ENGLISH MAIL NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2654, 9 October 1882, Page 3

ENGLISH MAIL NEWS.

THE EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN.

rßv TaisQSUPH.J [Per 8.M.8.S Verona, at Albany.] LONDON, August 25,

The military operations in connection with the Egyptian campaign have proceeded hitherto with smoothness, promptitude, and success, and have been so far gratifying to the country, and have elicited the admiration of foreign critics. On the 17th, two days after the arrival of Sir Garnet Wolseley, the plans were matured, and on the afternoon of the 18th the whole of the first division, comprising two brigades, the Duke of Connaught, and General Graham, steamed off in transports, escorted by an ironclad, from Alexandria in an easterly direction. The destination was stated as Aboukir, and they did steam right into Aboukir Bay, but at nightfall they started again, and sailed direct to Fort Said, where they arrived on the morning of the 20ih. The transports subsequently proceeded to Ismailio, where the disembarcation was completed in accordance with a prearranged plan. Admiral Hoskins had previously seized Port Said, and Admiral Hewitt occupied Suez. Tho British forces thus controlled both ends and the whole length of the Canal. No opposition worth mentioning anywhere was offered by Arabi’e troops. The progress of the transports between Port Said and lemnilis was retarded owing to the grounding of the Catalonia, which, however, subsequently got off. General Wolseley arrived at Ismailia on the 2lit with the greater portion of the force. General Graham, covered by a fire of shell from the fleet, had already lauded and pushed on to Nefich, the next station from Ismailis on the Cairo railway, and occupied it with the 46th Light Infantry, after a slight skirmish with the enemy. Admiral Hoskins’ squadron was occupied on the 19 th seizing Port Said, El Kfsntara, and lamailia. Admiral Hewitt sent the gunboat* Seagull and Mosquito to Ohalouf, a station five miles beyond the Little Bitter Lakes Captain Hostings landed a detachment of blue jackets and two companies of the Seafcrth Highlanders, who immediately attacked the enemy, who were entrenched behind the station. The seamen and Highlanders behaved rpleadidly and charged tho position at the point of the bayonet, driving out the enemy, capturing one gun, and making 100 prisoners. One hundred and sixty-eight of the enemy wore killed, tho British loss being two killed and two wounded, Tho British advanced guard now at Nefiich consists of two squadrons of the 19th Hussars with two guns. The Egyptian main body, consisting of 15,000 regular troops and a contingent of 10,000 Bedouins are reported aa being concentrated at Tel-el-Kabir, twenty-five miles from Nefiscb, with tho vanguard of three thousand atTol-81-Mahuta, tan miles from Neficch. It is expected that General Wolseley will make a general advance on Sunday. Thera are many reasons for tho operations being carried out swiftly, tha chief being the wish to save Cairo from the destruction which befel Alexandria, Arabi’a officers are daily deserting in large cumbers, Earuleh is now strongly fortified and supplied. General Woleeley is hampered through the ,wuui of means of transport, which will make the advance slow. A great part of the Indian contingent have arrived at Lake Timsah. The British losses in the campaign hitherto are but trifling, Tha climate is cooler than usual, and the men’s health is excellent. There u no sign of any weakness in the force, and the soldiers hava displayed groat readiness to work. The commanders in every instance have acted with groat professional capacity. The opinion of the German correspondents accompanying tho expedition are favorable as to tho physique, coolness, discipline-, end temperar.ee c£ the Brglish soldiers.

The negotiations between the Porto and Lord Duffeiin relative to the military convention and tiro proclamation to be itsuodby the Sultan against A'.abi still continue, bat there is ro better piorpcct of the Sultan yielding to the British demands. The English Press almost anapimoujlj counsel the Government to brash off the negotiations since the bad faith of Turkey ie evident, besides which co operation r» now too late, and would only hamper the British action. Agrarian murders in Ireland, which latterly have not been bo frequent, arc again rut under circumstances of greater atrocity than ever. A family of aix persons named Joyce, living in a hovel in Connemara, not far from the scone of the murder of Lord Mountmcrrs, ware attacked in bed by ten disguised men. The grandmother, eighty years old, the mother and the daughter, the latter only eighteen years old, were beaten to death stub bludgeons. The father, and one son eleven years old, were shot dead, and another stn was dangerously wounded. Joyce held seme meadowa previously occupied by on evicted tenant. Ho was also suspected of giving information connected with the murder of Lard Ardilouu’s bailiffs, who were killed and thrown into Lough Mask. Three witne-esss

tracked the asstssinr, and will giro evidence) against them.

The first cession of the special commissionheld in Dublin under the Prevention oil Crimes Act ended on the 17tb. Convictions were obtained in six osses by trial by jury. In each instance two leaders of gangs of murderers ware sentenced to death, and others to long terms of penal servitude. The Irish agitation has entered a new plaee. There has bean a great inauguration of the Irish Labor Industrial Onion, under the auspiceo of MessriParnell, Davitt, Dillon and M'Arthy. Ice main objects are the acquisition cf plots of ground and improved dwellings for laborer*} a ohangej in the law in order to facilitate the acquirements of plots by the occupants ; the reform of parliamentary suffrage in favor c£ 1 borers j and the encouragement o" native industries. Mr Parnell wss anxi.us to explain that no hostility to the farming classes wss intended. Other speakers made it pli»>n that it w*s intended that the expense cf the cacODtaion* should fall on the landlords.