Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-13
ADDITIONAL TrlEcaApsIc MEMS


AUu1ttUUNl teIeGtAPwuG WeWS
wsr 0psniess ~ the Capital
wasHrrcrox, July 1.-THE situation
in Egypt has attracted much attention
q. the Capital today, especially at the
War ead Navy Departments. Army
and navy officers ars awaiting interest
ing results az tie bonbsrdment. 4
scientific and squsiicai interes. Is fs,t
in this contest, as IL 10 believed that il
viii be instructinC in determining the
fighting value OF the iates. pattern Of
ircnclads, built with heavy ordnance.
The British ship Invincib!e is supplied
with the new eighty-ton rifed guns.
This representative here Of the largest
ordnance mandatory in the country,
as he read the announcement. that the
four forts had fallen, said: "So more
convincing proof Is necessary OF the
great value Of heavy ordnance. FOrti-
fications cannot stand against them.
The same British fee. off Alexandria
Bay there today could batter down every
for, thgt We have from Maine TO Bio
Janeiro, and could sail directly under
our guns and fire with impunity. That
is the Lesson OF the Alexandria bonn
ba dmsnt for this country, and oar
Government. had better be doing some
thing about it, for, as A. b. Hewitt said
very trnthfuily in the H,use the other
day, it wonld take three years T. build
q SIN ,le ono Of these 6pton guns.'
This IL a statement from ono desiring
legislation. bat i. is the same "a the
opinion of the officers OF tine ordnance
corps and navy generally watching the
contss. in Egypt. At the State Depart
ment no Information could be obtained
relative to instructions gives to Minis
tiers Lowell or Wallace, although in
ssructions have becn sent to each. A.
TIE Navy Department it was ststed the
remark attributed to Admiral Nichol-
son. that il tho forts fred on him he
shonld return the fire, was entirely
false. The Admiral was not authorized
to open fire under sny circumstances
whatever, aud should he allow his ves-
sells to come within range, or attempt
to open fire, he would at once be csurt-
nartialed.
Another Account.
OK BoaRD H. NJ. 8. lSvIsoIsLY. AT
ALEXANDRIA, TUESDAY. 100 r. M.-The
great artillery combat, which ragged ali
ay,.ended in complete success. The
object for which we fought has been at
tained. The forts and batteries on the
sea face Of Alexandria arc heap Of
ruins. Considering the extent and na
.ure Of tbs works. the weight aud num-
Der of guns mounted, and the logged
pluck with which the Egyptians fought
them, tas result has been attained with
a surprisingly small loss Of life. The
tots. OF casualties i'll the feet WIS five
killed and n wounded. 1t is difficult
so soon af.er the engagement to write a
cool and collected narrative Of the
events OF the day. The dead calm
which has succeeded the tremendous
roar of artillery, which has gone OH for
80 many hours, seemJ strange and un-
natural. We can scarcely realize that
The first great sea fight with artillery of
modern type has been fought and won.
At twenty minutes past six, the ships OF
the squadron signalied all ready, but a
still further delay was necessary. All
the Egyptian officers, carrying ths Ad-
miral's reply to the Minister, will be
put ashore at half past six. A quiet Or
der was passed around tho deck to
load with common shell, and CLEAN of
satisfaction shone on the mems faces,
whom Mt o'clock the signal WIS made
to the Alexandria to open the ball by
one gun. The heavy boom came across
the water. Then there was an anxious
pause. Would tie Egyptians answer OF
would they evacuate the forts? No
sound came from the fort, but ON bat
tsries opposite We could sec men loading
the guns. They would fight. The order
was given to commence independent
firing, aud the signal was run mp for
the fleet to begin general engagement.
A deafening salvo from five nire-inch
guns won't from the aide Of the Invinci-
bic, while overhead ten N ,rdenfeldt
guns on the top swellcd the din which
burst forth from oil, the ships. Tue
bank of smoke which at once arose like
a wall from our ship prevented me from
seeing the results of our fire. but from
the top it was seen that the shells had
struck rather low, and the sights were
raised from 1850 to 1900 yards. The
Monarch and the Penelope both had
work close Mt hand, and the roar of
their heavy guns and the ceaseless rat
tie Of their gatlinss and Nordcnfeldt
machines, and the shrieks of the rockets
which the Monarch was disoharging,
added to tho sounds Of our own guns,
made up deep. continuous din, which
il is impossible to describe, and which
was most hewilderinG to hear. In any
nomentary interval tho sound Of the
guns from other divisions OF the fleet