The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-07-19

up vast NOlu1lleS OI ye1loW duSt' ~ as
often thought that the guns must have
been demolished, but they appeared un-
injured when the smoke cleared way.
The funnel Of the Superb is pierced ane
the plate below the foremast is tori
away. One of the boats of the Inflexi-
BILE is useless and another is badly dam
aged. The Infiexible bore the full
brunt OF fire from the west end OF Ra-
seltin fort for three and Il half hours.
The Sultan has shot clean through her
mainmast and another through her
funnel
The Harem adjoining Roseltin and the
adjacent rifle tower continued burning
all night.
OFF ALEXANDRIA, 1870 p. n1.-A stea-
mer is approaching the fleet with q flag
Of truce.
LONDON. July IA dispatch from
Admiral Seymour, sent at 2o'clock this
y. m., says There was no response tC
to-day's firing \ flag Of truce was
hoisted at the arsenal at noon, where the
minister Of war and the official divan
are. A gunboat, under flag Of truce,
was at once sent to open communica-
tion-.
ALEXANDRIA, July 13.-The Chris
tians in Ottoman bank and adjoining
buildings were massacred. Part Of the
fleet are now leaving for Port Said.
The whereabouts Of the khe,Iive is ,ln-
known.
LONDON, July l3.-The ,,,,tadarNs
correspondent on board the Invincible,
in telegraphing 1T eight o'clock this
morning, says: The whole civil popula-
ton and troops have withdrawn. The
whole Of Grand square has burned. The
HeIicon, which went to discover
the meaning OF the last flag of
truce last evening, could discover
nobody on board the Egyptian vessel
Mahroussa, or IN the arsenal. The cor
respondent accompanied an officer to the
shore in the steam pinnace. The pur-
veyor Of the fleet, who was one of the
party, and well acquainted With the
town, landed and proceeded a consider
able distance All was perfectly silent
but for the roar Of the flames.
It 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 had ashore. Fully
0ne-half of the town is burning. Troops
will be landed in force to investigate the
condition Of things and ifpossible render
aid
The Bedouins are looting the city by
thousands. The Europeans who fought
their way down to the beach, number
about one hundred. They report all
other Europeans and Christians, number
ing some hundreds, were massacred.
ALEXANDRIA, July 13.-The Chiltern
has moved into the harbor. The fire in
the city is steadily increasing. 1T is re-
ported that Arab Ptsha is marching OH
to Cairo.
LONDON, July l3.--A correspondent Of
the Telegraph says he found many
houses in the Arab quarter badly in
jured and badly burned by the lombard
ment. Incendiary fires in the European
quarters at the time Of telegraphing cov-
cred an area a mile square. A large part
of the population had fed toward the
canal
A dispatch to the Times confirms the
statement that body of marines and
sailors were about to be landed. It also
says that the bulk of the Egyptian army
is at Rosetta, forty miles northeast of Al
exandria, and at Damehour, forty-eight
miles southeast of Alexandria. The
soldiers had joined in looting the city
before leaving it. The fire of the Irwin
chile was very effective against Raselton
fort; two twelye-ton guns were found
reared on their ends in consequence of
having been struck by shells. Admiral
Seymour this morning telegraphs as fol-
lows: The terms were for the surrender
of the forts as at first demanded The
use made Of the flag Of truce by the
Egyptians is considered disgraceful.
Nothing is known of the khedive, but
it is still belived he is still in the Ram
leh place, where his yacht is apparently
waiting until the weather will allow his
The British authorities are chartering
a number of vessels to-day for the con-
veyance Of munitions to Alexandria.
Five thousand mules have been pur-