The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-13
EGYPT.

Madrid. 1.-THE news of the
bombardment of Alex lndria caused
a profound sensation. The action is
unfavorably commented On in some
quarters.
London, IA dispatch from
Alexandra sent at 9.25 this evening,
says the vessels of the feet took
up the following positions at
Newport, before sunset. The
Sultan, off Fort Pharos; Superb,
Temerac, Infexible, Alexan-
dria and Achilles to the east
ward; the LnYincible, Monarch,
Penelope and ali the gunbOats are
in the outer haTb0r. It is supposed
this arrangement is made in order
that the vessels may be in readiness
to shell the forts commanding the
town tomorrow, in the event of
failure of negotiations. 1t is sup
posed theEgyptian troops have evac-
uated the town, as the forces to-
night are assuming large proper
tons. The town Is reported to
be almost empty, and believed
to have been left TO the low
Arabs, possibly to Bedouins, to
plumber. at sunset the white flag
was still flying. Private advices in
dictate that the Suez canal will be
reopensd to traffic on the 14th inst.
The Globe says that during the
bOmbardment, yesterday, a tele-
phone was attached at Malta to the
Alexandria cable, and that it was
impossible to communicate verb
ally. The bombardment was plainly
audible at the Malta end OF the
cable.
| The following dispatch has been
ii received: "Off Alexandria, mid.
u night-The barracks, houses and
windmills around Fort Mex have
been shattered TO pieces. A portioE
of RaS Ell Tin palace, recently in
habited by Dervisch Pasha, which
formed separate building from
the Khedive's residence, has been
harmed to the ground. The light
house is still standing, but mum
Der Of holes are visible in the ma
sonry. and the light appears to b.
injured.
Information was conveyed to th,
: commander of the Bittern tina
Toulba Pasha, military commando
+. of Alexandra, wished to communi
cate with Admiral Seymour. Lieu
tenant Lambton replied that, as
preliminary condition to further
negotiations, the forts commandinl
the entrance into the harbo
must be surrendered. TOulba Pash
refused to accept these terms an
the Bittern returned to acduain
7 the admiral of it. 1t wa
understood among officers tina
I, firing would be resumed g
4 o'clock in the afternoon, but n
I; order to that effect was giveI
9 Egyptians sent up. second flag c
1 truce. The Helicon was thereupol
:, sent in to obtain information. Tn
T BIttern ascertained that the KhG
dive was safe, having gone wit
= Dervisch Pasha to Ramleh Palact
0 The storeship Humber leaves Il
g night with the wounded. A larg
l ire is now visible in the direction
n of the British consulate.
q Alexandria, 9.45 p.m.-The Turl
ish gunboat is anchored of Ramle
Palace, to which the KhediYe ha
removed his family previous to tt
commandment. Signals are no
e being made to the fleet from tt
:. Chiltern, to obtain reply from A
i miral Seymour to a message fro
a Queen Victoria, enquiring after Il
L wounded. The darkness makes Il
conhagratiOn in Alexandria appe'
u very vivid. 1t is supposed the TOW
}. is; being reduced to ashes wilfull
SueZ, 12.-Natives of all class
- are sending their families into t
!, interior, government defraying t
* expenses. The town is quiet.
l. Constantinople, 12.-Said PasE
the new president Of the council
W ministers, renewed the request
the Porte that the bombardment
ST Alexandria cease, but it is Und
lis stood England is unable to ri
effect to this request because 81
u Pasha can offer no guarantee Il
rS' Arab Pasha would acquiesce in 4
N miral Seymour's demands. A \
jority of the ministers are in fal
aI of an arrangement by the powers.
ed Earl Granville, British fore
ice secretary, has replied to the REM
STRANGE of MusUras Pasha, Turk
ambassador at London, that E
land, in the bOmbardment Of Al
he andria, acted IN the name of
lu- rope.
he 1t reported the movements
me DerVisch Pasha, Turkish comm
ac- sioner in Egypt, are being watc
bv by order of Arab Pasha.