New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-08

fortunately for our further journey, the nunoe' ..
persons remaining vas not gren. The steamer did
not pass into the Mahmoudieh CaEsl, out We "oie
transferred to sort Of canalbosL drawn oy
steam-tug. There were no berths, but the passen-
\ gers were allowed 10 stretch themselves n benches
and chairs. and give their bodies into the psrer OF
Arab feas, which are the BedOuins Of the flea tribe
tank voracous and Unsuitable. Ii was nine o'c lck
the next morning when we reached Alexandria.
The fare for the trip is els, including passable
meal. The steamers leave both cities every FIVE
DAYS, and as they are nearly always crowded, the
company must reap enormous profits. The railroad
is advancing rapidly. The tents OF the engineers
are pitched at intervals between this place and At
feb. and aborers are already at work grading the
road. The old auarries Of Msssrah, which furnish
ed stone for the Pyramids, are now being worked
again for the bridges and causeways
With regard to Egyptian politics, there IS noth-
ing settled. Abbas Pasha persists in refusing the
Tan:iplat, and il is now understood here that ne
will be supported by the whole influence OF Eng
land. The entire relation between Egypt and
Turkey is unnatural. Yet even under the tribu-
tiry vsssslage at present existing Egypt might
become once more prosperous, had she different
ruler. Abbas Pasha is as thoroughly big
oted, selfish and debased as ever held power, and
the Government Of Egypt and her dependent
Provinces is one vast system of misrue. While
he annually wrings revenue Of $l7 ,5O0O 600 out of
a population of some four or five millions, he
squanders enormous sums on his palaces and his
ninions, exiting the few men whose wisdom might
have aided him to rule, and fllin. their places
from the minons who pamper to his deprsved and
beastly appettes. There is said to be strong
party at Constantnopls in favor Of deposing him
and bestowing the Niceroyalty upon some other
branch of Aohammed Ais fsmily-perhaps Sayd
Pssha. 1t will hardly succeed at least for the
present, and though it is to be doubted whether
the change would be much for the better it could
not be for tho worse. Sayd Pashs resides here
and is at present Admiral of the Egyptian Navy.
He is a man of some intelligence-for an Egyptian.
Fuad Efiendi, the Envoy lately sent from the
Porte is also here, and doing nothing Every
thing i. in almost the same state ofuncertainty as
when first landed in Egypt. If the rumor in re-
gard 10 England is correct, it will delay crisis for
some time, but can hardly prevent it.
Isuppose some account ola difficulty betweenour
Consul-General and the Egyptian Government has
already reached you. The facts are simply these
Mr.. McCauley had urged the claim of MIR. Bar
thow, an American, upon the Government, and on
finding the latter resolved to proract the affair for
a needless length of time, declared that unless 1t
were not adjusted within a certain time, he should
break off all diplomatic relations, and strike his
hsg., This demand met with no response what
ever, and at the appointed time he was as good rs
his word. The Prime Minister became alarmed;
a messenger was dispatched to the Niceroy, who
was then in Upper Egypt and the whole affair
was settled with an alacrlty most unusual in
Egyptian officials. The flag was hosted again,
under a salute of twenty -One guns from the for
trcss. all the other Foreign COnsuls hosting their
colors at the same time. The occurrence, what
ever may be thought Of it at home, produced
marked impression here, and | have heard the
Consul Generals course strongly commended by
European residents. | thinl it can hardly ial to
produce an excellent effect for it Is only by prompt
and vigorous action ON the part of orr represe
tiyes that the respect due to the American name
can be established in the ignorant Orient.
Alexandria is in a most unsettled state at
present. The city is full of European refugees,
political and otherwise, some OF whom have
formed gangs and carry on system OF robbery
and swindins. Few nights pass without bloody
quarrel or a murder, and there are some streets
through which one cannot pass after dark without
much risk The very hour I arrived here, Maltese
was stabbed in the principal square and since
then another has been dangerously wounded
However have lived three days without acct
dent and expect to leave in good health to'mor-
row for Beyrout. | 90 by the French steamer,
and after passing through the Syrian quarantine,
shsll start al once for Jerusalem. After nearly
six months in Africa, look forward with pleasure
| to Il fresh Continent. BE- l.