Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-18
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Deiuss In Alexandria.

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Ooings In Alexandria.
ALEXANDRA, June ia second visit
to this town shows that many houses
which were intact yesterday are today
In ashes; among them the British
consulate. Eyewitness relate that SOL
diers and others. after plundering hous-
es, heaped up bedding saturated withpe
troleum and then Set the pile on fire.
Today there were no fresh fires, but the
ruins are tumbling and remembering the
streets. Alexandria is still like city of
the dead, although few more Greeks
and Maltese are visible on the streets.
Americans, Germans, Russians and
Greeks who disembarked from their re-
spective ships of war, act as police in
different districts while tho British oc-
cupy forts and bastions, and are sta
toned at the gates. French and Italians
have thus far refused to land. A sister
of the khe dives wife died from prema-
ture birth during the bombardment.
ALEXANDRIA, July l6-1O a. NIT is
reported that Arab Pasha is awaiting
re-enforcements from Cairo. Firing was
heard outside the town during the night.
ALI available marines and sailors were
sent to the front last evening in expecta-
ton that Arab Pasha would attempt to
enter the city. The report that Arabi
Pasha was marching upon Alexandria
caused Admiral Seymour, who did not
credit the report, to take precautions.
The night passed quietly, yet there was
rumor of lighting occurring at three
o'clock this morning outside the gates.
Orders were given to send all marauders
to headquarters with written statements
of their cases to be flogged. Inoendiar-
les continue to be shot. Five rebel SOL
diers captured by the marines have been
handed over to the Khedive, uud will be
shot by the loyal Egyptian troops. The
khedive has dismissed Arabi Pasha from
the ministry of war. Fire continues
and the aspect of the town is indescrib-
able. 1t reminds spectators of Pompeii.
Whole families of Christians have dis
appeared, and it was believed they were
thrown into the flames.
An Extensive Tea seizure.
MONTREAL. July l6.-The most extern
sive seizure ever made here for years by
the customs officers took place yester-
day. 1t amount to between $45, 600 and
$5O.O00. For some time past officials of
this port have had their suspicious
aroused that the New York tea brokers
were engaged in making false entries of
teas in order to cheat the government
ont Of ten per cent. duty. A sharp look
ont was kept and it fell to the lot of
Deputy Collector O'Hara to attach a
consignment transmitted through the
Merchants Forwarding company by
Dudly, Hall d Co. of New York, to Kirke,
Lockry 4 Co.. Wholesale merchants of
this city. When the present tariff was
imposed, the duty on tea imported di-
rect from the country where grown was
entirely abolished, bat in order to on
courage direct trade with those coun-
tries differential duty of 10 per cent.
was placed upon all indirect shipments,
There is no doubt the Law has been
eyaded to a great extent by New York
ers. The direct trade with China and
Japan not having been developed to the
extent anticipated is evidence forthcOm-
ing to the effect that tea now held un-
ner seizure was taken out Of store in
New York. The affair has cansed SEN
sation among the trade here, although
it has not got into the local press yet.
why Jshn Drixhs Reslgned.
LONDON, July l6.-In conversation
| with Bright about his reported resigna-
ton. he said the true cause Of it was the
Egyptian policy Of the Government. cul-
| minating m what Mr.. Bright considers
An unjustifiable use Of force in AlexAn-
dria. He was opposed TO sending the
feet to Egypt originally for any politi-
cal reason. He considered that Eng
land had no business to interfere with
the internal Affairs of Egypt, having No
serious interest there except in the Suez
canal and the canal was never menaced
BY Arsbi or anybody else. He believes
that the massacre on the 18th of June
was largely provoked by the presence Of
the English feet. He regards the con.
tinusd presence Of the feet. with con-
stantly increasing number OF foreign
meu-of.war in friendly harbor, as in
it,s,f a menace and unfriendiy act. The
motive of ssndinR them, namely, thif
protection Of English subjects, vas .
cood motive, but matters were % Ar
ranged that the dsst became source oi
danger rather than protection. When
asked what the neet should have dcns
| after Admiral Seymour had dslivered
the ultimatum and Arabi promised 4
diaoontinue aYmamsnts and then brokl
this promise, he answered that 10 hav'
vet heard bat one side Of the story. and
he seemed inclined - diacredit the 70
mort that the electric light allowed tha
the troops were continuing work. HI
insisted. however. that these detail
xers comparatively uninportant. Tn
rvL cause of his resignation vas tn
. nse Of foros which vss mot dsfsusabss q
moral RroundA For forty years. asi'
/ Hriahs, II hays tod ny eoanfsynsl
80 nosals vsse ~ tzue haais q poai
ItieA Ihavs dnsalaso vaE. ] shsal'