The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-14
Proceedings Of Congress The Senate
Confirms the Nominations of
Mckee and Bigger, of
This District.
The Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill
Passes the House With Con.
siderable Amendment.
Alexandria In FlameS-A Night of
Terror Spent by the Luck
less Inhabitants.
The Work of the Fleet Accomplished =
The khediye In Danger.
The War Cloud Seemingly as Dark
as Ever.
Other Foreign and Domestic News,
Other Foreign and Domestic News,
Foreign.
IN FLAM ES.


Foreign.
IN FLAMES
TELEGRAPH SHIP CHILTRRN, (off Alexar.
driaO July l3.-Alexandria has been eyacu.
ated and is in flames The telegraph shin
Chiltern has been ordered to take up posi.
ton near the neutral fleets.
LONDON, July l3.-In telegram sent ot
9:20 a. M, Admiral Seymour confirms tbe
report OF the evacuation of Alexandra
The entire garrison withdrew under flag
OF truce, leaving the Bcdouins to fire and
pillage the town.
The DecOy has gone to Port Said to ascer.
tain the state of affair there.
Reuters telegram company has received
the following:
ALEXANDRIA, July l3, (9;4s a. m)-The
Egyptian army is greatly demoralized and
is in full retreat toward the interior. The
European quarter of the town, including
the exchange and telegraph office, has been
utterly destroyed. The city was set on fire
by released convicts who committed
HORRIBLE ATROCITIES.
The Egyptians used the flag Of trnce io
enable the troops to withdraw from town
The telegraph ship Chiltern is crowded with
survivors, who fought their way to the beach
where boats of the fleet removed them
They report having passed dreadful night
defending themselves desperately. Other
Christians in the Ottoman bank and adioin.
ing buildings were massacred. Part Of th q
fleet is now leaving for Port Said The
whereabouts ofthe khedive is unknown
Dispatches to the Daily News dated AL.
exandria, $50 a. M, say the Bedouins are
looting by thousands. A dispatch to the
Standard dated G35 a. m, says The Eu.
sp slopeans who fought their way
down to the beach, number
10. They reported that ali otbe,
Europeans and Christians, numbering o'ns' iOo
were massacred.
The reserve. squadron arrived at Port
Said at o'clock this morning. The Daily
News says it is understood that the confeT.
ence has decided that the Egyptian army
shall be disbanded and replaced by rens
darmerie.
PREPARING FOR THE WORST
The British authorities are charteripg n
number ofvessels to.d day for conveyinr nm.
nitions to Alexandria. Five thousand mule,
have been purchased in Spain.
ALEXANDRIA, July l3, (2p. m THE Chill
tern has moved into the harbor. The fire in
the city is steadily increasing 1t is reported
that Arab Pasha is marching on Cairo.
correspond ent of the Standard on
board the lnvincible, telegraphihg nj 8 n
M, says; The whole civil population and
troops have withdrawn. The whole of the
grand square is burned The Helicon
which went to discover the meaning of the
last lag OF truce last evening, could dis
cover nobody on board the Egyptian yes
sci Mahroussa or in the arsenal The cor.
respondent accompanied an office,
TO the shore in steam pinnace
The purveyor Of the fleet, who
was one of party, and was well acquainted
with the town, landed and proceeded con.
siderable distance. All was perfectly silent
except the roar of the flames. IL is believed
Arab Pasha has concentrated his troops
beyond the city to oppose the British adj
vance. The work of the ships is now over
Any further action must be shore. Fully
half the town 10 burning. There will be 4
landingin force to investigate the condi.
| ton OF things and II possible, to render aid
Admiral Seymour selegraphs, at 1910 D
m, the terms were, the surrender of IN,
forts, us at first demanded. The use made o
the flag of truce by the Egyptians is consid
cred disgraceful. Nothing IS known of the
| khedive, but ii is believed he is still at IN,
Ramlek palace, where his yacht is, appa
rently waiting until the weather will allow
his embarkation.
| CRITICAL.
| The khedive is stated to be at Ramelek
palace surrounded by Egyptian troops
His position is thought to be critical,
SAFE.
| LONDON, July IL, @ p. m.)-It is reI ortet
from Alexandria that the khediye and Der,
visch Pasha are safe on board ship in th,
| harbor
The Standard has a despatch from
Alexandria dated $50 u. m. wbicl
confirms the report of the landing OF ma
rines, and says that since they entered th,
town firing has been heard there.
Two batter es OF field artillery at Ports
mouth have been ordered to equip for EN-
barkation.
IN TUE HOUSE OF COMMONS
Campbell Bonnerman, financial sccre
tary .oi the war office, reat
instructions to Admiral Seymour
which were as follows That as the opposi
ton otthe forts has ceased he should no
dismantle them or disable the guns; that h,
should open friendly communication will
the khedive and in the absence of natiy,
authorities from Alexandria should land
seamen or marines for police purposes; and
that he should inform foreign commanders
| of these measures. The admiral was in
structed to invite the khediye [,
assert his authority in restoring
order. The landing Of British fore,
for police purposes was TO be in concer
with the khedive or any nntiy,
authority in Alexandria. Protests wer,
made from the conservative benches agains
the feebleness Of these instructions. Glad
stone, replying to question by Mr.
Lowan said that the government had not We
been informed where Arab Pashe
was. Sir Stafford Northcote asked why
the government had not don,
something to prevent the terrible events il
Alexandria. Gladstone replied that tn,
| government could not have anticipated Il
IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS
this evening, Earl Granville, foreir,
secretary, stated II the fleet OF
Alexandria required any assistanc,
of troops they would be sent. Their,
| was, he said, no reason [,
believe that any of tho great power
regarded the bombardmcnt of Alexandri.
as other than an act of selfdeiense.
A dispatch from Alexandria to Reuters
telegraph company says The Turkisl
dispatch boat Izzdin arrived herr
this afternoon. II is suppose,
that Egyptian troops will proven
the khediye from leaving. The British
gun.boat Bittern is cruising or Ramelel
palace, The fire In Alexandria /,
gradually extending In the directio,