LATEST WAR NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2588, 24 July 1882, Page 3

LATEST WAR NEWS.

AFFAIRS IN EGYPT.

[EEUTEH'S TELEGKAKS.] ALEXANDRIA, July 23

A party of British troaps, while out exploring the railway line outside Alexandra, met a force of Arabi Pasha's cavalry. The latter declined an encounter, and made off before the British could come up. Measures have been commenced by the British troops for the occupation of Aboukir, an important strategical position, ten miles north-east of Alexandria. Arabi Pasha has now been formally dismissed from the position of Minister of War. ["age" specials.] LONDON, July 21, 4.50 p.m. Arabi Pasha has issued a manifesto maligning the Khedive. A refugee has reported that 200 Europeans have been massacred at Cairo. Erance has furnished an expeditionary force of 15,000 men to protect the Canal. Sir A. Alison is exploring the neighborhood to prevent any obstruction. Colonel Lawrie has offered to raise a regiment in Nova Scotia. LONDON, July 21. The war credit has raised the incom* tax two-pence in the pound. The Radicals oppose this. The Assembly of Notables have met in Cairo at the instance of Arabi Pasha, and proved hostile to the Khedive, and dispatched a commission of inquiry to Alexandria. The Egyptians in Alexandria are lukewarm, and it is suspected that the Khedive's guard is intriguing with Arabi Pasha. The Porte has agreed to confer with the other Powers at the instance of Germany. July 22. It is announced that Lieut.-General Sir John Adye, Survoyor- General of Ordnance, has been appointed Chief of the Staff of the British army in Egypt. Intelligence has been received that France has made a proposal that Italy should co-operate in the military operations in Egypt. It is deemed probable that England will acquiesce in this arrangement. BOMBAY, July 22. Two transports sailed to-day for Suez with detachments of Indian troops for service in Egypt. ALEXANDRIA, July 21. The latest news from Rafradowar is to the effect that Arabi Pasha has further strengthened his position there. He has openly avowed bis hostility to the ' English, with whom he says he will carry ) on war to the knife.

Intelligence is to hand that further disturbances have occurred in the interior of the country between the natives and Europeans, and many more of the latter have been killed. There is general alarm among the Europeans throughout the country.

[Per City of New York, at Auokland.] Serious riots ocourred at Alexandria on June 11th between tho Natives and Europeans. The Arabs end Levantines were the aggressors. It appears disturbances commnnced simultaneously at three different paints. Tho object of the rioters was in a great measure to pillage in which the Levantines as well as tho Arabs participated. Tho rio'.s were said not to be c-f a pslitiosl character, although the " Times' " correspondent at Cairo lays the responsibility on Arabi Pasha. The mab sacked the European shops and tho part of the city inhabited chiefly by Europeans was completely wrecked. Tho assailed fired from the windows,killing maty of the Araii while the assailants made havoo with the Europeans found in the streets. A letter from the Alexandria correspondent of tho Paris " Temps" saya—" The Europeans made the most desporato" resistanco, acd succeeded in inflicting heavier loss on their Arab assail, ants than they themselves suffered, According to official Egyptian figures the number of persons admitted to the hospital reached 1350, of whom 1160 wore Natives, but so many were killed and wounded that the Arabs in consequence disappeared from the city. One Italian is said to havo alone killed sixteen, ansL two Maltese armed with carbines and proieoted by barricade, together shot fifty. The carnage in one place where Italians and Greeks were assembled was terrible."