THE WAR IN EGYPT.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2592, 28 July 1882, Page 3

THE WAR IN EGYPT.

BY CABLE. rBBUTEB'S TELB&RAMB.I LONDON, July 26. The London "Times," in a leading article to-day on the Egyptian question, •trongly urges a future British protectorate over Egypt. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 26.

Farther communications have passed between the European Ambassadors and the Turkish Minister on the subject of the recent identical note of the Powers, in which the Turkish Government was asked to send troops to Egypt. Pourparlers have been so far successful that the Porte has now consented to the principle that it should interfere with a view to the settlement of the Egyptian difficulty, and send a force to quell the outbreak.

Doubt is expressed as to the success of the negotiations now proceeding between the European Ambassadors and the Ottoman representative for the despatch of Turkish troops to Egypt; and notwithstanding the agreement of the Porte to discuss the Egyptian question with the Powers, and its avowed consent to the principle upon which action should be taken for the settlement of the disorder in Egypt, no reliable estimate can yet be formed of the Porte's real intentions.

THE OUTBREAK IS ALEXANDRIA, June 14th.

Erom the San Francisco papers we take the following telegrams, whioh give full details of the Alexandria riots whioh took place on June 10th and following days : The bodies of the engineer of the English iron-olsd Superb and two seamen of the Helicon, [killed in the riot of Sunday, havo been buried [at sea, as it was deemed imprudent to risk the danger that might have arisen from a funeral on shore. As the barge containing the bodies passed up, the steamers Galena and Marquis fired a salute, and all on board uncovered their heads. The Prefect of Polioe in Alexandria, with the assistance of a fanatic orator, organised the outbreak, the soldiers setting the example of sacking the shops. MaDy of the dead

were killed by bayonets. The Khedive arrived from Cairo yeat:;day afternoon. He wag ooldly reoeived by the populace. He expressed himself as greatly astonished at the agitation and excitement throughout the oity. The natives declare that the will resist any intervention, Turkish or otherwise. There were patrols throughout the city last night, and soldiers were placed at every fifty yards. The soldiers are openly asking for the deposition of the Khedive, and declare that they will, if neosssary, oppose Turkey herself. Not only the woman and ohildren are leaving the countiy, but men with large material interests in Egypt are begging for pssssges, and are leaving their property behind. Many large capitalists are arranging to leave Egypt permanently, not in the panio, but after oalmly calculating the eoat of such a step. The correspondent of the " Times" at Cairo states that the English Consul General desires the British residents to quit E »ypt without an official request, which might pro duce a pinio. He will remain here a few days to reassure the public feeling. The "Herald's" London speoial says: Words fail to describe the state of panio in Alexandria. The streets are blooked, carts are piled with the baggage of fbeing Europeans. All the men-of-war in the harbor are orowded with fugitives. Tho American frigate Galena is orowded with families claiming American protection. 80/. S. Joseph and Biohard Smith, of Now York and Baltimore, have taken refuge on board. The officers, though greatly inoonvenienced, are courteously giving up their cabins to the ladies. One American offioer narrowly escaped while in the oompany of a British officer who was killed in the fight. The American Government should issue warning to its citizens in Ej;ypt to leave immediately, and should send u vessel to Ismelia, on the Suez Canal, to receive fugitives from Cairo should communication between Cairo end Alexandria be cut off by the disturbances now transpiring. It was evidently a premeditated breaking out in several places at once. The Europeans were dragged out of their carriages and murdered with sticks and legs of tableß or ohairs obtained by sacking the shops. In all there are forty-eight Europeans killed. The English Consul is still in danger. Tho statement of Dilke in the British House of Commons that the riot in Alexandria was not of a political character, caused consternation among the European residents and encouraged the natives to further violence. The Europeans anxiously desire that England should make a firm declaration of the oouree that will be pursued in the Egyptian crisis. The mail utoamer took 300 deok passengers, who paid first-class fares, and three other steamers took a thousand passengors. Boatmen asked 60 francs to carry persons on board the steamers, waile the usual fare is only one franc. In the Commons, Dilke, Under Foreign Secretary, denied that the Egyptian troops were disaffected. He said Dervish Pasha was oonfident that he would be able to maintain order. He declined to answer further questions, as it was impossible to explain the situation until the papers were published. Sir Henry Wolff, Conservative, moved an adjournment of the House as a protest against tho reticence of the Government. Debate following, Wolff oondemnod the association of England with France. Gladstone said he lamented what had besn laid concerning Franco, when she had solemnly doolartd she would labor loyally and heartily with England. All the Powers, he said, wero 00-operating heartily with England. The Sultan is in complete harmony with the Powers, and Germany had strongly urged the Porto to aocept the conference. Gladstone said, on the necessity of using the instrumentality cf Turkey, that the Britifh policy was the maintenance of all established rights. June 15. The panic is increased. The exsdus of Europeans continues. The offices undei European oontrol and several Banks have

