The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-07-13
A WAR IN EUROPE.
English ships of War lombard A1exan-
dria.

For some months past negotiations rel
| atiyc to tho control Of the SueZ Canal as
| a free passage way for European ships en-
route TO the East and returning has been
| demanding tho serious consideration OF
| the nations Of Europe this right being
| threatened by the Egyptian authorities
backed up by Turkey with possibly some
| of the governments Of Europe. Some
| day. since the negotiations were pressed
to The extent OF giving Egypt certain
| time III which To answer, and thcrcupOn
they began fOrtifying and garrisOniug the
forts of Alexandria, at which Admiral
Seymour in charge Of the English Ships
of war i'll the harbor, demanded that
these preparations at once cease. The
following account OF the elimination Of
ho>tilities iS gathered from kilograms Of
July 9TH from London and Alexandria {:
The naval officers have made Il recon-
nOisancc and reported that they saw the
Egyptians landing heavy guns on the
western sido Of the entrance to the har-
bor. Admiral Seymour is consequently
preparing proclamation to be placardcd
all over the city charging the authorities
with breach of faith. demanding Il sur
render of the ioitiilcitiuns within twelve
hours. AMI warming the authorities that
if they iai. To- comply with this demand,
fire Will be nncrcd upon the forts after
tine cxiiid,ipn Of Il further period OF
twenty -four hours.
In the evening on sunday, from. 4
steamer lying in tho inner harbur, sol.
'iicr' were distinctly seen digging tren-
chcs aud carrying shoe rom one fort to
another The English controllcr-gcncral
and the staff Of the English consulate
went On board the ship SUNDAY night.
.,t midnight ull the members Of the
con irlatcs were aboard or tho vessels in
tl:o harb"r Tho English consul has sent
word to the other consuls advising them
andria within ~ hours. a dispatch from
Alexandria s; Us that at a conference Of
Egyptian uiiic held on Sunday AL
aged colonel declared that "if tho Turks
land we will treat them az brothers. We
won't resist the Austrians or Italians,
but the soldiers of the other nations,
especially England, we will oppose TO
the last man" The North German Ga
@eUe Of Berlin reports that after the ro-
manning EnEliShincn had been warned
to leave Cairo, the German consul issued
similar warning To the 100 Germans
still there. The Times in II leading ar
ticlc on Monday morning says: Admi
raj Seymour will in the morning demand
the temporary surrender of the forts at
lcXandr.a for the purpose Of disarma-
mcnt under threat Of bOmbar'lmcnt in
twenty four hours. ~ dispatch from
Alexandria to tho Daily 7ciegrdph says
that the American admiral, Nicholson,
warned the Arabs working on the forts
that il they fire at him he will return the
fire.
A dispatch TO the Ccntrni Ncus, from
Constaptinople, states that tho Turkish
Admiralty has warned the crews of tho
Turkish ironclads to bo in readiness.
Tho telegraph is now working from u
ship mOored some miles from AlcXnn-
drin, communication with tho Porto be-
ing maintained by dispatch boats. Pri
vatc tclegrams confirm the Necs notice
that the bombardmcnt will begin at /
O'Clock this morning. In tho House Of
Lords this afternoon Lord Granville,
Foreign Secretary, confirmed tho news
that unloss tho Alexandria forts vera
temporarily surrendered, Admiral Scy-
| nour would lombard them mt daybreak
| tomorrow. 1t was painful to have to bc
Obliged to use force against n weak power,
but hostile preparations had been pro-
coeding in defiance Of tho orders both Of
the Khedive and the Sultan. The action
| now taken WAS in simple self defense. In
tho House of Commons Sir Charles Dixie
| made similar statement. II was loudly
checred. Tho British ships arc cleared
| for action Tho rhctis. tho Monarch and
tho Invinciiio are lying in the harbor.
Tho rest of the ships are outside. The
| foreign Consuls, excepting tho British,
protested against the bombardnent. All
tho foreign men-of-war, with the cxcep-
ton OF the English are lying outside tho
harbor. The French squadron sailed at
sunset, leaving behind only tho Alma
mud tho IIirondcllc. 1t is feared in gov
ernment circles IN Venice that the events
Mt Alexandria may anticipate ultimate in
tervention by the Sultan and provoke Il
conflict. The first shot fired will make
it necessary to consider the question Of
tho further maintenance of the European
concert.
ALEXANDRIA. July IL, n. m.-The
bombardmcnt has commenced. AS tho
British vessels drew up In line, i'll the
grey dawn, officers and mon were all ut
the post of duty. After some prcimi-
tiury movements, II broutsic was opened
upon the forts. AS the first boom fell
upon tho morning mir, the red glare and
tho rising smoke announced the conflict
bctwcon lIriton and Copt, Arab and other
Egyptian monyrols, The night in Alex
andria was ono long to he remembered
All the foreigners who could had sought
safety on the ships hearing thcir rcspec-
two flags; the chatter of many languages
on tho streets, tho rolling of vehicles,
tho passing to and fro of military and
civil officers, bespoke tho coming an
arcliy. AS tho morning drew near an
awful silence spread over tho town; tho
non-comDntants had made their oxit, and
the men Of Arabi Bey stood ready for tho
opening shot OF the bombardng foot.
Suddenly the heavy boom Of cannon fell
upon tho air, and the battle is now in