OCCUPATION

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 628, 21 July 1882, Page 2

OCCUPATION

ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria, July 17. It has now been ascertained that Arabi Pasha has reached Kafedowar (sic), and is accompanied by a tolcrablv ' large, but utterly demoralised force ol Egyptian soldiers. The English sailors have captured a number of men who had been engaged in looting tho city, and the latter have received a sever* flogging, and are detained iv custody. The native population generally have \ adopted an obsequious attitude towards the English and other Europeans now occupying the city. Many of the natives are thoroughly destitute, and in a state of starvation. The ironclads com arising the Channel squadron, arte transports conveying 4-000 British, troops, are now Hearing Alexandria, The rumors which were to hand thai Cairo was in a state of disorder arc mm proved to have been without foundation The Capital is known to be perfectly quiet. Admiral Seymour has issued Mb manifesto announcing that he intends to take stringent measures for the ''estoration of order .in ■•the city. The Khedive Iris intimated his '.approval of. tho nn asuivs proposed to be taken by the Admiral. Major-General.Sir Archibald Allison has arrived with the last detachment <>( troops from Malta, and has assuned the command of the English land force no? in Alexandria. Later. It now transpires that Sir Archibald Allison has not been appointed to co nmand the land force .in Alexandria, as previously announced, but will assume command of the force which is being organised for the protection of tlie Suez Canal. July 18. The arrival of transports from -England and Malra has increased the number of English troops hete to G'JOO That force is now ashore, and has been placed under the command of Sir Archibald Allison. The city is iu>w quh-fc and calm, and the fires have entirely ceased. Confidence is being rapidly restored, and the public offices of the Government are being reopened. Information is to hand that Arabi is still at Kafedowar, . nd is • ngageel in forming an entrenched position. Eagheb ■: aslui, the Egyptian Premier, has written a letter to Admiral .'-eyinour, completely disavowing Arabi. The general exodus of Europeans from Cairo still continues. Very few now remain in the city. Several disturbances have occurred at Tautah, a large town at the junction ot the railway from Cairo to Alexandria, and ihes Damietta branch. At this place the natives attacked the European quarter in force, and several of the latter have been killed, July 19. The city continues quiet, and couf]den :e is being rapidly restored. Many of the native population who loft afc the opening of the bombardment are now returning. JDervisk Pasha, the special Turkish Commissioner to Egypt, has been recalled by the Puree. Bombay, July 17. Orders have been issued by the Indian Government for The immediate equipment of a considerable force of troop • for Egypt, an I it is expeeied that they will be despatched at an orly date, IiOMJON, July 27. The issue of Admiral freyinour\s immii'ust-..; iinnoiv.minjy hit- intentions to restore order, und the steps which are being taken fur the equipment of troops

in India, are believed to denote that "Egypt is to be occupied by a British force.

Constantinople, July 17

There are now hopeful signs that the Sultan is disposed to accept the identical note of the (u*eat Powers, and to agree to the request made therein that a force of Turkish troops should occupy

Egypt,

Paris, July|l9

In the Chamber of Deputies to-day, M. de Freycinet, Minister for Foreign Affairs, announced that England and France had agreed to undertake a joint military protection of the Canal, and, further, to co-operate in f _the joint occupation of Egypt, should a necessity for such arise.