Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1882-07-14
SATISFACTORY STATUS OF THE
BILL FOR DIVISION: i.
1t will Pass-The Egyptian Picnic
The Porte Endeav0ring to Stop
HOstilities-ROw at
Jersey City.
Pembina,

taken up under the loaQ OF messages from
the senate, and will undoubtedly pass, and
the territory of Pembina will thus be created
The friends of the measure are inclined to
waive the question of a name and consent to
Pembina instead of North Dakota as this is
the best that can be done at this session.
North Dakota is developing so rapidly, how
ever, that it is believed that admission can
be claimed within the next two years, when
the name can be changed.
The Bombartlment Of Alexandria,
LONDON, July 11.-A special correspondent
of the associated press, with the British fleet,
telegraphs:
OFF ALEXANDRIA, July 11.-6. p. ma
British naval officer has furnished me with
the following account of the days opera
tions: The bombardment commenced at
7:45 this morning. The ironclads Superb,
Sultan, and Alexandria engaged and totally
destroyed Fort Pharos and the light house
batteries which are at the entrance to the
port. The flagship Invincible, the Monarch,
and the Penelope took up commanding posi-
tions inside the reefs, and, assisted from the
outside by the Temeraire, attacked with
destructive effect the strong position of
Fort Nee, with it's lighthouse and
shore batteries. The Infexible was
stationed so as to command the light
house batteries, Fort Pharos and Fort Nee
at the same time, and was thus in position
to cooperate both with the division outside
and that inside the reefs. The gun vessels
Bittern, Condor, Beacon, Decoy and Cygnet
attacked the batteries at the entrance of the
harbor, and taking close and destructive
range, soon silenced them, after which they
side of the entrance to the anchorage
or outer harbor. The Invincible,
under cover of her own guns and those of
the Bitten, then landed party of blue
jackets and marines, who entered Fort Nee
and blew up her heavy guns. The lombard
some heavy guns are at this hour still she'll
ing the fort. On the whole the Egyptians
have fought their battle with more dtermina-
ton than had been expected. Several OF
the earthworks, behind which the guns were
mounted, were found to be mere heaps of
sand.
CoNsrANr1NoP1E, July 1.-The porte has
telegraphed Musaras Pasha, Turkish am
bassador at London, as follows: ''The porte
has learned that Admiral Seymour has
opened fire. It is superfuous to dwell upon
the extreme gravity of this fact. In view of
the urgency Of this matter, the porte con-
fines itself to requesting you without mo-
ment's loss of time to make pressing repre-
sentations to Lord Granville to issue orders
to cease firing Immediately, in order to avoid
still greater misfortune.
LONDON, July 11.-In the commons this
evening Campbell Bannermar, financial
secretary of the war Office, read the following
telegram:
AT ALEXANDRIA, July II, 1850 p. m.-Total
nurnhar killed x. wonnded o. 6istrihuted AS
follows; Killed-On the Alexandria, 1; Su-
perb, l.; Sultan, 2; Indexible, l. Wounded
On the Alexandria, 3; Superb, 1: Sultan, 7;
Invincible, g. Infexible, 2; Penelope, s.
Twelve officers and men landed from the In
flexible, under cover of the fire of the Condor
and Bittern, and destroyed with dynamite
the heavy guns of Fort Nee.