The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-07-15

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wounded. he Inflexible We tit five times
THE FORTS AND BATTERIES IN RUINS.
| The London Standards correspondent OF
board the Invincible telegraphs: "The fort
| apd batteries on the sea face n heap of ruins
| The Egyptians stuck to their guns unit
! the forts were crumbling. The aim of the
| Egyptian gunners was chiefly directed against
| the Penelope and Invincible and they fired
| principally round shot. Their elevation was
| bad. The Inyincible was seldom hit. The
armor of the Superb was penetrated. The
| Egyptian officers set a good example to theiI
men, often jumping upon the parapets to see
| the effects of their fire. The party of marines
which landed from the Invincible to blow up
Fort Mex saw several dead lying inside the
| fort The Egyptians had no Shells which fact
accounts for the small number of casualties on
the British vessels. At 5:15 p. m. the Helcon
approached the Invincible with officials from
Dervisch Pasha, who had been trying to find
the flagship all night. with letter from the
ministry to Admiral Seymour to dismount the
guns. Admiral Seymour replied that the time
for negotiations had passed. The Ras-E l-Tin
Palace took fire during the bombardment. and
was still burning at the time this dispatch was
sent. Men were called for on board the Irwin
chile at p m. to 60 ashore and spike the guns
of Fort Mex. Although the work was danger
GUS, as troops might have been lying behind
the fort, there were plenty of volunteers.
Twelve men were chosen and placed in charge
of three officers
The landing party were obliged to swim
through the surf. They landed unopposed,
and after bursting the guns with gun cotton.
returned without any casualty. The Penelope
was struck five times, and had one gun dis
abled. The Invincible was hit many times.
but only six shots penetrated her armOr. The
Monarch was not hit, owing to her moving
about. After the action was over the whole
feet drew off from the shore and the vessels
approached each other A dispatch to the
Times, dated off Alexandria says the Egyptians
could have done much execution had their
aiming been less wild. 1t is difficult to de
scribe the excitement of the sailors. Each shot
was watched with great anxiety, and every
good one was cheered. Some shots from the
eighty-one tonners few high, and may have
damaged the town.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE DAYS OPERA
TIONSt
"The bopbardment commenced at 7:i5
Tuesday morning. The ironclads Superb
Sultan, and Alexandra engaged and totally
destroyed Fort Pharos and the Lighthouse
batteries which are at the entrance to the
new port, and were intended to dominate
the approach to the inner harbor The flagship
Invincible, the Monarch and the Penelope
tnoIy
and, assisted from the outside by the Teme-
raire, attacked with destructive elIectthe strong
position of Fort Mex with the lighthouse ana
shore batteries. The Inlexible was stationed
so as to command the lighthouse batteries,
Fort Pharos, and Fort Mex at the same time,
and was thus in a position to cooperate both
with the division outside and that inside the
reefs. The gun-vessels Bittern, Condor Bea-
con, and Cygnet attacked the Marabout batter
les at the entrance of the harbor, and, taking
A CLOSE AND DESTRUCTIVE RANGE,
soon silenced them, after which they run in
and shelled Fort Mex, on the southern side of
the entrance to the anchorage or outer harbor.
The Invincibe, under cover of her own guns
and those Of the Bittern, then landed party
of blue jackets and marines. who entered Fort
Mex and blew up the heavy guns. The BON
bardment practically ceased at noon, though
some heavy guRs are at this hour still Smelling
Fort Napoleon, large work situated at the
southern angle of the inner harbor and domi-
mating the town. The fort does not reply. On The
whole the Egyptians fought their batteries
with more determination than had been ex-
pected. Several of the earthworks on which
guns were believed to be mounted were found
to be mere heaps of sand. One shot went clear
through the Infexible."
WANTS THE FIRING TO CEASE
The Porte has teiegraphed to Musurus Pasha,
the Turkish ambassador at London, the follow
ing: "The Porte has learned that Admiral
Seymour has opened fire. 1t is super1uous to
dilate upon the extreme gravity of this fact
In view Of the urgency Of this matter the
Porte confines itself to requesting you, without
a moments lOssJOf time, TO make pressing rep
reservations TO Lord Granville to issue orders
to cease firing Immediately, in order to avert
still greater misfortunes."
FIVE KILLED-TWENTY-SE WOUNDED
In the British House Of Commons this eve
ming Mr.. Bannerman, financial secretary Of
the war Office read the following telegram:
ALEXANDRIA, July II, $50 p. m-The total
number Of killed is five and wounded twenty
seven, distributed as follows: Killed-on the
Alexandra, one; Superb, one Sultan, two,
and Inflexible, one. Woundcd-On the Alex
andra, three; Superb, one; Sultan, seven; IN
vincible, six; Inhexible, two, and Penelope,
eight Twelve officers and men landed from
the Infexible under cover Of fire of the Condor
and Bittern, and destroyed with dynamite the
heavy guns of Fort Mex.
THE EGYPTIAN ARMY.
The Egyptian army which came in conflict
with the British feet was organized by Amer
lean officers, and as far as it has any efficiency
it is their creation. These oiiiccrs-some
twenty-five in number-wcnt to Egypt in 1857.
nearly all broken in fortune and filled with high
hopes in their new employment. 1t was
through Gen. Thaddcu5 =. Mott, the son of
DR.. Valentine Mott, who had made his way to
Constantinople and there married a Greek
lady, that these gentlemen were induced to
enter the service Of the Khedive. General
Mott served in Italy, and afterwards rose to
the rank Of brigadier- general in the Federal
army during the late civil war. The hes,
known of these Americans was Gen. Charles
p. Stone, who almost Immediately became
chief of staff, and soon after firmly established
himself in a post similar in power aud au-
I,.f Of