Telegraphic News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 627, 18 July 1882, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS.

ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria, July 12. 6 p.m.

LATEST EUROPEAN.

(Special to Tats Mail.;

(Rkdter's Telegrams.)

BOMBARDMENT & OCCUPATION

The bombardment of the foi ts which had been repaired by the Egyptians during last night, has now been, suspended. Several fires are now raging in various parts of the city. Admiral Seymour has authorised vessels to pass through the Suez Canal at their own risk. It has now definitely transpired that the English ironclads have suffered the loss of five men killed and twenty-seven wounded. The previous announcement that this was tbe Egyptian loss was incorrect. No reliable information as to casualties on the enemy's side has yet been obtained, July 13. A landing party swam ashore from the ships yesterday, and blew up the guns in the silenced forts. The Egyptians offered no resistance. 'ng.. the bombardment, which has , the Eg, ns returned a / i ;, and ghowed a stubborn

defence, but their cd nance was quite inadequate to cope w'th the heavy guns of the English ironclads. All buildings which were in the line of the English fire have sustained severe damage. ■'■.-■ '<■?';■■ Later, It has been ascertained that when the flag of truce'was hoisted ye-teixlay, a boat went off to the English flag ship. The Egyptian envoy requested Unit , negotiations for the settlement of hosI tiJities m:<y be entered upon. Admiral Seymour, in reply, stated that he could not agiee to the request utiles." the forts commanding the hp'-bor we--e first surrendered. This demand was icfuAed by the Egyptians, and. the tewpo»'a-y truce was therefore ended. The bombardment ot* the harbor foris was to. have been resumed to-day, but the weather has prevented firing. As soon as it moderates, the cannonade will recommence. It h.'.s been ascertained that the Khedive is safe. It is now known that the flag of truce was hoisted by the Egyptians merely to enable the troops to withdraw in safety from the.forts' and entrenched positions. The whole of the army which was in the city lins retreated'into' the interior, and the foi Jfications have been entirely abandoned. The city has ■ been set on fire in seveuil places by a i l I body of released con v/cts, ami ihe whole, town is now in flames. The populace has become vioh-oily enraged, and have made attacks upon the Europeans iv the city. The European quarter has been demolished, and fully one hundred Europeans have been massacred. "Most horrible atrocities have been committed by attackers Many Europeans succeeded in fighting their way through the mob to the beach where they were rescued by. bouts from English ships, and -conveyed on '"board. The Khedive has disappeared, and his whereabout is again unknown. The Khedive has taken refuge in his pn'ace at Ramleh, five miles from-Ilis city. A large body of troops have su-'i'ounded the palace, aod are nuking threats on tbe Khedive's )'"e. H : s Majesty's co'itl'.'ioa is deemed raosi critical aod precarious, aid great fe-tis are entertained for his safety. The city is slill bu.iv-ig in mjny par u s. The c >rifl*vr"-al;oa is greilesb in tie native and Eurone.-.n quarters, and it is now rapidly emending ii the direction of the port. The Adni'ul has lauded a force of 600 men to stay ihe flames, if possible, but \\m L wiH be a wo'-k of enormous difficulty. It is repo o>d thnt tho Kgvpi.ian troops hove massed ia force oiusicie the ci.v, but at ihe same i.i ne o-hers say that they a'G dorno-.-lised, sod are rapidly )vi.i'-.-iiog into the ioietioi. It is su-pecteu ih.it the lowi fotts have been undermined by tbe in anticipation of vhe?-- occupation by the English. Admiral Seymour has received instructions tiooa.'England not to d"smanile the lots, but " to invite the Khedive to jestore'"order, in 'conceit wish Dervish Pasha, the Turkish special' Commissioner. The Admiral will also invite the fom madders of the fleets of the other European Powers lying oil the port i o'co-operate with him ! in restoring order. July 14, Morning. The city continues in a state of complete anarchy and lawlessness, and is now overrun by hundreds of plund-rers, 're-eased conv'cts, aid marauders, who are pillaging in every direction, and continuing the work of setting the to the houses. The city may be Siiid to Le completely devastated, and g»ven up to rapine and fire. A force.of English Marines from the fleet landed to-day, and attacked the marauders. The latter scattered in all directions, and seven of them were shot dead by the fire of the Marines. The Arabs are now ioining the plunderers iv looting the city. It has 'h'eu ascertained that the Khedive has escaped from Ramleh Palace, and has- succeeded in getting on board a vessel in the harbor. His Majesty is accompanied by Dervish Pasha, whose life is also in peril, owing to the iury of the mob. Intelligence has been received that the new tea steamer Gflenlyon, fiom China, is aground in the Suez Canalj and the Litter is therefore blocker 1 . It is stated, in addition, that the Arab have attacked and are looting the vessel, but this latter information requires .confirmation. Later. The Khedive is now at Raseltin Palace, where he is guarded by a force of 700 British marines. It has now been fully proved that the Egyptians suffered a heavy loss in killed and wounded during the bombardment of the forts. The total number killed i '

