Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-04-17
MAHMOUD ALI.

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The following account Of the Pacha of Egypt
is extracted from Carne's Recollections OF the
East:
.N.hmoud ALI 10 40 much attached to some OF
our European habits, that twas MS strons gesnI'
some time since, to have company ~
comedians brought to Grand CaiIo, anu .s.ao
sented that i would be too great violation ct all
their feelings and prejudices' anu u'e = "'nA
dropped his intention.
In the usages of the table he sun an Us
manli; knives. forks, and other usefui aPpenua-
ges, never make their appearance al ms m S.dr
about FIVE years since. SIR IL anu Dauy
with another female companion, were
praciously received by him, and earnestly invl-
Ted to dine. But not eyenin compliance with the
taste of his guests would he depart from MS own
loved agremens: the ladies were fairly Obliged
IN d;spose Of rasouts, sweets, and pillaus. with
long and richly ornamented spoons; and MAN
mould. willing to show Lady particular
attention. took large piece ofmeat IN his hand'
and politely placed Il before her. feriecuy us
MAYED at the compliment, and the sight OF the
savoury piece of meat that rested on her pia!e'
fresh from the princely fingers of the Pacha' she
turned to her companion, who was more useo 10
Oriental manners, and earnestly asked what she
was to do; seat it to be sure, was the reply
She looked at the Pacha; his tne Dark eye
seemed to rest on her with most KIND and com
placent expression; and there was no help for 1t,
but to follow the excellent advice given her.
perhaps the thought light intrude. that the
same eve had been bent with ferocious Joy on the
bleeding heads of all the Mameluke Beys, placed
in three pyramids at his feet, but few years be-
fore. This man, who heard their dying shrleks,
from the window of his palace, with the same
feeling as the Arab from his sands hears the rush
of the Nile-can be gentle as an infant. HIS
manners are particularly mild and kind: he IS
passionately fond of his children; and it may be
inferred from this, that he is afectionate to his
wives; at least ,rumour has never tasked him with
the slightest want Of indulgence in this quarter.
while we were in the country. he had son
born; and, resolved to breed him up hardy SOL
lier and good horseman, he caused him to be
taken from the harem in few weeks, and sent
into the interior the deserts to great chief OF the
Arabs, who was his particular friend, with direc-
tons, that as he grew up, he should suffer every
privation and fatigue IN commo with the tripe'
and treated with no more favour or indulgence
than if he had been a son Of the Seelch's A
mong his many wives there IS, asis generally the
case, a mere honored one; called the Sultana,
either because she is the oveliest, or has brought
him the first son; she is now no longer young,
but is said to be very amiable and generous wo-
man. On occasion Of the marriage of one of the
Consuls with young handsome Italian, the Sui
tana made her a wedding present of five cashmere
shawls splendid present, if The price, even IN
this country, as well as exquisite beauty OF the
shawls is considered.
The only piece of useless cruelty that Nah
mould is known to have committed, was on
young Frenchman, many years since; the latter
was a merchant at Cairo, and. on his way to AL
exandria, had been either insulted or assailed by
Turk, SO wantonly, thai, in self defence, he
had shot him. On his arrival, he was arrested
and kept in close confinement by the Turkish
authorities, and the Consul at the capital imme-
diately interfered in his behalf. The Pacha knew
that he could not refuse to yield to this interfer
ence, for he had great regard for Dronette; but
he set off instantly, and travelled with the utmost
expedition, arriving at Alexandra in the night;
for he was exasperated the violence committed on
one of his subjects. He commanded the unfor-
tunate European to be brought into his presence,
and had him instantly beheaded: he then return
ad to his capital with the same expedition, where
every cxpostulation and menace came too late
-s1a6eep-
At the last sitting of the Academy of Medicine,
remarkable case was communicated by Doctor
Oliver. A woman a native of Villebory, depart
ment of the Aude, was delivered in 1929, of a
male infant, with the head of an unusual
length, and without eyes, in place of which was
concave surface covered by the eye-li lids the edg-
es of which were joined together. In cases OF
this nature, the brain is almost always of defect
i've formation. This child, however enjoys ex-
celent health. At the same sitting, Doctor Lo-
res presented to the Acadamy two human horns!
One of them, resembling rams horn, had been
detached from the right thigh of a man aged As.
The second had grown on the upper and hinder
part of the leg. The bearer of these portuberan-
ces had suffered no inconvenience from them.-
1t is worthy of observation, that his grandfather
had for length Of time similar excresence.-
These horny productions are not so rare as the
total absence Of eyes. In DR.. Dubois hospital,
an old woman was for long time an inmate, who
had on her forehead horn of conical shape, the
base of which was about six or seven inches in
diameter, and the length about FIVE. She died at
the hospital of Saint Louis, but a coloured draw
ing Of the horn is preserved in the cabinet of me-