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Show EGYPTIAN WAR ENDED. The British victory of Tel El Kebir on September 13th crushed Arabi's army and was quickly followed by a complete scattering of his troops and the capture of himself. As the news of Arabi's capture spread, other chiefs among his followers surrendered. The British are now engaged in restoring order and system to the affairs of Egypt and the next thing for them to do is to fix the was indemnity. England will make herself whole financially without much doubt and in exactly what way troubles the other Powers. They fear she may lay a claim to the Suez canal that will jeopardize their interests. It appears that, after all, Arabi Pasha could have made no effectual resistance with the army at his command. Without good arms, supplies or discipline it was no opponent for the well trained regiments of England, and the only reason why Arabi's rebellion was not quelled in its incipiency was because he took advantage of the peculiar and desert character of the country to avoid a decisive engagement with the British. For a time the general public were led to believe, principally by the exaggerations of correspondents that Arabi's insurrection was a formidable move, but now that it has been put down its true proportions become more apparent, and it is seen to have been only the temporary success of a fanatical chief obtaining a fickle and uncertain following of a few thousands of semi-barbarous natives, unable to cope in battle with one fourth their number of well trained British regulars. Beyond doubt the success of the British is a blessing to Egypt. England will now assume more authority than ever in the governmental affairs of the country to its unquestionable advantage. "War is a great civilizer" and this war and its results afford England ample pretexts for supervising in a great extent the internal affairs of the country. This will result in an advance of civilization among the benighted populace of the long degraded land of the Pharaohs. |