The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-14
EGYPT.
a Bloody Days work.
Wholesale Massacre of En-.
EOpe0nss
AIexandrIs in Ashes.
A Day that Will Live Ia His.
GOFY.

1
ters. Another fse has just broken out
and fears that the mob has begun to pill.
age and destroy are expressed. The ad-
miral is again sending note 10 inform
the authorities that he accepts the flag OF
truce, but it will be the last truce to
which he will agree, and that hepceforth
he will consider the heisting white flag
uncoDdi iOnsl surrender, and will act
accordingly. The Helican IL on the
point of stsaming with this message.
still extending. The flames are rising in
/ various quarters, and there is
much anxiety on board the feet.
town will take place. The weather
sea going down: Admiral Seymour,
Canal, will send the Decoy to Fort Said.
he has ordered the Orontes to come on
here instantly.
London, I2.-The Telegraph has the
following from Its correspondent: Alex
and went close alongside. found all
and the guns dismounted. An Arab To-
were killed. An explosion occurred in
the middle Of the fort, killing every body
inside. The light house will probably
soon fell. The Arabs Informed me that
the noise of bursting shells was like
thunder, and they declared hundreds Of
people were killed in distant streets.
They stated that the obstinaey of
the defence was owing to the fact
"a hat h.
MoAsmmedane. They estimate the loss
Of life among the soldiers and teWnsfolk
at 1900. Naval officers witnessing the
combat express the opinion that with the
exception Of the Temeraire and the gun
boat the English ships have not distin-
gulshed themselves very greatly as Artil-
Ierists, mary shells from the Monarch,
Invincible and Superb falling seriously
short. Nearly half the missiles seemed
TO fall 10 the water. The guns likewise
were served very slowly, giving the
Egyptians time 70 recover from their sur
PRISE and regain courage. Foreign Off
GERS think if the lighter guns were more
quickly served they would have ended |
the action sooner. They give the palm |
to Lord Charles Berestord, on the Con- |
dor, under heavy fire mRnRuVred ad- /
Arrangements are being made to send |
2. 600 militia to take the pisces Of the |
troops ordered from Malta, Gibraltar
and Cyprus to Egypt. The admiralty
sent Instructions to the senior naval of. |
fcers that there is no objection to ships
going through the canal il clear.
The Times correspondent telegraph
from ;he fleet Of Alexandria: The
TemeFaire will probably attack Mar
ABOUT fort and the ICaexiOle tbs Ras El
Tin works tomorrow. The Alexandris
will probably have to 60 TO Malta to get
lew guns. 4 he FIRE in town seems to be
The Heliceh went in 1t six
''cIOck IN the eVening, bearing notice
hat any application for truce must
,e made by steamer to be sent ont to
he fleet. Lieutenant Lambton, in his
interview with Toulban Pasha, cOmDii-
nented him on his courageous resistance.
rouIosn Pashs said the fire from the
leet had killed some women and
hiidreD. Lieutenant Lambton saw the
onVicts being released from convict
hips. Unless the Egyptians accent the
erns offered the f . will begin to.
morrow.
New York, I2.-The HeraLdps tsls-
.ram, dated on board the United States
steamer Quinnebsng, says everybody on
he American ships il much d!ssp-
,ointed ct the inaclion Of the English /
hips to-day. They say that Americans
gould nave done the work IN half the
ime. aas f,.ag y
OF Alexandra, 13.-7.4O q. m.-AtI
daylight this morning flag of truce was
lying st Ras Ell Tin Palace The Hs.-
leln, with Tag 0fst:ucs flying, and the
-nvincible, Monarch and PeDelope are
lew steaming into the inner barber.
Che remainder Of the squadron is out
ideI stsAniDg about. The FIRE in town
,reatly extended during the night. The
turkish vessel is still lying of Ramleh,
There is heavy sea on. -
Telegraph ship Chiltern, off Alexan.
Iria, July Is, 8. 40 am. -
Alexandria has been evacuated. Ard
) in flames. The telegraph ship ,UniI-
ern has been ordered 20 take up : posi.
ion near the neutral Aeets.
London, 12.-In 8 telegram aent a.
20 AM, Admiral Seymour confirms G
he report OF the evacuation of Alexan.
ria. The entire garrison vithdreu
Inder Gag Of truce, leaving Bedouins
nre and pillege the town. The Decov !
las gone to Port Said, 10 ascertain The {
tate Of affairs thers.
Alexandra, IL, 9 4s a.m.-The Esyo- :
ian army is. greatly demoralized and in
al retreat toward tho interior. The Eu.
OpeaG quarter Of the town, including
le exchange and telegraph Office, ia en-.
rely destroyed. The city was set en-
re By releRsed, conYicts, who committed
orrlble atrocities. The telegraph shh
hllteln Is crowded with survivors who
'ught their way 70 the beach, from D
hence bOets Of the feet removed them.
hey report having passed Q dreadful
lght, defending themselves desperately,
ne hundred Eufopeans and oshsr A
christians in the Ottoman Bank and adj
ming buildings were msssacred. Part 4
the feet Is now leaving for Port SAID.
ne whereabouts Of the KhediYe ars un-
lown.
London, l3.e=sThe Standards core. T
'ondent on board the Invincible, teIe-
sphlng at 8 O'Clock this morning, saws &c
9 whole civil population and troo1s hs
we Withdrawn, The whole of tha q
and square is burned. The Helican 81
Inch vent to discover the meaning o. ~
last Tag Of truce last evenine, eot,Id
scover nobody on board the Egyptian
ssel AahrOSss or in the arsenal. THE
respondent accompanied an ehicer to =
SHORE IN steam pinnace. The mr. :
yor OF the deet, who Was enc Of The
rty and well acquainted with che 4,
IN, landed and proceeded 0 consider. r
ie distance. All was perfectly silent. :,