The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-01-16

On the llth of December, 1919, he was receive
in great triumph in Cairo, on his return from h
victories and the Sublime Porte gave him o
that occasion the high title of Pasha OF the HC
i, ly Cities.
In the year 1924, when Mehemet Ali was com
manded by the Sultan to assist in quclling the in
surrection in Greece Ibrahm Pasha took com
mand Of the expedition and sailed from Alexan
dria for the Morea with a fleet consisting of l6;
sail, $4,000 infantry, 700 horses, and four rcgi
ments of artillery. At the battle of Navarino. OF
the goth ofOctobeT, 1927, the Turkish and Ecvp
Iian fleets were completely annihilated. and only
a very small portion of the troops returned L
their country.
During the whole time that he was in the Mo
rea. Ibrahim committed great excesseS and cruel
ties.
In 1881 Mehemet Ais ambition led him to the
conquest of Syria, and he sent Ibrahim into the
country with an army of $4,000 infantry, four
regiments of cavalry and forty pieces of artillery
In this expedition, 1brahim with the assistance OF
SOliman Pasha- Frenchman named Colonel
Selves, displayed much military talent; GAIA,
/ Jaffa and Gotta soon fell into his hands, and ~
ere. which had resisted Napoleon, opened its gates
to him on the 9th of May, 1892, after siege OF
six months. The Sultan sent strong reinforce
ments Of troops against I5rahiIn Pasta, but the
Pasha invariably ovcrcame them, and on the 22d
VI 1904, WIN
I 10000 men, afresh Turkish army of CO. 900 troops,
commanded by Reshed Pasha, who was made
prisoner.
The victory Of Koniah opened the way to Con-
stantnople, and Ibrahim had already advanced
as far as kutaych about so miles from the capt.
tai. when the Sultan called 10 his aid an army Of
10000 Russian troops who marched TO Constan-
tinople. lbrahim's cOnques;s were therefore con-
fined to SYRIA of which he kept possession until
1899, and where lie established his fathers rule
with singular success, and organized that country
in Il very admirable manner. In 1889 the Sub
lime Porte attempted to regain possession of Sy
ria, and sent against Ibrahim strong army
which was, however, quite discomfitted by the f.
gyptan troops at the battle of Nezib, OIL the oath
of June of that year.
1brahim Pasha at this period had a second op-
portunity of marching to Constantinople, hut the
European Powers interfered second time, and
stopped his progress
The four Powers of England, Austria Russia,
and Prussia then combined TO restore Syria TO the
Sublime Porte; feet was sent 10 occupy the
towns on the coast; Ibrahim resisted, but the
bombardment and occupation Of the fortress of
Acre on the Sd of November, 1889, in the very
short space Of four hours, soon convinced lbra-
him Pasha and his father that their best policy
was 10 submit TO the DEGREES of the four Powers,
and obtain the best terms they could from the
Sultan.
After the evacuation of Syria, Ibrahim led
4 very quiet and retired life he devoted his
whole attention to agriculture and introduced
many improvements in the cultivation of Tie
land. He always showed the greatest respect
for his father, and though enjoying the high IL
Ties of Vizier and Governor oil Mecca, and
covered with military glory, he always kissed
Mehemet Ais hands in token of submission,
ard never seated himself or smoked in his
presence without leave.
Ibrahim Pasha had not the pleasing manners
nor the polI.eness which so highly distinguish
ed his father; he was naturally serious, Lis
voice was strong, and he was remarkable for
his forced laugh he never liked display, and
was of penurious and selfish disposition. His
education was similar to what IS generally Civ
en- to Oriental princes he spoke Turkish, Ar
able and Persian, which he also wrote with IA
ciity, and he employed several hours of the
day in reading books on history. OF which he
was very fond; he knew no European Ian
gaage, but he regularly had the newspapers
translated to him.
Ibrahm Pasha has left only three sons liv-
Bev, born in 1925; Ishmael Bey,
born in 1880, both pursuing their studies in
Paris; and Mustapha Bey, born in 1882, at
present in CAIRO.
Ibrahim Pasha was buried with military hon
ors, but with little ceremony, on the day of
his death, in Mchemet Ais family tomb. In
the vicinity Of Cairo. Selim Pasha has gone
to the Upper Country to see that order and
are maintained there, and during
the temporary absence of Abbas, Said Pasha
assumed the authority in Cairo.
Abbas Pasha, who succeeds Ibrabim in the
-
bia in 1918. lie is the SON OF Toussoon Pashs. |
Mehemet Ais second son, who died of the
plague iE the wear 1916, and his right to the |
succession arises from his being at present the |
eldest living male member Of Mehemet Ais |
family.
Abbas Pasha has hitherto led very quiet
life, and has been for many years Governor OF
Cairo. He has had, from his own option, lit |
tie intercourse with the Europeans He is a
strict Mahommedan, end on this account the |
natives are glad Of his accession.
Abbas Pasha is well versed in Oriental lit |
erature. lie has a thorough knowledge Of the
Turkish, Persian and Arabic languages, and
he occupies much Of his time in reading and
writing.
Abbas Pasha accompanied Ibrahim in his
military expedition 10 the Morea in 1924,
and was also for some time in Syria during |
the war but on both occasions lbrahlm kept
his nephew entirely in The background, so that
he has seen very little of military service.
In the middle of last month, Abbas Pasha, |
anxious to get out of the way Of Ibrahim, wlro
had been interfering in his private affairs,
went to Mecca. On The death of the latter =
was dispatched after his hiehness, |
and Captain Frushard, of the Honorable East |
India Company's steamer Feroze, offered to
convey the messenger to Jedda and bring |
back the new Viceroy, whose arrival at Suez
is now hourly expected, and his Highness will |
have to proceed to Canstantinople to be form |
ally invested by the Sultan with the Pashalic |
of Egypt
1t is expected tina: the new Viceroy will be |
favorably inclined towards the English,in con- |
sequence of the courtesy shown to him at the |
outset of his new career by Capt. Frushard, |
for whom and the officers of his steamer, hand
some presents, consisting of swords, mouth
pieces and snuff-boxes, have already been
dispatched from Cairo to Suez.
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