closed. The English and French ComptrollersGene al have gone to Alexandria All the officials belonging to offioes under European oontrol have obtained leave of absence, Probably all branches of the Egyptian Administration, ineliuiDg the Department of Public Debt, will be transferred to Alexandria. It is reported that Bienkienwicz, the French Consul-General, has asked to be reoolled. Sienkienwicz oalled a metting of French eubj ots yesterday, and said he deolined to be responsible for their security. The Council of War, Alexandria, has instructed the troops to maintain strict order. Four policsmeu have been arrested on a charge of aiding the rioters on Sunday. Astreet quarrel yesterday caused a fresh panic, but the Egyptian troops suppressed the disturbance. The Governor and military commandant admit that they have no control over the situation, and the soldiers only obey their ojlonels. The Khedive has expressed the hope that 18,000 Turks will shortly be on their way to Egypt. After the reception yesterday ho informed the Europeans that he had divided the town into distriota and made on officor responsible for eaoh. Ho said that 430 of the ringleaders of Sunday's riots had been arrested and would be plaoed on board of a ship in the harbor. A Turkish ves»ol, which arrived yesterday, brought Oaman Boy. aide-de-camp of the Sultan, with instructions for Dervish Pasha. Admiral Seymour has seized the steamer Marocgo to convey the fugitives from Egypt. In the House of Commons Arnold, Liberal, reoalled the fact that Cook3on, the British Consul at Alexandria, had in September informed Arabi Pasha that if the Egyptian army persisted in assuming the government of the country, it must be prepared to meet the united foroes of the Sultan and Europe, as the oountry could not bo permitted to lapse into a state of anarohy. He asked whether the language had been approved by the Government. Dilke, Under Foreign Seoretary, said if the question correotly reported the language, it was quite right to assume that the Government approved it. Private advioes from Cnro state that all the Europeans have left there, including the staff lof the Eastern Cable Company. Dervish Pasha expresses full oonfidenco in the loyalty of the Egyptian troops. Turkish troops, however, are ready to start for Egypt

if necessary. Dervish Pasha thinks he cm settle the difficulty in a few days. The panic is becoming worse hourly. The shops are all closed, and some Frenchmen who are unable to leave are fortifying themselves in their houses. Germany and Austria oppose the despatch of Turkish troops to on the ground that it would cause fresh outbreaks.

[ The number of Europeans killed on Sunday is estimated at 250. Many were thrown into the sea and are daily being washed ashore. Twelve bodies yesterday and five today were thus recovered. Five of the bodies bear marks of bludgeon or bayonet wounds. Several witnesses of Sunday's riot assert that the rabble were preceded by a detaohment of gendarmes, who drew up in the middle of the square and looked on when the maas&ore began, and afterwards took part in it. Jane 16.

An Alexandria special says:—Captain Batcheler of the Amelioan ship Galena is assisting all fugitives of unprotected nationalities. He has asked Vice-Consul Comanoo to advise all the Americans to come on board, and has ohartered the barque Savona expressly to afford more accommodation.

The "Herald's " Alexandria special says Matters are no better. The alarm is spreading to the villages. All trains from the interior are crowded. Every ship in the harbor is orowded. The British Admiral ha: chartered special steamers and sent for transports. Matters throughout the oountry are most alarming. Euiriok Pasha and Dervish Pasha are powerless. Our Cairo correspondent wires that there is a fearful panic there, which Arabi Bey is doing all he can to calm.

The English Admiral has buoyed the cable, and the telegraph ship Cheltern has been ordered here for servioe in case the oable is cut on shore.

The " Times' " correspondent at Alexandria telegraphs that 10.000 persona are supposed to have left there thus far, leaving mai.y servants and workmen without employment.

The Custom House has been close:!. The Postmaster doubts his ability to continue postal servioe owing to the probable fright of his employes. The Engineer at Atfb, the junction of the Mahmoudieh Canal with the Nils, has threatened to quit work, whioh action might imperil the water supply of tho oity. A correspondent of the " Times "at Alexandria says the real and only serious danger is from the native troops, who are thoroughly in sympathy with the rabble, and will tire of guarding tho Europeans, and will take part cgainst them. The correspondent urges immediate action. He says—" Direotly a superior force is ready to land, the troops would have to ohoose between fighting and submitting. In the first caso they would havo to deal with the invaders, and the foreigners could in the meantime hold their own against the rabble." Last night a European stabbed an Arab ivory merchant. There was a great excitement, but the soldiers prevented a riot. The Government of Alexandria is holding an inquiry into the last maeeaore. Evidence is difficult to obtain.

