The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-07-12


kanat, which was blown up, was only CON-
pleted week ago Sunday last. The Mon
crieffe battery and Pharos fort have been
silenced by the guns OF the Timeraire and
lnhexible. The report that forty British SOL
diers were Wounded is confirmed
off ALEXANDRIA,, p. m.-The British naval
officer has furnished me the following account
of to-days operations:
The bombardment commenced al Jas a.
m. The Iron-clads Superb, Sultan and
Alexandria engaged and totally destroyed
Fort Pharos and the lighthouse batteries,
which are at the entrance to the new port and
were intended to dominate the approach to
the inner harbor. The flag ship Invincible,
the Mona CHI and the Penelope took up COM
handing positions inside the reefs, and as
sisted from the outside by the Temeraire,
attacked with destructive effect the strong
position of Fort Mex, with the lighthouse
and shore batteries. The lntlexble was sta
toned SO as to command the lighthouse
batteries, Fort Pharos and Fort Mex at the
same time, and was thus in a position to CO.
operate both with the division outside and
that inside the reefs. The gun vessels Bit
tern, Condor, Beacon, Decoy and Cyg-
net attacked the Marabout bat
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a close and destructive range soon silenced
them, after which they ran in and shelled Fort
Mex on the southern side of the entrance to
anchorage, or the outer harbor. The Invinci
BILE, under cover of her own guns and those of
the Bttern, then landed party of blue jackets
and marines, who entered Fort Mex and blew
up the heavy guns. The bombardment prac
ticaly ceased at noon, though some heavy
guns are still Smelling Fort Napoleon and the
large works situated at the southern angle OF
the inner harbor, and dominating the town.
The fort does not reply. On the whole, the
Egyptians fought their batteries with more de-
termination than had been expected. Several
of the earthworks behind which the guns were
mounted were found to be mere heaps of
sand.
AN URGENT REQUEST FROM THE PORTE.
ople-Evening- July 1.-THE
porte has telegraphed to Musurus Pasha,
Turkish ambassador at London, as follows:
The porte has learned that Admiral Seymour
has opened fire. 1t is superhuous to dilate on
the extreme gravity Of this act. In view of
the urgency of this matter, the porte confines
itself to requesting that you will, without mo-
ment's loss of time, make pressing represen-
tation to Lord Granville, to issue orders to
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greater misfortunes.
London, July lin the house Of commons
this evening, Campbell Bannerman, financial
secretary of the war office, read the following
telegram.
By special permission of admiral Seymour,
the Bittern was allowed to take this dispatch
out to the telegraph ship, Chileru,. whence it
was telegraphed to the New York associated
press.
NO OBJECTION BY THE POWERS.
Paris, July II.-Count De Lesseps ill
leave for Egypt tomorrow. A dispatch to
the Temps from Vienna says:
1t is admitted in government circles that En-
gland is perfectly justified in her vigorous &C
ton against Arab Pasha's attitude Of provo
cation, and so long as England pursues this
line of conduct, she will meet with no opposi-
ton from the powers.
Alexandria, 7:5op. m, July 1.-THE total
number of killed is five, and wounded twenty
seven, distributed as follows Killed on the
Alexandria, !; Superb, 1; Sultan. 2; and In
flexible, 1. Wounded--on the Alexandria, 8;
Superb, 1; Sultan, 7; Invincibe, 6, lnhe,ible,
2; and the Penelope, 8. Twelve officers and
men landed from the Inhexible, under cover
of the fire of the Condor an" Bittern, and
destroyed, with dynamite, the heavy guns OF
Fort Mex.
One shot went clear through the Inilex-
ible.