The National tribune., 1882-07-22

outside of Alexandria awaiting attack. at 10
P. m. on the 14th inst, British sailors occupied
all the gates. They were ordered to disarm
! al soldiers, and to shoot hooters. The popu-
| lace We're encouraged to return to their
! homes The fire continued with undated
| fury. During the day GO American marines,
/ under command of Capt. Henry Clay Cochrane,
| were landed to aid in restoring order. The
entrance to Ras-cl-T Tin palace has been entirely
/ destroyed. The courtyard and barracks are
/ full of limbs and accoutrements. The base
| of the lighthouse is very badly damaged. A
| European municipal official says that Arab
! Pacha ordered the firing of the town. The
| soldiers were the first to begin TO plumber De
sertion from Arabi's army continues
GEN. STONE WITH THE KHEDTYE.
A dispatch to the London Telegraph, July
nth. D. M. says: / found General Stone
with the Khedive The General confirms the
report that Arab Pacha had ordered the muir
der of the Khedive, and added that Arab had
ordered the sacl1ing of the town before quitting
it, Two Arab soldiers have been seized with
plumber, and win be tried for pillaging. Sew
! eral Arabs have been arrested with large
! quantity of loot in their possession.
TWO THOUSAND PERSONS NIASsACRED.
! The number of persons massacred by the
mob is now estimated at 1000. Six persons
were masSacred at the French, and both tho
English and French consulates were entirely
destroyed. Some aracd Europeans who es-
capped report the Egyptians killed as over 600.
A party of blue-jackets landed at Fort Gabarri
and spiked nineteen guns in position. On the
18th the Monarch fired on and destroyed an
other battery. The Khedive issued procla-
nation in Arabic, calling for order and COM
manding the troops to disband, after which he,
with Dervisch Pacha, some of the ministers
and the Khedive's harem, embarked on board
| a vessel in the harbor. About 500 loyal troops
! followed him.
| SHARP STREET FIGHTING.
| There has been some sharp street fighting
! between the British sailors and marines and
the Bedouins, but it occurred in spurts and
| was short-lived. No wafer can be obtained
| owing to the stoppage Of the water-works.
| The British hold the centre of the town, but
are not in sufficient force to occupy all the
streets, and as a consequence looting continues
| in quarters where they have not appeared.
| The Khedives palace was plundered shortly
before the marines arrived, and party OF
soldiers entered his private apartment, de-
claring they had orders to kill him and burn
| the palace. After long parley their fealty
to him was bought by promises of money.
| Over two miles of fire is raging, and in the
| European quarter the only prominent build
! ings that have thus far escaped are the Anglo
! Egyptian bank and the courthouse of the
! international Tribune
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY II ALEXANDRIA.
By noon on Saturday; the 18th instant, the
confagration in Alexandria was virtually over
and pillaging had ceased. All the vessels in
the harbor, except those of Austria and Greece
! landed troops.
Captain Fisher of the Infexible has taken
command of the land forces, and all the Cat
ling and field guns are being sent to him from
! the fleet. The American marines occupy the
Great Square, with their headquarters in the
ST. Marks buildings, which were only partially
destroyed.
The offices of the Ottoman Bank and the
| Credit Lyonnoise escaped the general destruc-
ton of the banks. The English consulate and
the great grain and cotton stores escaped the
destruction. Thirteen hundred Christians
escaped by taking refuge in the Coptic church
during the massacre.
The fires in the town We're undoubtedly
! directly instigated by the principal supporters
of Arab Pacha if noe by himself. 4 famine
is apprehended. also an epidemic, because Of
/ the number of uubaried dead.
The Dragomans of the six Powers on Satur-
! day presented an identical note to the Porte
! inviting Turkey to send troops to Egypt.
Advices from Cairo state that sanguinary
rioting prevailed there Saturday despite the
endeavors of the authorities to maintain order.
! The German consul IS preparing to leave with
his countrymen, and the italian consul advised
Italians to go to Ismailia.
On Saturday afternoon Sir Charles Dixie ad-
! mitted in the House Of Commons that the War
! Office had no information as to the movements
of Arab Pachas army.
Whatever may be the plan of Arab Pacha's
campaign, the belief at Alexandria is that he
is still near to the city, and the tcrrorstrieken
population are in constant apprehension of
attack Some military men, who are familiar
with the strategic points on the Nile, are Of the
opinion that, when the English army arrives,
Arab Pacha win fall back to a strong fort on
the Nile, about twenty-six miles from Cairo.
If driven from there, he viii make his next
stand at Cairo, and after that the desert viii
be his only place Of refuge
The rapacity Of the mob which sacked the
city after the evacuation was not exaggerated
by the first accounts, and the burning seems
to have been deliberately planned. Five Of
the incendiaries were shot last Sunday, and
ten Arabs. guilty of robbery, outrage, and
other crimes were forged bv the English