The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-07-12
Let Slip at Arabs Notifications
by the British Fleet,
How Five Forts in Alexandria We're
Blown Up.
A Graphic Story OF the Days Bonn
bardment.


- "a Aho NLA ia oLolO.
The signal has been hoisted for the fleet
to clear for action. Inside the harbor,
beginning from Fort Pharos, lie the
Temeraire, Alexandria, Superb, Sultan
and Infexible. A large contingent will
disembark from the flagship, if re-
quired, to complete the dismsntlement
of the forts. Calling and N~eerdenfeldt
guns will cover their movements. Ly-
ing behind the ironclads are the Bit
tern, Decoy, Cygnet and Condor, gun
boats, all outside of the range of fire
from the batteries. Behind these Is
again a great feet Of steamers, lying
there 10 await the result. The Austri-
an and German WAL steamers appear to
be getting ready at last to move out to
sea. On shore a veritable panic was
excited by the alarming exit of the
merchant and foreign war steamers
from the harbor, and by the movements
Of our " men-of-war. Great num-
bers Of natives are leaving the town.
The khedive declined the invitation
OF the British consul general to embark
on an English ship, saying that he
could not afford to give his enemIes an
opportunity of saying that he deserted
his post at the approach of a foreign
foe. The new that reaches us from
shore Is to the effect that the military
say that after defending the forts to
the last, they will retire to the interior
where preparations for further resist
ance are complete. They have organ
lied an ambulance service, and have
stopped all railway traffic with Cairo.
On the Invincible everything is ready
for action. The water tight compart-
ments are closed, the topmasts are
struck, sand bags are piled on the upper
battery deck to protect the men work
ing the Calling guns, and the rilemen
posted there. We shall probably en-
gage the forts at close quarters, when
our medium and small arms men will
be able to do much to keep down the
FIRE of the enemies guns. They are
doubtless taking our range at present,
but will be deceived IL they think we
shall fight from our present moorings.
We, tomorrow morning get under way
and keep moving during the action,
rendering it difficult for inexperienced
guDners to keep up an effective FIRE.
AS L write, at two O'Clock, the Ameri-
can squadron is steaming past, several
salutes are being exchanged, and our
bands are playing Hail Columbia"
and GOD Save the Queen" Their de-
parture leaves the British fleet alone,
face to face with the Egyptian bate
ries, except where, far inside the har-
Dor, the German and Austrian steamers
lie, still hesitating to obey the admiral's
warning.
Alexandria, July 10, 5 p. m.-News
from shore is to the effect that the COM
motion among the %populace is rapidly
increasing. No plundering has yet
begun. The troops continue to patrol
the streets. No Europeans are visible
in the streets, although 1t Is calculated
that not less than 5000 Greeks, Levan-
tines and Italians still remain. AT IL
O'Clock the Invincible, Monarch and
Penelope moved out and anchored out
side the harbor. The scene was I'm
pressive in u high degree. Slowly all
the foreign ships moved from their
berths and steamed out OF the harbor.
The merchant steamers presented no
regular order, but the war ships OF the
various nations steamed out in squad
rons, saluting as they passed the ad-
miral's flag, the bands playing
national airs. Scarcely a breath of
wind was blowing, and the various en-
signs dropped against the mast. The
bright eastern sky overhead, the deep
blue sea, the white clothed crews clus-
tering on the rigging. and the knowl-
edge of the change which would soon
take place, rendered the stately process
sion of war ships extremely impressive.
The merchant steamers were all crowd
ed with refugees, those who had held
TO the last in hopes that matters
would not come TO an extremity.
The Firing Begins.
London, July ia correspondent
board the Invincible telegraphs as
follows: Alexandria. July IL, TAO a.
m.-The Alexandria, Sultan and SUI
perb have opened FIRE upon the fortin-
cations. The batteries at met replied,
but their shots at first fell short of the
The rest of the fleet then
Joined in, and the action became gem
After twenty minutes cannonad-
ing two Of the forts ceased firing. Fort
Pharos appears to be much damaged.
The chips, as far as can be perceived,
not suffered any damage.
Alexandria, July II, 9:10 a. m.-The
attacks on the forts has now been kept
up two hours. Smoke hangs over the
and along the line of shore bate
ries and among the ships, and it is diff
acult TO see what damage has been
done. 1t is certain, however, that the
enemy has suffered very heavily. Fort
Marsa FL Kanat has been blown up by
the Gre from the other batteries. The
are ~slackening their fire. The
top OF the tower at Fort Pharos has
been carried away, and many guns have
been dismounted on that and other
forts. The flag of the Geneva Red