Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-05-19
FROM A LATE LONDON PAPER.
THE PACHA OF EGYPT,

The Pacha of Egypt is a very extra
ordinary character. By birth a Greek,
and ensIaved in his early youth, he en-
Joyed the advantages of education; but
in the course of his administration of the
government of the celebrated province
at present under his control, he evinces
the wonderful effects which may be
wrought bya mind naturally sagacious
and energetic. Having established
himself as military chieftan not 10 -
controlled by the Divan of CONSTANT
nople, he has of late years devoted him
self to commercial enterprises, which if
his life be spared, or if, they are con-
tlnued after his death, must tend to the
speedy rehabilitation Of the ancient pa
rent OF arts and sciences. He first d.
rected his attention to the cultivation of
sugar, of which he grew considerable
quantity; but as the quality was coarse,
by the aid of Scottish agent he estab-
llshed an extensive sugar refinery, the
produce of which has occasionally been.
found matter of anxiety TO- the Europ-
can dealers in refined sugar in the Lee
want. In The course of the process of
refinement he had occasion for steam
engine. with which we have been in
formed, he was supplied by the British
Ministry, who have wished 10 conciliate
his favor by so acceptable a present;
which, however, as we have been told
he pretended he wished to possess only
as an object of curiosity
AT late period, an English gentle
man, high in his confidence, advised
him to turn his attention TO the cukiya-
'loL OF cotton. He accordingly procur-
ed from the United States, in separate
quantities, so as to produce no alarm.
several tons weight of the best cotton
seed, which he has sown.in spots on the
banks of the Nile, favourable TO the
growth of the cotton plant His sue
cess in this new speculation has hitler
to been decisive. A few months ago. a
hundred bags of his cotton was sold at
Liverpool, and is found on working. to
be superior to the Sea Island cotton.
Several vessels have within few DAYS.
cleared out from Liverpool to AIexan-
dria, where he has thirty thousand bags
ready for sale; and his next years crop
is expected to be one hundred thousand.
If the civilization Of his people is with
In any degree commensurate with
h@ progress in agriculture, so that they
can take a tolerable proportion of our
manufactures in exchange for the raw
material, Jonathan may look about him.
AT present the purchases are made from
the Pacha in hard dollars.
1t will easily be imagined that the
rising power of this extraordinary man
is viewed with extreme jealousy by the
Porte. accordingly, short time ago,
the Grand Seignior sent an agent with a
couple of exeeutioners, with instruc-
tons to bring his head to Constantin-
ople; but the Pacha's spies gave him
speedy intelligence ofthe danger which
awaited him. He made bis prepare
tons accordingly, and the Ministers of
death instantly, on their arrival in Egypt,
and before they could display their fatal
fiIman, were deprived of their heads,
which the Pacha picked and sent to
the Sublime Porte, with history Of his
Providential escape from the plots OF
assassins. Since then he has remained
unmolested in the prosecution of his
grand and useful designs, and all who
wish well to the progress of civilization
in Africa, will pray that he may live a
thousand years.
The Pacha, we farther hear, brought
from Rnndel and Bridges the Pitt dia.
mond, and has paid for it. The diamond
was lately consigned to the care of the
captain OF British ship of war.
MODES OF MARRIAGE IN DIFFERENT
PARTS OF THE WORLD. s.
CEcRoPs first instituted marriage in
Athens. The season Of the year pre-