The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-07-20
SackfMg and Burning Of Alexandria
Horrible Atrocities

Horrible Atrocities.
The entire garrison Of Alexandra withdrew,
while under the protection Of a flag Of truce, on
the morning Of July 13 leaving the city in
flames. The city had been fred in several di-
rections by tho released convicts, who, in con-
junction with the Bedouins and women perpe-
trated horrible atrocities. They murdered
hundreds Of Europeans and Christians, the
survivors being compelled to fight their way to
the beach, and there being rescued hy the tele-
graph ship Chiltern.
A correspondent on board the Invincible tel
egraphs as follows AFTER daybreak this
morning number Of persons We're seen on the
edge Of the water OF the harbor. Glasses
showed them to be Europeans. Boats We're
at once lowered, and crews. srmed to tho teeth,
started to the shore. They found about 100
Europeans, many, OF them wounded, who had
gathered in the Anglo Egyptian Bank
aud had resisted desperately. They had
mainsained themselves throughout the
night. Toward daylight their assailants
drew eff, and the party made their
way to the shore. They reported that Arab
Pasha, before he left with his troops, had the
prisons opened. and that the convicts. joined
by the lower classes and some Bedouins, pro-
ceeded to sack the city and kill every Christian
they could lind, and set the English quarter
on fire. From the part they were defending,
the Europeans could hear shriels and
cries, ard reports OF pistols and
guns. Scores Of fugltiyes were cut
European quarter and the great square are
mass Of smoking RUNS. All the public build
ings arc destroyed. aud nothing European
seems to have escaped the rage OF tue fanatics.
The scenes VI carnage on shore are appalling.
The town, for some hours aitef the troops left,
was n yerltahle paniemonlam.' II j. reported
that the bulk u the Egyptian army IL At
Rosetta, forty miles northeast OF Aiexan-
tria, and at Damanaour. thirty~eight
miles southeast OF Alexandria. The soldiers had
joined in lootiug the city before leaving it.
There has been great loss OF property Tho
English American French. Italian and Aus
tran Gonsuiates are buried. Atabi will prob
ably tly to Uprer Esspt. The massacre OF
tie llth of Ju;ie Wis fea.fully avenged upon
the Arab batteries BY the inilexible's si-ton
gues. Fifteen hund,ed Arabs are dead ard
1900 wounded. stone fasha casts his fortunes
with The khediye. Tie solsliers attempted to
kill TeWfk, whe surrounded by some faithful
| frendt, He'd to Ran,el..
In tho Btilsh II uso OF Lords Earl Gran
vile sad none oil tn great powers regarded
the bombardIaent as otaer than an act OF self
defense.
/, Secretary Frolinshussen states that three
vessels Of the Mediterranean squadron are at
! Alexandria, and Admiral Nicholson tclesraphs
1 that no lives were lost among the American
| residents. Germany and Austria telegraphed
4 Gladstone their approval of the action Of ths
British feet.
Admiral Seymour landed about 200 marines
at Alexandra on tho l4th INST, the bulk o.
whom We're sent to guard the kaediye in hi
palace. They represented all the war SLIPS il
the harbor, the American complement bain,
sixty men. Arabs were pillaging the town, an.
200 marines were given orders to march abou
the city and shoot all rioters and looters. Explo
sions were continually occurring. A party OF blu
jackets spiked nineteen guns IN Fort Gabarr
The number OF Christians massacred b
the mob is estmated ut 1000 1t is stated tina
| Arab Paslia was fugitive, aud that his troop
were dispensing. The Turkish Prime MiniSte
maiatains be must be treated a. q rebel. Arat