The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-07-13
EGYPTS WAR.
No Later News from Alexandra.

No Later News from Alexandria.
LONDON, July ia dispatch from the Eas-
tern Gable Company's ship off Alexandra,
sent at 40 O'Clock this morning, says; "The
Inflexible and Temeraire opened fire this morn
in on the Moncrieffe fort which during the
night had been repaired The first three shots
greatly damaged the batteries. The signal has
just been given to cease firing The Achilles
has Just been sighted steamlng toward the
fleet.
The Times correspondent at Alexandria, de-
scribing yesterdays bombardment, particularly
mentions the deadly effect of the electric broad
sides from the ships which attacked the Pha-
ros and Ras Ell Tin forts. The Inhexible be-
ing further westward, was able to shell the
Mex fort with one turret, and the Ras Ell Tin
fort with the other. After all of the enemy s
guns had been sileneed the men-of-war contin-
ued shelling the fortification, and used shraI-
mel.
The Standards correspondent sends the fol-
lowing: One of the officials from Dervisch
Pasha, who brought the letter from the Mimic
try to Admiral Seymour offering to dismount
the guns, informed me- that he and many 9TH
ers were not sorry that hostilities were about
to begin, as it was the only way in which an
end could be made and the fate of the two par
ties, namely, the one in favor of the Khediye
and order and the other of Arab Bey and an
archy could be decided. The officials were
conveyed ashore after Admiral Seymour had
given them his decision in writing.
The correspondent of the Times on board the
Helcon sends the following: "The loss of the
Egyptians must be dreadful. Numbers of
shells repeatedly struck the works just about
the guns and threw up vast columns of yellow
dust. 1t was often thought the guns must
have been demolished, but they appeared IN
injured when the smoke had cleared. The
funnel of the Superb is pierced and plate be-
low the foremost glacis is torn away. One OF
the boats of the Inhexible is useless, and the
others are badly damaged, The Infexible
bore the full brunt of the fire of the west end
of the Ras Ell Tin fort for three and a half
hours. The Sultan has shot clean through
her mainmast and another through her funnel.
The harem adjoining the Ras Ell Tin Palace
and the adjacent rifle tower continued to burn
all night.
3p. m.-The same correspondent, telegraph
ing at zen o'clock this morning, says: "The
Mex fortsappears to be entirely deserted. The
weather is cloudy and the wind has risen, caus-
ing the ships to roll. The bodies OF those kill
ed in the action of yesterday were buried at
sea today. The scene was gloomy one. All
the flags were at half-mast. There are now
about fifty vessels, including the men-of-war,
anchored off the breakwater. II the wind rises
much, the smaller ones must weigh anchor.
1t has been impossible, so far, to communicate
with the shore. It is likely that the Eu-
ropean quarters has been severely damaged.
Several shells from the Inhexible were seen to
burst Immediately over the centre Of the town.
ALEXANDRIA, July 12.-9.25 P, M.-Vessels
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the new port before sunset: The Snltan off
Fort Pharos and Superb, Temeraire, Infexi-
Bile, Alexandria and Achilles to the eastward.
The Invincihle, Monarch, Penelope and all
the gunboats are in the outer harbor. 1t is
supposed that this arrangement of the vessels
has been made in order they may be in readi-
ness to shell the forts commanding the town
tomorrow in the even of the failure OF nego-
tiations.
1t is supposed the Egyptian troops have
evacuated the town as fires to-uight are as
suming large proportions. The town is re-
ported to be almost empty and it is believed
has been left to low Arabs possibly to
Bedouins to plunder.
LONDON, July PA dispatch from Admiral
Seymour sent at 2 this afternoon says: "There
was no response to to-day's firing. A flag of
| truce was hoisted at noon at the arsenal where
| the minister of war and official divan are, and
| a guuboat under a flag of truce proceeded at
once to open communication"