, 1882-08-02
Eacidrmts "a the Alexandria riots.
From the TimeS.)

A Greek gentleman who has escaped
from Alexandria writes to us, under cate
Athens, June 22:-
"Although | have carefully read the
daily issue of The Times up to that OF
Friday June IS, | have seen no mention
made of by far the most serious and cold
bloJded feature of the riot in Alexandria
of Sunday, June II. l pass over the
street fighting, and the fact that the
'mdStafpzin', at first passive though sym
pathetic spectators OF the riot, ultimately
Joined in aud killed many Europeans, and
come at once to the essential point OF my
letter. During the riot two soldiers were
killed, and, their bodies having been taken
to the guardh0use or 'c2racole' IN the
principal street leading from the harbour
to the square of Mehemet Ali, tins 50
infatuated the soldlery there that a SyS-
tematic butchery was commenced OF al
Europeans whose misfortune led them that
way, peaceable citizens, many OF whom
had gone down 10 the barbour to see the
ir0ncladS, and others were out fishing.
Several Arabs were employed by the sol
dierS to give warning OF the approach or
any carriage containing Europeans. On
it's arrival at the CaracOle 1t was stopped
by an officer, the occupant made to de-
Scend on the pretence OF searching MN lot
arms. and he was Immediately run through
with bayonets from behind by the soldiers.
The pockets were emptied Of the money
they contained, and this was Quarrelled
for by the soldiers. The body was then
thrown into a place close by, the water
carriers washed up the blood, sand was
thrown over the place, and the soldiers
waited for fresh victims. Many people
ran to this c~aracOle for protection from the
mob, and were without exception killed
there by the soldiers. ElSo at the IN
there was a certain number OF prisoners
in the caracole, Rayahs or Turkish sub
iects. confined for various small offences;
these were all brought out and murdered.
Although the soldiers from R~aS-el-Ieen
did not appear to quell the riot III the
streets until five hourS after it had COM
menced, this butchery at the carac0le con-
tinued until long afterwardS-namely,
until after IL D. m. The b dies during
the night were packed into six ambulance
wagons and taken and r..r0wn into the
sea. Lest YOU should thilk hat | have
been led into exaggeration, l beg to inform
YOU most positively that these are facts
which | can prove by the testimony OF
three independent e~ye-witneSseS who were
in hiding in the houses near the caracole,
and saw everything, only escaping the
next morning. One of them counted 1872
Europeans killed before his eyes. Further
proof, too, is afforded by the number of
bodies which are being daily washed up
from the sea, all showing bayonet wounds.
1t was the knowledge Of these facts that
caused ourselves with many other families
to leave Alexandria, as v e saw that those
we had to fear most were the nominal
guardians of order. 1t is possible that
all this may be well known III official cir
cles, and is purpoSely kept back. 1t. how
ever, remains with you, Sir, to decide
whether or not to publish my letter in
The Times. l could give you many more
but, knowing the value Of your
space, abstain from doing so"