Arabi Pasha hae had notices placarded in Cairo exhorting tranquillity, and declaring himeelf personally responsible for the safety of European residents. Dorvisoh Pasha has sent a telegram to the Porte, declaring the presence of the British and French squadrons at Alexandria an ob stacle to the restoration of order. June 17. The " Herald's " Alexandria special says— Tho whole of the American Mission is now safe on board of the Galena. Dr Lansing and Messrs Hogg, Watson, Ewing, Niohol, Harvey, Alexander, and Griffin and their families, with Misses Thompson, Fraaer, Strong, Newlin, and Conner are now placed under the protection of the American guns.. Colonel Lang has to-day taken oharge of the American Consulate, replacing Mr Menaohe and leaviog his private affairs. Mr Oattowi, a rioh Egyptian banker, who was received on board of the Galena, requests me to forward bin heartfelt thanks to the American Government; in the name of all unprotected persons who have found Amerioan protection. They desire to express their lasting gratitude for the courtesy, help, and protection afforded by the American ship Galena, and praying that God will watch over the great nation whioh alone affords protection without distinction of race or creed. The Galena has been able to do work which ships of other nationalities were prevented from doing. Up to last evening the total number of corpses found of Europeans]! killed in last Sunday's riots was 304. Eye witnesses state that the Europeans who took refuge in polios stations were massacred by the gend'armes. A correspondent declares that the rising was organised by the Prefeots of Police. Thousands of Europeans are arriving from the interior. June 23. In view of the precedent of the fruitless oonferenoa in regard to the affairs of Greeoe, the Vienna "Presse" says that Germany, Austria, and Italy hare declined to take a part in the conference at Constantinople without tho participation of or against the will of Turkey. Confidence is based, the " Presse " says, upon the idea that its decisions will be received by the Sultan, and the concurrence of Turkey is therefore indispensable. The official correspondence relative to the Egyptian question is published. It shows that Bismarck is favorable to the intervention by the Sultan, as sovereign of Egypt, but would not oppose any other proposals sanctioned by concert of the powers. The oorrespondenoe shows that France first proposed sending ironclads to Egypt. Lord Granville, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in April suggested [that England, Franos and Turkey should eaoh send a General to Egypt to restore discipline to the army. Franoe objected to the plan as dilatory and possibly leading to the tending of Turkish troops on the Sultan's own authority. On the 2nd of May the French Government suggested the sending fleets, as agreed. If they failed to effect the desired objeot, that of calling in the Turkish troops by Franoe and England, that would be the least objectionable form of armed intervention.

A correspondent at Alexandria says: Arabi Pasha informs me that he will resist to the death every pretence on the part of the enemies of Egypt to interfere with her affairs. He says he cannot regard any settlement as satisfactory until the fleets are withdrawn. The report that he aimed at ruling Egypt without the Khedive, he deolared to boa base calumny.

The expected crisis in Egypt has come in earnest. Alexandria (says the " European Mail") was in a state of insurrection for four hours on June 11th. There was a popular outbreak, and it was against the Europeans that the fury of the populace was directed. &.n official report gives sixty- eight Europeans killed and many wounded. It is not known how many Arabs were killed or hurt. It has now been ascertained beyond a doubt that the riot bsgan by an Italian Maltese beating a donkey boy in a side street near the great square, about a quarter to three in the afternoon. The Arabs took the part of the donkey-boy, and a fight ensued, which lasted some time, when the Maltese ran away towards the fquare. The Arabs followed, rushing into the cafes, attacking Europeans, and beating them dreadfully wherever they found them. The Maltese and Greeks now began firing with guns, rifles, and revolvors from the upper windows of the houses round about the place. Meanwhile, an indiscriminate struggle went on in the centre of the square, and many Europeans were killed in consequence by Maltese and Greek bulletß. After this the fight spread. The Consuls in vain attempted to stop it. This brought about the attack upon Mr Cookson, as well as injuries to Consular servants, and wounds to the Italian and Greek Consuls. Meanwhile it appears oertain that the chief in authority refused to permit the troops or the polioe to interfere. It is also said that he refused to allow the ships to land sailors to bring off the Europeans. Anyhow, the fighting went on. One street was completely Backed, others partly. Eventually the Governor sent troops and cleared the streets. Many Europeans then took refuge in the Consulates, dreading a recurrence of the disorder. An eyewitness of the mar a 10'• gives an awful acoount of the scones witnessed. He states that the heads of the Europeans were in many cases beaten to a pulp, while other viotims were subjected to outrages that cannot be described. Everywhere the bodieß of the dead were plundered. The shops were also pillaged. Another speotator states that he saw three Europeans killed in the square. Their heads were battered against the paving stones until they were dead, and then the bodies were stripped of their clothing. This witness avows that he saw natires in official

drees (green) encouraging the Arabs in their brutality. Altogether it was a most cruel massacre. How long this state of things may last, or what fresh outrages may follow at any moment, it is impossible to say. The populace is in an excitable state, and will easily be roused to further violence if the opportunity seems to offer for it. We know not how far the soldiers and polios are to be trusted. They may perhaps take part in the next riot. There can be no dependence in any case upon their giving help towards suppressing it. Nor is it in Alexandria alone that these elements of danger exist. The| whole country is disturbed. Attempts have been made everywhere to inflame the popular feeling againit tbe Europeans, and the result of these may at any moment display itself. The payment of taxes has already been refused, and the whole apparatus of administration has been brought well-nigh to a standstill. It may not be long before news comes of worse mischief than this. The Egyptian National party—that is to say, every would be robber and cut-throat in the country—may rise in arms, and there may be no force found anywhere available for putting them down. The first blow bai been struck at Alexandria. What security can we feel that there or elsewhere it will be the last ? As matters now stand in Egypt, nobody is safe.