THE WAR IN EGYPT.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2633, 14 September 1882, Page 3

THE WAR IN EGYPT.

BY CABLE. [retjteb's telegrams.] LONDON", September 11. The difficulty which has arisen in the execution of the Anglo-Turkish Convention still remains unsettled. Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary, has notified to Earl Dufferin that the British Government objects to Turkish troops landing at Pert Said. ALEXANDRIA, September 11. Telegrams from head quarters to-day report that all is quiet in the neighborhood of Kassassin. The various regiments of guards arrived there to-day from Ismailia. Sir Garnet Wolseley's force is now virtually complete. The greater part of the troops are already at the front, and it is expected that the advance against the enemy will be made very shortly. Sir Garnet Wolseley, accompanied by divisional commanders, left the camp to day to examine the conntry in the neighborhood of Kassassin, and to arrange his plan of attack. It is now expected that orders for a general advance against the enemy may be given at any moment. The naval brigade from the fleet has arrived at the front, and is stationed with six Gatling guns about a mile from CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 11. The statement that an Anglo-Turkish military convention had been signed is incorrect. It has now transpired that a draft of the convention was agreed upon and initiated by Lord Dufferin, the British ambassador, and accepted by the delegates appointed to carry out the negotiations, henee the report that the convention had acta, lly been signed. It has now been ascertained that the Porte, at the last moment, refused to confirm the action of the delegates, and to complete the convention.

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LONDON, September 12, 9 a.m.

The enemy in their recent advance on Kassaesin meditated the capture of that position, as they believed its defences to be weak. Earl Dafferin has been forbidden by the Home Government to make any further concessions with regard to the Convention. Pour hundred mules are being shipped from New York, and 300 from Naples, for service ia Egypt. The British army in Bgypt was to be, and no doubt is, constituted as follows : first division. fcirst Bripade.—2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards, 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards, Ist Battalion Scots Guards. Seoond Brigade.—lst Battalion of the West Kent Kegiment (late 50th), 2nd Battalion of the Boyal Irish Kegiment (late 18cb), Ist Battalion of the Irish Fusiliers (late 87th), 2nd Battalion of the York and Lancaster Begiment (late 41th). Divisional Troops—2nd Battalion of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry ( ate 48th), Ist Squadron of the 19th Hussars, A 1 Battery Boyal Artillery, D I Battery Boyal Artillery. SECOND DIVISION.

Third Brigade,—lst Battalion of tho Boyal Highlanders (late 42nd), 2nd Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry (late 74th), Ist Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders (late 75th), Ist Battalion of the Cameron High* landers (late 79th). Fourth Brigade.— Ist Battalion of the Sussex Begiment (late 35th), Ist Battalion of the Shropshire Light Infantry (lata 53rd), Ist Battalion of the South Staffordshire Begiment (late 33th), 2nd Battalion of the Berkshire Begiment (late 49th). Divisional Troops.—3rd Battalion of the King's Boyal Bides, one squadron of the 19th Hussars, N 2 battery Boyal Artillery, 12 battery Boyal Artillery.

