Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-11
THE lombard MENT
Opened on Alexandria
at Seven O'clock
This Morning.
A Weak Fire Returned -Four
Forts Blown Up.
Many Guns Dismantled on
the Forts.
Ships Stopped from Entering
Suez Canal.
Eight shipsIEngaged TAT Alex.
~
Eight shipsI Engaged :at Alex
andria.

LONDON, July 1.-THE Standard
correspondent on the man. Of war In.
vincible telegraphs the following
ALEXANDRIA, July IL, $40 a.m.-
The attack on the forts has now been
kept up for two hours, and smoke
hangs over the town, along the line Of
shore batteries and among the ships,
and it is difficult to see what damage
has been done. 1t is certain, however,
that the enemy has suffered very
heavily. Fort Marsea FL Kanet has
been blown up by the FIRE from the
ships, and the other batteries and forts
are slackening their fire. The top Of
the tower of Fort Pharaoh has been
carried away, and many guns have
been dismounted on that and other
forts. The flag of the Geneva Red
Gross society is flying over the hospital
in the city. Dutch and Greek flags
are hoisted over their respective con.
sulates.
AT the beginning Of the lombard.
ment immense excitement was visible
Crowds Of people were seen vending
their way toward the palace. The
streets are now deserted, people having
fed or taken refuge in cellars. There
are no signs of a surrender SO far"
A telegram from the Eastern Telo
graph COmpany's steamer China, Sent
at ll:l5 this morning, says: The bonn
bardment still continues, and the forts
are gradually being silenced. The
FL Teen forts are suffering severely
from the heavy and disastrous fire
from ships Alexandra, Superb ant
Temeraire.
The Fort Ada magazine, which wai
blown up, was located close to the
Vice Regal palace outside the harbor
The fire of the feet commands the
railroad to Cairo. Up to noon foul
forts in all were blown up. No casual
ties to the feet is discernible.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July 1l.-Lort
Duferin, British ambassador, mott
fed the Porte, Monday, Of Admira
SeymOur's intention to lombard the
Alexandrian forts if Arab Pasha re-
NAMED obduranl. The Porte, the
same evening, telegraphed Musurat
Pasha and ambassador at London
that such an act would constitute q
grave intractiVn Of tho sovereign rights
of the Sultan, and it is expected that
the British government will order
Admiral Seymour to abstain.
LONDON, July ia dispatch Ia
Lloyds from Port Said says that the
British consul there, by the order Of
Admiral Seymour, has stopped ships
from entering the Suez canal.
Admiral Seymour telegraphs as fol-
lows; The ships opened fire at seven
o'clock this morning. The return fire
from the forts was weak and ineffect-
i've. An explosion in Fort Marsea
FL Kanet had occurred by s o'clock,
The ships engaged are the Infexible,
Temeraire, Penelope, Superb, Sultan,
Invincible, Alexandria and Monarch.
LONDON, July II, / p.m.-A dis
patch received from Alexandria says
that the magazine lat Fort Ada has
been blown up.
PARIS July 1.-THE agent -; he
Suez Canal telegraphs DeLessS - Sat
he bad written to the naval comm :, Jrs
protesting against the action q I
British Consul at Port Said prohibiting
vessels entering the canal, as violations
of its neutrality, and declaring that
the company will hold the the British
government responsible. The whole
staff of the canal remain at their
posts.
LONDON, July ia private telo-
gram from Port Said states that the
French Consul there has ordered the
embaTkation of the French subjects.
The occupation of Fort Said is ex-