estimated at 2000, but no definite inform atioa on the point can be ascertained. Alexandria, July 14 (v ; a London). The conflagration in the city continues undiminished, and fresh fires are breaking'out constantly; All the principal buildings have been destroyed, and the city is now literally in ruins. The Khedive has obtained the support of some Egyptian f'oops who remain loyal, and His Majesty has summoned Cherif l"*»«ba fo take command and endeavor lo restore order and maintain his aui/bo'ity. Inelligence is to hand'lb? t a number of xAittb? have embarked in bo;tts for the nu- no c of pillaging the ships which aie now in Ibe Suez Canal. All iraffic on ,<he .Canal is sopped, in consequence of the at earner Glenlyon being still aground. July 15 (via London), The offite. 1 :-* in com-nand of tbe war ye -els of neuiral Powers lying off tbe Port h:ive lauded parties ot s.'Uors, who nre now a--is'ing the British sailor in re-toeing order in the city. A stiong force of • 'up latter have been 1. aded by Admiral Seymour, i .Tt has Ira ns oi red that Arabi Pasha has left die city with the soldiery. Before leaving, he ordered that the Khedive should be mu-'dei-ed and the city should be fi-ed and pillaged. The Khedive had a most adventurous escape from the hands of the infuriated soldiers, but is now s, fe at IlaseUin Palace, guarded by Brash Marines. Later. It has been ascertained that Arabi Pasha only succeeded in escaping from the city by giving heavy bribes. The first accou.its of the loss suffered by the Egyptians during tbe bombardment are now proved to have been understated. It is now known beyond doubt that' many thousands were killed by the British guns. Alexandria, July 15, Evening. Admiral Seymour has landed a large body of blue jackets from the squadron, and they now occupy the various gates of the city in force at all points. The officers commanding the different detachments have orders from the Admiral to show no mercy towards marauders and pillagers, but to fire upon them whenever they may be seen. Further orcle-s re, that the sailors are to sehp and disarm any of the Egyplir-n soldiers who

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July 16

Thn English sailors and marines now hold all the forts, as we'l as the city gates. •' Men from the American, and Russian war ships are assisting the English, and are acting as police, ai;*d restoring order in the city. The Fiench and Italian commanders refuse to land any forces to assist the other Powers. The city is rapidly becoming calner, and the efforts of the English sailors to stay the flames have had a good effect. Most of the fires have been got under, and are dying out The marauders aod pillagers have ceased their work of devastation and pillaging. Rumors are to hand that serious disturbances have broken out in Cairo, but no confirmatory news is to hand. Later. It. has been ascertained that Arab"* Pasha escaped fiom the city by taking a boat down the Mahmondich Canal, and, after proceeding some distance, he landed, and fled into the interior. His exact whereabouts is not now known. Itfhas transpired that Arabi had not lo resort to bribes, but that it was the Khedive who bribed the soldiery in order to escape from the R.-mleh Palace. Losdos, *T u ',y* 13. H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, Colonel-in-charge of the Rifle Brigade, has applied to be appointed to the command of the array that is under orders for Egypt. Malta, July 16. A further detachment of Marines, consisting of 1000 of all ranks, left today for Alexandria. Constantinople, July 16. Six great Powers, Austria, France, England, Germany, Italy, and Russia, have sent an identical note to the Porte, inviting it to send a force of Turkish troops to Alexandria, to restore order there. [" Argus " Specials.] London, July 12. The Temeraire was ashore, and was assisted by the Condor. No damage resulted. The Alexandria, th© Sultan, and Superb bore the brunt of the action, and were repeatedly struck by the enemy's shot. The superiority of the gunnery and the weight of the metal told. The maiden action of the Inflexible demonstrated the terrible energy of the four 80-ton guns carried by her. There aro fires iv different parts of Alexandria. This afternoon a flag of truce was flying in the town. Twelv e

