The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-07-20
Alexandria Given Up TO Slaughter ano
piIlnge.

Alexandria dispatches give the following ac-
count of the terrible scenes of slaughter which
took place on the third day of thesiege:
"Ihe weather was too rough to admit Of a
renewal of the bombardment this morning,
even had the continuance of active operations
been decided upon. At daylight those on the
British ships saw dense cloud Of smoke
hanging over the city, with great tongues Of
flame shooting up from the Grand
rounding d it. a flag of truce truce was
seen flying from the Ras. el-Tin palace, and
another from the arsenal, and the Helicon, with
flag of truce, followed by tho Invincible,
Monarch and Penelope, steamed slowly into ths
inner harbor, the remainder of the fleet staying
outside under weigh and moving slowly. Ad-
miral Seymour had given notice to the Egyp.
tians that their next flag of truce must mean
absolute and unconditional surrender of the
forts, and the Helcon was sent to sec II the terms
| had been accepted. Sho ieturnrd at $40 with
| the information that nobody could be found
either at the arsenal or on board the Mahroussa,
| and that she had failed TO open communication
| with the enemy The admiral then ordered
First Lieutenant Forsyth to go on shore with
| the steam pinnace, and find out the actual con
| dition of things. Accompanying the lieutenant
| was Mr.. Rosa, purveyor to the fleet, who is
well acquainted i'll Alexandria. He landed
and proceeded inland for some distance, but
met not single soul. But for the cracking
Of the flames in the European quarter and the
sound of falling walls and beams the city
wou d have been az quiet as the
grave He found that many houses
in the Arab quarter had been badly injured
and partly burned by the bumbardmont. An
incendiary fire in the center and European
quarter covered the area of mile square, and
large part of the population had fed toward
the canal. wing of tho palace wa badly
| damaged by shells, and the buildings in the
Arab quarters were badly injured but not ell
trely burned down. 1t was found that the
fire Of the Invincible had been very effective
against the Ras-el-Tin fort Upon reporting
this state of affairs to the admiral it was de-
termiDed to land body of marines and sail
ors and make general reconnaissance.
"It was evident that Arab Pasha had used
the flags of truce to delay the operations of the
fleet, and even the retreat OF his men. Before
leaving the city he had released the prisoners
from The jail, and given over the city to them
and the Bedouins to plunder and burn. The
released convicts set the city on fire, and com.
mitted tho most horrible atrocities on the
Christians and Europeans who fell into their
hands. 1t was night of terror and horrors
such as has not been witnessed even in the East
for many long day. body of about 100 Enro.
reans managed to fight their way through the
ritiless mob during the night, and this morning
sppeared ON the beach signaling to the fleet
for assistance Armed boats were sent to re,
ceive them, and they were taken on board the
telegraph ship Chiltern, where they now are
They tell frightful tales of the horrible scene:
of yesterday and last night 1t appears thai
Arab, so far from trying to save them from
the thieves and murderers which he had le
loose upon the city, allowed his soldiers to aid
in the outrages which were heapod upon them
According to the refugees, the Europeans, sew
eral hundIe ed in number, barricaded themselve:
in their houses, and in the banks, consulates anC
other buildings around the Grand square. Tht
mob attacked tho houses, battering in the
doors and setting fire to the buildings Men
women and children who fell into their hand
were killed, after being mutilatcd and
treated in The most barbarous manner. Th'
hands and feet of the unfortunates were il
many instances tied, so that they were power
less to make an effort to save, themselves
and then they were cast into tho burning
buildings to be roasted alive. Women wert
thrown to the ground and stamped upon unit
life was fairly ground out OF them, and th
inhuman fends kept up this carnage unit
daylight. The hundred who escaped haC
sought refuge in the Ottoman bank
the strongest building in the square
in which they barricaded themselve
and fought back the mob all nigh
, long. They report that the entire GranC
square is destroyed and the streets of III
european quarter leading from it are ablaze OF
square, and all that portion OF the city isdoome
TO destruction. The English church, whicl
was one of the prominent buildings on thu
square, is said to have been destroyed by
chance shell during the first days lombard
, ment. Several shells have been fred With
the last two hours into that portion of the cit
where the conhagration broke out, in hope
, that they may scare pillagers. That many pill
layers remain is evident from the fact tina
| sevel al fresh fires have broken out in the Lac
three hours"
A later Dispatch from Alexandria says Ad
, miral Seymour has determined to land fore
! to occupy the city to-day, but refugees in
, formed him that 5000 Egyptians occupied
8 position outside the city ready for attack
} while Admiral Seymour could only land 30
men. He therefore, instead of landing men
| order the city to be fired over in order t.
i frighten the rioters. II has since been rumoreC
that Arab has only 1000 very much disorgan
lied troops
The fires in Alexandria have been raging al
. day, and the city is totally ruined Men wer