The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-12
EGYPT.

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by the British Admiral Seymour
began early on Tuesday morning, as
threatened by the admiral, and was
continued without cessation until
last evening. The Egyptians re-
turned the fire, but with little
effect. and soon several Of the forts
desisted and were dismantled, while
all within range of the British guns
were much battered and consider
ably demCralized. The terrible
music will start up again this morn
ing and continue through the day
unless the rebellious leaders inside
the city shall sooner see the folly of
permitting the destruction to g.
ahead. There will be no sense in
holding out against the inevitable.
England has engaged to conquer,
and that fact should be enough to
satisfy even stubborn Arabs that it
is useless to attempt to prevent the
success of the undertaking. The
first days fighting resulted in no
casualties worthy of mention on the
British side; it is not known
what were the Egyptian
casualties, though they must
have been many. Great destruction
of property can be seen from the
war vessels, and flags are flying
from hospitals in the city, indicat-
ing that the surgeons and nurses
have found something to do. Prob
ably there will be a capitulation to-
day, and British troops be landed.
1t is hoped the Egyptians will not
long fight against fate, for such a
course can only result in senseless
loss of life and destruction of prop
erty.
Alexandria, the scene Of this
trouble, is one of the ancient and
famous cities of the world. 1t was
founded by Alexander the Great
more than three centuries before
the Christian era, and was the cap
ital of the Ptolemies, under whom
its population numbered nearly half
a million souls, 100000 of whom
were free. 1t was for ages the chief
seat Of learning, and the home Of re-
ligious excitement and enthusiasm.
many sanguinary conflicts taking
place in its streets on account of
differences of belief and opinion.
During the early wars and from the
before Christ down to the
beginning of the present century it
suffered severely, being the frequent
scene of battle and human butchery.
The city is situated on the Mediter-
'anean, about one hundred miles
northwest Of Cairo, and unlike most
If the European cities is regularly
aid out, the streets running north
Ind south and east and west, inter-
getting at right angles. The prin-
,ipal streets are broad and well
'aved, and there are many public
quares and small parks, the chief Of
he former being Mehemet Ali
square, one of the handsomest in all
he Orient. The city to-day is thor
'ughly modern in appearance,
is architecture being chiefly Euro
'ean, and its people to a large de-
rec cosmopolitan. The population
'efore the recent hegira was esti-
mated at 100000, one-third being
Arabs and Turks, the remainder
icing made up of Copts, Persians,
Armenians, Jews, Greeks, of whom
here were $4,000, Italians, (25,000);
french, 100000; English, Levan-
ines of European descent, Germans
nd Swiss, 100000; Americans,
1000, etc, There are railways
Onrecting the city with Cairo and
he Suez Canal, and with Ramleh,
nd the steamers to and from In
ia, the Levant and the Mediterra-
lean all stop there and contribute
o the maintenance Of the city. 1t
S said that 100000 people annually
-isit Alexandria, on the 1900 steam
rs and $500 sailing vessels landing
D the port. The forts mentioned
u our kilograms as returning the
ire of the British men-of-war, are Of
ute recent construction and are
affairs.