Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-15

New YORK, July 14th.-The HeraId's Al
exandria's special says: Colonel Long, tn
African explorer, now acting as American
Consul at Alexandria. and party of men
entered the city yesterday afternoon. H
was folio wed by battery of Gatlings, whic!
engaged the rear guard of the army of Arab
Pasha, who had fed.
The massacre of the 11th of June was fear
fully avenged upon the Arab batteries by tn
Inhexible's so ton guns. Fifteen hundre,
Aarbs are dead and 1000 wounded.
Stone Pasha casts his fortunes with tn
Khediye.
The soldiery attempted to kill Tewfil
Pashs, who, surrounded by some faithful
friends, reached Rsmleh in safety. At thi
hour hs and Dervisch are being taken aboarc
an abandoned Egyptian man-ofwar. escorted
by English officers and the Egyptian faithful
When Colonel Long entered, the Project o
Police was very much frightened, and sough
his protection. Long saved him from tn,
fury of the English soldiers. who were mad
dened at the recollection of the massac C res o.
June 11th.
There has been great loss of property. Al
most the entire European quarter of the towr
is destroyed. The English. American, French
Italian and Austrian Consulstes are burned
Arab will probably fly to upper Egypt.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
New YORK, july 14th.-An Alexandris
special says: Cel. Long and party entered
the town yesterday morning. They were
told the town was in the hands of the Bedou
ins, and that the European quarters had beer
fred. They proceeded up the harbor to the
palace, and found the whole central and Eu.
ropesp quarter of the city in flames. One
wing of the palace was badly damaged by
shells, and the neighboring buildings in the
burned down. All the European streets leading
from the Grand Square are burning. 1t is
estimated that the tre covered mile in area
The Bedouins entered the city the night pre-.
vious, sacked it and set it on fire. The ma.
tives were nowhere to be seen, and we were
told they had a ID toward the canal. Eye.
tiap soldiers are in considerable force in the
of Mohurrau Bey and the outer
part of the city and suburbs. The soldiers in
their retreat did nothing to check the confia.
grafton. The sacking was left to the Bedou.
ins to do what they pleased.
ADMIRAL SEYMOUR CRITICISED.
New YORK, July 14sh.-The newspapers
here criticise Admiral Seymour for allowing
Arab Pasha to escape, declaring that there
on the presentation of the flag of truce, to
prevent pilisge and to cut off Arab.
REPORT FROM THE ADMIRAL.
LONDON, July 14th.-Admiral Seymou,
telegrapbs l have occupied Ras.el-tin Pal.
ace with marines and spiked the guns in siz
batteries opposite. The city is still burning
but 1 am clearing the streets. The Khedive
is safe in the Palace, which is garrisoned By
LOCO marines.
DISPENSING THE PLUNDERERs.
Orr ALEXANDRIA, July 14.h-4 A. M.-Tht
fire is Aiexsndria is still raging. At leas
two miles of houses are burning. More thar
ons-.hird of the city appears tc be or fire.
A party of blue jackets landed at For
Gabarrie and spiked nineteen guns in posi-
ton this morning. The Monarch fired at anC
soon destroyed another battery.
$50 A M.-An explosion occasionally oc
ours in the city.
A proclamation in Arabic ia preparing il
the khedives name, calling on the people t.
M maintsin order, and on the troops TO disband
The Khedive, with Dervisch Pasha and som.
of the Ministers and the khedives harem
have arrived aboard vessel in the harbor
aOtus DOO lpliON tilt huSuIFS.
It is stated that Arab PAsha has only
1000 very much disorganized troops.
Two hundred marines have been ordered Il
march through the town and shoot sll per
sons rioting.
10A M-Artillesy have been assigned t.
Fort Napoleon, commanding the town.
Fort Marahout to-day hoisted the Egyptian
colors, but lowered them again on the British
squadron assembling around it.
The feet has been ordered to do 40 further
damage unless provoked.
The American squadron has returned to tht
inner harbOr.
TIE number of persons massacred by tn,
mob is estimated at 2,000.
OFV ALEXANDRIA, July 14th.-The friul
heard in Alexsndria yesterday was the ma
rines and soldiers, who were dispersina thu
plunderers with Gatling guns. A small de
tschment first landed and had to wait fo
reinforcements before they were able to pusl
to the center OF the town. There wa
some short, sharp fighting. No water coult
be obtained, owing to the stoppage of tn
works.
THE REFUGEES.
There are some French ladies among tn
fugitives rescued yesterday; also the Egypt
ian Project of Police, who is said to hay
been the instigator of the massacre in Alex
andria on the 1lth of June. There are no
enough sailors and marines to occupy all til
streets of the city.
Some field pieces were landed with the ma
rines at the Rss el. tin fort.
The Khedlve's Rss el-tin Palace was lootet
shortly before the marines arrived.
ARAB BATTALION BLOWN UP.
A whole battalion of Arabs were blown II,
in fort during the bombardment.
General Sir Garnet Wolseley is expected o
Port Said Sunday. II Arab Pashs makes
stand at Rosetta or Damantour, Sir Garue
will have to proceed to Alexandria.
The marines who spiked the guns of tn
forts found fifteen Armstrong; of the newes
pattern, some of them disabled. Beneath on
Of them were seven dead bodies OF Arabs
MARINES ON GUARD.
One hundyed and fifty marines hold tn
arsenal gate. At thu Custom house gat
there are 1870 marines, with Gatling gun
who will remain all night. The marines hav
killed many looters.
A crowd with green flag passed down th
principal streets in the Arab quarter, shout
ing.
The Governor tells the people not to leave
but being panic-stricken they pay no heed t.
him.
1t is reported that six persons were massa
cred at the French Consulate.
The Khedive will embark from RaE-el-ti,
Palace on board Turkish ship
Rear Admiral Hoskins transferred his Ia
to the Penelope, and has sailed for Port Said
Twenty armed Europeans who escaped tn
general massacre were told by Pasha whom
they met on their way through the town tina
the Egyptians killed numbered over GOO.
The English aud French Consulates wer
burned TO the ground.
THE CANAL ALL RIGHT.
The gunbost Iris has arrived st Port Said
and lies with one breadside bearing on tn
town and the other upon an Egyptisn col
vette commanded by one of Arab Pasha'
officers.
There are 423 British subjects, 500 Egyp
tian solaieEs and 200 police at Port Said.
The report that the steamer Glenlyor
from China with cargo cf teas, is ashore i
the Suaz Canal. and being looted, is entirel
unfounded. No signs are yet apparent c
any attemp. to block the canal. Eutranc
thereto, however. has been prohibited.
Arabi Pashs fed from Alexandra in a boa
by the canal, but it is not known whether hi
troops are dispensing.
At B o'clock this evening detachment q
marines marched through the town, Som
plusderers caught in fagrante delicto wer