The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-07-22

succeeded the instigator of the massa-
| ere in Alexandria on the 1th of June.
Twenty armed Europeans who escap-
ed the general massacre were told by
pacha. whom they met on their way
through the town, that the Egyptian
killed numbered only 600. There
were twenty-eight Frenchmen among
those who escaped the massacre, The
Governor tells the people not to leave,
but, being panic-stricken, they pay
no heed to him,
A party of bluejackets landed this
morning at Foit Gabarri and spiked
nineteen guns in position. The Mon
arch fired at and soon destroyed an
other battery. A strong detachment
of marines, with some field pieces,
landed at the Ras-el-Tln Fort, and
spiked the guns in six batteries oppo-
site the palace. The marines found
fifteen Armstrong guns of the newest
pattern, some of them disabled. Be-
meath one were seven dead bodies.
The marine artillery have occupied
Fort Napoleon, commanding the
town. Fort Marabout to-day hoisted
the Egyptian colors, but lowered
them again. on the British squadron
assembling round it. The feet has
-tbeen ordered to do no further damage
unless it IS provoked. The American
squadron has returned to the inner
harbof.
All evidences prove the truth of the
report that the Egyptian gunners
were objected by French and Italian
artillerists.
The Arabs are still looting the town.
A crowd with green flag this morn
ing passed down the principal street
in the Arab quarter, shouting and
rioting. A number of the rioters were
shot down by the marines and blue
jackets. At o'clock in the after
noon a detachment of marines march
ed through the town, under orders to
fire at all persons rioting. Some of
the plunderers caught in .fdgrdnte
deticto were summarily shot. The
houses from the great square to the
Custom-house have been plundered.
There are not enough sailors and
marines to occupy all of the streets in
the city. A body of $50 marines hold
the arsenal gate. At the Custom
house gate there are 100 marines, with
a gatling gun, who will remain all
night. Admiral Seymour had de-
termined to land force, but refugees
informed him that 5000 Egyptians
occupied position outside the city
ready to attack, while Admiral Sey.
mour could only land 800 men. He,
therefore, instead of landing men.
ordered the city to be fred over in
order to brighten the rioters. The
marines who have been patrolling
the town embarked in the Bittern
this evening. A large party of saiors
and marines from the British fleet,
assisted by men from neutral men-of.
war, were sent ashore at 8 P. M. to
keep order in the town and stop the
looting and incendlarism during to-
night.
The Americans landed sixty ma
rines, under command of Captain
Cochrane. The people cannot I'M
derstand why the Americans. who
can only muster handful of marines,
are invited to land men. There are
still some Egyptian police on duty,
helping to maintain order. Two Arab
soldiers have been seized with plum
der and will be tried for pillaging.
Several Arabs have also been arrested
with large quantity of loot in their
possession.
All the ships have sent ashore every
man that can be spared. The ma
rines were landed at the request of
the Khedive.
At 1895 the sailors occupied all the
gates of the city. They have been
ordered to disarm all soldiers and to
shoot hooters.
The fire is still raging and spread.
ing In every direction. There are at
least two miles of houses burning.
More than third of the city appears
to be on fire. Men are seen running
about with torches, completing the
work of destruction. Explosions &C.
casionally occur in the city. The
town is totally ruined. In the great
Square and other wealthy European
j quarters there is hardly a building
not ruined or still burning. The
court. house of the International Tri-
bunal has so far escaped. The Anglo
Egyptian Bank is also preserved.
The streets are strewn with empty
clock and jewel cases and similar
debris, but very few dead bodies haye
been found. The English, French
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