New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-09-20
TIL E L F Z
ADVENTURES OF MEHEMET ALI.

Llzulsnel 10 a., anc Se n0F give : detailed &C
cJGnt OF hin, furnished tie L0-1os TINS By Is
Egyptian Coresp9nasat
ALEXANDRIA, Aug :, I5ss.
HIS Hisrnsss, AEHEEET All PAsHA, alra a.
Alexandra on the p ilst ard CT ne GLOWING
csy b.. BODY taken Up . Caro-, where be
Tss buried on the ga. 10 toe new slaoa.isT mosque
built Dy himself IA the citadel
/ Ths procession FROM the palace q, Rssel-teeu
I 10 tn- cana. Vss attended By great c-1c1urse o.
people. the European Cuasl.s % Uniform. vita
many OF t1e European residents, and great a1m
Der Of troops With arms reversed. On emerging
from tie palace the c0la as AID az The ..0t o.
the grand marble staircase, tue sttentslts gather
ed round, aud the CHIEF M1iti, a venerable old msn,
advanced, raised be nslds. add amid profound s.
] .euce repeated three times Win pause Tor men
/ IA reflection between each, ".lAQA hoo ak52r
+ GOD Is great; alter which he Tvs .ce repeated.
Saiqm alegk0un' lPssce be wi-n you snd then
+ the Procession started, tue prIlcPa officers AID
I grendees eunlatI8g esch other i.r the honor o.
carrying toe cor.ro l their shoulders. On Pasfiog
the har-1l, separate building little 20 the north
f Of the "a sce, the shrilks and lamentations OF the
women were meat piercing. ITsniy-sl1 outa-
ioes were killed and distributed among the poor,
with &c came ioads Of bead AID dates, anc con-
adorable sun OF money
Al Caro- there was 10 ceremony attending the
I cOAvt sncr ol the Psshas body from tue Nne %
re hnsi re-tius-p ace. and even Abosi PAha, The
+ present Ficeroy, joined the iuneral only az tie
mosque.
Mshemet Ais FIRST severe illness occurred 10
January, 1873 - hen he proceeded - Malta and
/ Naples, where having rallied little he retained
70 EGYPT Ia April, Improved ia bodily health, but
with Dis constitution shattered and bis mental fac
oties totally Frustrated. H. appearance had Ill
cerKOBe a complete change bis e. es had oct that
searching and Intelligent look for which bis High
ness wsr s. remarkable. his cheeks we're snrank
and his voice was quite feeble. Els medical men
having then declared his totsi auhtness 70 attend
% tee affairs Of the country, the late lorahini
/ Pssha assumed the reIns OF government, AID al
I bis death 1as succeeded Dy ADbss Pasns.
1 From that time until WITHIN asiew weeks Of his
death Mehenet All took his dally drive in his car
rage aud lived IN bis palace IA The same stye ne
was ont 70 do, but lone but his imnediste at
/ tendsuts were permitted . approach h,m.
/ Mehemet Ali Is sincerely regretted both by the
European residents aud the natives OF Egypt
The latter say that mans worth u know only By
comparison, and that bad Mehemet Ali died twO
/ wears ago the sorrow felt would not have been a.
/ general as u IA now, a. they would thea have
cherished a hope Of better state oil things from
those who came after him bat ss his two success
sors have Shown them the hopeessness o. any
improvement IL their own condition, they natural
/ ly wish that Mehemet Ais Government bad ia,t-
l ed longer.
Mehemet Ali was born 10 the town Of CavaIs
/ IN R1umehs, the ancient Macedonia. Ia M0ham-
medan countries the natives keep no reckoning Of
their axe. and the Psaaa could not tell precisely
what his own was, bat he EASILY battered
int0 tho belief that 10 ~ born IN the same yeaf
that gave birth TO the two m0st ilcstriOGs heroes
/ Of the present era Napoleon BOLapArte and The
Duke Of Weilingtou-l769, thus making him at
bis death Of the age OF 20 years, which may be
co0si tered correct within year or tso.
