Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-02-03
Extract from recent letter from Cairo.
CaE pACHA OF EGYPT.


Tbs pACHA OF EGYPT.
Yesterday the diploma Of hon"ra-
nv Member of the Suciety OF Frank
fort, was presentedto the Pacha, in
consideration Of the protection he
had granted to- their members, who
had been travelling in his dOminions.
I happened to be present al the
Divsn held at Ishekee. This diDlo-
ma. which was written in German,
gave rise to a most laaghable scene.
On its first being presented, the Pa
cha. who can neither read nor write,
thought il was a firman Of tho Porte.
He was much surprised and a.
harmed; but Boghos Youssouf cx>
plained to. him that it was written in
the Nsmtchee language. and contain.
ed the thanks Of the utemas SCHOLARS
of a German city, named Frankfort.
for the Kindness, he had shown to two
.Nsmtchee travelling in Egypt. "The
alsmas of that city," he continued,
/" kiss the dust Of your shoes, pray
ing you to spread upon the society
the light surrounding your exalted
head, and to take them under the
wings Of your powerful protection"
This fiattering address, tho scarce
" in the style in which the 'hemas of
Frankfort would have expressed
themselves, seemed to please his
Highness, who put his hand on his
breast. But the most difficult part
was vet to come: it was to explain
to hin that he was appointed a
member Of their society, and the
Turkish Language having no word
for this purely European idea,
anl the Pacha not knowing any o.
ther than this and his, native Alba
nian. Mr.. Boghss, after many hesi-
tations and cilrumIncutions, at last
succeeded in explaining "that, as a
mark Of respect ami gratitude. the
society had made him one of their
partners." At these words the ayes
of the Pacha flashed with anger, and
with a voice Of thunder, he roared
that he would never again be the
partner Of any firm that his asso-
citation with Messrs. Briggs & Co.
in the Indian trade, cost him nearly
10000 piastres that the associa-
tipn for the mandatory of sugar
and rum paid him nothing at all |;
and, in short, that he was completely
tired of his connexions with Frank
merchants, who were indebted to him
$4,000, 900 piastres, which he consider
ed as completely lost. In his rage, he
even threatened to have MIR. Boghos
drowned in the Nile, for having pre-
sumed to make offer of a mercantile
connexions, against his positive or
ders.
The poor Dragoman was con-
founded, and made unable to utter a
word i'm his defence. At this critical
moment, however,, Messrs. Fernan-
dez, Pamboue, and others, who have
access to the Pacha, interposed ; but
it was some time before they could
indace his Highness to reason, as the
passion had thrown him into a hys-
terical hiccup. He had not been in
such a fury for long time; and We
all hope here that this circumstance
may come to the knowledge of all the
literary societies Of Europe. that
they may not again be so incautious
as to endanger the life Of SO worthy
q man as Mr.. Boghos Youssouf, by
their diplomas. Indeed, We are all
surprised here that the gentlemen in
Frankfort did not rather think of
sending some useful present. accord.
ing to the ancient custom of the
East.
When his llishness was little re.
covered, Mr.. Fernandez endeavored
to explain to him that there was no
question about bushes hat the
aiemas Of Frankfort were possessed
Of no stock but books, and had no
capital. & So much the worse," re-
p,ied the Pacha; "then they are
sahhafei, (booksellers,) who carry
on their business without money,
like the Franks Of Cairo and Alex
"0h no, they are not
sshaafsi, but slemas, kiatibs, Eau