Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-11-19
EGYPT.
a correspondent of the y ew York Obse1y
er writing from France, says:

VI wiring from france, SAYS
''Ail the Governments and Psop,e of En-
rope turn their eyes to the ancient land Of the
Phardolis. The remarkable man (Mebe-
met AID who rules over this empirc and
whose name is mentioned at the present time
oitener than that Of almost any half-ciyilized
monarch, Is now : years old. lie i, de-
scribed by late writer as being in heipht s
ieet lnches, OF sanguine and nervous
temperament, his countenance open and a.
gFeeabie, blending shrew dness and good tenn
per in lis expression. His activity and IL
dustry are said to be great. Having been
educated in youth as a man of business he
mas good business tact, and attends in person
10 great number of details connected with
government affairs. His early opportunities
Tor mental cultivation Were limited but he X
Salo 10 DE ready in numerical calculation
anu 90 manifest uncommon general inteJli-
gence. lie is remarkably liberal towards
OTHER religions although Mahommedan. II
Is no" Mriy-SeUen years since he became
master OF Egypt. Although contradictory &C..
counts are given respecting the degree Of civ
,iizatlUn which he has been instrumental in
| bringing into that country, il is certain that
the removal thither of Europeans has done
much 10 teach the Egyptians thearts ofpeace
as well as of war. 1t was not until is2O
! q q 8 IL
| monarch lie had previously paid larne tri.
| butte to the Sultan Of Turkey. and had nut
forth all his military power and resources At
inc Sultan S command. But tie row deter.
mines TO act for himself and to take oossessioo
/ OF SYRIA, Which he said had been PROMISED tn
MIN Ter his services III the war " liu Grescn
owaTds the end Of October, 1881. Weiemet
All sent his son lbrahiIn with am army IS
from lC,OG0 to $4,000 men to SYRIA. So
RES Of dreadful conflicts cnsued. The sie ,,c
OF 81 Jean d Acre was long and the strpp gie
desig rate but on the 9th of Nav 1882 tho
place was taken and the garrison made Dr;s.
onerS' with Abdallah the Governor Of the
fF0Vihce. Jbrdhim then swept the whole
country TO the northvard, successful every
"hefc against the forces of the Sultan. and
vas feaay 20 march upon Consfantinople ii.
| sell. The Turkish Government beramn =.
| Harmed. After calling on Great britain f.,
6lu III Vdn' aud after another dreadful enco,in-
ter with ibrahim, the Sultan threw himselt
| INTO me arms OF Russia. An immense Rms.
sian force was brought into the Turkish do.
minlons, but the Sultan, becoming IS fearful
| OF russian alliance as Of Meheinet Ais re.
! oclilon' concluded to give up SYRIA. The
| d9Pehdehce on Russia, has however. inyoiy.
60 urkey III bonds which could not be bfo-
zen, ana treaty was agreed upon. on HE
oth OF July, 1858, called the treaty of Unkja,
okoiessi, which placed Turkey in the poyyey
OF Russia TO humiiiating degree. The d.
! ration Of the treaty was limited To eiohi
years. trcm that time TO .his, syria. bs-
oeen often III partial revolt against the GOV.
| eminent OF lbrdl;im, and the Sultan has beer
seeking an opportunity TO recover it. At the
,atest advices, the question to whom it should
DC assigned had not been settled.
lorahim, the Oldest son Of Mehenet Ali. 10,
as some have asserted The adopted son,S is
now 81 years Of age. lie is described AZ
| oeing OF strong constitution, nalura,ly
grave; somowha; forbidding III appearance
and less attractive in manners tI,an his e.
tner' FROM the age Of I6 no has been a mili,s
| y ana c'vii Officer. lie is of course thorourb
y Veised In the tactics Of war indeed he ba,
i0een instructed By European officers. Itw;i