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miscellaneous.
MEHEMET ALI.
DrIveiAx DrRLrton.

'nat ne was born in the same vclr that gave birth
70 inc Duke OF Wellington aud Napoleon Buona-
parte the last OF whom lie reseuiblcd in several
PARTICULARS he is, therefore, generally supposed to
nave been born some time in the wear 1865
lie ccmmenecd his astonishing career in the
humble station of toblcconist in his native town.
uut hndlng the occupation unsutcd to his tastc lie
volunteered into the army, which he found mo,e
cohgenla'. In his new career he was cmncntly
enccessiul, and soon obtained high fivors with the
Novernor to whom his skill and bravery had af-
l2rued cnSient ait IN q1clling a rebellion. and dis
1ersing band of piratc'. His commanding Off
Ger dying hc was appointed to succeed him, aud
married his widow
In 1877 the Sultan called upon the town Of Cav
Mia TO provide its quota Of mon for the expulsion
Of the French from EEyut: the Governor sent the
number demanded headed lv HI. son with the
young AMI ardent Mchcmct All under his orders
thyrtly after landing at AbUulir. The son returned
to |ome!ie leaving Mchcmct Ali in command
Ia AL his cuga gcmcnts with the French his
conduct anl yllur won general admiration. llcI
tapidy rose in rank and his lofty spirit and resist
less daring secured for him the respect, subordi-
nation, aud love Of his sollicry. The French
evacuated Egypt in September 1901, and soon
after the Sultan appointed Mohammcd Khosrcw
Nico.oy Of Egypt: - man between whom and Nc
hcmet Hi. there always existed an invctcratc ha-
uc1 The Mnmaiukcs, originally mere mcrcina-
ries, who had kept the country in a state Of nuar-
chy, aud war since 1889, and who a.pircd TO its
entire mastery had been temporarily oycrthrown
10y the French, but upon their cSpulsion made al
strenuous effort to recover their lost asceudancy.
The two principal Mamaluko Boys, Osman Bar
dissy, aud Mohammcd Eiiy, came to an engage
mcnt with the Turkish army which was defeated
For some reason, Mehemet Ali, who was under the
orders Of khoorshid Plsha took no part in the
battle of this the chargrincd Turkish general
complained TO the Niccroy. who summoned Niche
met Ali to his presence he refused to attend took
advantage OF an instruction among the Albanians
and Joined the MamaIukcs under Osman Blr,li,sy
Ia an engagement with the Niceruv. in lSU3 NJ
Dlmetta, Mchcmet Ali took him prisoner and ear
ried him to Cairo. Tie Sultan sent another Vice
roy. who was soon put to death by the Mnmalukcs |
In 1901, tue army under Bardissy, became clam. |
orous for its pay, long in arrears an insurrccton
ensucd and the Boy driven in hot haste from Cairo
MeheUct Ali ambitious aud far-sceng. clandes- |
timely lOstcred this insurrccton but, like who
knows how to bde his time, put forward his for
ner chief, Khoorshid Pashd, then Governor Of
Alexandria TO be Niceroy Of Egypt, while, with
seeming m1gnanimity, he sent his prisoner khos-
rev to Constantinople, where he has since several
times been prime minister. khoorshid, as Vice
roy was greatly embarrasscd the Albanians, and
his own soldiers, persisted in their demands for
pay, which he was unable to satisfy, n new insur-
reoon broke out, and the soldiers put Cairo to the
sack
The frightened popuacc deposed Khoorshid Pa
Sha, and appealed 10 Mehemet Ali for protection,
aud made him Niceroy.
The Sultan saw with no small alarm the invinc-
iblc Mchemet Ali in n position from viii ch he was
prepared to set him at defiance, but very discrcey
waived an appeal to arms, to restrain his vasSa
and resolved to compromise by eXacting an annual
tribute, an acknowledgment of his subicction.
In this arrangement virtually constituting Niche
met Ali the Independent governor of Egypt, he
had the good sense to Gcquesce, and in 1906 was
installed in the Pashalic of Egypt on condition Of
paving the Sultan 100000 annually, as tribute.
