New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-13
THE EFFECTS OF ONE DAYS ATTACK.

LONDON July 1.-THE correspondent Oh IHo
Times. writing about yesterdays bombardment
saws: "The gunboats played an active part IN the
operations creeping close up TO the 1orts anu s-
lencing several guns The lnfexlble MADE spieh-
did nractice firing at a range varying from 5000
TO o. 600 Yards The Temeraire was ashore ior
some time, but was hoated at o'clock IN the
morning The punboat Condor ran within 1,2OO
yards of the Marabout fort, single shot from
which vould have sunk her. and before the signal
was civen TO cease firing she had silenced three
great guns on the fort. Admiral Seymour slg-
Mailing: We'll DONE Condor sailor has chris-
tened Arabi Pacha, the horrible Pacha| Inc
Superb has two holes in her side.
"The loss of the Egyptians must be dreauiui.
Numbers of shells repeatedly struck the works Just
about the guns, and threw up vast columns Oh
yellow dust 1t was often thought the guns must
have been demolished, but they appeared uninJured
when the smoke had cleared. The funnel OF the
Superb is pierced and a plate below the 1oreihasV
placIs is torn away. One of the boats OF the IN
flexible is useless, and the others are badly dam
aged The lnhexible bore the full brunt Oh tne
fire Of the west end of the Ras-el-I1n
fort for three and half hours Inc
Snltan has shot clean through
her mainmast and another through her funnel. The
Harem adjoining the Ras-el-Tin Palace and the adj
iacent rife tower continued to burn all night. Inc
Mex forts appear to be entirely deserted Inc
weather is cloudy and tie wind has risen, causing
the sblps to roll The bodies of those killed in the
action Yesterday were buried at sea to-day. The
scene was gloomy one. All the flags were at half
mast.
"There are now about fifty vessels, including the
men-of-war anchored off the breakwater. III the
wind rises much the smaller ones must weigh anchor
1t has been impossible so far to communicate with
the shore 1t is likely that the European quarter
has been seriously damaged. Several shells from
the Inflexible were seen TO burst Immediately over
the centre OF the town"
The correspondent particularly mentions the
deadly effect of the electric broadsdes from the
sbips which attacked the Pharos and Ras-el-Iin
forts. The Infexible, being furthest westward,
as able to shell the Mex forts with one turret and
tbe Ras-Tin forts with the other After all of the
enamv,s puns had been silenced the men-of-war
continued shelling the Notifications, and used
sbrapnel, probably at retreating soldiers.
The correspondent of The Standard sends the fol-
lowing. cone of the officials from Dervisch Pacha,
who brought the letters from the Ministry 10 Adj
miral Seymour offering to dismount the guns IN
formed me that he and many Others were not sorry
that the hostities were about to begin, as IL was
the only way in which an end could be made and
the fate of the two parties namely the one IN favOr
of the Kbedive and order, ana the other Vi hdoi
Pacha and anarchy. could be decided. The officials
we're conveyed ashore after Admiral Seymour had
gwen them his decision in writing.
"At $50 o'clock in the morning yesterday the
order was passed around to load with common SHE'LL
and CLEAN of satisfaction shone on the faces oil tnc
soiIors The wind and sun were both in the enemy's
favor II was some time before the veil of smoke
lifted enough to afford glimpse OF
the shore. As nothing could be seen
from deck. a midshipman was posted IN the maintop
to signal the direction OF the sneis anu 'he ao'u
racy of the firing then improved"
Admiral Seymour telegraphs that the party from
the Invincible which landed TO destroy Fort Mex
hurst three and spiked six of the guns in the fort
The wounded include Lieutenant Jackson, VINO
was severely injured Lieutenant Davies, who was
slightly injured and Midshipman Lumsdei' VINO
VII H. CIobe saws. "During the bombardment yes
teriav. telephone was attached at Malta
to the Alexandria cable and though It was Iinpos,
sihle 70 communicate verbally, the bombardmeni
was plainly audible at the Malta end OF the cable"