The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-12

Admiral Seymour telegrsphs as fol.
lows: Ships opened fire at Z o'clock thil
morning. The return FIRE from the for,
was weak and ineffective. AD explosion
in Fort Marss e. Ksnat had occurred by
o'clock. The ships engaged ara "Inhex.
ible," "Temarac," ''Penlope," ',Su.
perb," 'Sultan." "Invincible," "Alex.
sndriA" and Monarch.
p The second battalion OF the Irish regi.
ment has been ordered TO proceed &c
Egypt within twenty-four hours.
In the Lords, this afternoon, Granville
said the bombardment at Alexandra
does not constitute declaration Of wal
agsil5t the allied powers nor government
alliance with the military despo ism now
de JGctO ruler of Egypt.
In the House of Lords, at O'Clock
this evening, Lord Northbrook read a
telegram which had just been received,
stating that all forts bad been silenced
except one or two inside the harbor.
CoRstsntineple, JI.-Said Pasha, for
merly prime mini.ter, has been reap
pointed to that Office in succession to ABB
duEshman Pasha.
Paris. 1.-THE Turkish minister has
officially informed De Frecynet that Tur-
KEY will not send troops to Egypt.
A London dispatch says public opiaion
fsvors the seizure of Egypt By England.
although this intention is not openly ad-
vOcated, and the ombsrdment Of Alex
sndris may therefore be regarded as
merely the first step to the military occu-
patton, which is intended to separate
Egypt from the government Of the Sui
tan, and turning it into an English prov.
ince.
Alexandris, 1I.-Fort Ada magazine,
which was blown up, was located close
to the vice regal pslacs, outside the
haFbor.
6.5Op.m.: The action is fini.hed for the
day. CRusulties on the English side,
forty wounded, none killed.
The fine feet commands the railway
10 Cairo. Up to nson four forts in all
were blown up. No casualties to the
fe~t are diseernable.
In the feet "Invincible" had four men
Nounded. The ''Infexible'' was hit FIVE
times.
Admiral Seymour commenced the at
tack on Fortres Gubsrrie and the hsrbor
forts in the morning. The small effect
Of eighty-one ton and other guns on the
esrthworks caused disappointment.
Shortly after noon all exposed guns in
the forts were dismounted, and only
those in sheltered position were able to
return The British fire. Fort Msrsa 81
Kanat, which was blown up, was only
completed a week ago Sunday last. The
MoeIief battery and Phsrohs Fort, have
been fileBced by the guns of the
ported the KhediVes vessel has been
sunk in the harbor.
Constantinople, I1.-Dufferiu notified
the Porte on Monday of Admiral Sey-
mour's intention to BON bard Alexan-
drisR forts if Arab Pashs continued
Rbdurste. The Porte the same evening
telegrRphed Musuras Pasha, am bassador
ct London, that such an act would con-
stitute q grave infraction of the sovereign
rights of the Sultan, and it expected the
British government TO order Admiral
Seymour to abstain.
London, lit is confirmed that forty
British were wounded. The Egyptian
loss at present is unknown, but will likely
be severe. Part of the Rsselten Palace
is in ruins, and the lighthouse is slightly
damaged.
In the House Of Lords, Lord North
brooke, first lord Of admiralty, read an
official telee ram, which announced that |
the ships had silenced MsrsboW works.
The special correspondent Associated |
Press, with the British feet telegraphs: |
of Alexandra, 11th, p.m.-A Brit
ish naval officer has furnished me with |
the following account of the days opera
tions: The bombArdment commenced at
7.45 this morning, The iron-clsds ''Su-
perb," Sultan" and Alexandria" en-
gagged and totally destroyed Fort Pharos
and the lighthouse batteries, which are
the entrance to the new port and were in
tended to dominate the approach to the
new harbor. The flag ship SIN
vincible," Monarch" and "Penelope,"
took up commanding positions inside the
reefs and assisted from the outside by
i'Temersire," attacked with destructive
effect the strong position Of Fort Mex,
with the lighthouse and shore batteries.
The s'Infs1ible" was stationed so as to
command the lighthouse batteries. Fort
Phsros and Fort Mex at the same time,
and WAS thus in q position to CO.
aud that inside reefs. The gun vessels
"Bittern," ''Uondor," "BeRcon,'
Decay" and "Cygnet," attacked
the Narabout batteries at the en-.
trance of the harbor and taking close
and destructive range, which soon silenced
them, after which they bOmbarded on
Fort Mex, entrance to the anchorage or
outer bsrbor. The ''Invincible." under {
cover of her own guns and those Of the /
'Bittern," then landed party of blue
jackets and marines, who entered For:
Mex and blew up the heavy guns. The
bombardment practically cesIed at noon,
though some heavy guns at this hour are
still shooting. Fort Napoleon, large
works, situated st the southern angle Of I
the inner hsrbor, and dominating the
town Fort, does not reply. On the whole
the Egyptians fought their batteries with
more determination than had been ex-
pected. Several of the earthworks which
were mounted were found to be mere