Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-15

Alexandria, should land seamen,
or marines, for police purposes, and
that he should inform foreign CONS
munities of these measures.
The Admiral was instructed to
invite the Khedive to assist his aus
thority III restoring order
The landing of the British force
for police purposes was to be in con-
cert with the Khedive, or any native
authority in Alexandria, and any of
the European men~of>war were to be
invited to CO operate.
Protests were made from the cons
servative benches against the fullness
of these instructions.
| MIR. Gladstone, replying to a
question by Mr.. Cowen, said that
the government had not yet been in
formed where Arab Pasha was.
Sir Stafford Northcote asked why
the government had not done some
thing to prevent the terrible events
in Alexandria.
Mr.. Gladstone replied that the
government could not have antici-
pated then.
In the House of Lords this even
ing Earl Granville, foreign secre-
tary, stated that if the fleet at Alex
andria required the assistance of
troops, they would be sent. There
was, he said, 30 reason to believe
that any of the great Powers re-
garded the bombarding of Alex~
andria as other than an act of self.
! defense.
LONDON, July ia Daily News dispatch
from off Alexandria, says: Before the bonn
bardment recommended, Admiral Seymour
sent the Bittern, under flag of truce, to
demand the surrender of the forts, for the
purpose of avoiding further bombardment
but without result. All reports confirm
previous statements as the manner in which
| the Egytians worked their guns until they
were nnally blown from the batteries by the
explosion of shells. The Monarch fired 200
| heavy shells and 6, 900 pounds of shot from
machine guns. There as some splendid
/ scientific firing, and the official reports
of the first practical trial of modern
| fighting ships will be records of utmost
| value. Some houses in Fort Mex, appar
emily of concert, Withstand the ire Of the
heaviest guns of the Monarch.
The correspondent of the Standard tele-
| graphs from on board the lnVlnclble, at
O'Clock a. m., yesterday, that the Admiral
summoned the captains of the fleet to a con-
sultation The result of the deLheration
was decision that the sea was too heavy
for serious operations. The rolling OF the
| iron -clads would unsettle their aim, and the
| town might suffer seriously from the shot
| flying too high. admiral Seymour, there
| fore, deferred the intended attack on the
| Marabout Forts, but directed the Temone
| aud IntiexIble to watch the koseltin and
Ada Forts.
At half past ten o'clock the Temone sig
nailed that parties of soldiers were at
work at the hospital battery near Fort Ada.
Two iron-elads opened fire. Only Blk
| rounds of shot and shrapnel were fired
| They all took effect, the practice being ex-
cellent. The troops engaged upon the
work at once abandoned 1t, and the firing
ceased. While the flag was not holsted at
the lighthouse, the Blttern was sent inside
| to inquire as to the Intentions of tn govern
ment. After she had started, the Iemone
made the following signal "Ihe body OF
men we saw working at the hospital battery
dispersed after our last shrapnel was fired.
| They took refuge IN classmates close by.
We saw about 100 men armed with rifles
running toward the light house fort. They
carried bags. We saw also an Egyptian
general, apparently Arab Pasha, surround
cd by staff "
Two 18-ton guns on the Alexandri
were disabled-a shot having passed
through the port holes At 3 O'Clock
the Belton was seen steamlng out of the
harbor. AS she came out she slgnalled L:
IN, gotiations have failed. l tave accord
ingly informed the authorities on shore that
you will engage the batteries at half past
three" From tins it seemed as if the Off
Ger and staff observed in the hospital bath
ing, finding themselves in a dangerous
position, and unable to escape had simply
Aolsted flag of truce IN order to get out ot
the hre. 1nere was great indignation ex-
pressed that five hours should have been
wasted in abor i've negotiations, while In the
| meantime the sWe ell had increased SO much
that the fire from the vessels, If hostilities
were resumed, would be Ineffective. AT
half past three the Bittern arrived along
side. Lieutenant Lambton reported that
the evident object of hoisting the flag OF
truce was to gam time. When the Blttern
went in large bodies of troops were evacu-
ating the barracks behind the forts, going
out IN full marching orders.
The ministers had no proposals. Lieut..
Lambton informed them that he had come,
not to offer conditions, but to receive pro-
posals. He informed them that we did not
consider ourselves a war with Egypt, but
that the Mex Fort must be occupied by our
troops, and Fort Marabout be destroyed
They replied that Fort Marabout had al
ready been evacuated, but that they could
| n in n
the Mex fort.
Finding that no agreement was likely,
and being unwilling to waste further time,
Lieut. Lambton left the Military Governor,
who conducted the conversation.
He was IN command during the action yes.
terday. He admitted that the troops had
suffered heavy losses. Lieutenant Lamb.
ton informed him that, should he agree to
the terms, the troops would be allowed to
evacuate their fort with their rifles ano
all honors of war, but unless these terms
were complied with no negotiations could
be entered upon.
As the Bitten steamed out the Egyptians
hauled down the flag of truce. In the Kne
dives palace there Is large gap, caused by
shell. The Harem palace Is completely
Quilted. The bombardment had evidently
produced great moral effect upon mill
|
ton conversed.
Since his arrival here the Admiral has hac
an anxious time, but in the unanimous opln
ion of the officers of the fleet, ne has con
Quoted difficult negotiation with act, Judg
ment and dignitied tirmness, while the man
ner in which he arranged yesterdays actor
proves his high capabilities for the com
mand. From the beginning to the enc
there was not single hitch or the sightes
!, , confusion. Everything had been arranged
for and were seen, and each ship knew wha
to do and did it.
The Daily Telegraph has the following
r from its correspondent, under date OF Al
exandria, July l2-5:30p p. M:
1, Il took an open boat and went clos
along the land l found all the batterie
facing the sea destroyed, and the guns dis
mounted Arabi informed me that man,
hundred persons were killed between Adje
mi and Alexandria An explosion oceurre,
7 ! AL Of he Gov H,lli bod