fire from the Egyptian &
fifteen -centimetre Krupp gun. but the 7
i'm was bad. The REl;ieh 40-pounders Il
II the train replied and silenced the. s.
'nemy. The fertilization st Ramieh is 9
being strengthened By Arab laboreTs. L
The secret Of the destination Of the T
irst division aud ironclads was kept until {
sunday. The general opinion that Ii