New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-29
ENGLAND AND EGIFl'

Eurther details of the engagements "'
tsmailia last week are published. Oenel"'
Wolseley telegraphs that the enemy were oo".
,,otolv routed and fed in disorder to"ai"
zocazic A further advance Is eA:
."e,od coon Mahmoud Fehmy, Arapi
pocha,s chief engineer and military ad-
,;sor has been captured by the British. ii0
saws that much suffering and lnsuooi"ll"'l' .I,n
nreva;l in Arabis army. The heai'h VI VIZ
pr;tisb troops is excellent. Fighting is goih9
ON in a desnltory sort of way around AieNah-
dria. The Khedive is said to nave lorIie" "
now Ministry with Cherif Pacha as PreSiueh''
REPORTS FROM ISMAlLlA.
,e,,.u,A A.p. 2S-Mahmoud Fehmy has been
,aen prjsoner at Kassarin. The previous report OF
his CAPTURE was premature. Mahnoud reniiS sui
has also been captured by the British.
LoNpoN. Aug. 2S-General Wolseiey "Ieei"PN'
tron Ism,ilia. under date of Sunday, as follows
"Tbave inst returned from the outposts ana HI"
,bot our actions on Thursday and Friday hau iar
.l',. irorant results than was aware of yester-
aov The enemy we're completely routed ana neu
toward Zapazig, throwing away their arms ana ac'
,outrements A very large amount OF camp equip
occ ard ammunition was captured. Mahhouu
rebmv Arabi pacha's chief engineer ana mlii'uS
adviser is now a prisoner IN my camp"
dispatch to The Times from lsInalila says Una.
General Wolseleys staff and headquarters VIII
obablv start for the front in two days. or as soon
ne their transport can easily be effected by rall.
The correspondent of The Times at Calcutta tele-
vraphs that a further reserve has been 1orned ior
immediate service in Egypt, and will be dispa'cheu
on the receipt of orders that effect from General
Volseley The whole control OF the Indian DIVISION
has been made over to General WOlseley
in HD-a best
Itv to state that the report that General Nolseley
hos already teecraphed for relrforcements IS with
out foundation.
The Daily Neus in its second edition. has the 1ol-
lowing from Ismaia: 1.-The troops are continually
advancing, and it will not be long before lei-ei-
Keblr is attacked Between Ramses ana Maxahla
lhe ground is good for marching, but the canal Is
full of dead horses and bodies of Arabs Some OF
The latter were thrown there by their comrades
while the others are corpses of men shot While at
iempting to escape. Judging by the quantity OF
.othmg and accoutrements found in the abandoned
,ann the rebels must have been in great force, out
most of them appear to have been merely pcas3ntry
armed with of muzzlc-loading muskets. Almost
all the prisoners are peasants. All tne deau were
also peasants. The doctors have prohibited the use
Of the water of Lake MaXama Tor drnNlhg. An
artillery general has been captured who SPEAKS
English auently: lie has furnished some valuaoe
information. We have now two infantry regiments
with cavalry and artillery at klsSailn."
A dispatch TO The Times from lsmaha SAYS; An
officer has arrived here IRON the governor OF tne
the Khedve, 10 declare loyalty. a Mihomv 'sth
high priest held Il meeting here at which severil III,
tuential natives were present. Ihe priest acquired
them to remain loyal TO Arab 2 :cha. The native
governor has ordered their arrest
LoNDoN Aug % Renter Gspatch 1I0m is at
the he IdquarteTs. He reports that much suHerlhg
and INSTRUMENTATION prevail in the rebel army
A dispatch to The Daily AerS from lsInallIa says !;
hp
sand is very great. Only few miles daily can ne
made The wind continues from cool quarter.
The health of the troops IL excellent Inc giare Oh
the sand at noon is terrible" -, .
Suez Saturday. n CT,
from Cairo report that the inhabitants there are
calm, hut that the military are excited lhe Iatter
have burned Nubar Pachas house.
The Iaily Telegraph has the following dlspatch
from Ismallia dragoon signalling on thG pahks
Of the canal near Mahonta was shOJ u9au pH au
Arab This shows the hostility OF the people around
here. | think il right 20 mention that during the
fighting the BedOmns occasionally showed great
pluck several hand to hand encounters occurrug'
One man stood his ground alone, WOunded trooper
seized his sword and made two thrusts at an Ollcer
before ne was cut down. The Duke OF Connaught :
brigade will remain at Mahonta Tor tie present.
OPERATIONS AROUND ALEXANDRIA.
ALEXANDRIA Aug. 2S.-The enemy have released
the surplus water behind the dam and flooded the
country on both of the hanks. Cavalry and
Bedouins continue to "raid" the village of Meks
dnring the night. numbering the Inhabitants. 1t IS
stated thai the British intend to cut the dykes near
Neks, so as TO flood portion OF the dry bed OF
Lake MareOtis and prevent any attack from that
side. During the night the troops at Kafr-el-Dwar
were considerably reinforced.
The man-of-war Mnotaur has successfully shelled
the enemy out of Mandara on the line between
Ramleh and Aboukir.
Nf.,;e - 10 Tod hoa
Cherf Pacha as President of the Council and Min
lister of Foreign Affairs; Riaz Pacha, Minister of the
Interior Hadar Pacha, Minister OF Finance; and
Omar Lufti Pacha Minister of War.
sultan Pacha, attended by Fuad Pacha and
twelve subordlnates, will start for Port Said and
JsInailia to-day, to accompany General olseley as
H. bed,ves Commis ssIOner 70 exDlan TO the popu-
lation of the districts through winch the British
pass that their mission Is solely to reeStablsh the
authority of the Khedive ana overthrow military
LONDON. Aug 29-The Daily Ne,cs has the follow
ing dispatch from Alexandna The garrison at
Moks was reinforced to-day as Bedoulns have
formed camp on the opposite shore OF Lake Mare
otis. Arab Is reported 10 be at Sallhieh. The au-
thorties are unable to understand his persistence IN
holding Kafr-e- -Dwar."
from Alexandria Among the deserters from
Arab Pacba is a brigade major belonging to his
staff. He states that the pick of the rebel army II
at Kafr-el-Dwar; that there are 1000 men on the
Aleks lines. all freshly come from Caro- and that
their artillery is very strong. cannot say whether
II Is on account of this information, but l under
stand that the proposed movement in the direction
of Meks has been postponed ATabi Pacha evident
Iy means to make stand at Kafr-el-Dwar as Ill the
event OF defeat he could escape into Iupol"
TURKEY AND THE CONVENTION.
LONDON Aug 2S.-A dispatch TO The Times from
ConstantnOple states that Austria supports NJ
Nelidoff the Russian Ambassador in his efforts to
have the military convention, when signed, Off
cally communicated to the Conference and to OBJ
tain from Great Britain a decara ton that she will