Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-29
THE EGYPTIAN War.
The Sultan Will Denounce Arab
as a Triator.
british Troops Defeated In Two
Engagements.
Another Bombardment to be Com
menced To-day.

dated AleXaD uIld, L y CIOCh CAh0
afternoon, states that the menaclng
activity within Arab Pashas lines
IS increasing.
LONDON, July 27.-The admiralty
mas chartered the Cunard line steam
er Marathon for use as a transport.
A correspondent of the Daily News
at Constantlnople telegraphs that the
Sultan has decided to denounce Ara
bi Pasha as "a traitor. The Sultan
received Dervisch Pasha on his res
turn from Egypt vey coldIy, and
complained that he did not persuade
Admiral Seymour to delay the bonn
bardment.
Iz:3U p. m, A dispatch to the
Daily News, dated Alexandria, says:
a tremendous conhagra ION broke
ont IN Alexandria ct TWO clock this
morning. As seen fiom the harbor
the fire seemed to be larger than any
that has occurred 5 ice TIE lombard
ment took place. /
An Olhcial Telegram from the rebel
government, dated CAIRO, July 26Lh,
saws: .'Armaments continue or all
extensive scale. Volunteers are ar
rvug nom upper and lower Egypt.
Some chiefs ot the BedOuius WHO,
prior to the bombardment, We're
known as partisans Of the Khe-
give, have promised fidelity,
and all the beos class OF
Niussulmans, including the princes
and princesses OF the kuedIves
family, now Ia Cairo, are aiding The
government. The ladies nave
formed committee for the prepara~
ton OF lint The British have been
deieatedin two engagements, leaving
forty killed.
TIE Official Gazette publishes
letter from Arabl Posha, which de
clures that any person found IN pos
session Of tie proclamation DISMISS
ing Arab Pasha from the ministry, CIR
cuated by the kLedive 5 emmIssarles,
will be court martlaled. The army
will do its duty and defend the cOun-
try to the last extremity. Ii the
commercial and political interests OF
the Powers do not induce them TO
stop the British invasion, terrible
struggle must eDsue.
Some ItalIaus, Swiss, Germans and
French remain IN the pubic admin
Istrarion, and continue to receive
Iuarks OI confidence, notWlthstand lg
the BRUSH iuTlgues to tepopulate
Egypt
Inc Daily Telegraph has the fol
lowing, under date Of Alexandra,
July rs: Ism3n Pasha has JUS re-
turned from Arabs camp. The lato
ter's proposals are regarded as prop
ositioDs. He seeks to have his
o1feuses condoned, aud on this cOndl
ton he consents to disarm a portion
of rebels under his command. Gen
eral Allison will not listen to this de-
mand, and is drawing closer to Ara
bis position. A well known BedOuin
sheikh, who saved many lives and
much property during the lombard
ment, states thai the head shelkh
ordered him to go to Arabs camp.
The minor she khs are In favor OF
the Khedive, but Arabi has bought
over the chief.
A dispatch to the Daily News from
Alexandra says: Intelligence has
been lece we'd here that Dervisch Pa
sha, on his arrival at Constantinople,
stated that afte, the bombardment OF
Alexandria, the Eagl;sd gagged IL
V rious acts of vio ence against the
inhabitants and pilIaged aud blrl>
ed the town. The water III the Ma
hondJch Canal has not fallen to any
considerable extent during the last
SO hours. 1t Is concluded that the
dam has burst, or that large vol
ume of wa er infilterales through it
The Tines correspondent at AL
exaudria confirms the report that
Arab Pasha isinregular communica>
ton with parties in England.
The correspondent also says: ''The
Khedive bas 6eed a commission
of inquiry into the reports of the
lootiog by the English. General
Allison consents tlat an inyestiga-
tion be made.
A dispa en- to the Times from
Paris SAYS: The committee of the
Chamber which rejected the propo~
sal for a second vote of credit of
9,500,0O0 francs yes erday contains
neither a majority for intervention
nor majority against, brt it re
jected the credit because it was un
able to agree on either policy. 1t
depends entirely on De Freycinet,
whether the credit is carried or not.
If he is SO disposed as not to
clearly make it a question of conf
dence he Will certainly fall
ALEXANDRIA, July 27-Noon.-
Eight hundred soldiers are now
beng landed from the troop ship
Orontes. The Orontes, after then
disembarkment, will proceed to Port
Said and land the marines. There
is great ACTIVITY in the enemys lines
Egyptian soldiers, disguised as
Bedouirs, have carried off ten cases
of gun powder from Fort
Mukbebe, near Neiks. Emmisaries
from Arab Pasha have been preach
ing in mosques at Mukbebe almost
daily. 1t has been the ;efore decided
to occupy the fort, and also the fort
commanding the forts along the shore
of Lake Mareotis, near which patrols
of the enemy have frequently beer
seen. The fire here is In the native
quarter. 1t is believed to have beer
started by incendiaries.
ALEXANDRIA, July 27.-9:25 p. m
The garrison at AbOrkir having re
fused to surrender forthwith, vii
probably be bombarded on Friday
1t is rumored that Arab Pasha ha
withdrawn with the bulk of hi