Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-13
WAR in LGYPT.
Unfavorable Weather for the
English Fleet.
Some Damage Sustained by the
Vessels.

The aim of the Egyptian gunners
was chiefly directed against the
Penelope and Infexible, and they
fired principally round shot. Their
elevation was bad The Invincible
was seldom hit. The armor of the
Superb was penetrated. The Egyp>
tian officers set good examples to
their men, jumping upon the paras
pets to see the effects of their fire.
A party of marines which landed
from the Invincible to blow up Fort
Mex, saw several dead lying inside
of the fort. The Egyptians had no
shells, which fact accounts for the
small number of casualties on the
| British vessels s..4-
LONDON, July 12.-11:3O.-A dis
patch from Suez, says: No mer>
chant vessels have entered the canal
during the last forty-eight hours.
All the ships, including the Indian
mail steamers, remain in. The Brit>
ish corsul, in pursuance of Admiral
Seymour's instructions, has hauled
down his flag and gone aboard a gun
boat.
LONDON, July 12-3 p. ma cor>
| e
Helicon, telegraphing at 10 o'clock
this morning, says: ''The Mex Forts
appear to be entirely destroyed. The
weather is cloudy and the wind has
risen, causing the ships to roll TIE
bodies of those killed in the action
of yesterday were buried at sea to-
day. There are now about fifty yes
sells, including the men-of-war, an
chored off breakwater. If the wind
rises much the smaller ones must
weigh ancher. 1t has been impossi-
BILE, so far, to communicate with the
shore. tits likely that the European
quarters has been seriously damaged.
Several shells from the Infexible
were seen to burst over the center
of the town"
OFF ALEXANDRIA, July 12.-1:30 p.
ma flag of truce is shown from
the town, and a vessel steaming
toward the fleet, is also displaying a
flag of truce.
ALEXANDRIA, July 11-Shortly
after noon all exposed guns on the
forts were dismounted, and only
those in the sheltered positions were
able to return the British fire. Fort
Wuisn FL Kavat, which was blown
up, was only completed week ago
Sunday last. Monliofe battery and
Phareas fort have been silenced by
the guns of the Temeroire
and Infexible. The report
that forty British were wounded is
confirmed. The Egyptian loss is at
present unknown, but will likely be
severe. A part of the Roseltin pal
ace is in ruins, and the lighthouse
is slightly damaged. Admiral Sey
mour recommences the attack on
Fort Gularrie and the halbor forts
in the morning. The small effect Of
the 81 ton and other heavy guns, on
earthworks, caused some disappoint-
ment in the feet. The Invincible
had four men wounded. The Infexi-
BILE was hit five times.
LONDON, July 11.-A special cor>
respondent of the Associated Press,
with the British feet, teIegraphs as
follows:
OFF ALEXANDRIA, July 11.-6 p. m.
"A British naval officer has fur
nished me the following account OF
the day s operations: The bombard-
mept commenced at 7:45 this morn-
ing. The iron-clad Superb, Sultan
and Alexandria engaged, ard totally
destroyed Fort Pharos and the light
house batteries, which are at the
entrance TO Newport, and were III
tended to dominate the approach to
the inner harbor The hagships
Invincible, Monarch and Penelope
took up commanding positions
inside the reefs, and, assisted from
the outside by Temeraire, at
tackled with destructive effect, the
strong position of Fort Mex with
the lighthouse batteries. The In
: flexible was stationed So as to com
mand the lighthouse batteries, For
Pharos, Fort Mex, and at the same
time she was thus In position te
, co Operate both with the division
outside and that inside the reefs
The gun vessels, Blttern, Condor
Beacon, Decoy, and Oygnet attacked
the Marabout batteries at the en-
trance of the harbor, and taking close
and destructive range, soon sllencec
/ them, after which they ran in and
/, shelled Fort Mex ON the southern
a side of the entrance to the anchorage
4 or outer harbor. The Invincible
under cover of her own guns, ant
g those OF the Blttern, thel
s landed a party of blue jacket
= marines, who entered Fort Mex ant
/ blew up the heavy guns. The bonn
bardment practically ceased at noon
though some heavy guns are at thl'
hour still shelling Fort Napoleon,
y large work situated at the southern
1 angle of the inner harbor and domi
rs dating the town. The fort does no
r reply. On the whole, the Egyptian
y fought their batteries with more de
If termination than had been expected
q Several of the earthworks behin'
to which the guns were mounted wer
found to be mere heaps of sand.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July 1l.-evenius
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