THE EGYPTAIN WA

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 13, 29 July 1882, Page 3

THE EGYPTAIN WA

ARABIPhOOLAIMS A HOLY WAI*. SKtitMISH BETWEEN BRIIISH TBOOPS AND ARABS. §0,000. ABAB REBELS IN .THE K { FIELD. ARABI'S FOE.CE 100,000 STRONG. MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS. - . ; ••[u^.TKLtfQIUM] • -, i . ' London*; July 25. -\ skirifiisli, .Laf tifig jutlf ;an^hour,; has taken iilace between tli,el3ri l i»lt advanced 1 roops and a fpar,t,of ,A.nib,i' s,fo,rce.. The British loss wus nil, and-tlie casualties on . rabi's side rery'siuall, but sixty prisoners were taken. TUe i.bta'l or Arabi's force is estimated at KX),000, bui they are mostly rabble. Christians have been massacred at &uiyrua. The GO tli Rifles and a detachment of sailors occupied the village of Ramleli, find an attempt to retake the place was in.\de by the' erieniy's Cavalry, supporied by artillery, but were 'repulsed. Tlie casualties are said to be small. It is feared itTiat a difficulty will be experienced through the enemj cutting the aqueduct whicii supplies Alexandria with, water. The supply to the city continues 'oiihrink. I In the House of Commons to-day Mr Gladstone submitted a message from the 4£uecn informing fclie House that the army reserve had been called out for service. The Armstrong guns of the British command the Jiacs, and should an en , counter take place, sliarp fighting is expected An engagement between the outposts of the British and Arabi's forces teok place to^iay ut . Kamleh, a village a few, mites from Alexandria, oa the way to Aboukir. AraUi's cavalry, who were? jipproacliirig Ht'arthe place, was shelled' by the Inflexible' < •■ ■ ■■'■■-■ Alkxasdhu, July 25. ' News is to hand that further dittiir'b. ances l»*f« oecmyed p.t F^nt]nh,,i9 jwhish Europeans liav* bi-eii attacked and k4Hd by the, Nativoß. . Most frightful atlocj- f ties are reporter-id' have b(^e'n 'co Winif ti-d : by the Egyptians. The British loops' afe'nowfft occUpation of Rumleli, and arp proceeding rapidly «ith the work of fortifying the place in view of a -possible advance of Arauj Croift J^af^raduwar acaiu^^ the.p^-. «itlon. [The above . weW is*ued ab • Sikh Extra* ou >]-OM<l»y and Tuesday la>L]