Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-25
FRANCE IN AN UGLY MOOD
HER AMBASSADOR RECALLED
EROM CAIRO.

FROM CAIRO.
The "BOsphOre Egyptien" Suppression
the FOrerunner of the Trouble+Peace-
ful Relations with England Imperuled
The Ultimate Outcome of the Incl
dent Impossible to be F0retOid.
LONDON, April 24.-The French Charge
d'Ahaires at Cairo has been in
structed by his government to suspend
all official relations with Egypt and to
make a declaration to the Egyptian Gov
eminent that France declines to sanction
the Egyptian Financial Convention and
reserves to herself complete liberty Of ac-
ton.
A telegram from Alexandria says that
the French Charge d'Af'aires has informed
the Khedive and Nubar Pasha. the Egyp-
tian Foreign Minister, of his instructions
to suspend official relations with the gov
ernment Of Egypt. The same telegram
also states that the Charge d 'Atfaires has
lett Cairo for Alexandria TO embark for
Europe.
CAUSES A SENSATION.
The breaking off of official relations be-
tween France and Egypt, announcement
of which rupture was made here this
morning in dispatch from Cairo, was
entirely unexpected by the people, and
the news has created great sensation.
This act of France is considered to be
unmistakabe evidence that there is an
understanding between France and
Russia.
In the House of Commons this after
noon Mr.. Gladstone announced that the
French Charge d'Atfaires left Cairo to-day.
This announcement was afterwards cor
rected at the Foreign Office, where il was
-4s,..r -
was based on the translation of cipher
dispatch to the government which has
since been found to have been erroneous.
The Foreign Office announces that the
government have no information that the
Charge d. 'Atfaires has departed from Cairo
RUMoRs OF AN ITALIAN DEFEAT.
At Alexandria, the French newspaper,
Courier. published to-day a special dis
patch which stated that ElMahdi's men
have attacked and defeated the Italian
forces near MassOwah. The Italian Con-
sui at Alexandria says that he has no
knowledge of the affair reported by the
Courier.
The Suakin-Berber railway has been
extended three miles beyond HandOub.
A force of 500 of the enemy has been dis
covered between Tambak and Essibic.
! Troops are daily engaged in scouting eX-
/ peditiOns.
] III TIE t1Uus6 Ol A4uEtb lulS dlieIIoou
! the Egyptian loan bill passed IN commit
/ tee without amendment.
1t was reported in the lObbies Of Par
/ lament tonight that France had with
drawn from the Egyptian financial con-
VentiOn.
Lord WoIseley will start for suakin at
the beginning Of next week.
THE PRESENT SITUATION.
Diplomatic relations between Egypt
and France have not been broken. The
/ French Charge, however, has been in
structed 20 90 to Alexandria tomorrow
morning, and if Egypt fails to make a
/ satisfactory reply he will leave Alex
| andria at 6 O'Clock tomorrow evening.
/ In the event of final breaking
/ off of diplomatic relations be-
1 tween the two countries the inter
ests of France will be conided
| to the Russian Consulate. Three French
! transports, with 1000 troops on board,
/ which are now in the SueZ canal, have been
/ ordered to remain there for the present.
! The opinion is expressed here that France
and Russia are cOncerting against Eng
| land.
Earl Granville has telegraphed instruc-
tions to Sir Evelyn Barring, the British
Minister to Egypt, to support Nubar
Pasha to the utmost extremity IN his re-
/ fusal TO make apologies or reparation for
the suppression of lie BOSpbOre Eqgptiep.
A dispatch from Cairo says: "M. Tail
lander has broken official relations with
Egypt. He at the same time notified the
government that unless satisfaction was
given in the BOsphOre Eqgptien affair
France would not present the Egyptian
financial convention to the Chamber Of
Deputies"
FRIENDLY SETTLEMENT.
LONDON, April %, 5 A. M.-The Daily
NelCS says that there is reason to believe
that communications between England
and France point to a friendly settlement
I of the BOSDhOge EgyDtien affair.