The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-26

this ceremony, which is device Of pnestoran; but
the bigottea and brutal popuacs relish IT, and there
fore Il Is permitted.
aer in the ceremony Of the presentation Of our new
ConsuiGeneral, Mr.. De Leon, TO the Viceroy-an al
fair Of great state here. All the representatives of
what are considered first class powers are received In
regarded as disrespectfu, and would weaken the
nnuence OF the representative, who is vested with
diplomatic and judicial, q well as consular powers,
iEgyp. oespe as 6asto sovereign power and the al
legiance OF the Vceroy to the Sublime Porte being
merencuon OF treaties, having erysmall foundations
in fact the present Abbas Pacha having In repeated
cases resisted successfully the attempts Of the Sultan
TO treat him as q subject, especially in the mat
ter Of the railroad now constructing between Cairo
and Alexandria. third of which will be open In two
months more-they say.
brought up by the Consul General consisting Of Cap
tain Lewis Carr. Of Philadelphia; Mr.. Dtson, Of New
York, and DR.. j. M. Flint, Of Maryland, having ex-
pressed desire to zee the ceremony, arrangements
were made with reference to the request. Early ON
the morning Of the day, the Pacba sent his splendid
carriage with large retinue OF soldiers foot and
on horseback, with music, to Shepherds Hotel,
where the two Consuls were lodging, for them and
About midday the party set out for the palace;
ana as il may interest friends at home, give you
the names Of the whole. In the first carriage rode
the old and new Consuls General Judge Jones and
"
men, Jsnisearies &C., all In uniform, which can't be
dispensed with here, as everybody knows who has
ever snuned Eastern tobacco or coiled up his legs
under him on divan. Then followed the American
Howadji, viz.:-Mr. Ward aud DR.. J. M. Flint Of
Baltimore; Mr. Dttson, Mr.. Pei, and Mr.. Rodenwald,
OF New York; Mr.. Yeatman, of Tennessee /; Mr..
Green, Of the American banking house, In Paris;
Captain Lewis Carr, Of Philadelphia; DR.. Edwards,
Surgeon General, of Bombay Army; and French
gentleman (name unknown up Nile bound.
As we passed through the streets Of Old and New
rns No Ia 80 I'D Oh - it,
reminding Of the pictures in the illustrated ed
ton of the Thousand and One Tales" the parade
seemed TO excite great interest among the "true be-
ievers," who ealuted us c0urteously as we rode
along. Arrived at the palace, which Ia on grand
scale, and very Eastern in its arrangements-the
only furniture being divans extending around the
rooms with splendid coverings, and the floors and
ceiling Of curious mosaic and carved work-we
found a long row Of officers drawn up awaiting us.
Passing through these, usheret on by some Of the
Pachas head men, we traversed long suits OF apart
nents and galleries, and found ourselves in the
grand ball Of reception in the presence Of the Pacha
At the end of the apartment, squatted his grand
divan in one corner on an embroidered cushion, he
received us most courteously and with many smiles
motoDiDg the new Consul General to the seat on hls
right hand the retiring Consul sitting next and the
group of us taking seats at one side Judge Jones
introduced all round, and then chbouques were
brought in, the most magnificent ever beheld,
the long stems ornamen!ed with gold fllagree
work, and encrusted with circles of diamonds.
Those banded TO the Paoha and the two COnsuls
were particularly splendid; but at least dozen of
them were produced, at which all hands vigorously
inhaled In smoky silerce: Then entered the attend.
ants with cups the size Of egg shells, filed with what
seemed coffee grounds to the unfinished, but In
reality the genuine expression of the berry of Mo-
cha: Each of these tiny cups was presented in .
golden SHE'LL, also ensruHted with precious stones.
Slipping in silence then ensued. Then broke the ST.
lence the x-Consul, Judge Jones, in French (ren-
dGed into Turkish by the interpreter.) giving the
compliments of the soas0n-takng his congo, and
mi QUHU
through the same medium, in the same style-som-
plimenting the retiring, welcoming the succeed
ing Consul and charging the former to bear back his
personal respects to the President of the United
States
The new Consul then made Tin English) few re.
marks to the Pacha which were also interpreted by
the dragoman, expressing his pleasure that he had
CO to Old Egypt, and touching on the ease with
which the commercial relations Of the two countries
could be increased. A copy Of these remarks in
Arabic Sas handed in The Pacha then commenced
brisk conversation, through his interpreter, with
Mr. DeLeon, who carried it on In French with that
fuActioDary, Of which we only could catch few
words, but which we afterwards understood consisted
chiefly Of questions aboutour country, President &C.
He told Mr. D. that bis SOD, young man abou. six
TEN years Of age, who was Minister OF War, was
learning our language and could speak It. He is
said to be young man Of high promise The .Pachs
to please. His Prime Minister, Mahmoud Bey, was
present also. He is fine looking man, dressed in
2 European costume, (piitaryD with . ez cap On
worn here. His face is intelligent, beard gray.
He looks more like Frenchman than Turk, and
speaks that language f1uenty. The Pscha Is regu-
lar Turk Of the old school, very stout, with red
face and sharp, twinkling eyes He is about forty
five years Of age, and grandson Of Mehemet All,
the Oldest male OF the male line always succeeding to
the throne. He is said to be bigotted and not par
Egypt is absolute; but the foreign Consus are abso,
lutte in their own way too. and check him constantly
Life and property Of Europeans perfectly safe in
Egypt now, thanks to their influence The case
would be very different otherwise. When We rose to
Co. two officers made rush at the Consul General,
tackled him. and in the twinkliDg Of an eye had in
vested him with the sabre d'honrtxy,' Damascus
scmeter. At the door down stairs we found an Arab
charger. as fine as fine trappiDgs could make him,
with crimson velvet saddle and gilt nery, who pre-
ceded our ride back, prancing all the way, to the
great admiration of the nativesan0ther part Of the
ceremony: To refuse these would be considered In
sulting; therefore our government has allowed it In
the Consul to follow out ali the usases BY paying out
"backscsch' literally to Gil the Pachas officers and
retainers. BY which the gifts are made to ,st very
dear; but this is always the with Eastern pre-
sents. Politeness Is the only thing you get gratis
bnt that of the finest quality and In great profuson.
Then there was another show at the hotel-the Min
listers Of the Pacha and the foreign Consuls General
all coming in full feather, to make their formal calls
French, Prussian, Austrian, &c. The English
snlGeneral, Mr.. Bruce had not arrived. Some
q their uniforms were very splendid. Then
the whole affair wound up with dinner at Shep-
herds, (and not bad one either) with the two Com
suls General, given all the Americans in Cairo, at
which AmericaDism was strong and fervent, and
home and friends not forgotten. Then we parted,
the two Consuls going back TO Alexandra, and we,
MEDICALLY inclined preparing, not to weigh an
Choir for we haven't any, but to 6l sails for Upper
Egypt. As am to personalities, will not ex-
press my personal opinions or those Of my friends in
regard to the two representatives of our country
here, past and present; but they know or ought 70
know, what We think Of them. "Nuf sed"-after
drinking mans wine it is not polite to abuse him,
and flattery would be in still worse taste.
! wanted TO say something about the sights at
Cairo snd the sunsets on the Nile, which surpass
those Of Italy and equal those Of our country;
but bave spun such q long yarn already that
the exertion Of all this sribbng, which have done
in small pieces, as you see on different scraps Of
paper, with the assistance Of pipes and coffee, has
exhausted me as much a. this letter will the readers,