The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-07-20
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Egypt, arc being watched ny oIuer W
Arab Pasha.
IN FLAMES.
TELEGRAPH SHfp CnlLTEnN, (olf Alcxan'
drlaO July 13.-Alexandria has been eYaon'
ated and Is In flames. The telegraph ship
Chiltorn has been ordered To take up posi-
ton near the neutral fleets.
! LoNDog, July l3.-ln n telegram sent ~
900 n. M, Admiral Seymour confirms the
report of the evacuation OF Alexandria.
Tie entire garrison Withdrew. under nag
of truce, leaving the Bedouins to tire aud
pillage the town. ,,-
The Decoy has gone to Port Said to ascer-
tain the state of affair there. =,
Reuters telegram company has received
ALExANpRIA, July 10, (0AS a. m).-The
Egyptian army is greatly demorallzed, and
is in full retreat toward the interior: The
European quarter of the town, including
the exchange and telegraph ofilcs, has been
utterly destroyed. The city was set on lire
by released convicts who committed
HORRIBLE ATROCITIES.
The Egyptians used the flag Of truce 10
enable the troops to withdraw from town.
The telegraph ship Chiltern is crowded with
| survivors, who fought their way to the beach
where boats of the feet removed them.
They report having passed a dreadful night
defending themselves desperately. Other
Christians in the Ottoman bank and adloln-
! ing buildings were massacred. Part of the
| fleet is now leaving for Port Said. The
whereabouts of the khedive is unknown.
Dispatches to the Daily News dated Al
exandria, $40 a. M, say the Bedouius are
| loosing by thousands A dispatch to the
Standard dated $3.50 a. M, says: The Eu-
ropeans who fought their way
down to the beach, number
100. They reported that ell other
/ Europeans ard Christians, numbering lOO
| were massaCred.
Vhe reserve squadron arrived at Port
! Said at o'clock this morning. The Daily
News saysit is understood that the confer
ence has decided that the Egyptian army
shall be disbanded and replaced by gen.
d armeIie.
PREPARING FOR THE WORST.
The British authorities are chartering 6
number ofvessels to-day for conveying T,u
! milton 20 Alexandria. Five thousand male!
! have been purchased in Spain.
| ALEXANDRIA, July -, (2p. m. The Chill
tern has moved into the harbor. The fire il
the city is steadily increasing. 1t is reportec
that arabi Pasha is marching on Cairo.
A correspondent of the Standard on
board the invincible, telegraphibg at 8 a
m says: The whole civil population ano
troops have Withdrawn. The whole of the
grand square is burned. The Helicon
which went to discover tine meaning of the
last flag of truce last evening, could dis
cover nobody on board the Egyptian yes
sci Mahroussa or in the arsenal. The cor
respondent accompanied an office
to the shore in steam pinnace
The purveyor of the fleet, who
was one of party, and was well acquainted
with the town, landed and proceeded con
siderable distance. All was perfectly silen
except the roar of the flames. 1t IS believed
Arab Pasha has concentrated his troop
| Al, In ttSt, II
vance. The work of the ships is now over
LONDON, July 10, 70 p. m.l-lt is reported
from Alexandria that the khedive and Der
viscb Pasha are safe on board a ship in the
harbor
The Standard has n despatch from
Alexandria dated $50 p. M, which
confirms the report of the landing OF ma
rines, and says that since they entered the
town firing has been heard there.
Two batteries of field artillery at Ports
mouth have been ordered to equip for EN-
baTkation.
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
| Campbell Bonnerman, financial secre
tary Of the war office, reao
instructions to Admiral Seymour
which were as follows; That as the opposi
dismantle them or disable the guns; that he
should open friendly communication will
the khediye and in the absence OF nativ,
authorities from Alexandria should land
seamen or marines for police purposes; anc
that he should inform foreign commanders
of these measures. The admiral was in
structed to invite the khedive t.
assert his authority in restoring
order. The landing Of British fore
for police purposes was to be in concer
with the khedive or any native
authority in Alexandria. Protests wer'
made from the conservative benches agalns
the feebleness of these instructions. Glad
stone, replying to question by MIR
Lowan said that the government had not ye
been informed where Arab Pashi
was. Sir Stafford Northcote asked why
the government had not don't
something to prevent the terrible events IL
Alexandria. Gladstone replied that The
government could not have anticipated it
IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS
secretary, stated if the feet OF
of troops they would be sent. There
believe that any of the great powers
regarded the bombardment of Alexandra
as other than an act of selEdeiense.
A dispatch from Alexandria to Reuter- s
dispatch boat Izzdin arrived here
this afternoon. 1t is supposed
that Egyptian troops will prevent
the khedive from leaving. The British
gun -boat Bttern is cruising off Ramelek
palace, The fire in Alexandria is
gradually extending IN the direction
of the forts. Admiral Seymour
to-day landed 40 marines and $50 sailors.
/ It is suspected that the town and forts are
rlined. The English church in Alexandria
| Is said to have been destroyed by chance
shell during the bombardment.
The Daily News dispatch from off Alex
andria says: Before bombardment recon-
mences Admiral Seymour sent the
/ Bittern, under flag Of truce, TO
demand the surrender of the forts for the
purpose Of avoiding further bombardment,
| but without result. All reports confirm
previous statements as to the manner
/ in which the Egyptians worked their guns
until they were fairly blown from the bat
tories by the Egyptian shells.
! The Monarch fired zoo heavy
shells and {, 600 pounds Of shot from ma
chine guns. There was some splendid, sci
entific firing, and the official reports oil
the first practical trial Of modern fight.
! ing ships will be records OF
the utmost value. Some houses
Of Fort Mex, apparently OF concrete, with
stood the fire Of the heaviest guns of the
Monarch.
The press correspondent Of the Standard
telegraphs from on board Of the Irwin
chile. At 5 a. m. yesterday, the admiral
summoned the captains OF the heet TO a
consultation. The result OF the deliberatiOn
was the decision that the sea was
too heavy for serious operations.
The rolling Of iren-csds would
unsettle their aim and the town might sui
fer severely from shot flying too high. Adj
miral Seymour Therefore deferred the in
tended attack on the MarabOut forts, but
ordered the Temeraire and lnhexible 20
watched the Ros-el-Ten and Ada fort. At
half past 10 the Temeraire sienaled that
parties Of soldiers were at work
81 the hospital battery near Fort
Ada. Two iron-ciads opened fire. Only
sir mounds Of shots ard shrapnel were fired;