New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-12
ALEXANDRIA BOMBARDED.
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public meetings by Arabs emissaries in their
| fanaticism against them.
! On MAY 81, one day after Arabs resignation, the
army summoned the Khedve to recall Arab within
twenty -four hours and the event of their de-
mand not being complied with. said they wouid
not guarantee order. 1t then necessary TOT the
| Khcdive and European representatives 10 recall
Arab to power for safetys sake, and the next DAY
he was reinstated Minister of War, while his
] friends took possession of their former appoint
ments though nominally. Arab controlling AL
portfolios and all orders and commands emanatlng
from him alone and under his name.
The check upon European policy in Egypt was
! deeply felt by all Europeans familiar with Egyp-
tian affairs and sadly commented upon 20 ITS pros
poets. English and French Ironclads came atresh
to reinforce the Alexandra squadron, but 1t was
all the Powers could do. Arab Pacha stood firm
in his refusal 20 comply with the note.
England and France turned their efforts to-
ward the Porte, which they had al~ avs kept aside
from the question and required IL to use Its
AMI horitv in Egypt TO recall Arab TO his duty.
Turkish Commissioner. Dervish Pacha, arrived
here on June 3, and great was verybodys hope OF
seeing matters settled. But on Sunday afternoon,
June l. the sO-caed maSsacres began III the
streets of Alexandra. the cause OF ths sad affair
is not exactly known. The mOt accredited version
is that a quarrel took place between Arabs and
Europeans; weapons were drawn on both sides, AMI
it became a general fight III part of the town.
| The English Consul. Mr COOkSOn as soon a. he
was aware that hight was going on, Immediately
set of for it, his presence being required on account
of the numerous Maltese colony which is under
English protection. On his way thitheT bis
| rage was surrounded by furious mob. VINO.
| recognizing him as consul, Il-treated him
| brutally lie received a dreadful blow Oh the head,
| and fell senseless IN his carriage. The Italian
Consul and Wee Consul met with the same III at
ment and the Greek COnsul-General, on nis way To
| the Governors, slightly wounded Numbers
of Europeans were assas~inated III the streets 10y
| Arabs. In all places where the Arabs met win
resistance they ned, and took their revenge on I'M
| armed and peaceful people who were pTOmenading
| i'm the streets on their way back from the sea.
| Two gentlemen of the lsraelite community. uni
verslv known here for their positions and fortune,
| were killed thrown into the sea. and only found
| two days after. Three EngilShmen anu as many
| swiss belonqing TO the best society of Alexandria
! found their death IN the same way. The number
| of Europeans killed that afternoon amonnis 10
from seventy 10 eighty and corpses are daily found
| III the sea- where they were thrown The number
of wounded exceeds that number. AS Tor the
natives II IS supposed that tuey have had four
times more dead. because IN the streets where re-
sistance was made by Europeans lew AraOs escaped
| alive. The exact number Is not known. Tor they
| immediately carried away their own dead.
| A suppOsItOn that has now become CERTAINTY
| Is that the movement prepared by some of tac
| town authorities tnat 10 was assisted by the So
| dirrs of the police and that the mob had mot
| f0rdre. The reasons which confirm the public
| IN tnat opinion are the following Several families
| had received notice from either Arab servants or
! friends to keep at home on sunday afternoon The
| slaughter of Europeans began at three different
places and at the time after the quarrel bad
| been put down. When the b0vernOr al the Gown
ordered the colonel devoted to AraDI's party COM
handing the troops To march with his men To pnt
down the disorder and that was early in the after
/ nJOn the latter answered that he would not move
| without written order When the order was
| provided, after close examination he found out
that il was not registered aud SAID that without
| that fOrmaty he would not march, ne troops
arrived only at q o'clock. while the night had been
gong since half past =. AS soon as the soldiers
| entered the streets the crowd dsperse the sui
diers needed only TO use sticks 10 repel the MOI,
| which plunderng the shops and magazines III
| town; and even many sOllers were seen quarrel
lug with the mob 10 divide the spoil. Not single
arrest made that afternoon. The number OF
pundeTed shops is about $50; the loss Is not yet
| estimated.
! wounds made by firearms and bayonct cuts. Sey-
eral soldiers AMI officers OF the police were seen
| firing at foreigners The mob was chiefly armed
with heavy sticks, chars legs, bars OF iron ana
| pieces of wood used fol fuel
1t is shameful say that all that slaughter took
| place with feet OF eighteen mcn-of-Wdr IN Jhe
! harLor An English officer was killed aud Two
! Others badly wounded, and vet not single claim
has been made. The Arabs are very proud 81 wnat
they have done, AMI boast that ten fleets like that
| lying at anchor in the Earbor will not fnghten
This event causes a great panic among the
| European colony, and there ~ a real nikht from
| Egypt The number OF people OF al nationaiItles
| who left Alexandra Is estimated at lOOOO. within
| eight DAYS. besides those who left through Fort
| Sa ID and the SueZ Canal hombardment l.
| feared by many though till now n0thIng Las Oeen
| done to prepare for one. All banking houses ana
| trading firms closed and fortified except the
| Credit Lyonuais "a French banking house, where
nearly all the money and values OF the country are
! deposit ell now and the only place where money is
| to be found at the present time. They are, how
| ever actively shipping the stock and gold The
Offices look inside like fortress. with homework
every where and sand ready 10 be used III case of
| bOmbardment.
| Measures are taken everywhere against plnnder
| bv the Arabs ana the army The town has very
sal aspect with nearly al Shops closed and streets
filled with loads of people al furniture lcav-
| ing the country. famine Is expected. for no
| vctuals are imp Jrted.
lie would seem rather astonishing to sre the deep
| impression made the European colony ny
| SUNDAYS affair, which would. everywhere else. be
! considered a. a tribe. Bnt the fact Il that no
effective protection to he expected gu account 81
politIca reasons. from the powerful united ueei I'D
case of danger that the army ~ not yet under the
complete control of AraDI Pacha and that were
orders given by him and not nj hs troops con
ven ence they would most pfob"bly act on ther
own accOunt--that is, plumber ana XIII al ther
choice. .,
This state of things, if not shortly remedied VIII
be the complete OF both Egyptians ana loi-
elgpers The Arabs do not yet appreciate the
misery that is coming on, for all labor Is suspenr
and for some time TO confidence VIII not ic-
tnrn For the Arabs, the European is Indispensable
ali the intercourse between Egypt aud Europe
being in the hands of Europ ans alone. Cotton
Ginning money lending. and commerce tn The m
terror done by foreigners, AMI the AraD Is uhaple
either TO ON his cotton himself or to send " 10 any
European market without the aid oi the EUROPEAN
W ID VAN LENNEP.
Alexandria, Egyvt. June 10. 1852.
THE FITTURE or THE CONTEST