Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-03-29
EGYPT.

EGYPT.
Extract from Letter from an American gentle
man travelling in the East, to his friend in Wash
ington, dated
CA1Ro, JANUARY 81, 1851.
81 sailed from ConsannopIe for Alexandria on the 7th
instant and reached that city the l4h after passage Of
week. We remained at Alexandra two days, and then
came up hiher by steam The route through the NAH
mondish canal to Allah, the Ne Fifty miles from Alex
andra and hundred from Cairo and then up the west
branch this city, which lies mile and half from the
river and four or Ave above the head Of the Delta In day
or two are embark for Thebes in dahaheeh they
call the boats If the country. These clumsy vessels,
about seventy feet long by twelve wide, with three small
bins on deck two immense laeen sails, and Of do
zen men. We carry own provisions and cook, and,
though cramped for space think .hall enjoy our trip
The climate of the valley Of the Nile celebrated with good
reason for its restorative powers, but not true that 1T
never rains at Cairo have had three showers in the
last twenty -four hours The thermometer has stood at
rise for three days past 49, 53o and 49, and should
be very glad Of fire. bu. that is luxury very little known
at Cairo. Rain is, however, certainly neither frequent nor
violent Cairo and uons taken to protect any
thing from it. The grain from Upper Egypt lies in huge
heaps many thousand bushels in the open air at Bouah,
without any shelter whatever and the roofs slight that
lady told us that when il did rain by night she obliged
to carry an umbrella to bed with her.
"The present Viceroy ABBAs PAcHA, has bad reputa-
ton Contantinope but have had two long and free in
tervews with him. and greatly mistaken If be is not very
far from being either the knaye fool that he has been
presented be- What the condition Of the interior Of Egypt
may be do know but Cairo is far before Constanti-
nope in all the appliances Of civilized life Washington is
before Cairo Since the departure Of ARrIn BEr, wiley
and corrupt Armenian who agent for foreign affairs, and
who had led Abbas Pacha into many ies the Vceroy has
become very popular among the Franks and he can bear
up against the ntgues Of bis enemies at Consantnope,
will, believe make as good governor such people Is
he rules over can bear.
Sour Consul has suggested to him the expedency Of send
ing agent the United States to view public estab
lhment and especially to inquire into our improved system
Of river navigation There steamboats, the Nile,
except few employed in the personal service Of the Pachs,
and in that Of the Suez transportation administration, and all
the produce of the country conveyed in rude, clumsy, and
dangerous saboas The Introduction Of steam tow-boas
and eghbarges of light daught which could navigate the
river all nearly all seasons would be of ncalculable
bsne the country in various ways and especially in
leasing from the transportation service great number Of
hands which needed for the cultivation Of the SOIL The
Vceoy seemed disposed adopt the suggestion aud though
it would be polite receive him with the honors accord
ed to Amin Bey, yet think advantage our indus
try and might from the visi. Of such an
agent"