Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-14

No reconnaissance has yet been made of
the Rosetta and Danietta forts.
Fugitives say the losses of the Egyptian
artillerymen during the first days lombard.
ment were very serious. The infantry did no.
suffer.
AMERICANS IN EGYPT.
WAsHISGT oN, July 13th.-Secretary Fre-
linghuysen sayP, in answer to inquiries as to
the safety of our officials and countrymen at
Alexandria, that we have no Consul in that
city but that The Vice-Consul Resident is
an Israelite that one of the members of the
Court at Alexandris, Judge Batcheller. is in
this country on leave, and he understands
that the other two American Judges have
gone into the country. About q month ago
one vessel from the Mediterranean squadron
was sent to Alexandria for the protection of
American residents. AS the difficulty in
crea5e1, two other ships were sent thither
from the same squdron. About ten days ago,
inquiry having been made by the American
Board of Foreign Missions, Secretary Ere
linghuysen telesraphed to the Vice. Consul,
asking as to the safety of the missionaries.
He received an answer to the effect that all
were safe on our vessels or had gone to the
interior. He trusts, therefore, that the
American residents at Alexandria have
| suffered none. An official communication
| from Admiral Nicholson states that there has
been some destruction Of property in Alex.
audria belonging to Americans, but there has
been no lose of life among them, so far as he
has yet been able to ascertain.
ANOTHER CORRESPONDENTS STORY.
LONDON, July IS h.-Another correspond
emit at Alexandtia telegraphs l went ashore
to-day, and fund that Arab Pasha had
gone to kefreldeasr, about an hours journey
from Alexandris, where he is reported to be
intrenching The troops have blown up the
railway between himself and Alexandria.
General Stone, an American, escaped with
the Khedive, but left his family at Cairo.
A gunner on toard the Alexandria per.
formed gallant coed. A lighted shell fell
on the main deck. The gunner picked it NJ
aud immersed the burning fuse in bucket Of
water. Tins is described az wonderful devo
ton, more galiant than anything of the sort
ever before chronicled. The gunner will be
recomr ended for the Victoria Cross.
1 interviewed tie Khedive's Private Sec
rotary after the Khedive had got afoat. He
informed me that on the morning after the
bombarC ment Arab Pasha suddenly ordered
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palace where the Khedive and Dervisch Pashs
were awaiting the issue of events. Arab
Pasha first said the soldiers were only mean
for the protection of the Khedive, but at the
last moment he actually told the men to xii
the KheaiVe. The soldiers, however, hear
ing the English approaching, deserted thei
posts everyV here
THE REFUGEES.
LONDON. July Is IA dispatch from Al
exandria says: The refugees are chiefly
Greeks and Italiang, with only one English
man. Twenty-seven of these came from tn,
Egyptian Bank, whence they made attack
on the mob and driving away the MANAGE
gave shelter to friends from the Banque Gen
erale and the Credit Lyonnias. These, will
the manager, marched in body to Marin;
at o'clock in the morning. after the mob
satiated with butchery, had retired. The sol
diers and mob, joined by hundreds of women
sacked every shop, entered the houses of Eu
ropeans and murdered the inmates.
The marines who landed took rations TO
one day. The party detailed for spiking tn
guns landed at Fort Kuebe and dismantlet
the large smooth.bore pieces.
Admiral Seymour wishes to land marine
to take possession of Fort Napoleon ant
march to Cameldik but on learning that tn
fort is mined and large body of soldiers ar,
stationed at Cameldik, the operations hav,
been postponed.
The Condor has gone to Port Said.
The American Admiral performed grace
full act Tuesday. He steamed around tn
fleet, and his men cheered each ship in sue
cessiop.
The Queen has telegraphed Seymour dis
patch of graduation on his success.
APPROVAL ANNOUNCED.
LONDON, July 13.h.-The Meas this morn
ing says: There is reason to believe that i
Turkey declines or hesitates to restore ordei
in Egypt, the Conference will summon al
English land force for that purpose. Ger
many and Austria have telegraphed Glad
stone their approval of the action of the fleet
A correspondent at Constantinople says
the Ministers consider that Turkish troops
and ironrlads should go to Egypt at once
The Sultan is considering the project.