The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-09-26
MEnEMET ALL

The July number Of l.iuslI's Museum
contains. among It's SELECTIONS from fo-
reign Magazines. an sriIrle from The
Uniled SersIee Journal. giving . sketch
81 lhs rise aud progress al Mehs,neI Al.
The hlsIaEy al IhIs remarkable man 70
an INTERESTING suhj-eI. aud The writer has
presented it IN an able manner The
aged waiuor 10 brought again into public
notice BY the pr"sprcI "f ~.r h-iwe,n
Turkey aud EgyPi. aud . res~~ "f Tie
prTI"ds nf hls Tie. Condensed fr'm The
sr'Iels above m"niinned. m.y be Com
srnieni fnr those who have nal leisure %
read lie whole.
Mrhems, Ali ~as born in The year 1863
at CaTsla. . small sea part town neT
phdipp,. Ills father. who wss ~ mfrri.
nr officer of the Turkish p"l:re. dred.
aud left HIN. a, the age IL fur years.
totally unpratIdrd for. The Ags of tie
pl,re. Turk named Tnus."n. vas his
unrlr; and by him Mrhemrt ~as rsreIsrd
snh rhuea,sd. Ills education. howeser,
extended only In workmanship and the
use nf FIRE arms. Reading aud ~ri,iag
we're left 10 be Learned .. they might.
The uncle was murdered for his wealth.
and The nephew again lefI destitute. lie
then passed sumo years 10 the shop II .
inbaec" MERCHANT. and h-re gained some
knowledge ofIrade. which was afterwards
Of great advantage 10 him. In this si'-
usIlon he acquired small capital. aud
opened a shop for himself lie was sue.
ressful and became wealthy. When
Napoleon invaded Egypt. Mrhemrt j,'n-
ed The Egyptian forces against hun. lie
distinguished himself hy his bravery. aud
IN the subsequent d,flirnlues between
the Sultan aud the MameIuk-s. he. re.
eeivrd from The sIcsry II Egypt. Niche
met KustuH, the rank Uf Genrrsl. In
consequence Of some accusations msde
against him by hi. enrious Colleagues. hr
u AZ som dismissed from the service. lie
then joined the MamrIukrs. AGAIN., whom
he had been hghIing. ard at lrnRIh rom
PEELED the Pashsw, Mehrmst Ku-rud. Ia
4 fiy 10 DsmieiIa. whore he ..ok him
prisoner. A mew PAshaw vas appointed
hy the Sultan, bur Was ANN put 10 bea'h
by The ueachery nf Mehrmei ALI. Afirr
varinus slratagems. Mrhrnet accomplish
ed his purpose. and in 1903 The Sultan
declared him The Pashsw of Egypt.
snpainsed in compliance with the wishes
Of The people.
He nov determined 10 res,ore Egrp,
10 its rank smoag the nations. lie al.
tached To his interest the Oriental tribes:
Improved The discipline Of his soldiery.
aud took every measure % strengthen
himself in his power. The SULTAN he
came Jealous of hun, and issued an order
drpnsing him from his oiIice IS G"'ern"r
, ri Egypt. But Mehemrt ALI resisted
the order. and the point was yiridet.
In 1911. he determined 10 clear his
country Of The Mamelukes. lie invited
their eliefs ~ q feast a, Cairo. where they
were asssssins,ed. while Tho body was
Gu, off by General massacre. Tie then
sent out his ARMIES under the command
ol HE sons to pursue HE c"nqurs,s IN
Asia. and in the rrginns IN the upper
Nile. Mehemet himself was occupied
at home in The improvement, Of his militia
~ affairs. He introduced French officers.
built an arsenal 81 Cairo. established a
military hospital. provided gudpo~der
manniartories. &c.
Al length The Greek war broke out.
and the lnrces of Eg,p. we're putin re-
ou,.i,iou by the Sultan. lbrah,'n. Who
figured 60 prerminen,ly In that wsr.as an
adopted son Of Meh-met ALI.
! After the ,ermiua''on Of this war. The
egyptian military strength rapidly ~
creased. AIehcnet allowed Europeans
TO take rank in his army without refer
encs to creed. and expended vast sums
.,f money in military aud naval perpara-
uons. @
Down to 1890, Mshemss ali had re-