Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-13
THE WAR.
Opening Fire-The Loa.ssn Times on
the SituatiOR-Furthes Particulars.

Openins Fire-The Lou.Isn Times on
the SituatiOR-Furthes Particulars.
LONDON, July IA dispatch from the
Eastern Cable Company's ship off Alex
andria, sent at IL O'CLOCK this morning
says:
The Inflexible and Temeraire opened fire
this morning on MoucuIfe Fort, which,
during the night, had been repaired. The
first three shots greatly damaged the bat
teries. A signal has just been given to
close firing Achilles has just been sighted
steaming toward the fleet.
Admiral Seymour telegraphs that party
from the Invincible, which landed to des-
troy Fort Mexs, that they burst three and
spiked six guns in the fort. The wounded
includes Lieutenant Jackson. severely in
jured; Lieutenant Davies and Ijlshipman
Lumsnell, slightly injured.
Gambetta's speech yesterday in one Of
the bureaux of the Chamber, in the course
of which he said, the most serious feature
was that England and France, after having
acted together at Alexandria in presenting
an ultimatum had parted company, and
that if the separation proved defnitive,
never would France be in more serious
position, is sign of pablic opinion not to
be neglected.
The Times Correspondent Oh Tuesdays
Fight.
The Times correspondent writing about
Yesterdays bombardment says: The gun
boats played an active part, creeping close
to the forts and silencing several guns. The
Inflexible made splendid practice. The
Temeraire was ashore some time, but float
ed subsequently. The gunboat Condor ran
within twelve hundred yards of Marabout
fort, single shot from which would have
sunk her, and before the signal was given
to cease firing, she had silenCed three great
guns on the fort, Admiral Seymour signal
ing, well done, Condor" The Superb
has two holes in her side.
The sThunderer" on the Situation.
LONDON, July 12.-The Times, this morn
ing, says: 1t is contemplated to call out
seven thousand of the army reserve to take
the places of the unframed men belonging
to the regiments prepared to proceed to
Egypt.
The Times, in a leading article this
morning, further says: Musurus Pasha,
Turkish Ambassador, had an interview,
Yesterday, with Earl Granville and de-
manded that the bombardment of Alexan-
dria be countermanded. Earl Granville
replied that circumstances compelled the
British Government to take decisive action,
and that its decision could not be revoked.
We do not hesitate to say that the effect OF
Epglands determination has been to pro-
duce most favorable impression, both on
public opinion and the judgment OF Euro
pean statesmen.
Representatives of three powers have al
ready expressed satisfaction at the Govern
ment's action. There is, therefore, no
| ground whatever for the assertion that the
action of England is judged by Europe as
high.handed or unnecessary. If the Porte
refuses to interfere in Egypt, we shall well
come the assistance Of France, and the
signs are not wanting that Defreycinet has
shown timidity little to the taste of his
| countrymen.
The Standards Correspondent Sends
the Following:
zone of the officials from Deryisch Pasha,
! who brought a letter from the Ministry to
Seymour, offering to dismount guns, in
formed me that he and many others were
not sorry the hostilities are about to begin,
as it was the only way in which an end
| could be made, and the fate of the two
parties, namely, the one in favor OF Khe.
| dive and order and the other of Arab Boy
and anarchy could he decided, The officials
were conveyed ashore after Seymour had
given them his decision in writing, At6;3V
in the morning an order was passed to
| load with shell, and satisfaction shone on
| the faces Of sailors Wind and sun were
| both in the enemys favor. 1t was some
| time before the smoke lifted enough to af-
| ford glimpse of the shore, as nothing
| could be seen from the deck. A midship'
man was posted in maintop to signal the
direction of shells and accuracy of firing
improved. No news from the town OF
| Alexandria.
Egyptian Loss.
LONDON, July IA correspondent aboard
the Helicon sends the following; "The loss
of Egyptians must be dreadful. Numbers OF
shell repeatedly struck their works just
about the guns and threw up vast columns
OF yellow dust. 1t was often thought that
the guns must have been demolished, but
they appeared uninjured when the smoke
had cleared The funnel of the Superb is
pierced and the plate below the foremast of
the GlaCis is torn away. One of the boats
of the Infcxible is useless and others badly
damaged. The Inflexible bore the full
brunt of the fire of the west end of Rasel-
ton fort for three and half hours. The
Sultan has shot clean through her main
mast and another through her funnel. The
harem adjoining Raseltin and adjacent to
Rifle tower continued to burn all night.
LONDON. July 12.-The Times correspon-
dent at Alexandria, discussing the bonn
bardment, particularly mentions
The Deadly Erect ofthe Electric Broad-
: sides
from the ships which attacked the Pharos
Ras- s-El-Tin forts. The Infiexible, being
farthest westward, was able to shell the
Mex forts with one turret, and Rss-El-Tin
forts with the other. After all Of the enc
my's guns were sileuced the men Of war
continued shelling the Notifications, and
used shrapneil, probably at retreating SOL
diers.
The Times Paris correspondent reports
that II, Goble, replying in regard to Esyp-