Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-25
AFFAIRS AT ALEXANDRIA.

Arabs Position and the Enumerat,on ~
HIS Forces-The Fleet In tho Harbor-
Reinforcsments from India-Mors Mopev
from British Coffers-skirmIshinr ON the
Outposts-Tales of Refugees
War Jews.
POSITION OF ARABI's FORCE,
ALEXANDRIA, July 24.-The rebels are dis
tributed as follows: One division is outsiss
of Cairo, two regiments in Cairo, two Siyis-
ions at Kafr Ell Dwar, 5000 infantry at Ro.
setta and 1000 at Dametta. Each division
consists OF four regiments of infantry of 74O
men each; two regiments OF cavalry, 500 men
each; one regiment Of artillery, roo men and
| thirty-six guns; 400 civilians, taken from the
necessary works on the Nile to entrench at
Kafr Ell Dwar. Arab Pasha holds battalion
and battery and two squadrons in readiness to
check any British advance. Parties OF British
| brought sixty prisoners from Ramleh to dsy.
The occupying force is entrenching at Ram
| leh. The British have cut the Turkish tele.
graph wire at Stamboul.
To-day's skirmishes have left both parties
without any change in their positions since
the last report, and both are entrenchipp.
The English will permanently occupy Ram
ley Hillock and put heavy guns there.
The Egyptians are working desperately to en-
narrow between
the lakes, near Essid.
There is an unconfrmed report here of a
fanatical outbreak at Smyrna, in which many
Christians were massacred.
The Egyptian projectiles burst too high to
do any damage in the skirmish to-day. In
consequence of this fact the British escaped
heavy loss. The Egyptians advanced boldly
captured all the mounted infantry.
THE HORRORS OF WAR.
ALEXANDRIA, July A.-An Italian refugee
says he saw eighty-five bodies lying in the
streets of Tanteh, and that their iDtestines
were flung at the windows and about the
streets. The Greeks Threats were hacked
with penknife. Two English women jumped
from the windows and were killed In order to
escape massacre.
IN LORDS.
LONDON, July A.-In the house of lords
Earl Granville made statement in connection
with the motion for q vote of credit intro
duced by Gladstone in commons. Granville
said the government was entirely without in
formation as to whether the sultan intends to
send troops to Egypt. The government
thought that in the present state Of Egypt
force must be employed. He stated tina.
49, 500 troops would be sent to Egypt. Gran
Vile confirmed the statement that France and
England hoped for the cooperation of Italy
| in measures for the protection OF Suez. He
said the French government had not yet stat
| ed whether it would assist in the advance In
| the interior of Egypt.
| desultory debate ensued in the course
of which Salisbury condemned the earliest
stage OF the government policy as. tending to
| fasten the impression among the Moham-
| medans that the Christian powers are united
| in crusade against them,
IN COMMONS.
In commons this afternoon the Marquis OF
| Harrington, secretary of state for India, gave
notice that TO- morrow at the earliest opportun-
| ity he will move, her majesty having been ad-
vised to direct, that military expedition from
India be dispatched to Egypt.
| The house consented to the application OF
the Indian revenues to defray the cost OF such
an expedition.
In moving the vote OF credit Gladstone
stated that the expedition would consist of
2,400 cavalry, 13, 400 infantry, roo artillery
| and $500 garrison artillery and that COM
missariat reserve OF 3l00 men would sail
later on. He described the state of Egypt,
| violence of the people. He saiG
| lawlessness of the military and riot and the
| the recent conduct of the Egyptian leaders
was opposed to the first impulses of humanity.
There was not the smallest shred of evidence
| to support the contention. The military party
| was the popular party; the government had
no desire to interfere with the legitimate au-
thority of the sultan; the government had
obtained the moral assent of Europe to the
policy that they were pursuing; there
was universal recognition that cause had
| arisen when in the interests of humanity, force
| should be employed to suppress Dictator
| ship. France was ready to act with England
to guarantee freedom OF the canal, but the
government had no reason to suppose
| she would go further. In reply TO those
| who argued that sufficient force should have
been sent to prevent disorders following the
| bombardiDg, Gladstone said the landing of
sufficient force could not be made decently to
| cohere with the statement that the feet was
OIL Alexandria for the purpose of defending
European interests and the landing OF the
| force would have been grossly disloyal to the
voice of Europe and the conference.
Whether England went to Egypt alone or in
partnership, she would not go for selfish OBJ
jects. England's purpose would be to sup
press tyranny in favor of law and freedom, and
the government cherished the hope that they
! might yet give to the peace loving, laborious
people OF Egypt less military glory perhaps,
but more happiness even than she possessed
| when in the far off and forgotten time she
was the wonder of the ancient world.
Gladstone consented to withdraw the mo-
| tion for vote of credit until tomorrow in
Difference to Sir Stafford Northcote's appeal
for time to reply. Gladstone's motion pro-
poses that one-third be added to the income
| tax for the last half of the year.
THE SUEz CANAL.
PARIS, July 24.-In the chamber of depu-
| ties to-day the minister of marine moved
credit of $500, 900 francs for the protection of
| the Suez canal.
DeLesseps has telegraphed that Arab Pasha
| has declared his intention to respect the neu-
trality of the Suez canal.
MADRID, July 24.-The government has de-
cided to dispatch three additional frigates TO
Egypt. One will be stationed at Port Said,
another at Suez, and the third at Imalia.
QUITE FLEET.
ALEXANDRIA, July A.-There are now here
ten English, two Austrian, one American, one
German, one Russian, one Greek, and three
Italian men-of-war. A Turkish corvette ar
rived to day.