The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-01-16
From the Dumtriies Courier.

great and enterprising Chief is apparently
about 60 years of age, and his presence,
which BELTS his situation, is at once digni-
fed and prepossessing. He is much easier
Of access than the majority of those who
serve under him, and is fond of conversing
with intelligent Franks. He understands
the French and Italian languages, but re-
quires and receives the aid of an interpre-
ter when brought into contact with English
gentlemen who are unacqualnted with these
tongues. He was born an Arab, and m
ured in his youth to manual labor, but mer-
it such as his could not long be concealed,
and his bravery in the fields, is, if possible,
eclipsed by the tact he evinces in civil af-
fairs. In developing the resources of a
country naturally rich, but morally poor, he
resembles Peter the Great himself, and we
can easily believe that the Porte is jealous
of his rapidly increasing wealth and power.
BY the cultivation of cotton alone, he an
nually realizes large sums, and what is not
little curious, he acts in a great measure
as his own broker. Wages are miserably
low IN Egypt, and the peasantry, who have
one UNMARRIED meal consisting of water and
bread, willingly labor for two-pence-half-
penny per day. Like the vast concerns of
the East India Company, the monopoly in
cotton is very lucrative one and the time
is not remote when he will turn it to much
better account than at present.
Already various kinds of manufactures
have been introduced and in Alexandria
and Carlo the weaver's shuttle is piled as
busily, if not as skilfully, as it is in Glas-
gov, Paisley, and Manchester. As encour-
agement is given to scientific men, numbers
of French engineers and others are flock
ing to Lower Egypt; and before the lapse
of many years, the ancient splendour of
Alexandria will be more or less revived,
and it's harbor made the emporium of every
kind of traffic. The Pacha, though one OF
the tributaries of the Porte, has become
sensible of his own power; and an opinion
has long prevailed in the East, that he will
take an early opportunity in throwing off
the yoke. His step-son Ibrahim, although
he has fought desperately against the
Greeks, is said to cherish the same views
and with two such formidable warriors and
statesmen to lead the armies and direct the
councils of a rising nation, the Ottoman
sceptre must eventually be broken in all
that line of the country, were, according
to DR.. Johnson, the "father of waters be-
gins his course, and scatters over the world
the harvest of Egypt" The naval force of
Egypt consisted, two years ago, of q frig-
ates, so large briggs and schooners, and a
great number of small vessels of war. They
are chiefly manned by Arabs French of
Ulcers of all descriptions freely offer their
services to the Pacha, and he now exports
the greater part-of his Cotton to France.
Excepting when he makes business or
pleasure excursions, he resides alternately
at Alexandria and Cairo; and his Harems
follow him as closely as his shadow. There
are two of these, and they contain nearly
600 wives and concubines but Ibrahim's
mother, by former marriage, if such a
phrase be at all applicable to Asiatic man
ners, is still the reigning and influential
sultana.
GREENLAND DUELs. If one Greenland
er imagines himself injured by another, he
betrays not the least trace of vexation or
wrath, much less, of revenge; but he COM
poses satirical poem: this he repeats so
often with singing and dancing, in the pres
ence OF his domestics, and especially the
women, till they have all got into their men,
DRY. Then he publishes a challenge every
where, that he will fight duel with his an
tagonist, not with sword but song. The
respondent betakes HIMSELF to the appointed
place, and presents himself in the encircled
theatre. Then the accuser begins to sing
his satire to the beat of the drum, and his
party hack every line with the repeated
ANNA alah and also sing every sentence
with him; and all this while he discharges
SO many haunting truths at his adversary,
that the audience have their fill of laughing.
When he has sung out all his gall, the
defendant steps forth, answers the accusa-
ton against him, and ridicules his antago-
INST In the same manner, all which is cor
roborated with the united chorus of his par
ty and so the laugh changes sides. The
plaintiff renews the assault, and tries to baf-
tie him second time in short, he that
maintains the last word wins the process,
and acquires name. At such opportuni-
ties they can tell one another the truth very
round and cuttingly, only there must be no
mixture OF rudeness or passion. The whole
body OF beholders constitute the jury, and
bestow the laurel, and afterwards the two
parties are the best friends. This custom
Is recommended to more refined nations.
Crantz's History Of Greenland.
POWER OF BEAUTY. Aga Ibrahim had
been great trafficker in the slaves, male
and female, which the army Aga Mahomed
brought from Georgia, in his Eruption into
that country in 1897. ,e had retained one
in his own family, Of which he appeared
dotingly fond. The more wine he took,
the more he spoke Of his favorite Marian
ne. have oiten," said he, "offered to
marry. her, if she would only become "a Ma
homedan, but all in vain; and really when
she is on her knees praying before her
cross, or chanting. hymns to the Virgin
Mary. she looks SO beautiful, and sings SO
sweetly, that l have twenty times been
tempted to. turn christian myself Besides,
can hardly think of Paradise as delight
ful without Marianne !"