Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-25

Bulgarian Atrocities RIValed - A.
Brush with Ihe InsuTgenIs-AFabI
Organizes n Ministry of His Own
His Military Strength - French
Fuss and FeaIhePs-An EmIssary
of the Pan IsIsmIc COMMITTEES
SeIZed-The British Vote OF Credit
A Fleet of Transports Secured
NichOlsOB's BIspaIeheE-GladstO
States His Future and Defends Hts
Past Policy.
ALEXANDRIA, July A-Ragheb Bey, the
second officer of the embargoed mail steam
er, has been arrested. Documents were found
upon him showing that for months he acted
as agent for Arab Pasha for carrying
communications between the pal
ace and the Pan Islamie Commit
mittee at Constantinople. Ragheb was
taken before the tribunal, and upon being
promised leniency IL he fully confessed
gave complete list of persons with whom
Arab Pasha was connected. The list
includes the names of several influential
| persons at COnstantinOple. Ragheb also
! gave list of Arabi's confederates in Egypt
| A cipher letter to Arab was found upon
| him.
ALEXANDRIA, July "a, 2:15 P. M.-The
! Sixteenth Rifles marched to occupy Ramleh
this morning. Some skirmishing is pro-
ceeding, but no details have been received.
The Thirty-Fitth Infantry has been ordered
to support the Sixtieth
The bulk of Arab Pasha's infantry is re-
ported concentrated at Damietta, the troops
at Kafr ell Dwar being chiefly artillery and
cavalry. The Inspector of the Cadastral
| Survey has arrived from the interior He
reports the total force Of the rebels nearly a
hundred thousand. He says q volunteer
cavalry regiment is forming to attack Alex
andria.
ALEXANDRIA, July "a, $40 p. M.-The
fighting is finished. The casualties are in
significant. The British troops remain In
occupation of Rsmleh. Two OF the iepu-
tation appointed by the Notables have ar
rived here. They report that Arab. Pasha,
on learning OF the dispatch of troops from
India to Egypt, sent a reinforcement of
5000 men to Cairo.
There are now here ten English, two Aus
trian. one American, one German, one Rus
sian, one Greek and three Italian men-of-
war.
Cheeriff Pasha has escaped from Cairo
and gone to Port Said. The Khedive has
summoned him to Alexandria.
An eye witness from Tantah states that
eighty-tive Europeans were tortured, disem-
bOweled and torn to pieces, and that women
were violated and tortured, and that soldiers
participated in the atrocities.
The Kbedive has issued circular to the
srmy, notifying it of ArabI's dismissal,
| threatening Outlawry as punishment upon
| all who adhere to Arab, and promising
rewards ard emolument to all who will re
| turn to obedience to him. 1t is considered
Ger ain that Arabi will destroy Cairo. unless
defeated and captured. In reply TO
the proclamation Of the Khedive, Arab
appointed a Ministry of his own at Cairo.
| Preparations have been maize for the attack
on Abonklr Arab is moving portions Of
his forces in that direction. The Khedlve
has requested that q steamer proceed to
DalignO, to fetch 1000 Albanians to act as
his body guard. The Ministers have op-
posed the project, refusing to provide
money therefor.
andria in the second edition of the Daily
| Telegraph says Arab Pasha's front fell back
| last evening to the other side of Ramleh.
A dispatch to the Standard from AleXan-
| dria says: "The Rifles and mounted infantry
/ occupied Ramleh early this morning. They
| stationed one Gstling and one field gun at
i the bridge over the canal. The enemy's
cavalry appeared and galloped boldly
along the railway at three hundred yards
range, but fl d upon a volley being fired.
| After a short time they reappeared with
two guns, with which they opened fire In
effectually upon the British, who took to
cover. By 9 O'Clock the firing had ceased,
but the enemy was expected to resppear
with reinfOrcements."
A dispatch to the NeaOS from Constanti-
nople says: "There is reason to believe that
Arab Pasha has sent a species OF ultimatum
to the Sultan, declaring that he Is protect
ing Islam from the infidels, and giving the
Sultan notice that II the Porte sends troops
to co operate with the unbehevers he shall
! fight them and proclaim the Sheik OF Mecca
as Csliph. 1t is believed here that Arabi
has threatened to depose the house OF
Osman and proclaim that of Jesad ruler in
its place."
A dispatch to the Times from Alexandria
| says: ''It appears tolerably certain that
| thousand men, with thirty-siX field pieces,
six Gatling guns and an unknown number
Of smooth bores. taken hence and placed on
| earthworks in front of his position.n
a dispatch to the NelCS from Port Said
/ says AN. de Lesseps arrived here on Satur-
day, accompanied by an side-de-camp of the
Khedive. There are seventeen war vessels
Of different nationalties in the harbor, five
| English, under Rear Admiral Hoskins, and
| five French, under Admiral Conrad. The
latter has consented to assist the English
| In keeping order in the town
and protecting lives and property
Of Europeans. In the event of an outbreak
the French say they are prepared to land
600 men. The English can land 400. The
town continues to swarm with refugees
| from Cairo and the interior, who bring most
| terrible accounts OF msssacres at Tantah,
Damietta and elsewhere. Rear Admiral
HOskins has written to the English Consul
at Cairo, urging him to impress upon Brit
fish subjects the necessity of leaving Egypt
at once. Arab Pasha's new government
have issued 8 proclamation stating that
every native mOlesting Christians will be
shot. 1t is believed that this is a mere form
to cover themselves should they hereafter
fall into our hands"
According to the present arrangements
the infantry for Egypt will embark on the
4th of August and the cavalry on the 9th.
The troops will sail direct for Alexandria
Arab Pasha wrote the following letter to
Mr.. Glsdst ne few days before the bonn
bardment of Alexandria, but Mr. Gladstone
did not receive it until after the lombard
ment:
"The Koran commands us to resist IL war
is waRed against us. Hence England NAV
rest assured that the first gun she fires In
Egypt Will absOlve the Egyptians from all \
treaties The control viii cease, property
will be destroyed and JeshAd be
preached in Syria, Arabia and In-
dia. The first blow with which
England strikes Egypt will cause blood to
now through the breadth of Asia and Africa,
the responsibility for which will be on the
head of England. Egypt is still ready to be
fast friends with England and keep her
road to India. but she must keep within the
limits OF her Jurisdiction. Finally, England
may rest assured that we are determined 10
die for our country"
The Times this morning Gays: "The ques-
tion OF Turkish intervention is practically
decided by the fact that an expedition CAM OF
be sent without denuding distant provinces
of troops, and even reducing the garrison at
COnstantiuople."
The following steamships have been
accepted or are under survey as transports:
The Greece. Egyptian, Monarch, City o!
New York, Lake Huron, Palmyra, Batavia,
Parthia. Caspian, Austrian, Prussian, Lu-
eerne, Texas, Quebec and Nevada.
Reuters Telegram Company has r. ceived
the following dispatch:
ALEXANDRIA. July A.-The rebels are
distributed as follows: One division outside
of Cairo. two regiments in Cairo, two di-
visions at Kafr el Dwar, three thousand
infantry at Rosetta and seven thousand st
Damietta. Each division consists Of four
- "a Al.