Mehemet All first commenced life Gs tobAc-
conist Ia his native town, bat be siter~ard vol
unteered into the army, 70 which his taste was
more c)ugeIial IA his new career he soon OBJ
tanned high favor with the Governor o. Caval.s
BY his efficient assistance IN qoeillng q rebellion
aod dispensing band Of pirates, aud on the death
OF his commanding officer he was appointed u
succeed him. and married bis wi6Ox
In 1872 the town OF Csvsla having been called
upon by the Sultan 10 provide its contingent Of 300
men Tor the expulsion o. the French from Egypt
the Governor sent the required number, headed
by ms son, with Mehemet Al under his orders
tot shortly siter snding ct Aoouk.r the son re-
turned - Loumelis aud let Mehemet Ali IN com
mand. 10 all the engagements win the French
Mehemet Ali distinguished himself by his conduct
aud v6lour He rapidly rose IN rank ADD his lofty
spirit gained him strong sscendancy over the
uinds Of his solciers.
After the evacuation of Egypt by the French 10
September, 1901. the Sultan appointed Mohammed
kh0srew NIceroy OF Egypt, VINO has since been
several times Prime Minister at COnUantinope,
and between whom aud Mehemet All there a.
HaNs existed a. lnNttefhtc ltsrcns
The Msmeuses were At that time actively en-
aged In endesvoring 70 recover their sscendsncy.
whch had been overtnrown by the French andthe
two princips Msmeuke Beys OGms n Bafdissyan
Mohsmmed Ely came to an engagement With the
Turkish army and deiss II. Mehemet Al, with
mis- troop OF Aibanians, was under the orders Of
knoOrshid Pashr but for some reason or other TOOK
40 part IN the battle. The Turkish General, irri-
tated at his defeat. complained OF Mehenet All 70
khOsew. who summoned him 70 his presence; he
refused 10 attend and took advantage OF an insar-
rectlOn which then occurred among the bsnlsn
trocps % Join the Msmelukes under Osman Bar
dssy. la 1903 he attacked KhOsrew at Damietta
and brought him prisoner u Cairo. The Porte
then sent to Egypt Ali Gezsirli Ps.ha to replace
khosrew Psshs, bat he was still less fortunate
than ms predecessor, Tor he vas pat 70 death by
the Msme.uSes, soon after his arrival.
In sOi, the army under the Msmeuke b ards
say. became ClsmOTOus FOR It's arrears Of pay
All insurrection onsoed, the Beys house
vas attacked by the iniunsied soldiers and he
had to make hssty retreat from Cairo Aehemet
All, strengthened in the affections OF the troops
had clandestinsly fos,ered thu, insurecton, but
not thinking his time yet come, he sent ktosreT,
his PRISONER, back 20 C1ustantinople, and Judi
c,ousy appointed khoorshnd Pasta, then Governor
d Alexandra, Niceroy Of Egypt
The position OF the DsW Niceroy was very en-
barr assug, ss the Alosnians and his own troops
sul persisted IA their demands for pay which Il
Sss entirely cut OF his power 70 satisfy. new
and formidable insurrectiou broke out, and khoor-
,hld's soldiers put Cairo 10 the sack Tne inhabi
tsnts OF the town were IA the utmost alarm, they
deposed khoorsnid Pashs addressed themselves
T. Mehemet All for protection, and made him
NcefOy.
Mehemet Ali was installed In the Pssha'ic Of
EgSpt IN ltCi on condition that he should send q
the Sultan 4.OO0 purses, which represented At that
time the q about I - 600 sterling. The Pasha
lie Of Egypt wss then commonly called the Pasha
nc O. Cairo aud u extended olly = Middle EGYPT
and the Delta; Upper Egypt being divided into
several Districts. admnisrercf BY the Nsmeiake
BOYS. snd AlexsLdrs. with apart Of the W esterD
Province, by Psshs independent Of the Psshs Of
Cairo. lew months alter the installation, OF
Mehemet All 10 tne Pashsc Of Egypt the Porte
consented % give bin also the Pashslic Of Alexan
iti- a. a reward for the services Re had rendered
10 the OuoDan Empire 10 1901, on the occasion OF
TIE evacuation Of Lower Egypt and the City Of
Aexsndria BY the English
The frst step Mehemet All took 70 secure bis
power was 20 satisfy the demands Of the troops
represented - the Inhabitants OF Cairo that II
Vas al their request that he had assumed he com
mand and that to avoid f1rther distu' osnces. the
wants Of the army should be satisfied. He there
tore levied c0ntr butO1s, which were readily PAID
81 he sppea.ed u c soldiers. who thus oecam ne