The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-25

our hands. Cairo is denuded Of troop
Reserves pour in from the provinces, BIT
they are st once dispatched to Arab
headquarters.
The Infexible is ordered to watch th
sGemy's cavalry near AoOukir, and
they come within range to fire at them
London. 23.-The Observer, in spe
cisl edition, pl ints the following: A pro
clamation issued by. the Khe1ive ask
the people TO assist the English who,
tsys. are promoting the real interests o
Egypt A dispatch from Alexandra
says it is understood that English anC
French occupation Of Port Said is pro
Ijected. No water has been supplied Il
the public in Alexandria since noon yes
terdsy. Admiral Seymour has ordered
the machinery of all cotton presses useC
In cOndensing water. The O6SeTUel
says 1t is understood that on Wednesday
last an ultimatum was sent to the Sultan
asking him TO sta'e within twelve hours
whether he was willing 10 send troops C
Egypt, and that it was upon receipt oil
an evssiVe reply to the ultimstum that
government deeided the time tor further
delay had passed. The Queen has ex.
pressed tie wish that the Duke of Con
| nOught, colonel-in-cbief of the rife bri-
gade, partic pate in the Egyptian expe-
dition.
The place proposed by Assim Psshs
for the future sitting of the conference il
STAN boul.
A dispatch from Alexandria, thi.
evening, says the troop ship Mal4bar,
with 1,108 men and battery of artillery
has arrived. According to the latest
news from Cairo, there sre s, 900 starving
homeless persons camping 10 Esberh
Gardens. There is great mortality anon
them. 1t is rumered that French marines
have disembsrked at Port Said, but it i:
impossible to verify the rumOr, there
being no telegraphic communications.
Arab Pasha, yesterday, massed zoo
cavalry with field gan at the pumping
station of RAmleh water works. 1t is
supposed his intention is to destroy the
station.
A dispatch from Port Said SAYS:
DeLe;seps arrived on Saturday, accom-
panied by an aid-de-camp of the KhediVe
There are seventeen war vessels of
different natiOnalities in the harbor, FIVE
English under Rear Admiral Hoskins,
and five French und : Admiral Conrad.
The latter has consented to assist the
English in keeping order in town and
protecting the lives and property Of
Europeans. In the event of an outbreak
the French ssy they are prepared TO land
600 men, and the English can land 400.
Rear-Admiral Hoskins sent message
through the governor to the commander
OF the troops, saying he will hold him
responsible for any disturbance, and if he
cannot keep order the admiral will. The
commander is said to have declined to
take the responsibility, unless he is al.
lowed to bring more troops froIE
DamiettA. The iowa continues to swarm
with refugees from Cairo aud the interior
who bring most terrible accounts Of
msssscfees at TantAh, Dsnnietta and
elsewhere. Rear-AdmirRl Hoskins hiss
written the English consul at Cairo,
urging him to impress upon British sub
iects the necessity of leaving Egypt at
once.
An Alexandria correspondent gives the
following account Of movement Of
Major General Allison In the direction
of Arab Pasha's entertainments: A COM
pany Of engineers started first in the train,
with gun cotton and mining tools, with
the object of blowing up the railway and
isthmus between Arabs centre and
Alexandra, thus preventing him attack.
ing US In any other way than straight
before Rosetta gate, where our fmen are
very strong. Six companies Of infantry,
"A mounted infantry, and company Of
rihes followed. As soon rs We replied to
the Egyptian fire, rArAbi's men took to
shelter. The latter, were anxious to stop
the work, but were afraid TO advance.
After the engineers had worked an
hour, We got single mine dug all
arose, followed by 4 loud report. The
and the work done. The troops then re
turned to Alexandra. After the fight
was over and We had retired, Arab ad-
YAnced on Alexandra water works, just
outside the lines, and sent word that he
to blow down the place. bat
having altered his mind, retired. His
men sacked part Of Rsmleh during the
retreat. We lost nobody during the
skirmish. The enemy's loss is unknown.
A scout reports that Arab has three lines
Of entertainments, strongly armed with
artillery An Egyptian officer with dis
patches for Arab has been arrested. The
Egyptian tribunal sentenced two looters
to death.
I'd. m.-Arabi is now making another
Our scouts report his
cavalry ore in Rsmleh.
A dispatch from Constantinople says:
There is reason to believe that Arab
Pasha sent O species of ultimstum to the
Sultan declaring he is acting to save Is
lam from infdels, and giving the Sultan
notice that if the Porte sends troops to
cooperate with the unbelievers he will
fight them and proclaim the sheriff OF
Mecca Caliph. 1t is believed here that
Arab has threatened TO depoae the house
OF Osman and proclaim Jessd ruler in its
place.
A dispatch from Rome says: It IS
stated in diplomatic circles .thst the Porte
sent circular letters to the powers, asking
them to dissuAde England from pushing
on hostilities pending negotiations.
A dispatch from Alexandria says: Ii
appears telerably certain that Arab
Pasha's force is composed of s,COO men,
thirt7-six field pieces, six gattling guns
and an unknown number OF smooth
bores, taken hence and placed on earth
works in front of his position.
Lavellets, 23.-The troop ship Orentss
has sailed for Alexandria with no imam
try, forty-seven mules and carts and
stores.
Simls, 23.-The Indian government,
replying to a telegram from England,
stated that contingent for the Egyptlsn