Daily Republican., 1882-07-12
1HE WAR IN EGYPT.
-.rxulIgHMEN KILLED AND
IIvLSsTTV,sEVEE WOUNDED
gWESa. \ H.aNg or sURRENDEE.

,.,,bardment Of Alexandris
Tbe UUOOmmenced at 7.45 yesterday
Tbicn canoOItjnued IJd until $50 last evening
Ias on,Inardment practically ceased a
be OVmvf Sanr forts having been silenced
boOD iOdI time, The Egyptians handled
" tnas w. well and showed unexpected
hslI selIIEgSnatIon. SIm The British loss is five
al and twenty ty-seven wounded.
dlea a a loss not known. Admiral
Egp.l""rr declines to accept a PROPOSE
ey nlOu, osose firing saying that the time
ion !, usOO,SotStion w is passed; The suez
Or n.y. Y Closed. The attack will be re.
canal 10 tOday. The porte has tele.
peWtu its Minister at London to
gTapnsun IN IN Lord Granville the me-
EepIts'Otf " At once directing the suspen-
ion Of operations
,,vroN July II The special cor.
LoNDWt LNjant of the Associated Press
esPO1%B sl tSs british fleet telegraphs:
Nisn nnr "a IITrxAHDRIA, 6 p. ma Brit
II naval officer has furnished me the
ESIIowing III u account OF the days opera
lions -luDt oommonoad -.
a. huJ tbis morning. The ironolads Su-
LII ~ 'E SUltan and Alexandria engaged
Eort S,t PbarOs and the lighthouse batter
y O whicb are at the entrance to the
~ w. nort and were intended to dom
~, W., the approach to the inner harbor.
nSrI S,ne flagship Invincible, the Monarch
Il the Penelope took up commanding
Os;touS J inside the reefs and assisted |
sS"m u Ana outside BY the Temaraire, at
lOoLsS @ with destructive effect the
strnnr position IF Fort Mex, with the
ii9btiOuse and shore batteries.
/ TOe raexible was stationed 80 as to
Iommand the lighthouse batteries, Fort
bSaro and Fort Mex at The same time,
tnd was then in position to cooperate
bab with the division outside and that
IrJde the reefs. The gun vessels Bit.
|sn Candor, Beacon, Dscoy and Cyg-
M attacked the MarabOut batteries at
he entrance of the harbOr, and taking
close and destructive range soon ST.
euCed them, after which they ran in
md sbelled Fort Mex, on the southern
ide of the entrance TO the anchorage or ,
uter harbOr. The lDvincible under
over Of her own guns and those of the ,
ittern then landed a party of blue.
ckets and marines, who entered Fort !
lex and blew up the heavy guns, Il
The bOmbardment practically ceased .
noon, though some heavy guns are :
this hour still shelling Fort NapJ-
Cd, large work situated at Che =
athern angle of the inner harbor and r
minating the town. The fort does /
reply.
VOLUNTEERS IN PLENTY. c
iIen were called for Oh board the In \
Cible at / p. M, to 60 ashore and
ka the guns of Fort Mex. Although
work was dangerous, as troops
yht have been lying behind the fort CT
re were plenty of Volunteers. Twelve h,
D were chosen and placed in charge W
hree officers. The landing party d,
q obliged to swim through the surf. Al
y landed unopposed and after r
sting the guns with gun cotton re &C
led without any casualty. cl
le Penelope was struck five times fo
had one gun disabled. OF
the whole the Egyptians fought G]
batteries with more determination hC
lhsd been expected. Several of fo
tarthW orks behind which gups n,
eHOunted were found to be mere Fl,
ps Of sand. he
% shot u ent clear through the In
0le' BY special permission of
liral Seymour the Bittern was al
d to take this despatch out to the at
raph ship, Chiltern, whence it thi
'aOled to the New York AS ociated / q
low THEEGYPTIANS FOUGHT.
NDoN, July ia despatch to
ally Telegraph from its coIrespon.
on board the UGifed States sie
or Quinnebaug says: The Egyp-
fought Splendidly and the ships -
ed magnifcently. The Quinne. In
was anchored only i've cables /
port beam of the Temeraire and fait
ale view Of the contest. Shells AIRY