The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-14

is said to have been destroyed by 3 chance
shell during the hombardment.
The Daily News dispatch from Off Alex
andrla says: Before homhardment recom-
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 rs to the manner
in which the Egyptians worked their guns
until they were fairly blown from the bat
teres by the Egyptian shells.
The Monarch fired 200 heavy
shells and 6,000 pounds of shot from ma
chine guns. There was some splendid, sci
entitic firing, and the official reports of
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 lnvin-
chile; AT q. m. yesterday, the admiral
summoned the captains OF the fleet to a
consultation. The result of the deliberation
was the decision that the sea was
too heavy for serious operations.
The rolling of iron-clads would
unsettle their aim and the town might suf-
fer severely from shot flying too high. Ad
miral Seymour therefore deferred the in
tended attack on the. Marabout forts, but
ordered the Temeraire and lnilexible to
watched the Ros>el- Ten and Ada fort. At
half past 10 the Temeraire signaled that
parties of soldiers were at work
at the hospital battery near Fort
} Ada. Two iron-clads opened fire. Only
six pounds Of shots and shrapnel were fired;
!. all took effect, the practice being
excellent. The troops engage upon the
work at once abandoned it
and the firing ceased a white flag was
then hoisted at the lighthouse. The Bit
tern was sent to inquire the intentions oil
the government. After she had steamed
G off, the Temeraire made the fol-
lowing signals The body Of
Q men We saw working the hospital battery
Z dispersed after our last shrapnel was
d fired. They took refuge in easements
g close by. We saw about l6C
men armed with rifles running
toward the lighthouse fort. They carried
o bags. We saw an Egyptian general ap
. parently Arabi Pasha, surrounded by his
staff" Two eighteen.ton guns on the
h Alexandria were disabled, shot having
/. passed through the port holes. At 3 O'Clock
n harbor. As she came out SHE
/. signalled, Negotiations have failed.
c | have accordingly informed authorities
e on the shore that you will engage the bat
teries at halfpast o'clock From this i
I. seemed as IL the officer and staff OBJ
g served in the hospital battery
e finding themselves in dangerous position
/. and unable to escape, had simply hoiste(
y flag OF truce in order TO &c
n OFT fire" There was great in
or dignation expressed that five hour
"A ,LA al L., L.. Il
tiation, while meantime the swell had in
v vessels, If hostilites were r,
r sumed would be ineffective. At hal
v past 3 o'clock the Bttern arrive
IS along side. lieutenant Lamberton repor,
Q that the evident object of the hosting
the flag of truce was TO gain time. Whe
q the Bittern 80 large bodies of troops wer
l. evacuating b,rracks behind the forts, e
es ing out e, full marching. orde
The minister bad no proposals, but Liel
/. tenant Lam rton informed them that h
in had come rot to offer them conditions, bu
that he go iot consider ou
N selves at war with Egypt
a. but Fort Mex must be occupied by ou
d troops and Fort Marabout be DESTROYED
ne They replied that Fort Marabout had n
n, ready been evacuated. but that the
le could not give any delinit
s. answer in regard to Mex fort. Findin
s. that no agreement was likely and bein
r. unwilling to waste further time, Lieutenar
pr Lamberton left. The militar
e. governor conducted the CONVEX
10 sation. He was in comman
d during the action yesterday. lie admitte
l. that the troops had suffered heavy losses
1t Lieutenant Lamberton informed him tha
ID should he agree to terms the troop
,s would be allowed to evacuate with thei
l. rifles and all honors of war, bu
r. unless these terms were compile
" with no negotiations could be entere,
q upon. AS the Bittern steamed ou
/. the Egyptians hauled down the flag {
4, truce. In the khedive's palace there
p. a. large gap, caused by n shel
le The harem palace is completed
of gutted. The bombardment has evidentl
d. produced n great moral effect upon tn
lie military officers with whom Diet
le tenant Lamberton conversed. Sine
a. his arrival here the admire
W has had an anxious time, but in the unau
nous opinion of .oIlicers of the flee
he has conducted the din
k cult negotiations with la
IS. AMI dgnited tirmncss, while the manner
which he arranged yesterday saction prov,
his high capabilities for command. Frol
ID beginning to end there was M
A. single hitch or the sighte
ie confusion. Everything had bee
arranged and forcsecn. Each ship knc
m exactly what to do and did il.
III The Daily Telegraph's correspondel
a. with the fleet OIL Alexal
10 dra, says foreign naval officer
witnessing the combat express the opinio
s. that with the exception of the Tcmcrair
II. and the gun-boats, the English shiI
have not distinguished themselves YER
greatly as artillerists, Many shell
e. from the Monarch, lnvincible an
ID Superb fell seriously short. Ncarl
r, half the missiles seemed to fall
Il. the water, The guus wei
OF likewise served very slowly, giving th
lc Egyptians time to recover from su
We foreign officers think the light,
ID guns more quickly served woul
ID have ended the action soone
rs They give the palm to Lord Charl
n Beresford, on the Condor, who, III
to der u heavy fire, manoeuverc
~ admirably, inticting heavy los
&c The News says the proposal that Turke
ri be invited by the powers TO re.establis
70 the khedive's authority is practically agree
re upon and note TO that effect will be SCI
i. T. Of '"' week. o''' 1t is iss regarded Si0',
r. as probable that Turkey, while n,
ct positively declining the call
ia Europe will try to gain tin
y by, reopening, negotiations.
ie such case England will inyi
la the conforencp 10 ,pyarl thia nrncoluro