Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-12
..To-DAY's TELEGRAPH1C DISPATCHES.
Latest From the Seat of War.

says it is contemplated Ito call out Z 900 of
the5army reserves to take the places Of un-
trained men belonging to the regiments pre-
pared to proceed to Egypt. Musurus Pasha,
the Turkish Ambassador, had all interview
yesterday with Earl Granville and demand
ed that the bombardment of Alexandria be
,countermanded Earl Granville replied
that circumstances compelled the British
government to take decisive action, and
that its decision could not be revoked.
A dispatch from the Eastern Cable Com
pany's ship off Alexandria sent at ll:4O
O'Clock this morning says: ''The Inhcxble
and Temeraire opened fire this morning on
the Moncrielle fort which during the night
had been repaired The first three shots
greatly damaged the batteries. The signal
has just been given to cease firing"
The correspondent of the Standard on
board the mvincible telegraphing at s
o'clock this morning says: THE Captains
are now III council regarding the operations
for to-day. The Monarch and Penelope
went inside the harbor last evening and
fred a few shots at the forts. The enemy
only replied by field artillery 1t seems
that the batteries were deserted.
LATER--FLAG OF TRUCE.
OFF ALEXANDRIA, July l2-l:30 p. H.
A flag OF truce is shown from the town and
Il vessel steaming toward the feet is also
displaying Il flag of truce. - E;l
a dispatch from Suez says: "No mer
chant vessels have entered the canal during
the last forty-eight hours: All the ships in
Guiding the Indian mail steamers remain in
the roadstead. The whole European popu-
lation is afloat. The British Consul in pur-
suance of Admiral Seymour's instructions
has hauled down his flag and gone aboard
Il gunboat. ,~
The correspondent of the Times on board
the Heicon sends the following "The loss
of the Egyptians must be dreadful. Mum.
hers Of shells repeatedly struck the works
just about the guns and threw up vast col
rmns Of yellow dust. 1t was often thought
the guns must have been demolished but
they appeared uninjured when the smoke
had cleared. The funnel of the Superb is
pierced and plate below the foremost gla-
els Is torn away. One of the boats Of the In
flexible is useless and the others are badly
damaged. The Inhexible bore the full
brunt Of the fire Of the west end of the Ras-
el-'rin fort for three half hours.
The Sultan has a shot clean through her
mainmast and another through her funnel.
The Harcm adjoining the Ras-el-Tin palace
and the adjacent rifle tower continued to
burn all night.
The correspondent Of the Times on the
Helicon telegraphing at ten o'clock this
morning says: "The Mex forts appear to
be entirely deserted. The weather is cloudy
and the wind has risen causing the ships to
roll
The bodies of those 'killed-in the action Of
yesterday were buried at sea to-day. The
scene was agloomy one All the flags were
at half mast.
1t has been impossible so far to communi-
cate with the shore. 1t is likely that the
European quarter has been seriously DANA
ged Several shells from the Inhexible were
seen to burst Immediately over the centre
of the town.
| \ dispatch from on board the Chiffon
dated at 5:15 this afternoon says "The hag
of truce is still flying. Several large fires
have broken out in various parts of the
town.
Paris correspondent reports that NJ
Goblet replying to M. Gambetta in regard
to Egyptian affairs, said France had not CO.
operated in the bombardment because
England's conduct did not seem to her justi-
| fled, and because France did not desire to
emerge from the European concert The cor
respondent adds that it is at least three weeks
since England proposed to France to join in
the occupation of the Suez Canal, hut as
France raised objections, England gave up
the idea of French cooperation in that d.
rcction, and turned herattention to Alexan-
dria. Since then she constantly urged
France to keep her company, and until the
last moment she had not given up hopes.
Meeting of the State Democratic Committee
L"rgc .iHendance-The Question of Contention or no
tonreaton-DrrrSity of Opinion
Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND, VA, July 12.-Thc State
democratic committee met in this city at
noon to-day, Mr. Koiner, chairman, presid-
ing.
There are about twenty members in at
tendance and every district in the State is
represented; from some, however, but one
member is present. Quite a number of
prominent democrats, outside of the COM.
mittee, who were invited, are also in at
tendance, among them Congressman Bar
bour Garrison, Wise and Tucker. Exon
gresham ]. T. Harris and thirty or forty of
the members of the last Legislature and
other leaders Of the party are also here.
The committee is sitting with closed doors.
All those present in the committee room
will be asked to express their opinion as to