The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-07-22
Alexandria Abandoned by the Army
to Fire and Rapine.

dria has been evacuated anu is in
flames. The entire garrison withdrew
under a flag of truce, leaving the
Bedouins to fire and pillage the city.
The use made of the flag of true is
considered disgraceful. 1t is evident
that the flag was only hoisted by the
Egyptians to enable the troops to
withdraw from the town. A large
number of released convicts Joined
with the thousands of Bedouins in
looting the town, and committed
horrible atrocities upon those Euro
peans and Christians who from vari-
Gus causes were unable to leave the
city before the beginning of the first
days bombardment.
One hundred Europeans and other
Christians, who had sought refuge in
the Ottoman Bank and other build
ings, were massacred. Hundreds of
others in the European settlement
also lost their lives, and horrible
atrocities were committed by the de.
moralized soldiers, Bedouins and con-
victs. A party of hundred Euro
peans fought their way desperately
to the beach, whence they were res.
cued by the boats of the fleet. The
telegraph ship Chiltern is crowded
with survivors of the massacre, who
report having passed dreadful right
defending themselves. They report
having seen hundreds of their eoun.
trymen killed, and that all the others
were massacred.
After daybreak this morning a
number of persons were seen on the
edge of the water of the harbor.
Glasses showed them to be Euro
peans. Boats were at once lowered,
and crews armed to the teeth started
for the shore. They found about one
hundred Europeans, many of them
wounded, who had gathered in the
Anglo Egyptian Bank. and resisted
desperately. They had maintain
ed themselves there throughout the
night. Toward daylight their assail.
ants drew off, and the party made
their way to the shore. ..
The refugees are chiefly Cheeks and
italians, only one being an English
man. Twenty-seyen of those came
from the Egyptian Bank whence
they made several attacks onthe mob
during the night until driven from
the bank by fire. The manager gave
shelter to friends from the Banque
Generate of the Credit Lyonnais.
These, with the manager, marched
IN body to the Marina at o'clock
in the morning. after the mob, satia-
ted with butchery, had retired. The
soldiers and the mob, Joined by hun.
dreds of women, sacked every shop,
entered the houses of Europeans and
murdered the inmates.
The whole civil population haye
withdrawn from the city. A large
part of the people have fled toward
the canal. The Helcoe, which went
to discover the meaning Of the last
flag of truce last evening, could dis.
cover nobody on board the Egyptian
vessel Mahroussa or in the arsenal.
Several correspondents accompanied
an officer to the shore in steam pin
mace. The purveyor of the feet, who
was one of the party and was we'll
acquainted with the town, landed
and proceeded a considerable distance.
All was quiet, except the roar of the
flames.
They reported that Arab Pacha,
before he left with his troops, had the
prisons opened, and that the convicts,
joined by the lower classes and some
Bedouins, proceeded to sack the city
and kill every Christian they could
find, and set the European quarter
on fire. From the part they were
defending, the Europeans could hear
shrieks and cries and the reports of
pistols and guns. Scores of fugitiyes
were cut down or beaten to death in
their sight, Nothing European
seems to have escaped the rage of the
fanatics. Several shells have been
fired within the last two hours into
that portion of the city where the con.
broke out, in hopes that
they may scare pillagers. That many
pillagers remained was evident by
the fact that several fresh fires had
broken out after 1 p. M.
OFF ALEXANDRIA. July lathe
firing heard in Alexandria yesterday
was by the marines and sailors, who
were dispensing plunderers with gat.
ling guns. The small detachment
first landed had to wait for reinforce
ments before they were able to push
to the centre of the town. There was
some short. sharp fighting. No water
could be obtained. owing to the stop