The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-07-20
THE WHITE FLAG ar ALEXANDRIA.

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THE WHITE FLAG Az ALEXANDER,
Cow the Egyptians Met the H1re OF q
/ British Cans.
-, LONDON, July l2.
The &aHdards correspondent on boal
the Invincible telagEaphs: The forta ar
batteries on tho ses faca are q heap
ruins. The Egyptians stuck to their 70,
| until the forts were crumbling. The az
OF the Egyptian gunneTs was chief
directed against the Penelope and Il
Infexihle, and they fired principal
ronnd shot. Their elevetion wrs be,
The Inrincibie was seldom hit. ri
asnor Of the Superb wGs penetrate,
The Egyptian officers Get q good examp
to their men, often jumping upon th
parapets to see the effects Of their fir
A party of marines, which landed irol
the '1nvincible to blow up Fort Mex, ga
several dead lying insido the forts. Th
Egyptians had no shells, which fact q,
coAnts for the email numter of casualti,
or the British vessels. A dispatch froI
Suez Gays no merchant vessels have er
tered the canel during tho last forty.eigf
hoara. All the ships, including the II
diah rnail steamers, remain Ia the road
stead. The whole European populatto
10 afioat, The British consul, In puYsu
ance of AAGsiral Seymour's instruction,
has hauled down his flag and gone abosr
gunboat.
a correspondent OF the Times, on sh
delicon, telegraphing at 10 O'Clock thi
morning, Gays: The Mex forss appear :
DO entirely deserted. The vesther
cloudy and the wind has risen, causiu
the chips to roll. The bodies of thos
killed in the action Of yesterday wer
buried ct sea to-day. There are no,
about fifty vessels. including the men. OF
war, anchored of che bgeakwater. If tn
wind riHes much smaller ones must yeiol
s2chor. It has been impossible GO far +
communicate with the ehore. tits likel
that the European quarters have bsei
seriously damaged. Several shells frou
the 1nfiexible were seen to burat imme
diateiy ovsF the center of tho togeoa
AMONG THE SHIPS. Ra, ST.
The Penelope was struck fiSao.U
and had one gun disabled. TheP $50 =
bic was hit many times but only I
penetrated her armor. The Mo-.
not hit, owing to her inoy7 r
After the action was over, thf3 m m
drew of from :he shore and ID A EEg
approached each other. An WHH
the Tines, dated Off Alexands;-
Egyptians could have done m
tion had their aiming been lie. -.
Is difficult to describe the excAt s,,,s, 8:
the sailors. Each shot was wat SGg g2e4l
great anxiety, and every goods,
cheered. Some shots from the SIssS S;,,,
dew high, and may have damasss A1Aa !.
town. A dispatch to the DaiE
from La Galetta reports that the Lr;sa.
can consul has received orders to r,
establish the consulate at Tunis Til
Times, in leading article this norpif
says: Musurus Panhe, Turkish arnbaesa
dor, had On interview Yesterday witt
Earl Granville, and demanded that tn,
order fof the bembardment of Alexan
dria be countermanded. Earl Granville
replied that circumstances compelled th,
British government to take decisive
action, and that its decision could not bt
revoked. We do not hesitate to cay tha
the effect of England's determination
has been to produce the most favorable
impression both on the public opinion
and judgmer:s of European statesmen
The representatives. Of three powers have
already expressed satisfaction at tie gov
ernmenes action. There is, therefore
no ground whatever for the assertion tina
tho action of England Is judged by Eu
rope as high handed or unnecessary. /
the porto refuses to intervene in Egypt
We shall gladly welcome the assistance oj
France, and signs are not wanting tha
Ill. DeTeycinct has shown o timiditJ
little to the taste of his countrymen. M
Gembesta'S speech yesterday, in one o
he bnrlanB OF the chamber, In tie coursl
II which he said that the most geriou
fears was that England and france, afte
having acted together at Alexendrie II
presenting the nltimatui.,, had partet
company, and that if the separation
proved dennitive, never would France
have bean IN more serious position, Il
q sign of public opinion not to be neg
lectad. The 1fn,eS Paris correspondent
reports that III. Goblet. minister of th,
interior and of works, reply ing to Grm
beta, in regard to Egyptian afihirs, sale
france had not cr.operated in the bonn
bardment becaua. England's conduct dix
not seem to her justified, aud becsus,
Franco did not. desire to emerge from
European concert. The correspondent
adds ahat it is ut least three weeks ainci
England proposed to France to Join il
the occupation of the SneE canal. but 81
France raised objections England gay,
up the idea Of French cooperation il
that directions, and turned her attentio,
to Alexandria. Since then che has con
Etantly urged Fran,la to keep her com
pany, aud until the last moment she hs(
not given up hopes.
TIE WHITE FLAG. ~
a. dispatch, off Alexandria, July 10
at l.30 p. M, says: ga flag Of truce Il
shown from the town and vessel steam
ing towards the feet is also displaying
flag Of knce." A dispatch to Reuter-
telegram company, from Alexandfia, sen
at $50 this evening, Gays the veseels o
the feet took up the following positions
Off the new port before sunset: The Sui
tan of Fort Pharos and the Superb, tht
Temeraine, the Infiexible, the Alexan
dria aud the Achilles to the eastward
The Invincible, the Monarch, the Pene
lope and all the gurboats sfe' in the ouse
harbor. 1t 70 sapposed that this arrange
ment OF vessels has been made in orde
that they may be in readiness to shel
the forts commanding the town to
morrow In the event Of the failure o
negotiations. I, is supposed that th,
Egyptian troops have evacuated thl
town, 90 the fires tonight are assuming
largo proportions. The town is repovteS
to be almost empty, and it is belieyet
has been LEFT to the loW Grabs, possibly
to the Bedoums, to plumber at 1aill. Al
snnset the white Gag was still flying
Private advices indicate that the Sue.
canal win be reopened TO traffic on tn,
14th instant. A dispatch datod 9.25 .
N. states that o Turkigh gunboat 10 an