His first step to secure his power, was to concil-
late the soldery. The citizens of Cairo had made
him Nccroy; appealing to their sense of justice
rs well as benevOence, he demanded that the
wants Of the army should be satisfied. lie then
levied contributions, which were promptly paid
and appeased the soldiers, who thus became ar
IDENTITY attached to his person-an attachment of,
immense service in after years, when warning with
Turk Arab, and Ethiopian.
In 1908. Mehcmet Ali was commissioned by the
Sublime Porte to disperse fanatical sect Of Mo-
hammcdans, the WahaLecs who had plundcred
the holy cities Mecca and Medina. This was no
light undertaking, rs the result proved.
Dstrustful of the restless and trcachoroua Nam
alukes, whom lac had once used as 4 stcppinG-sto
10 power, he determined their means of doing him
harm before leading his tried and devoted troops
out Of Egypt We will not attempt to justify his
act in this particular. On the Ist Of March, ISL,
he invited the Mamalukes to the CITADEL at Cairo,
10 attend the Inauguration of the Niecruys son,
as chief Of the expedition against the Wahabecs.
~ the close OF the ceremony, which they attended
III apparent good faith, they mounted taeir horses
n ride FORTH but on arriving at the gates found
them closed, when a sudden discharge of muskctry
from the walls, slew the entire body, 40 in num-
Dor, with their valiant chief lbrahm Bey. Many
others were slain the same day in the provinces.
Thus Mchcmot Ali became master Of Upper Egypt.
which had long yielded to Mamalukc sway.
In the autumn of ISL, commenced the war
against the Wahabees, which lasted six years. and
absorbed millions Of treasure, and sacrificed great
many men.
In 1915, Mehemet Ali commenced the re-organi-
zatlon and thorough discipline of his army. At
frat, upon introducing European tactics and disci-
pne, he met with strong resistance, his soldiers
threatening open insurrectiOn. Never without an
expedient for any emergency, he sent the mutiniz.
ing troops into Ethiopia, under the command OF
his son lsmael, who conquered the provinces OF
Cordatan, Berber Shendy Dongola, and SEMINAR,
and in their absence raised a new army, which was
drilled by French and Italian officers.
lie also gave much attention to his navy, which
well-appointed and efficient, as was proved
during the Greek Revolution, where his land and
naval forces were among the best aIxiliarics OF
tue Sultan IL was on the 10Th day of July, 1924,
that Mohemet Ais fleet of l63 vessels, sailed for
the Morea, under the command of Ibrahim Pasha
who kept the country in subection until the battle
Of Nayarlno Oct. 10th, lS2I, when he was compel
lei to retire.
In 1880, By grant Of the Sultan, Mchemet Ali
assumed the administration Of the island of Gambia
and the same year became involved in war with
Syria. Egyptians, to the number of G000, had
emigrated ththcr and Mehcmet Ali used this fact
piNlSAN ioi ahhNAlhS A7glh w us uohllnlOnr.
lie demanded the restitution of these 6 900 men at
tho hands OF the governor Of Acre; to which the
re was returned, that they were subjects Of the
Sublime Porte, alike in Egypt and Syria. The
ticeroy enraged, sent word TO the Governor, Alb
dallah Pasha, that he would como and take his
5000 subjects, "and one more" November 2l
1881, he entered upon the execution of this threat
and in a few months reduced the whole country Il
submission. The Sultan called him rebel, and
cent a large army to drive him from Syria; but
his army was signally defeated in every engage
ment with the ardent and well-disciplined troops
of Mehemet Ali. The European powers, even
jealous Of any menaced overthrow of the Ottoman
Empire, interiered, and on the 18th of May a
treaty Of peace was signed. eeding TO Mchemel
Ali, Syria and the district of Adana. on condition
OF his yassalage TO the Sultan. and the payment Of
an annual tribute Of So00,000. lie accepted the
conditions and continued in quiet possession until