Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-27

| Informed as TO she Sentiments OF
the Natives-OommadOr BatcheI-
Ter Offers a Place of safety 30 alI
Refugees
Rear Admiral Nicholson, commanding the
| European station, makes the following re-
port to the Navy Department upon the state
/ of affairs at Alexandria, Egypt, under date
of July 5, 1852:
"The riot that occurred on the 11th ult.
/ wss certainly accidental. 1t progressed for
/ nearly two hours before becoming alarm
1 ing. After that time, as the news spread
/ among the populace, it became fanatical,
4 and all foreigners met with on the streets
were assaulted. Originally, the dispute was
between Greek or Maltese and an Arab.
1 The rioters were augmented by Bedouine
| residing outside the walls, who rushed In
/ town for plunder and pillage. This the su
4 thorities stopped as soon as possible by
i closing the city gates. Since the day OF the
i riot panic has existed among foreigners,
I and their exodus has been very great. On
/ the 1st instant / called upon the Governor,
| Omer Pasha, and stated that as America
| was at peace with his country did not con-
slider Is proper that American naval officers
| lin order to prevent insult or attack should
/ be obliged to visit the shore out of their
| uniforms, and asked whether it would be
| safe for them to go go there In their uni
1
| safe, provided they came ashore in the day
and did not visit the outskirts; but to make
sure of It he would detail an officer of his
guard to accompany any and all of the Off
cars from the feet who might wish to land,
which offer l accepted, and accordingly /
issued a special order for officers to visit
Alexandra only between the hours of 10
q. m. and p. m, and then only in uniform
and in company with an officer of the Egyp-
tian army.
CELEBRATING THE FOURTH OF JULY.
On the Sd instant all the men-of-wsr IN
port, dressed ships, Turkish flag at the
main, from a. m. until sunset the flagship
firing q salute of twenty-One guns at noon
in celebration of the birthday of the Sultan
of Turkey. This was done at the request
of DeTvisch Pasha. Or the 81 instant noti-
fed the Egyptian authorities and all
nationalities represented ashore and afoat
that the next day being the national ami
versary of our independence, should dress
ship from sunrise to sunset and fire a salute
OF bBenty-One guns az noon, requesting
them to join us on that occasion. This was
done, and venture to say never before in our
country's history has so grand, as well as
beautiful, celebration been seen ahoat. There
were at least forty ships of war, each beautl-
fully dressed with flags, the American en-
sign at their main, while a national salute
was fired at noon, not only from the flag
ships present, but also from all the larger
vessels, Egyptian, Turkish, English, French.
Russian, Austrian, German, Spanish, Ital-
Ian, Dutch and Greek national vessels all
participated, while most of the large mer-
chant vessels also dressed with flags On
saore the mouse occupied by the Egyptian
minister OF Marine and their signal station
were each gailY decorated. Thanks have
been returned for their partteiDation in fine
celebration.
THE AMERICANS IN EGYPT
The only Americans that can learn ~
present in Egypt are two missionaries, on
board ship; one man from New Orleans. on
board ship; Judge Farman, of the Mixed
Court, on shore at Alexandria; C. Long,
Acting Consular Agent, Alexandria, on
shore at Alexandria; General Stone and
family In the service of the Khediye on
shore at Cairo; Vice Consul General Come
ras, on shore at Cairo There are also
few refugees on board who are servants
employed by the late Consular Agent, Baron
Msnasce. The Consul General Of Sweden
has called on board to return thanks for the
offer Of refuge, which offer be will avail
himself OF in case Of necessity, Sweden hav-
ing no vessels In port"
Another letter was received from Rear
Admiral Nicholson, dated at Alexandra.
Egypt, June 30, enclosing copies of letters
from Commander y. A. Batcheller, com
manding the U. s. 8. Galena. reDortinO the
the Galena at Alexandra, which action Ad-
mirsl Nicholson says he has approved Ad-
miral Nicholson states that since his arrival
at Alexandria, be has given refuge to all
persons of any nationally asking protection.
whose country has no vessel of war in mort
he also reports that on June 30 there were
not more than six Americans 10 Egypt. and
OF these the majority held Office. Admiral
Nicholson says he win remain at Alexau-
dria while need for so doing exists, and will
disperse the squadron as soon as it can be
done without prejudice to American in
terest.
REFUGE FOR ALL.
The first letter from Commander Batch
eller bears date of Alexandria, June 10
After referring to the critical state OF affairs
Commander Bstcheler says:
Information | gather of persons LONG
resident In Egypt leads me to regard 1t as
exceedingly critical. l find also that the
idea SO persistently enforced by the English
press, that only the military side with Arab
Pasha, is not generally entertained here.
have 1t from persons of position, who have
excellent opportunities for forming a cor
rect estimate of the situation, thai nine.
tenths Of the native population OF Alexan-
drta and Cairo are heart and hand with
him."
The letter goes on to say that when from
BILE became imminent on shore, he offered all
refugees place of safety ia the Galena
This privilege was extended not only tO
Americans, but to people of all nationalities S
whose countries did not have ships in the
harbor. That the privilege was gladly
availed OF by the panic-stricken people, the
following extract from the letter will show.
"The number of refugees on board of the
Galena having greatly increased, with an
Immediate prospect OF a still greater num-
Der, Commander Batcheller entered into a
contract. with the master OF the Italian
vessel Dominica, by which the latter agreed
In consideration Of the payment of SOS
day, TO receive on board his vessel all refu-
gees then on the Gaiena."
On June % Commander Bachelor state
that all the refugees had taken their de
parture for other lands. The cost of talxing
care OF them was about one hundred and
seventy dollars. But one case of absoIute
destitution OF bona tide American familv
was found, and subscription taken nm on
board provided funds to take them 10
Liverpool, with a handsome balance IN
nand. The officers and men did everything
In their power to alleviate the sufferfnps Of
the poor people; and the Commander ex
pressed his admiration of the cheerful man
ner In which they sacrificed their own com
fort at the call of humanity. ssSEzs
On the 18th of June Commander Ratchet
Ter sent an invitation to Judge Elbert
Farman, at Alexandra, and his associates
on the Bench, to seek protection on bosrf
his vessel Commander Batcheller states.
under date of June 26th, that he feels sure
ne is acting In a spirit which will be sp-
proved oy his country In offering to the
ic-stricken refugees such protection as
was a. his command.
O~kfaNA EdA...H.