Show I EGYr Alexandria 3 The English soldiers sol-diers at Meks are suffering from diarrhea and dysentery caused by by the bad water in the forts Bedouins continue entrenching their position on Aboukir side of Alexandria in close proximity to the British outposts The Khedive has given the British Brit-ish necessary permission to cut dykes at Meks thU3 inundating Mariout Lake and preventing an attack by the enemy from that side Experts who have ben consulted feel satisfied that the operations will not interfere with the land under un-der cultivation in Behrea provinces Colonel bolanau new Russia I consulgeneral arrived today and had an audience with the Khedive He proceeds tQ Ismalia tomorrow Advices from Cairo show great anxiety is felt there lest the prefect of police be unable to maintain order or-der Dispite his unceasing efforts the populace continue to menace the few remaining Europeans and threaten wholesale plunder Yesterday an alarm was given that tre enemy was about to cross Lake Mareotis Sailors were landed to repel them but the report proved false The waterworks did not give the promised supply today Ihe failure of the water supply is owing to the falling in of some ruins by which the water main was injured The usual amount of water will be supplied tomorrow Today three Europeans went on a boating excursion and landed near Fort Dakhleb westward of Meks Three shells were fired at them and one excursionist and one of the crew and a native were wounded Officers of the British manofwar I Bittern observed the incident and ordered a boat lowered and sent to receive the party and Arab cavalry pickets are reconnoitering the British outposts General Wood and staff inspected the enemys camp on aturday evening from the top of Count Zizinis house A meeting was held on Friday to onsider the position of the September Septem-ber and October contracts for cotton and seeds It has been found impossible im-possible in the present state of the country to make deliveries in those months A committee of the principal prin-cipal merchants and bankers was I formed to ascertain the exact position I posi-tion of the market and report within fourteen days New cotton should be arriving now but the crop of 1882 is behind and deficient owing to the absence of labor and irrigation irriga-tion Under the most favorable circumstances cir-cumstances a large deficiency is expected ex-pected It is reported that a large quantity of arms and ammunition has been found in a mosque here Only four per cent of the troops here are sick Mahmoud Fehmy is kept in a wretched room and strictly guarded It is stated that his custodian gave him only sea water to drink on the first day of his imprisonment saying say-ing you tried to make us drink seawater sea-water by stopping the sweet water canal Recent observations show seven distinct lines of defense between Arabis front and Damanhou Alexandria 4The Khedive has issued a decree forbidding the im uortation of petroleum into Egypt Great uneasiness is felt in consequence conse-quence of the arrest of a native spy carrying a letter addressed to Antonio PauloGreek consular agent at Liant who is staying here Paulo has been arrested It is rumored that the police have discovered the ramifications of a conspiracy in which several Greeks are implicated the object being to massacre Europeans Euro-peans in Alexandria in the event of British troops being seriously engaged en-gaged atRanileh Paris 3The Temps in an article on the Egyptian question maintains that th e British expedition expedi-tion will benefit France even more than England It continues The awakening of the power of Eng land proves that Europe is not reduced re-duced to the leadership of one power Germany This circumstance circum-stance will benefit none so much as France which is the natural ally of England By separating from her we afford an opportunity to Germany Ger-many whose omnipotence can only be opposed by an AngloTurkish alliance al-liance DeLesseps speaking today to a deputation of friends said he had been described as an enemy to England Eng-land and a friend to Arabi Pasha but he was simply a friend and defender de-fender of the work of civilization He said Arabi Pashas honorable conduct in regard to the Suez Canal ought to be acknowledged QLondon 3It is stated that General Gen-eral Wolseley has telegraphed the I authorities that it is unnecessary to prepare a Third Army Corps as he only requires a few reinforcements to fill up gaps Wolseley telegraphs from Ismalia that the troops are in high spirits i and eager to be led forward Supplies Sup-plies in front are ample I London 4The Times says Though General Wolseley does nOb i require a third division government is determined to strengthen his hands by sending three battalions of infantry 80 General Wcod may beset i be-set free without leaving the garrison garri-son less than 5000 men at Alexandria I Alexan-dria Reserve depots of 150 men for each regiment which are at the front with General Wolseley will also be formed at Alexandria and a large depot of 1000 reserve men will be formed to replace those as they are drafted to the front to supply casualties The general result of these measures will be that General Wolsel6y will have 22000 men on the main line of operations besides the garrison at Alexandria and the Indian contingent I Ismailia Emissaries Sultan Pasha are doing their utmost to inform in-form the people of Damietta that those who lay lown their arms will be leniently treated Kassassin 3Unu Indian seven pound mountain battery has arrived ar-rived Stores are being fast brought up Engineers are busy entrenching entrench-ing the camp of defense A forward for-ward movement is daily expected The British position here is so formidable that it is hoped Arabi Pasha may test his strength against itA A second reconnaissance was made today south of the left bank of the sweet water canal showing show-ing the enemy hard at work strengthening their position Major Hart narrowly escaped capture Arabi Pasha has regained confi dence and it will be necesbary to prepare for a scientific and methodical method-ical advance and attack him in force The fire ot the English infantry in the last engagement appears to have iflmcted very slight loss upon the enemy The Martini Hewitt rifles used by the British troops are apt to be rendered unserviceable unser-viceable by hard usage Constantinople BSaid Pasha proposed to Lord Dufferin today that Turkish troops be allowed to disembark at Port Said instead of Aboukir Lord Dufferin telegraphed Lord Granville relative to the proposal pro-posal It is understood that Hobart Pasha chief of the Turkish admiralty admi-ralty staff pointed out to the Porte and Lord Dufferin the impossibility of disembarkation at Aboukir R > setta or Damietta Lord Dufferin informed the Porte that the loyal authorities at Beyront still prevent the importation of mules for the British army St Petersburg 4 English agents have arrived at Odessa to purchase 28000 head of Iheep and cattle for the troops in Egypt Two hundred and twenty head died en route lust week from the heatS heat-S |