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He considered that he andria on June 11, 1882. had done his duty to the The next day, the Con¬ United States in advising sular Corps of Alexandria Americans that there was placarded the walls of that no danger. He felt that he city with an appeal to for¬ should also do his duty to eigners to keep the peace, himself by getting out of not to carry arms, to re¬ the country. main at home, and to avoid Lieut. - Col. Charles combats and quarrels. It Chaille-Long of Maryland, began with an assurance a veteran of the Union Ar¬ that the Consuls were in my and of the Egyptian agreement with the local Army', was then practicin'1 authorities regarding ways law before the Mixed and means of maintaining Courts of Egypt. He heard lawr and order. It bore the of the impending departure signature of the representa¬ of this consular dignitary. tives of fifteen Powers, in¬ The army officer and in¬ cluding the United States. trepid African explorer The American Consul who had become a barrister was not a citizen of the looked up the representa¬ United States. He was a tive of Washington and Levantine w'ho had ob¬ said to him: “If you leave, tained a high-sounding title it will he a base desertion from a European potentate, of your post.” He received hut who thought that a con- Judge Pierre Crabites the following reply: “My 589 life and the lives of my family are more to me than tives, with the single exception of the American, honor. The Consulate besides costs me money. I with their staff and archives went on board their owe the United States nothing, and I am off.”1 respective vessels of war. The United States Con¬ The Greek in charge of the Cairo American Con¬ sulate alone remained open. The evening train sulate came to the rescue. He at once appointed brought from Cairo perhaps 200 refugees of all Colonel Chaille-Long Consular Agent of the United nationalities. They sought the protection of the States at Alexandria and thus the discoverer of American flag and were put on board the United Lake Ibrahim was in charge there when the British States warships. fleet opened fire on the forts of that port on the Soon afterwards the American Admiral sent an morning of July 11, 1882. officer with a strong guard to request the Acting By the end of June, twenty-six warships, repre¬ Consul to close his office without further delay and senting the navies of Great Britain, France, Ger¬ to go on board. As soon as Chaille-Long reached many, Italy, Austria, Russia, Spain, Greece, Turkey, the Quinnebaug, she and her sister ships moved and the United States lay off the port of Alexandria. slowly out of port to take their position beyond Large numbers of refugees were embarked. In con¬ the line of fire. At the same time the British fleet formity with his instructions, the British Admiral prepared for action. sent an ultimatum to the Egyptian military com¬ The Alexandra opened fire at 7 a. m. on July 11. mander that a The bombard¬ bombardment ment ceased at would com¬ 5 p. m. but a mence at sun- few rounds rise on the were fired on morning of the the morning eleventh unless of the 12th. his batteries Shortly after were previous¬ th is a white ly surrendered flag from the for the pur¬ forts a n - pose of dis¬ nounced their arming. surrender. But On July 9 to the surprise the British of the com¬ Consul called manders of the in person on various squad¬ the Acting rons, anxious American Courtesy Gordon P. Mcrriain to disembark Consul and in¬ Thu Harbor al Alexandria their refugees, formed him the British Ad¬ that the British Government expressed the desire miral manifested no intention of landing troops to that all citizens of the United States should be em¬ occupy the city. barked within the next twenty-four hours. The During the night of the 12th, dense columns of American Admiral wrote him “to notify all persons smoke disclosed the fact that Alexandria was in who are desirous of and entitled to obtain the pro¬ flames at several points. There is not a scintilla of tection of the American flag to repair on board the ship under my command.” credible evidence to prove that the fire had been The American missionaries, their families and caused by British shells. They had been centered servants, perhaps fifty persons, were all who were upon the forts. They had not been fired at the city.