LATEST WAR NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2600, 7 August 1882, Page 3

LATEST WAR NEWS.

ARABI PASHA ADVANCING. THE BRITISH OPEN EIRE. SERIOUS ENGAGEMENT. [beuteb’s teleqbams.L ALEXANDRIA, Angnst 5. After a reconnaissance in force was made yesterday of tlie enemy’s position and outposts, near Damanahur, Sir Archibald Alison returned to camp. Shortly after the British had retired Arabi Pasha advanced from Damanahur with a largo force, amd had reached the neighborhood of Ramleh, about five miles from this city, when General Alison gave orders for an attack. The British troops thereupon advanced and opened a vigorous assault upon the enemy on three sides. A serious engagement is now proceeding, but no particulars are yet to hand.

LONDON, August 3.

Major-General Sir Evelyn Wood, who is to command one of the brigades, and Major-General Sir E. B. Hamley, who has been appointed to the command of the second division of the British army in Egypt, have embarked for that country. ALEXANDRIA, Angnst 3,

Rumors are current that there are serious dissensions in Arabi’s camp at Kafradowar.

August 4.

Major-General Sir Archibald Alison, in command of a large force of British troops, to-day made a reconnoiasance of Arabi’s position. The information previously received that Arabi had withdrawn from Kafradowar to Damanahur, a place on the railway between Alexandria and Cairo, and 38 miles from this city, was fully confirmed by the reconnoiasance. Arabi’s outposts were seen some distance from Damanahur, and rumors of an alarming character have been current that it was Arabia intention to make a surprise attack upon Alexandria. The reconnoiasance of Sir Archibald Alison proves the rumor to have been devoid of truth, and that the fears of an attack were groundless. Baron Do Lesseps, on behalf of the Canal Company, has made a vigorous protest to Admiral Sir Beauchamp Seymour against the passage of H.M.S. Orion through the Suez Canal, that vessel having recently landed a force of marines at Ismailia. Baron da Lesseps protests against the Canal being used by England for military or naval operations. CONSTANTINOPLE, August 3.

It is conclusively known that tho Northern Powers—Austria, Germany and Russia—have fully decided to support Turkey in intervening in the settlement of affairs in Egypt. The first detachment of Turkish troops will sail for Egypt on Saturday next.

Dervish Pasha, who is to command the expedition, will accompany this detachment.

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LONDON, August 4, 5.20 a.m. The Tory party generally support the war policy of the Government. Owing to fake and defamatory reports having been sent hy the representatives of certain sections of the Press from the seat of war, the number of correspondents permitted to watch operations is strictly limited, and stringent conditions have been imposed on them. LONDON, August 4, 3.5 p.m.

The Queen has gone to Portsmouth to inspect the troops prior to their embarkation for Egypt. The report that a surprise attack was contemplated by Arabi on Alexandria has proved to he a false alarm. A special mission from the Porte to Arabi is regarded as possible. A Pnnjanb chief has offered to assist the British Government in Egypt with either men or money.