New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-12
DETAILS OF THE ENGAGEMENT.

DETAILS OF THE ENGAGEMENT.
LONDON, July 1.-THE correspondent of The Stand
ard on board the Invincible telegraphs as follows
at 7:4O a. m The Alexandra, Sultan and Superb
opened the fire upon the fortifcatlons. The bat
teries at once replied but their shots at first fell
short of the ships The rest of the feet then joined
in. and the action became general. After twenty
Minutes cannonade two of the forts ceased firing.
Fort Pharos appears to be much damaged. The
ships as far as can be ascertained have not suffered
any damage"
At 9:1O a. m. the correspondent sent the follow
ing: "The attack Oh the forts has now been kept
lid two hours. Smoke hangs over the town along
the line of the shore batteries and among the ships,
and it is difficult to sec what damage has been DONE
II is certain however that the enemy has suffered
very heavily Fort Marsa el Kanat has been blown
hid. the fire from the other forts is sackening. The
top of the tower of Fort Pharos has been carried
away and many guns have been dismounted on that
and other forts. The flag of the Geneva Red Cross
is fyng over the hospital in the city, The Dutch
and Greek flags hoisted over their respective
Consuates At the beginning of the bOmbardment
there was great excitement. Crowds of people were
seen vending their way toward the Palace. The
streets are now deserted, the people having fed
taken refuge in cellars There are no signs of sur
render so far"
The Times IN It's tnlru cultlOn publishes II us
patch from Alexandria as follOws 60 The armored
ships are in the following positions: The Alexandra,
Sultan and Superb are under way on line north
east by east, and from 800 to 1000 yards north
west of the Ennostus Point Lighthouse. The In
flexible is in the Corvette Pass the narrowest
channel leading into the harbor, and 300 yards
north by west from the Masse Fort. The Temeraire
is in the central channel, 3 500 yards north by
northwest of the Masse Fort, and the Penelope In
vncible and Monarch from 1000 to 1900
yards to the northwest of the Masse Fort. The
unarmored ships under way, working their
guns to the best advantage. The torpedo depot
ship Hecla has arrived. Fort Ada, the magazine
which has been blown up, is situated close to the
vice-regal palace, outside the harbor"
Admiral Seymour telegraphs as follows; The
sbps opened fire at O'clock this morning. The re-
turn fire from the forts was weak and ineffective.
An explosion iu Fort Marca-el-Kanat had occurred
by o'clock. The ships engaged are the Infiexible,
Temeraire Penelope, Superb, Sultan, lnvincible,
Alexandra, and Monarch"
In the House of Commons this evening MIR. Camp
bell Bannerman, Financial Secretary OF the War
Office read the following telegram sent from Alex
andrla at $50 p. m.: The total number OF killed is
s; wounded, 27. They are distributed as follows:
Killed-On the Alexandra Superb Sultan, 2;
and lnfexible, l. Wounded-On the Alexandra, .;
Superb, Sultan, z; lnVlnclDle, D; nnexlDle, =
| and Penelope, s. Twelve officers and men landed
from the Infexible under of the fire of the
| Condor and Bittern, and destroyed with dynamite
| the heavy guns of Fort Mex"
| In the House of Lords at o'clock this even
| ing. Lord NorthbroolS read telegram which had
lust been received, stating that all the forts had
been silenced, except one or two inside the
| harbor.
A part of the Rasel-Tn Palace is in ruins, and
| the lighthouse is slightly damaged.
The second battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment
have been ordered TO proceed to Egypt within
twenty-four hours
The Egyptian loss is at present unknown, but will
likely be severe
ALEXANDRIA, July IL, 6:50 p. m.-The action IS
finished for the day. Admiral Seymour will resume
the attack on Fort Gabarri aud the narbor forts in
the morning. The small effect of the eighty-one-ton
and other heavy guns on the earthworks caused
some disappointment in the fleet The 1nvincible
had four men wounded. The Infexibe was hit five
times.
Shortly after noon all the exposed guns on the
forts were dismounted and only those in sheltered
positions were able to return the British fire. Fort
Marsa-el-Kanat, which was blown up, was only
completed week ago last Sunday. The Moncrieffe
Battery and Pharos Fort have been silenced by the
guns of the Temeraire and Inhexible. The maga-
zine at Fort Ada has been blown up.