EGYPT.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4255, 21 August 1882, Page 2

EGYPT.

Alexandria, August 18. The Bombardment of Aboukir Proceeding, The whole of the first division of the British forces co-operate with the. British fleet iv the attack upon Aboukir, and to land at that place, have been embarked on board the transports, which are alt ready to sail. Three regiments of British troops remain here as garrison for the city. August 19. Sir Garnet Wolseley and Sir John Adye, Chief of Staff, have embarked on board the troopship'Salanus for Aboukir. The.former Will control the operations for the attack upon that place. Admiral Sir Beauchamp Seymour does not accompany the fl*>et. but remains in Alexandria, Later. Transports with the British first division have left port, and are now steaming to eastward, bound for Aboukir; the vessels are full of troops.

Saturday night. Continuous and heavy cannonade has been heard since this afternoon in the direction of Mahmudio Canal, but the cause of the firiug is not yet known. Cheriff Pasha has been charged by the Khedive with the formation of a new Ministry, in which he will hold the Premiership. Negotiating with Turkey. CONSTANTINOPIB. August 18. Negotiations between the Porte and the British Ambassador for the conclusion of a military convention have been resumed. Lord Dufferin, it has trrnspired, has been authorised by the British Government to make further slight concession, with a view of inducing the Porte to agree to a joint operation of the troops of the two Powers in Egypt. The following special despatches have appeared ia the Auckland.Star :— Arabi occupies a very formidable and strongly entrenched position at Kafradowar. He is known to have 100 guns mounted there, and heavy loss is antici" pated in the coming attack. The escort of a gunboat through the Canal is now optional to vessels. The experiment of issuing rations of frozen Australian mutton to the British force en route for Egypt has proved most successful. Russian agents in Stamboul are known to be intriguing in opposition to English interests.