ARABI PASHA PROCLAIMED A REBEL.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 10, 19 July 1882, Page 3

ARABI PASHA PROCLAIMED A REBEL.

m SUEZ CANAL PROTE%ED BY" w BRITISH FLEE!. BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ALEXANDRIA. Alkxaxpki-., July 17. The issue of Admiral Seymour's manifesto, announcing bis intention to restore order, and the steps which arc being taken for the equipment of troops in India, are believed to denote that Egypt is to be occupied by British force. The Khedive has proclaimed Arabi Pasha a rebel, and ordered his soldiers to disband. JB, a -Admiral Hoskins is yiotecdng the Suez Canal with a detacl.ine.it of vessels from the British fleet. The mad service is resumed. Orders have been given at Woolich for the preparations of war material, 21.000 men. and 5300 horses. The iSoraia sailed to-day for Australia. Her commander protested against receiriug mails withoui. notice, and de-

■ cl.ired be bnd no accommodation for ihem. fie s'nio being full already. The mails therefore remained on dcci. . covered w. I h tarpaulins. Art)! j'asha Ins encamped at Kaf .down r. seveni.'en miles from Alexandria. He Ins summoned troops from Cairo to join h m. Some British and German pafrols at Alexandria fired at one another, owing to I a misunderstanding. j The LWor.N propose that Turkish oc eupation should be'liinifedto six months unlesss Khedive demnmls an extern-Kin, tlie Rowers co provide funds for pa. in; the ex;;, -uses of the occupation, to be j repaid afterwards by Egynt. ;! The CoM>ervative.. ceusu -e tne G«>I veriunt ut for negietTng to foresee and . ; p.-iTde ag.-u'nsi the a' roc dies whic'i , i were commTcd in Ai"';:.i;'dr". i ! !wo thousand ,'ivo hu-.dred E.i ish in- j ! fan try have arrived at Alexandria. j