Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-11
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w A r IN EGYPT!
ALEXANDRIA UNDER FIRE.
PROGRESS OF THE BOMBARDMENT.
FOUR FORTS AND A MACHINE BLOWN Up.
THE BRITISH FLEET UHHARMED.
FORTY BRIT0Ns WOUNDED; NONE KILLED.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE STRIKERS
THE WAR IN EGYPT OPENED.
THE BRITISH FLEET UHHARMEr
FORTY BRIToNs WOUNDED; NONE K1LLE
LATEST NEWS FROM THE STRIKER
THE WAR IN EGYPT OPENED.
British BOmbardment Of the Alexan
dria Qualifications.

Two Vi Cne lortS ceased hiring. The ships as far
can De perceived have not suffered any damage
Turkey Will Not Send Troops 10 Egypt.
PARIS, July 1.-THE Turkish minister has ofri-
ciaIly informed NJ. De Freycinet that Turkey will
not send troops to Egypt
Two Hours Heavy Firing-A Fort
Blown Up.
LONDON, July 1.-THE Standards correspondent
on the Invinctble telegraphs the following:
"ALExANDKIA, July IL, 9:l0 am.-The attack on
hangs over the city along the line OF the shore
f 5asseres s & ana among the ships and IL is difficult
heavily. Fort Marsa ri Kanat has been
and forts is The e'ner ton ot 1ss
tower OF Fort Pharos has been carried away
and many guns have been dismounted on that and
other forts. The flag OF the Geneva red cross is
flying over the hospital I'm the city. The Dutch
and Greek flags are holSted over their respective
eonsuiates. At the beginning of the lombard
ment Immense excitement was visible. Crowds OF
people were seen vending their way toward the
palace. The streets are now deserted, the people
having fed or taken refuge In cellars. There no
signs OF surrender SO far.
The Forts Gradually Being Silenced.
A telegram from the Eastern Telegraph COM
panys steamer Chitern, sent II rs this am, says
the bombardment still continues. The forts are
gradually being siienced. The Ras-El-Tin forts
trous fire OF the ships Alexandra, Superb and
Temera1re
The SueZ Canal Closed
Lo EDoN, July IA dispatch to Loyds from
Port Said states that the British consul there by
order OF Admiral Seymour has stopped ships from
enter ing the Suez canal
Admiral SeymOur's Dispatch About the
BOmbardment.
Admiral Seymour telegraphs as follows: "The
ships opened fire at O'Clock this morning. The
return nre from the forts was weak and lnefTec-
tive. AneXplosion IN Fort Marsa El Kanat had
occurred by O'Clock. The ships engaged are the
Inf extble, Temeraire, Penelope, Superb, Sultan,
In Vlnclble, Alexandra, and Monarch"
The POrte's View Of It
CoNsTANTINoPIE, July 11.-Lord Dufrerin, the
Bri tish ambassador. notified the porte on Monday
Alex andrian forts If Arab Pacha remained obdu-
rate. The porte On the same evening telegraphed
Musurus Pacha, its ambassador at London, that
the sovereign rights OF the sultan and that it ex-
pected the British government TO order Admiral
Seymour to abstain.
A Magazine Blown Up.
LONDON, July II, p ma dispatch Just re-
ceived from Alexandria says that the magazine at
Fort Ada has been blown up.
PrOte 81 Against the Action OF the Brit.
ish Consul.
PARIS July 1.-THE agent OF the Suez canal
telegra phs M. De LeSSepS that he had written to
the ma val commanders protesting against the
action OF the British consul at Port Said, in pre-
venttn vessels entering the canal as violation
OF its neutrality. and declaring that the company
Will hold the British government responsible.
The whole stan OF the canal remain at their
posts.
The Occupation Of Port Said.
LONDON, July ia private telegram from Port
Said ties that the French consul has ordered the
embark alton OF French subjects The occupation
Of Port Said is expected to take place to-day.
Position Of the British Ships.
LONDON, july 1.-THE Times, in its third edi-
ton, publishes dispatch from Alexandria as fol-
lows: The armored ships are in the following po-
sitions: The Alexandria, Sultan, and superb, are
under way on line northeast by east, and from
fifteen to nineteen hundred yards northwest OF
the Ennostus Point lighthouse. The Inf1exble is
in the Corvette pass, the narrowest channel lead
ing into the harbor, and 200 yards north by west
from the Masse fort. The Temeraire is In the GEN.
trail channel 500 yards north to northwest OF the
arch are 900 to 300 yards to the northwest or the
MaSSe fort The unarmored ships are under way,
working their guns to the best advantage. The
torpedo depot ship Hecla has arrived. Fort Ada,
ted close TO the vice regal palace outside OF the
harbor.
A Vote Of Credit.
LONDON, July 11.-In the house OF commons this
afternoon MI. ChiderS, the secretary OF war, re-
plying to Lord Stanley, said that he did not ex-
ordinary expenditures to be exceeded; though, OF
course, IL active operations were proceeded with
vote OF credit would be necessary.
Four Forts Blown Up.
LONDON, July 11-3:30 p. m--An Alexandria dis
patch to the Central Ne,cs says the fire OF the fleet
commands the railway to Cairo. Up to noon four
forts In all were blown up No casualties to the
feet are discernible.
The Action Over for the Day.
FORTY ENGLISH WOUNDED; NONE KILLED.
ALEXANDRIA, July II, $50 p. m.-The action is
finished for the day. The casualties on the Eng
llsh side amount to forty wounded, and none
killed.