Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-13
Whereabouts Of he Khedive
unknown.
Disgraceful Use Of a Flag
III Of Truce.

TELEGRAPH SHIP CHILTERN, off
Alexandria, July 10, $40 a.m.-Alex-
andria has been evacuated. The city
is in flames. The telegraph ship Chill
tern has been ordered to take her
position near the neutral fleets.
LONDON, July BIN a telegram
sent at 9:28 am, Admiral Seymour
confirms the evacuation Of Alexan-
dria. The entire Egyptian garrison
withdrew under flag Of truce, leaving
Bedouins to fire and pillage the town.
The Decoy has gone to Port Said to
ascertain the state of affairs there.
ALEXANDRIA, July ID, 9.48 am
The Egyptian army is greatly demon
allied and in full retreat toward the
interior. The European quarter
Of the town, including the exchange
and telegraph Offices, is utterly
destroyed. The city was set on fire
by released convicts, who committed
horrible atrocities. The telegraph
ship Chiltern is crowded with the
survivors who fought their way to the
beach, from whence boats of the feet
removed them. They report having
passed dreadful night, defending
themselves desperately.
One hundred Europeans and other
Christians in the Ottoman Bank and
adjoining buildings were mastered.
Part Of the feet are now leaving for
Port Said. The Whereabouts of the
Khedive is unknown.
LONDON, July 13.-The Standards
correspondent on board of the Irwin
chile, telegraphing at 8 o'clock this
morning, says: The whole civil popu.
lation and troops have withdrawn,
and the whole of the grand square is
burned. The Helicen, which went to
discover the meaning O. the flag Of
truce last evening, could discover
nobody on board the Egyptian vessel
Mahroussa or in the arsenal. The
correspondent accompanied an officer
on shore in the steam yacht
Pennace. The purveyor of the feet,
who was one of the party and we'll
acquainted with the town, landed and
proceeded a considerable distance.
All was perfectly silent but for the
roar of the flames. 1t is believed that
Arab Pasha has concentrated his
forces beyond the city to oppose the
British advance. The work Of the
ships is now over, and further action
must be ashore. Fully half the town
is burning. There will be landed
force to investigate the condition of
things, and if possible to render aid.
There will probably be three or four
hours of suspension of telegraphing
in consequence of the Chiltern's
change Of position.
$50 a.m.-The Bedouins are footing
by thousands. The Europeans who
fought their way down to the beach
number hundred. They report all
other Europeans and Christians, mum.
bering some hundreds, massacred.
The Chiltern has moved into the
harbor. The FIRE in the city is steadily
increasing. 1t is reported that Arab
Pasha is marching on Cairo.
LONDON, July l3.-The Daily News
says it is understood the conference
has decided that the Egyptian army
shall be disbanded, and replaced by
gendarme.
The British authorities are charter
ing number Of vessels to. day for
the conveyance of munitions to
Alexandria. Five thousand mules
have been purchased in Spain.
LONDON, July ia correspondent
of the Daily Telegraph says be found
many houses IN the Arab quarter bad
ly injured and partly burned by the
bombardment. An inCsndiary FIRE in
the central and European quarter, at
the time of tolegraphing. covered an
area Of mile square. A large part Of