CAVALBX BBIGADB. Ono strong squadron from each of the three Household Cavalry regiment* (oommanded by Colonel Eraser), 4th Dragoon Guard*, 7th Dragoon Guards, A battery Boyal Horse Artillery. ABUT OOBPB. Two squadrons of the 19th Hussars, G. B. battery Boyal Horse Artillery, E 3 battel/ Boyal Artillery, 13 battery Boyal Artillery, Nos. 4 and 5 batteries of the London Division, Kos. 5 and 6 Batteries of the Seoteh Division, six companies Boyal Artillery. THE IHDIAN COSTIHSBIfT. lat Battalion Manohester Begiment (72 od Highlanders), Ist Regiment Bengal Infantry, 7th Begiment Bengal Infantry, 20th Begiment Bengal Infantry, 45th Begiment Bengal Infantry, 13th Begiment Bengal Lancers, let Battery (Bth Brigade) Boyal Artillery, 13th Battery (9th Brigade) Boyal Artillery, sih Battery (11th Brigade) Boyal Artillery, two companies Bengal Engineers, two native regiments from Bombay, two oompanies Boyal Engineers from Madras, throe regiments Native Infantry from Madras. The English troops in the above list represent —at an average strength of battalions—--13,000 men. The Indian troops will muster 70C3 men. Inoluding as the list does some of the orack eorps of the servios, it must be said that no finer army was ever sent out of England. Arabi has issued the two following proclamations, as Minister of War, to all the Governors of Provinces :—" Before the evacuation of Alexandria the Khedive proceeded to Bas-el-Tin and demanded soldiers from the English, in order to guard him, and these he distributed in all quarters of the town. He alio took the Ministers with him and prevented them from proceeding to their posts of duty, in order to employ them in accordance with his own machinations, which are synonymous with the designs of the English. At his instigation the English killed with sword and shot such of our soldiers as had been left in oharge of the oity, and deprived of their weapons and slew all of our troops whom they encountered. This Khedive, whose life the country has spared up to the present time, has now joined the enemy in attacking Egyptian Moslems, and thay plunder and slaughter all those who fall into their hands and who enter the town. The Khedive remains at night with his women afloat among the English, and at day returns to the shore to oontinue the slaughter of the Mahometans in the streets of Alexandria. For this reason I issue orders stimulating you to fervent action, and calling upon you to exercise your religious and patriotic zeal. Know, therefore, that the entire oountry is now under martial law; you are warned to carry out my orders, and not to infringe them in the slightest degree, and not to obey any that do not come from me. Oontinue to raise soldiers and all military preparations as you were formerly ordered. All such as disobey me shall certainly suffer the punishment acoorded by military law. Publish this everywhere." The other proclamation is as follows : "TheKhedive having imprisoned the Ministers at Alexandria through the medium of English soldiers, in order that they may be instruments in their hands to servo their ends and paralyse the action of the Egyptians, thus depriving them of the powsr or combating their enemies, the English. There fore, let it be known that all messages and telegrams despatcned by the President of the Ministry, ordering tho disoontinuar.ee of military preparations, are foroibly extorted from the President, and they are, therefore,

in no way to bo accepted as valid or to be carried out. The defence of our country and I religion is obligatory according to Mahometan law and faith. War, irreconcilable, between us and the English exists, ard all those who prove traitors to their country will not only be subjeoted to the severest punishment in aooordance with martial law, but will be for ever accursed in a future world." Her Majesty's proclamation oalling out Class 1 of the Army Reserves appeared iu a supplement to the Xiondon " Gazjtto " on July 25th. It directs that soldiers who have been transferred to Glass 1 of the Army Reserve on and after January let, 1881, before they had completed twelve years' sesvioe, shall be oalled out on permanent

service ; and that such men shall, on or before August 2nd, proceed to the place* respectively appointed by the Secretary of State.

"It was against us Arabi rose," Bays the " Spectator i "we are reiponiible for much of the misery he has inflicted on Egypt, and we muet gee that he is put down; and that; Tevflk Khedive, who has stood by na with such passive courage and fidelity, is restored to his full legal authority. That is our clear duty, and it is also car Dest policy. We do not want Egrvpt, save with the consent of Europe ; but Egypt is the gate of India, and it is indispensible to restore order therein such a way that the gate Bhall never be shut, and that the people, however much selfgoverned, shall understand that self-govern-ment does not include the right to shut the Canal, to threaten Europeans, or to imperil the lenient government of the 250 millions of souls for whom in Asia we are responsible. If the Conference can devise any rapid method of securing thene ends whioh satisfies its judgment, well and good ; but if not, Great Britain must do the work, and leave Europe to take its oouree."

The full message in the Melbourne " Age " relative to the Tripolitan troops who are to join Arabi is as follows :—" The Government of Tripoli have at length carried into execution their long-declared project of despatch" ing a military force to the assistanoeof Arabi Pasha. The army intended for servioo against the English numbers 30,000 men, and is now on its way to Egypt, which country forms the eastern boundary of Tripoli, which is generally considered to be the most civilised of the Barbary States. lb is stated to be the intention of the Parte to prevent the interference of the Tripolitans, who are vassals of the Sultan. A Tarklsh army will, if necessary, be despatched to prevent a junction being effected between the Tripolitan army and the Egyptians under Arabi Pasha."