The Litchfield County post., 1827-09-27
From the late Foreign Papers.
N TIE JURISPRUDENCE or EGYPT.

ON TIE INDEPENDENCE OF EGYPT.
The following reflections have been sent to us by
person who has long resided in ESyF,, and who IS
well acquainted with the resources OF tha, country.
| Though his mode of viewing the subject MAJ isaY"
misled hun as to some points which the public at
large differ from him; and, perhaps, with regard to
probabilities, the consideration which his conjec
lures are founded, appear to entitled to be known
Ito our readers.
" For days the journals have talked of pro-
Iect OF Independence on the part of the PaCha of E
gypt and have with reference to this project, been
sending his agents to Europe, Journeys OF which
| they have never dreamed. The papers announce,
amongst other things, that Gen. Lvron is in London,
while in fact, the Both July, he his ease, at
AIN, IN Savoy, taking the baths.
"The important step ascribed to the Pacha of f.
gypt. seems to be impossible to be carried into
cuton at this moment, that am disposed to regard
the news altogether as an European invention. How
can it be supposed that the Pacha would choose the
moment when the waters of the Levant about to
be covered with Russian, French and English ships
| of war. to declare himself independent, that he
would attempt such enterprise in the face of the
greatest powers of Europe tie is known to be bold
and daring but not to this extent. He is, BESIDES
Mahomcan. He rules Mahometans, and so do
ing 1t is not so easy people fancy for him TO detach
himself from his master. r.
-Four years ago this enterprise would have been
| safer and more seasonable, but Mehemet Ali did not
attempt ii. 1t would then have aided the liberation
| of Greece, and that ground he would have had
right call the Cabinets of Europe for assistance
and protection. lie had gained among the Mahome-
tans great renown by the deiverance of Mecca and
the defeat of the Wechabtes. He had $4,000 dsci
pinned troops, and could maintain them with 300 000,
600, which he had amassed in his Treasury. BY his
money he governed the Divan. Allied with the Greeks
| he could, by uniting the army and navy of the two
countries, have prevented the Turks from undertake
| ing any thing against either Egypt Or Greece Tur
key herself, weakened by the struggle, could not at
that period resist the Greeks left to themselves Eu-
rope expected from him the civilization of Egypt and
that fine country looked to him for the establishment!
| OF protecting AMI beneflcient government. Niche
met Ali, in addition to the great mora 70, he pos
! sesses, had abundance Of means in i.s power, and
| might reasonably have hoped for external support
| 1t was then that the liberation OF Egypt might ana
ought 10 have been attempted. Instead OF directing
all his efforts to this object glorious it was, what
ever might have been the result false system of pol
ICY turned his powers to the sangulnaly conquest of
| Greece.--Whether this temporslng ambition
contented for the moment with the title of the Pacha
Of the Morea, promised to his sons, with the
| ION OF the island Of Gambia, which the Porte pa-
ced under his government, or whether he really wan
| ted the courage and energy which the enterprise
CURED, he allowed the favourable moment to pass.
Now the face of things is changed. The Divan more
sktul than he, have destroyed the Greeks with his
troops, and the grand Segnor is successfully pursuing
| the European organization of his army.
"What is the actual condition of the Pacha His
treasure exhausted the ranks of his sodiery thin
ned by war; his population diminished by forced en-
lIsments and emigration: general discomfort spread
among his subjects, who are ruined and perishing of
rble crueltIes committed by his the Morea he
has become its most cruel enemy; his vain and shewy
projects of civilization reduced when viewed closely,
to their just value; the other hand the furious
ergy with which the Mussemans are sometimes inspi
| red, and the discipline now introduced into their
| camp, both seem to impose upon the Pacha the OBJ
legation of avoiding any discussion of the right which
he is supposed to be intent asserting, and of
entng himself for the present, with the independence
! which, in fact, he en- oys.
"In expecting that the policy of Europe will be
clear and decided with regard to Greece, should
also expect that the Sublime Porte will only BY con-
stran cease to carry the against the insurgen
Christians and will leave his prey roaring. Meheme
Ali will no doubt, see with pleasure an end to hos-
tiles which exhaust him but it probable also, that
if he thought he could profit by such to throw
off the yoke the Porte, driven out of the Morea,
would put its whole strength Into Egypt, add the
head of Mehemet Ali to those of the Greeks sent by
his son to Constantnope, and find in the revenues
of Egypt, then collected for his sole use, ami
| pie indemnify for the loss of Greece. From what
European power could Mehem Ali ask for assstancel
IT, during five years, the policy of Europe has been
deaf to the cries of Greece, what Cabinet would be
the first TO bold out its hand to rebellons Pacha
| Such act would, besides, more deeply complicate
the question now under consideration; for if such a
display of force be necessary induce the Porte to
renounce Greece, would it not be much more to In
duCe it renounce at once both Greece and Egypt?
/ But who would gain by the independence Of e
gypt under Mehcmet Ali Would its inhabitants he
more happy? Would the progress of civilization he
aCCGIe w nat is 10 DE nOpcu from SuCn rcBtO-
ration Is the improvement Of the condition of the
Egyptian people, and the substitute of system OF
law for the despotsm that now exists II the only
| result were to be an increase of the power and
profits of the Pacha, should take little interest in it.
"Supposing Egypt should endeavor to become Free
| see Turkey weakened If Mehemet Ali should sue
coed, richer and more powerful if she struck off his
head; but in do l see Egypt happier, or her
| commercial relation more prosperous.
The Arabs have spitefuI proverb, which they
have not yet retracted they say that field which
Turk has set his foot will produce herb for
en- years. 1t is true, indeed that Egypt produ-
ces, but it is for the benefit of one and to the der
ment of a gold-tha is the key for all the policy, &
of all the conduct Of the greedy Pacha. His prede-
cessors the Mamelukes gathered it with the sabre,
and in the strife the people kept some Of it. Mehe-
met Ali more adroitly gathers it with mdness, but he
gathers it all---Let the Pacha of Egypt take from
| commerce the letters with which he has trammeled
it, let the Arab find in the produce Of the toilsome
slight reward for his labors let the government be a
protector, and punderer; the population would
then be ready fight for the maintenance of the Pa
cha's authority In its present state they have no
thing more to expect from his sway than from that
of the Turks. Before attempting any thing for him
SELF Mehemet Ali must endeavor to attach the Arabs
and Egyptians him by the benefits they derive from
him. Let him become their chief and exclusively de-
fend their interests. He may then found his indie
pendence on solid basis. To keep his soldiers un-
der their colours, he would no logger find himself
III: Al, ,oJ h,ts ttoh