Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-14
The Burning of Alexandria.

LAC Va AISGuuuIld.
In addition to the account in our tele-
graphic dispatches yesterday of thesdestruc-
ton Of Alexandria, the following additional
particulars have been received: s :
: Fully half the town has been burnt, and
at p. IN. the flames were extending in the
direction of the port The whole of the
Grand Square is in ashes, and the fires are
steadily increasing. The whole horizon. is
illumined, and the roar of the flames is
deafening. VII. ..,
The refugees are chiefly Greeks and
Italians, only one being all Englishman
Twenty seven of those came from the Egyp-
tian Bank whence they made several at
tacks on the mob during the night until
driven from the bank by fire. The manager
gave shelter to friends from the Banque
Generate of the Credit Lyonnais. These,
with the manager, marched in body to the
Marina at o'clock in the morning after
the mob, satiated with butchery, had re-
tired. The soldiers and mob, joined by hun
dreds of women, sacked every shop, entered
the houses of Europeans and murdered the
inmates.
The fire of the Invincble had been very
effective against the Ras-el Tin fort Two
l2-ton guns were found reared Oh end, in
consequence of being struck by shells.
! Many houses i'll the Arab quarter have been
badly shattered and partly burned by the
bombaldmcnt A chance shell struck the
English church. completely wreckiny the
building. z
Fugitires say that the losses OF the Eyyp-
tan artillerymen during the first days
bombardment were very serious. The in
antry did not suffer -
The whole civil population have with
drawn from the city A large part of the
people have fled toward the canal
Arab Pacha, before he left with his troops,
had the prisons opened and the convicts,
joined by the lower classes and some
Bedouns proceeded to sack the city and
kill every Christian they could find, and set
the European quarter on fire. From the
part they were defending, the Europeans
could hear shrieks and cries and the reports
Of pistols and guns Scores of tugilives
were cut down or beaten to death in their
sight. Nothing European seems to have
escaped the rage of the fanatics. Several
shells have been fired within the last two
hours into that portion Of the city where
the confiagration broke ont, in hopes that
they may scare pillagers. That many
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that several fresh fires had broken out after
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gunner on board the Alexandra per-
formed a gallant deed, A-lighted shell fell
upon the main deck. The gunner picked il
up and immersed the burning fuse in Il
bucket Of water
The correspondent of the London Tcle-
graph went ashore and found that Arab
facha had gone to Hetrelderwar, about one
hours journey from Alexandria, where he
Is reported to be intrenching. The troops
have blown up the railway between him
self and Alexandria General Stone, the
American formerly great friend of Arab
Pacha, escaped with the Khediye, but left
his family at Cairo.
The correspondent says: 81 interviewed
the khedives private secretary after the
khedive got ailoat He informed me that
on the morning after the bombardment
Arab Pacha suddenly ordered a detach-
ment- Of soldiers to surround the Ramleh
Palace, where the Khedive and Dervisch
facha were awaiting the issue Of events.
Arab Pacha first declared that the soldiers
were only meant for the protection of the
hhedlve, but at the last moment he actually
told the men to kill the Khediye The
soldiers, however, hearing the English
~PPA ee"ei leu thcI pOSlS every
where"
The Bittern is lying close to Ramleh.
Two ironclads are cruising near and will
lire upon any men approaching the palace.
An officer reports the scenes Of carnage on
shore as appalling. The town for some
hours after the troops left was veritable
pandemonium. There is suspicion that
the forts are undermined, and they will be
carefully examined before any large bodies
Of troops are allowed to enter them.
The khedive is now safe Oh board one of
the vessels in the harbor.
Admiral Seymour ordered $50 marines
and $50 sailors on shore, to investigate the
condition of things, and, if possible, to rem
der aid. Great caution was exercised bv
the expedition after landing, as it was sus-
pected that the town and forts are mined.
After they entered the town they could hear
firing The marines took rations for day.
A party detailed for spking guns landed at
Fort kubcbe and dismanted number of
large smooth-bore pieces Admiral Sey-
mour wished to land marines to take DOS
session OF Fort Napoleon and march to the
Cumeldik, but on his learning that Fort Ma
poeon was mined, and that large BODY of
| soldiers was stationed at the Cumcldik, op-
eratlons were postponed. Aboukir is vet
untouched. A thousand men are known to
be cntrcnchcd there. No reconnaissance,
have yet been made of the Rosetta and Da-
META forts
Part of the fleet have left for Port Said to
ascertain the state of affairs there
UTPHJNIA NCyuc