Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-13

EN- PHIS, TEN
4 Several large fires have broken out in variou
: parts of the town.
THE EUROPEAN QUARTER sERIoULY DAMAGED
1t is likely that the European Quarter hal
been seriously damaged. Several she'll
! from the Infexible were seen to burst imme
diately over the center OF the town.
ALEXANDRIA BEING REDUCED TO ASHES.
> 900 P.M-A British gunboat is anchored
; of the Ramleh palace, 10 which the khedive
removed HE family previous TO the hom.
bsrdment. Signals are now being made to
} tine feet from the Bittern, to obtain reply
from Admiral Seymour to a message from
Queen Victoria inquiripg after the wounded
The darkness makes the conasgration in
Alexandria appear very vivid. 1t is sup
posed the town is being reduced TO ashes will
fully.
THE WORK OF DESTRUCTION CONTINUED
The following dispatch has been received
OFF ALEXANDRIA, July l2-Midnight.
The barracks-houses and wind-mlls
around Fort Mexs have been shattered 10
pieces. A portion of the Ras Ell Teen
palace recently inhabited BY Dervish Pashs,
which formed separate building from the
| khedive's residence, has been burned to the
ground. The Lighthouse is still standing,
but a plumber of holes are visible in the
masonry and the light appears to be injured.
THE EGYPTIANS WILL NOT SURRENDER.
The Bittern, after taking the flag of Lieu
tenant Lumsden on board, proceeded to the
I 6arbor 70 learn The object of the Gag OF
truce. The inform alton was conveyed TO the
! commander of the Bittern that Toulba
| Pasba military commsn der in A lexaudria,
| wished TO communicate with Admiral Sey-
mour. Lieutenant Lumsden replied that, as
| a preliminary condition to further negotia-
tions the forts dominating entrance 10 the
harbor must be surrendered. Touiba Pasha
refused to accept these terms, and the Bit
tern returned to acquaint Admiral Seymour
with his refusal. 1t understood among
| the officers that firing would be resumed at
| 4 O'Clock in the afternoon, but no order TO
that effect was given. The Egyptians subse-
quently hoisted second flag OF truce, and
the Helicon was thereupon sent in to obtain
| information. The Bittern ascertained that
| the khedive was safe, having gone with Der
wish Pasha to the Kamleh palace. The steam
ship Humber leaves tonight with the
wounded. A large fire is now visible in the
direction of the British consulate.
LONDON, July ia correspondent tele-
SIdpub tnC 1OiiOWibS dSeOuht VI ihC OOHi-
bardment:
On BOARD HER MAJEsTY's SHIP INvINcIBIE
ALEXANDRIA, Tuesday, 1850 pm.
The great artillery combat which has ragged
all day ended in complete success. The OBJ
ject for which we fought has been attained,
the forts and batteries on the sea-face of
Alexandria being heap OF ruins. Consid-
ering the extent and nature of the works,
the weight and number OF guns mounted, and
the logged pluck with with which the
Egyptians fought, the result has been OBJ
tanned with surprisingly small loss of life,
the total of casualties in the fleet being five
killed and twenty-seven wounded. 1t is
difficult, so soon after the engagement, to
give cool and collected narrative of the
events of the day. The dead calm which
has succeeded the
TREMENDOUS ROAR OF ARTILLERY
which has gone on 30 many hours, seems |
strange and unnatural. We can scarcely !
realize that the fret great sea fight with ar |
tillery of the modern type has been fought |
and won. At $40 o'clock the ships of the |
squadron signaled that all was ready, but |
still further delay was necessary 10 allow the |
Egyptian officers carrying the admiral's reply |
10 the ministry 10 be put ashore. AT $50 |
O'Clock quiet order was passed around the |
deck to load with common she'll, and CLEAN |
of satisfaction ahone on the mems faces. AT |
z o'clock the signal was made to the Alex
andra to open the ball by firing one gun.
HEAVY BOOM CAME ACROSS THE WATER,
Then there was an anxious pause. Would |
the Egyptians answer or xonld they evacuate 1
the forts? No sound came from Fort Ada,
but in the batteries opposite we could see /
men loading the guns. They would fight.
Then the order was given to commence in
dependent firing and the signal was run up
for the feet to begin general engagement.
A deafening salvo from nine-inch guns went
from the side of the Invincibe, while over head
ten Nodenfeldt guns in tops swelled the din
which burst forth from all the shps. The
bank of smoke which at once rose like
wall from our side prevented me from seeing
THE RESULTS OF OUR FIRE,
but from the tops it was seen that the shells
had struck rather low. and the sights were
raised from 1850 to 1900 yard. The Monarch
and Penelope bad both to work close at
hand aud the roar of their heavy guns and
the ceaseless rafting of their Gatlinss and
Nerdenfeldt machines, and the rush of the
rockets which the Monarch was dischargipg,
added to the sound of our own guns and
made up the deep continuous din which is
impossible to describe, and was most
bewildering TO hear. In any momentary in
terval the sound of guns from the other d.
vision OF the fleet told that they also were
hard at work. The smoke from the very
of the engagement was SO
which our fire was producing nor of what
the enemy were doing, but soon after we
began
SHARP SCREAM OVERHEAD,
followed by the upleaping of a column of
spray to the seaward as the shots struck the
" alter, made it clear that the enemy were re-
plying 10 our iron salute. Soon orders were
passed to cease firing until the smoke cleared
away, the wind and sun being both in the
enemy's favor, and it was some time before
the veil lifted sufficiently for even a glimpse
of the shore, and this was lost in an instsnt
as the guns again opened, and nothing could
be seen from the deck. A handy midship-
man posted in the maintop signaled the di-
rection of the shells and the accuracy of the
fire WAS improved. In the meantime the
ENEMY's SHOTS WERE COMING THICK AND
Twenty minutes after the first gun our fore
sail braces were shot away, and Immediately
after shot penetrated forward, splinter
stoker severely. At this time
they appeared to have got our range pretty
and round and concal shot
whistled thickly between the mssts. l went
round the ship and found the men fighting
the main deck guns all stripped TO the
waist. Between each shot they had TO Sit
down and wait until the smoke cleared
away. They were anxious to know the result
Of their lire, and in answer to questions put
20 me as 10 WnaL coulQ De seen ABOVE, SAID |
The enemy were I
CERTAINLY STICKING TO THEIR GUNS MAN
FULLY,
although amid hail of heavy shell and
jatiing and Nordenfeldt bullets. 1t must
rave been hot indeed inside the forts. Luck
ly for us their fire, although good in direc-
ion, was bad IN elevation, and we were
eldeaa hit.-By O'Clock the Monarch had
ilenced the small fort opposed to her, and
ct FIRE to the building and dismounted the
.uns, and she now joined as sgainst the for
nidable works of Fort Mexs. The Egyp-
ians in that battery still replied briskly, but
.lthoueh several times struck, none of the
hots penetrated our battery or water line, /,
,ut where no armor protected her ::
HE SHOT SCATTERED SHOWERS OF sPLIN- '
TIERS q
trough the snip. One shot struck the !
close TO Lieutenant Lumsden. :
By o'clock our fire had silenced all the +
uns in Fort Mexs, with the exception of E
our heavy rIfied pieces, the sound of whose i
onieal shell was easily distinguished. These
our euns gave US great trouble. They were
ii under cover, and the gunners stuck well v
o their work. The Temeraire was, there ',
ore, signaled TO come to the rescue OF the s.
hips engaged. 1t was difficult 10 hit the g
xsct locality OF the guns, seen as they were 2