The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-07-14

rounded by his staff" Two of the -
ton guns on the Alexandria were disa-
bled, shot having passed through the
port boles. AT 3 O'Clock the Blttern
wa seen steaming out of the harbor.
AS she came out she signalled, "Nego-
tiations have failed. L have according
ly informed the authorities on shore
that you will engage the batteries at
half past three" From this it seemed
as il the officers and staff observed in
the hospital battery, finding themselves
in a dangerous position and unable to
escape, had simply hoisted the flag OF
truce in order to get out Of the fire.
There was great indignation expressed
that five hours should have been thus
wasted.
Another Fling or Truce.
q D. ma few minutes after a shot
WAS fired at Fort Mex, a white flag was
again hoisted. A dense smoke is rising
oyer Alexandria from two quarters.
Another FIRE has just broken out, and
fears that the mob have begun to pill
lage and destroy are expressed. The
admiral Is again sending ashore to in
form the authorities hat it will be the
last truce to which he will agree, and
that ~henceforth he will consider that
the hosting Of a white flag signifies
unconditional surrender, and will act
accordingly. The Helicon is on the
point of steaming away with this mes
sage.
9p. m.-The co~nflagration in town
is still extending. The flames are rising
in various quarters, and there is much
anxiety on board the leet lest a general
destruction Of the town takes place.
The weather has moderated, wind abat-
ed, and the sea is going down. Admiral
Seymour, being anxious as to the state
of things along the Suez canal, will
send the Decoy to Port Said tonight.
He has ordered the Orontes to come on
here instantly.
What a Correspondent saw on Land.
The Daily Telegraph has the follow
ing from its correspondent: 81 took an
open boat and wen close alongside the
land, and 1 found all the batteries fac
ing the sea destroyed and the guns dis
mounted. An Arab informed me that
many hundred persons had been killed
between Adjemi and Alexandria. An
explosion occurred in the middle of The
fort, killing everybody inside. The
lighthouse will probably o o fall. The
Arabs informed me that the noise OF
the bursting shells vas like thunder,
and they declared that hundreds of PEG.
pie were killed in distant streets. They
stated that the obstinacy of the defense
was owing to the fact that the bate.
ries were manned by negro Mohamme,
dams. They estimate the loss of lie
among the soldiers and townsfolks at
1000. Alarms spread with the
rapldity of lightning, and immense
crowds congregated at all the approaches
to the municipal palace excitedlY ask
ing for news of Inissing friends and
relatives. At 2 O'Clock, when 1 visited
the spot, the crowd was as great as
ever. The whole quarter which a few
hours before was gayly getting ready
flags and lanterns for a national fete,
was a scene of mourning and desola.
ton"
Not such Great Guns After All.
Naval officers, witnessing the combat,
express the opinion that, with the ex-
ception of the Temeraire and the gun,
boats, the English ships have not dis
tinguished themselves very greatly at
artillerists. many Of the shells from the
Monarch, ~Invincible and Superb falling
seriously short. Nearly half the mis-
siles seemed to fall in the water. The
guns were served very slowly, CIV
log the Egyptians time to recover from
the surprise and regain courage. Tn,
foreign officers think that the lighter
guns, more quickly served, would hav,
ended the action sooner. They give
the palm to Lord Charles Beresfnrd, or
the Condor, who, under a heavy ire,
m%aneuyred admirably, inflicting heavy
loss.
A New York Herald telegram, dated
18th inst, on board United States
steamer Quinnebang, says: Everybody
on the American ships are much disap.
pointed at the inactiUn of the Englist
ships to-day. They say that Americans
would have done the work in half The
time.
London, July l3.-Arrangements arr
being made to send 5000 militia to tax,
the place of the troops ordered from
Malta, Gibraltar and Cyprus, to Egypt
The admiralty have sent instructions t
the senior naval officer at Suez thai
there is no objection to ships going
through the canal, If clear.
The Times correspondent telegrIphs
from the feBt of Alexandria, as fol
lows: 1.-THE Achilles and Tenerairt
will probably attack the Marabout fort,
and the Innexible the Ras ell Tin work;
to. morrow. The Alexandria will prob
ably have to go to Malta to get new
guns. The fire in the town seems to be-
increasing. The Hellcon went in at {
O'Clock in the evening bearing a notice
that any application for truce must be
made by a steamer, to be sent out to
the fleet. Lieut.. Lambton, in his In
terview with Toulba Pasha, compli-
mented him on his courageous resist
ance. Toulba Pasha said the fire from
the fleet had killed some women and