The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-09-21

MEHEMET ALI, PACHA OF EGYPT.-We have
already noticed the death of the late Pacha of
Egypt, on the ID of August, at Alexandria, and
on the following day his body was taken up to
Cairo, where he was buried on the 4Ih, in the new
alabaster mosque built by himself in the citadel.
The procession from the palace at Ras-el-teen
to the canal was attended by great concourse of
people-the European consuls in uniform, with
many Of the European residents, and great num-
Der of troops with arms reversed. On emerging
from the palace, the coffin was laid at the foot Of
the grand marble staircase. The attendants gath
cred round, and the chief multi, a venerable old
man, advanced, raised his hands, and amidst pro-
found silence, repeated three times, with pause
for mental reflection between each, Allah hoo
akbar; God is great y after which he twice re-
peated, " SdLdm dteykOun; peace be with you y
and then the procession started-the principal Off
GERS and gTandees emulatiBg each other for the
honor Of carrying the coffin on their shoulders.
On passing the harem, separate building a little
TO the north of the palace, the shrieks and lRmen-
tatOns of the women were most piercing. Twenty
six buffaOes were killed and distributed among the
| poor, with twenty-six camel loads of bread and
| dates, and considerable sum Of money. Mehe-
! met Ali commenced life a tObaccOnist in his
native town, but he afterwards volunteered into
| the army to which his taste was more cOngenial
| In his new career, he soon obtained high favor
| with the Governor of Cavalla, by his efficient
assistance in quelling rebellion and dispensing
| band of pirates; and on the death Of his COM
| manding officer, he was appointed to succeed him,
dnu married ms WIDOW.
After the evacuation of Egypt by the French,
in September, 1901, the Sultan appointed Moham-
med Khosrew Viceroy of Egypt, who has since
been several times prime minister at Constantine
pie, and between whom and Mehemet Ali there
always existed an inveterate hatred.
| Mehemet Ali was installed in the Pashalic of
Egypt in 1906 on condition that he should send to
the Sultan 1000 purses, which represented at that
time the sum of about ga 900 sterling. The Pa
shalic of Egypt was then commonly called the
Pashalic of Cairo, and it extended only to Middle
Egypt and the Delta; but by the indOmitable en-
ergy of his character, he extended it until it COM
pretended all Egypt, and many countries adjacent,
and under his sway it was more an independent
country than the territory of vassal. He con-
| quered and dispersed the Wahabees, fanatical
Sect who had long been scourge to the Mahom-
| etan pilgrims to Arabia subdued Dongola, Ber
| Der, Shendy, SEMINAR, and KOrdOian, and took
possession of Syria, but Ousted from the latter
| by the English melting the Sultan against him.
His activity very great He slept little in the
night, and invariably rose before sunrise. He re-
ceived daily the reports of his minister's dictated
answers, and frequently visited any improvements
| or changes going on in the public works. He
| learned to read only at the age of 45. He princ
| pally studied history, and was particularly inter
| ested with the lives of Napoleon and Alexander
the Great: The only language he spoke wa
| Turkish; he understood Arabic; but did not lk,
to speak it, The late Viceroy did not observe the
tenets of the Mahommedan religion with any rigor
and never cared about fasting in the month o
RamaZan. Hewas the first MahOmmedan rnlel
who granted real protection to Christians, raised
them TO the highest ranks, and made some of them
his most intimate friends His freedom from SUI
perstition was as remarkable as his liberation il
religion.-PhiLG. North American.