Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-15
The Khedive Will Call on the
Troops to Disband.

heuCer 1eIeSram company IRON
Constantinople, says: Masuras
Pasha, Turkish ambassador at Lon
don, has telegraphed to the Porte
that Earl Granville has informed
him that England is compelled to
proceed vigorously against the
Egyptian rebels, but that the soEfs
ereign rights of the Sultan will be
in no way prejudiced thereby.
4 dispatch to the News from Alex
andria says the number of persons
massacred by the mob is estimated
at 1000. Admiral Seymour tele>
graphs, i Lave occupied Raseltin
palace with the marines and spiked
the guns III SIX batteries opposite.
The city is sili burning, bu. 1 am
clearing the streets. The Khedive
Is safe III his palace, which is garli :
soned by 700 marines"
OFF ALEXANDRIA, July 14.-The
firing heard III Alexandria yesterday
Was by the marines and sailors who
were dispensing plunderers with
Gatlm guns The small detachment
that was first landed had to wait for
relnforcements before they were able
to push to the center OF the town.
There was some sharp lighting done.
No water could be obtained owing to
the stuppage OF the works
There are some French ladies
among the fugitiVes rescued yester-
day, also the Egyptian Project of
Police who succeeded the instigator
of the massacre i'll Alexandra ON the
18th OF June.
There are not enough sailors and
marines to occupy all the streets of
the city.
LONDON, July IA dispatch to
Reuters Telegram Company, from
Alexandria, says: Some Deld pieces
we're landed with the marines at
Raselton Fort. The Khediye's Ras-
eItin palace was looted shortly before
the marines arrived A whole batal
ion of Arabs were blown up in one
fort during the bombardmebt.
A dispatch to the News, dated
OFF Alexandria, July IA a H.,
says: The fire III Alexandria is still
raging. There are at least two
miles Of houses burning. More thar
p third OF the city appears to be OIL
fire.
Z.p, ma dispatch to the Stand
ard dated at Alexandra, July IA, 9:3(
a. M, says: An explosion occasion
ally occurs in the city.
A proclamation, In Arabic, is pre-
pairing in the khedives name, calling
on the people to maintain order anC
on the troops to disband.
he hu6u1N6 Will DSINlSCu L dSui
and some of the ministers and thr
Khedive's Harem have arrived ant
are aboard a vessel in the harbor
About 500 loyal troops follow tn
khedive.
1t is stated that Arab Pasha ha
only 1000 very much disorganizeC
troops.
Two hundred marines have beer
ordered to march through the towr
and shoot all persons rIoting.
3p. MN the House of Com
mons this afternoon, M. Gadeton,
stated that Consul Cartwright hat
telegraphed that the Khedive hat
secured the loyalty of the cavalr.
and infantry guards sent to watci
him, and would summon the leading
Pachas and endeavor to re-establisl
order in Alexandria.
LONDON, July 13, 7 p. ma dis
patch from Alexandria to Reut ri
Telegram Company, says: Th'
Turkish dispatch boat, 1zzedire, ar
rived here this afternoon and it ii
supposed that the Egyptian troops
will prevent the Khedlve from leav.
ing.
The British gunboat Bittern il
cruizing off Romley.
The fire in Alexandria IS great,
extending III the direction of tn,
Port.
Admiral Seymour to-day LANDED
450 marines and $50 sailors.
1t is suspected that the town anC
forts are ruined.
The English church in Alexandra
is said to have been destroyed by
chance shell during the lombard
ment.
9 D. MT is reported fror
Alexandria that the khedlve an
Dervisch Pasha are safe ON boar
ship IN the harbor.
CoNsrANTINopLE, July ia gran
council, all former ministers beln
present, is in session at the Palace
to debate upon the despatch c
Turkish troops to Egypt
The Standard has dispatch froI
Alexandria dated $50 o'clock thi
evening, which confirms the repor
of the landing of the marines, an
says that since they entered the tow
firing has been heard there.
LONDON, July 13.- The two bat
teries of field artillery, at Ports
mouth, have been ordered to equi
for embarkation.
In the House of Commons Camp
bell Bonnerman, financial secretar
OF the war Office, read instructions t
Admiral Seymour which were as FOL
lows: '.That, as opposition OF th
forts had ceased, he should not dis
msntla theu or disable the gums; tbs