officers and men of the Invincible swam ashore and burst two and spiked six guns in the forts. The men were unopposed during their exploit. The Queen requested special enquiries to be made on behalf of the wounded officers and sailors. Germany and Austria approve of the bombarding. Sir Wilfrid Lawson, a Radical member, denounced the bombardment. July 18. The Grand Square, European quarters, and the Exchange Telegraph Office, have been destroyed. One hundred. European Christians who had taken refuge in the Ottoman Bank, and adjoining the building, were massacred. The garrison of Alexandria, numbering 500 soldiers, remain faithful. During the bombardment a battalion of the Egyptian army was blown up. In the event of the Porte declining to intervene.for the purpose of restoring order, it is arranged that England and ' France should act unitedly, in preference to England acting alone. LoiNDOfl, July 12. In the cricket match, the Australians v. Marylebone Club, AAP. Lucas, for the latter, scored 45, and was caught. C. T. Studd was bowled for 114; he played a splendid innings, and never gave a chance. G. 13. Studd l.b.w. for 26. The innings, as already announced, closed for a total of 302. * Garrett, for the Australians, bowled admirably, and took seven out of the ten wickets for 89 runs. In the inningsof the Australians the following were the highest scores:—Horan, caught, 42; Bonnor, stumped, 25 ; Spoitorth, bowled, 23. The attendance at the match was very large. The cricket match, Australians v. Marylebone, which was postponed yesterday owing to the rain, was resumed to-day. The weather was fine. Marylebone, in their first innings, scored 302. The Australians then went in for their first innings, which closed for a total of 138. Time was then called, and the match was drawn. July 13. A cricket match was to have been commenced to-day at Dewsbury between tiie Australians and the United North ; but ii had to be postponed owing to heavy rain. The deputation of Maoris from Auck land, w'th a petition to the Queen, have arrived in London, and Earl Kimber'ey has consented to giant the deputation an interview at an early date. July 14. The So'Ten-'os has arrived, with her frown meat in good condition. A con '•rat-tor has undertaken to supply thawed mept d' ect to the public. THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS. The e-*'t'KetA i'nal ! eh he!ween Ihe Australians and eleven of Yorkshire was commenced to-day at Dewsbury. There was a large attendance, and the weather was fine. T'ir Home learn went in first, and scu'cd 120. The only player who mr.de any 'siatul tij,:uust tho bowl-ng of the Atistra'ians was E. Loc';wood. who bat:ett splendidly for 61. The A.!s -alians ■went in tor their first innings, and had scored 111 for live wickets, when stomps were drawn for the day. Bannerman was the highest sco-e-, with 34, bowled. July 15. The cricket match at Dewsbury was resumed to-day. The weather was inclement and the wicket was heavy. The Australians continued their first innings but only succeeded in adding 30 runs for the remaining five wickets. The innings closed for a total of 141. The Yorkshire Eleven went in for their second innings, and had put together 64 for the loss of cne wicket when time was called, nnd the match ended in a draw. Piny had to he stopped during the day, owing to the rain. THE ORIENT'S CARGO. The cargo of frozen meat per Orien Company's steamship Orient has been examined, and been found to be for the most part in fine condition. THE HUSH REPRESSION ACT. The Irish Executive has issued a proclamation declaring 17 counties to be subject to tbe provisions of the Irish Repression Act. The Right Hon John Bright has resigned the Chanceiloiship of the Duchy of Lancaster in consequence of a disagreement wim his colleagues in regard to theiEgyptian policy. St. Pbtgusbcrg, July 13. j A te'rible railway accident occurred today in Moscow, resulting in the death ot \ fully 180 people, and in serious injuries to many others, the train being completely wiecked.

Suez, July 14. The Orient Company's steamship Lusitania ar-ived here yesterday from Melbourne (June 7th) with 4500 carcases of mutton and a quantity of beef. Her refrigerating machinery worked splendidly throughout the voyage, and the meat is expected to be in good order.