The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-07-22
TnB EGYPTIAN TROUBLE.
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TnB EGYPTIAN TROUBLE. a-i|
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LosDos, July liza m.
Admiral Seymour telcsrnphs NJ followsi
"Thc ships opened iirc Mt seven o'clock this
morning, The return hro from the forts wa
woak and ineffective. An explosion In Fort
MnraeLkanat had occurred by eight o'clock.
Tho ships engaged arc the innexible Tcme-
rairc, Penelope, superb. Sultan, invnriblc,
Alexandria and Monarch" ffat
ALEXANDRIA. july fi--eii0 a. m.
Tho attack on tho forts has now been kept
up two hours. smoke hnnys oyrr tho town
Along tho linn Of tho shore batteries and
among tho ships, and II Ia dificult 10 SEQ what
damage has been done. II IL certain. however
thut the enemy has suffered very heavily.
Fort Marsa-elKnnat hns boon blown up
hy fire from other batteries. Tho forts
aro sla, kenlng their hrc. Tho tnp Of tho
tower Of Fort Pharoa has boon carried
away and many runs have bccn dismountni
on that and other forts. The ling Of tho Gene
va rod cross ID flying over tho hospital IN tho
city. Dutch and Greek faxr arr holsted over
their respective cousulatos. AZ tho bcgIp-
ming Of the obombarimcnt Immense excitement
was visible. Crowds Of people were seen wind
Ing their why toward tho palace Tho streets
arc now descrtcd. people having ned or taken
refuge IN cellars. There aro no slsns Of sur
render 10 far.
HIS A. n..-Tho bombariment stili contin-
ucs. Tho forts arc gradually being silonosd.
Tho Rnsel.rin Forts aro suffering severely
from the heavy and disastrous nrc OF the -hips
Alexandria, superb and Tememirv.
Ip.n.-The magazine at Fort Ada has blown
up. The magazine which was blown up was
located close to tho viccrcgal palace. outside
harbor Nt'
iiso p n.-Thc frc Of the ncct commands tho
railway 10 Cairo. Up 10 noon four forts In all
were blown up. No casualties 10 the fisot dis
ccrnIblc.
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ALEXANDRIA,. July 10.
Modern Aiexandria occupies only psrt of
the sifs Of iis predecessors, being chiefly built
on tho isthmus that connects what was oncc
the classic island Of Pharos with the mainland.
on which the old city stood. Huceessivc Al
luvial deposits have widencd this mole-ths
ancient HeptastadIuh-into brad neck of
land the seavard end Of which Il oocuplsd by
tho palace u fiss-eiTcen. tho arsenal, snd
several other goycrnmsnt baildIns~. after
which. mainIandwaris. comes the modern
town Rast and west OF this peninsula Iic tho
two harbors. called the ncv and Old ports
Tho former Of fthese. being completely erpcsed
to the north winds and inoumbored with rocks
and shoals. has long becn disuscd exeept By
small native ernff. though n was not iiii the
much Isrxer snd safer western ksfl,sr Va
shrovn oocp "a fbr,st,sn vrssels. ms latter
4 situated Al The northeast end of Inc bsy. "a.
joluIne ,bs southern ard western sidas of the
clIx An : ns.rly seuLclrcuI.r form. and or.
tsndlns fron the palaoe Of Has-el.issu. by tho
arsenal doeE. h Inc ter,nlnu. of Inc Cairo
Railway Al f,sbaf,. ..-'1'7IrE saf
Tho Oh lighthouse siiIl occupies the siss Of
tho ancient rharp-. on a ROCKY projection
strr,cblns nortbeass iuto tbe spsranoe Of
the new port; but In Isl2, aftcr the pps ming of
tho old hasbor 20 CHRISTIAN shlppstr. ~ Dis
tapce FROM the latter and the lovuezs of its
Ikbt INDUCED Nehcsnrt An 10 bsIiid . new
tower on Eunes,u. NOV called Iia.elTrsnl
Point at the southwestern extremity of ths
peninsula. whence sp~ccond rsvpisins light
Of tho art class, since crcctci By tho khe
dive, aashc. IL friendly warning twenty miles
out 10 sea Nearly a mile behind this
stands the sieerezAl palace built by
Nchsmst All. IN who>r ambition = also
| due tho fins arsenal that forms the ness prir
cipal object ef interest bctwecn thu peninsula
and the modern tDwn- The dsvrIopmruf of
tiis last has beuu mainly eastward, tovnris
the Rsmlsh Railway staten, wkieh eniy seven
ycau ago lay far outside thc city. but Il nov
cynncctsd with n By nnc rows Of b-uievsr'l
me houses. ief OF In fnops ncior anf nst,
abovs- a fsslz little below ne average
of similar buildings In Paris. In this
difcctinu. tn. en- admirable rad Along
the Mahmoudieh Canal sttrArtz On Fridays
and othef fen days crowds Of pvfvais
carriages. many Of which might nfir axzre IN
the IsoIs of Hyde psrk. OF the vnnle city. n
deed. II mar b. ssld that, although sill -pss
h.id.- - Ellat wsrburson soan< 4 : quarter
Of ccntury srp-- onc-haIf Eurupe. vIth N
rxular bou-rs. tall. and vhise, ard ssia: ~
other half Oriental. vish iu mudroiorrd
buildInsp and serrnccd rpofz, varied vifk III
mosques and lean minsrrtrr-ske nunieip~
improvements effected W Ne Kkesilse hass
IN rsspces II Ilshsins. paving. Iplire sa<
CLEANLINESS r.i>ea ne lssre rrsuk quarter =