American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-06-18
VOL. III.
+ Ertract from recent letter from Cairo. ]

ma of honorary Member OF The Society Of Frank
fort, was presented to the Pacha, in consideration
of the protection he had granted 70 their memherss
who had been travelling in his dominions. | hap
pened to be presen, at the Divan held al 1shekees
This diploma, which written in Geiman, gave
rise TO most lsughahe scene. On its first being
presented, the Pacha who can neither read nor
write, thought it was frman OF the Porte. He
was much surprised and alarmed but Boghos
Youssouf explained to him that it was written IN
the Nemtchee language ,and contained the thanks OF
the alenas (schoIars) of a German city named
Frankfort, for the kindness he had shown to two
Nemtchee travelling in Egypt. " The ate3nas of
that city, he continued, " kiss the dnst OF your
shoes, praying you to spread upon the society the
light surrounding your exalted head & TO take them
under the wings OF your powerful protection" This
naterng address, though scarcely in the style in
which the utemas Of Frankfort would have express
aed themselves seemed TO please his Highnessj
who put his hand on his breast.
But the most difficult part was yet to come IL
was to explain to him that he appointed mem
Der of their society; and the Turkish language
having word for this purely European ideas ahe
The Pacha not knowing any other than this and his
native Albanian, Mr.. Boghos. after many hesitaf
tons and circumlocutions, at last succeeded ~ exs
planning sc that mark Of respect and grstitddes
the society had made him one OF their partners"
AT these words the eyes OF the Pacha flashed Win
anger and with voice OF thunder he roared that
Inc WOULD never again DC the pUFtHSF Oh any hIfo
that his association with Messrs. Briggs & Co.. III
the Indian trade, cost him nearly 500 900 hard pi-
lastres the association for the mandatory Of SUI
gar and paid him nothing at all and, IN shoffi
that he was completely tired of his connexions with
Frank merchants, who were indebted TO him 29,i
100000 of pastres, which he considered as CONS
\ pletely lost. In his rage, he threatened 10
have Mr.. Boghos drowned in the Nile, Tor having
| presumed to make offer of a mercantile coanexiohj
against his positive orders.
\ The poor dragoman conouhded, ana lfa5iS
| to utter word IN his defence A this critical
moment, however, Messrs Fernandez, Pamboues
and others, who have access TO the Pachs Inerpos@
4 led; bu it was some time before they could ihdutS
Ibis Highness reason as the passion had thfowtf
| him into hysterical hiccup. He had not bees3
lin such fury for long time and we all hops
there that this circumstance may come to the knows
ledge OF all the Literary Societies of Europe has
they may not again be so incautous as to endansef
the life of SO worthy man as MR. Boehos Yo1ss
! souf by their diplomas. Indeed all surprised
here that the gentlemen in Frankfort did not rather
think of sending some useful present, according 60
II the ancient custom of the East.
Fl When his Hghness was a little recovered, Mr.
Fernandez endeavored to explain to him that theF3
,, was no question about business that the UemGS OF
u Frankfort were possessed Of no stock but books3
Il and had no capital " So much the worse" fepets
1.-THE Pacha then they Sahhaf tehi (booksellersg
!, who carry their business without money, like the
!; Franks at Caro- and Alexandria, Oh, no, they arG
Inc sahhaf leai but ulemas kiatibS, (authors, phS*
sicians) floussouts, &c. who are only engaged ID
SCIENCE" Well,' said he, and what am to dc
: in their Society ], Pacha OF three horse tails -
nl.' Nothing all, your Hig hness, like perhaps most
e of The members oihs Sociey but by receiving yo9
into their Society," these gentlemen intended TO show
lyou their respect and gratitude" That strange
, cuslom, indeed" cried the Pacha, "to show respect
to person by telling writing TO him IN funny iets
Iters-you are worthy OF being one OF u.s." " But this
lis the CUSTOM, added Divan Efend (his SecretarYy
lss your Happness knows that the Friends (FranksJ
lhaye many customs different from ours, and often
-lsuch as are very ridiculous For instance, II they
$ wish salute person, they bare their heads and
lscrape with their right foot backwards instead OF
4 sitting down comfortably on sofa, to rest them
l. selves, they sit on little wooden chairs, if they
were about TO be shaved; they eat their pao with
y spoons and the with pincers but what seems
most Iaughabe Isl that they humbly kiss the hands Oh
IT their women who instead OF the yasmdk Evelf) carry
,fl straw baskets their heads and that they miS
il sugar and milk with their Coffee This last sally SET
d the ~hoe assembly CHS highness exceped) ina roar
f.. of laughter. Among those who stood near the
Re fountain in the mIddle of the hal heard seVeras
M excairn, with respect to the coffee with sugar and
milk, kiaIirter! (Ah ye inhdels:)
IL His Highness, who had by THIS time recovered
his good humor, began to put several questions
Prospecting Frankfort, lis distance ifom CAIRO, Its
lsiuation, &c. " Pray tell me-" he asked among
IN other questions, ito whom does this city, where
e. There are SO many scholars. belong? For have
,dtbeen old that there are forty Soveregns part
, Inv Sultaus. partly Krats (kings) and kersouk
e. dukes") This question could not be answered at
il 1.-The moment, since none OF those present had ever
Ie before heard Of Frankfort but they promised the
IPacha TO inquire in the city, and ntoln him of
the result. At the eud Of the Dvan his Highnsss
became so good humored as to Offer himself ready
to give each of those good ulemas frman for the
al recrniinn of hundred nrebs "a measnrel of beansa