Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-14
IN RUINS.
ALEXANDRIA SACKED BIZ BEDvUINs.

ALEXANDRIA SACKED BIZ BEDVUINs.
Arab Bsy Kst,res-A small Party Escape
From The Carnage.
The Heralds special correspondent on
board the British ship Invincible, at Alex.
andria, telegraphs his paper as follows
under date of p. m. yesterday:
After day break this morning q number
of persons were seen on the edge OF the
water of the harbor. Glasses showed them
to be Europeans. Boats:were at once low.
cred and crews armed to the teeth started
for the shore. They found about one hun
dred Europeans, many of them wounded,
who had gathered in the Anglo Egyptian
bank and had resisted desperately. They
had maintained themselves there through.
out the night. Towards daylight their
assailants drew off and the party made
their way to the shore. They reported
that Arab Pacha, before he left with his
troops, had the prisons opened, and the
convicts, Joined BY the lower classes and
some Bedouins, proceeded to sack the city
and kill every Christian they could find
and set the European quarter on fire.
From the part they were defending the
Europeans could hear shrieks and cries
and the reports of pistols and guns.
Scores of fugitives were cut down or beaten
to death in their sight.
The City In Ruins.
The European quarter is all in Flames
and the great square is a mass of smOk-
ing ruins. All the public buildings are
destroyed and nothing European seems to
have escaped the rage of the fanatics.
Several shells have been fired within the
last two hours into that portion of the
city where the cOnhagration broke out,
in hopes that they may scare pillagers.
That many pillagers remain in evident by
the fact that several fresh fires have
broken out in the last three hours. A
British gunbOat is lying close to Ramleh.
Two iron-clads are cruising near and will
fire upon any men approaching the palace.
The Carnage.
An officer, just returned from the Chill
tern, reports the scene of carnage on shore
appalling. The town for some hours after
the troops left was q veritable pandcmO.
mum. There is suspicion that the forts
are undermined, and they will be care
fully examined before any large body Of
troops are allowed to enter them. AbOukir
is as yet untouched. A thousand men are
known to be entrenched there. No re-
connoissances have yet been made of the
Rosetta and Damietta forts. Fugitives
say that tho losses of the Egyptian artil-
lerymen during the first days lombard
ment were very serious. The Infantry did
not suffer.
A Gallant Decd.
A gunner on board the Alexandra per-
formed gallant deed. A lighted shell
fell upon tho main deck. Tho gunner
picked it up and immersed the burning
fuse in a bucket of water. This is described
as wonderful piece Of devotion. more
gallant than anything Of the sort over be-
fore chronicled. The gunner will be rec
commended for the Victoria Cross.
Tho Khedive's Escape.
interviewed the khedive's private Sec
rotary after the khedive got atloat. He
informed me that on the morning after
tie bombardment Arab Pacha suddenly
ordered a detachment of soldiers to sur
round the Ramleh palace, where the khe-
dive and Dervisch Pacha were awaiting the
issue of events. Arab Pacha first declared
that the soldiers were only meant for the
protection of the khedive, but at the last
moment he actually told the men to kill
the khedive. The soldiers, however, hear
ing the English approaching, deserted
their posts everywhere.
Arabl'S Retreat.
7P. M.-Colonel Long, the African ex-
plorer, now acting American CONSUL at Al
exandria, and party of men entered the
city this afternoon. He was followed by
battery of Gatlings, which engaged the
rear guard of the army of Arab, who had
fled to Kafr-cl DOwar, on the line Of the
railroad to Cairo, one hour from Alexan-
dria, where he is reported to be cntrench-
ing. The massacre of the 18th of June was
fearfully avenged upon the Arab batter
les by the IDtlexible's eighty-ton guns. Fiji
teen hundred Arabs are dead and 1900
with the khedive. The soldiery attempted
to kill Tewfik, who, surrounded by some
faithful friends fed to Ramleh. At this
hour he and Dervisch are being taken ON
board an abandoned Egyptian man-Of-
war, escorted by English officers and the
Egyptian faithful. When Colonel Long
entered. the project of police was very
much frightened and sought his protection.
Long saved him from the fury OF the
English soldiers, who were maddencd at
the recollection Of the massacreS Of the
18th of June. There has been a great
loss of property. Almost the entire Euro
pean quarters of the town is DESTROYED.
The English, American, French, Italian
aud Austrian consulates are burned.
Arab will probably fly to Upper Egypt.
The Refugees.
The refugees arc chiefly Greeks and
Italians only one being an Englishman.
TweDty-seven of these came from the
Egyptian bank, whence they made several
attacks on the mob during the night until
driven from the bank by fire. The man.
ager gave shelter to friends from the Ban
que Generate of the Credit Lyonnais.
These, with the manager, marched in a
body to the Marina at four o'clock in the
morning, after the mob, satiated with
butchery, had retired. The soldiers and
the mob joiued by hundreds of women,
sacked every shop, entered the houses of
Europeans and murdered the inmates.
Tho Marines.
The marines who landed took ratiOns for
a day A party detailed for spiking guns
landed at Fort Kubebe and dismantled q
number of large smooth bore pieces. Ad-
miral Seymour wished to land marines to
take possession Of Fort Napoleon and
march to the Cumeldik but on his learn
ing that Fort NapOlean was mined and
that large body Of soldiers was stationed
at the Cumeldik, operations were post.
poned. The American admiral performed
graceful act on Tuesday. He steamed
around. the fleet, and his men cheered
each ship in succession. The queen has
telegraphed to Admiral Seymour dispatch
congratulating him on his success.
The Khedive.
The khedive and Dervisch Pacha are
safe. They left Ramleh yesterday afternoon