The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-02
AFFAIRS IN EUROPE.
PexsseutiOn Of the Greeks In Egypt.
our ALEXANDRIA coRREsPoNpEDoE.

PexsseutiOn Of the Greeks I'm Egypt.
orR ALEXANDRIA coRREsrospEpoE.
ALEXANDRIA, (Eypt) June !, 1864.
TAs G,tsk Petition to the, Anerican Consul General,
and His Aeti0n Upon II.
wrote you letter on the 7th of last month con-
eerning the Greek troubles here, and the noble
conduct of our Consul General, Mr.. De Leon. Since
that time nothing important has happened, except
an attempt Of the government 70 deny to any Of the
Consular authorities the right of protecting any o.
the Greeks, and demanding to know how any one
could claim it. But the only answer it got was
that 1t must respect those projections or take the
consequences, SO the government dropped the mat
Ter, and our Consul came Off with flying colors
again.
The starspangled banner is now looked up to as a
refuge against all oppression, and even the Arab
soldiers here now respect any man that uses the
word Americana" In fact, some curious cases have
happened where Greeks have got out Of prison
here by pretending they had the promise OF it,
when, in fact, they had not. feel great interest
IN this whole matter, because am Greek by birth,
though American by adoption, having left the
Inland of scio when child, and lived all my life.
time in the United States. have double reason
70 call the attention Of all my countrymen to these
Affairs, because the letters written for the English
and French papers have tried to smother proceed
ngs of which their nations have good reason to be
ashamed a friend of mine sent notice Of this
affair to London paper, and It refused TO publish
1; and the regular correspondent of the Times
won't say word about it, though the affair has
caused great excitement here for weekspast. There
ore ] want the facts to be known in America
through your world known paper, and the Greeks
m oil na huy IN Eanr hat
done TO them in Greece and other places.
Iwrote You before that Mr.. De Leon had sent
copies Of all the papers to the Consuls General OF
England, France, Austria and Prussia, and nov
send you copy Of two that have managed to get
hold Of together with the original petition Of the
Greeks Of Alexandria, which hope you will pub
6sh for general information. The letter to Abbas
Pacha has been much admired here; but you can
Judge of its merits for yourself have tried to get
copy of his answer, but could not succeed, as the
Consul General will not give any OF those papers,
though much solicited for them Some OF my friends,
whom he has allowed to read it, say il is long ex-
euse, throwing all the blame on the French, the
English, and the Sultan, and declaring he would
soften matters if he dared to do SO. This battle has
last gained by representative here. without any
support from anybody but his own Vice Consul
1efe-Mr. VIM. Moore-who stood to him like
man. Mr. Moore has an American wife, and his
heart is in the right place. as well as his head. He
is young man, as we'll as the Consul General.
The papers send you are the Greek petition, the
invitation to the Consuls General to assist ours aud
The letter to the Pacha. am sorry can't get you
. copy Of the letter TO your Minister at CONSTANT
nope, which is said to be very strong one; but it
10 not to be had at present the Consul says, and
copies OF it were not sent to the other consuls.
MONSIEUR Ed. De LEON, AGENT Ell Consul GENERAL DIES
ErAIs Us1s p'AMIRIoUE EN- EGyP7E:-
Monsieur lie Consul General-Les soussgnes sujets
Haenes, domiciies dams cette vile, les depuis
vron vingt ans, les autres depuis dix, ct quelques
depais cling ans, ct la plupart de leurs ia
miles nous nous occnpions ACKNOWLEDGEMENT de notre
q coup lordre foadroyant dc quitter l. E
gypte dams e dela de quinze ours cause de nterrup
ZION des relations dplomaques entire la Turque ct Ia
Greece.
Nous laissons votre appreciation Monsieur lie Con-
General les pertes ct domages que nous
sarons souirir bien que nous ayons Ia mondre com
phcite dams les faeheux eyenemens qui agent lie
dc, ct en- meme temps les pertes nevaoles qui sea
suivront pour des suiets de s A. lie Vice Roi oui
sent relation dafares faire mention
DO la dinuiion gu eprouveront les da gouver
nenent "a suite du maneue de nos enterprises comm =
Par consequent nous refugions la philantropc
de Ia grance republque des Etais-unis Amcrque, en-
pfant Monsieur lie Consul General, d'nteryenir
aupris &c A. lie Vice Roi ct lie prendre vo
Protection Mons esp6rons que ;. A. lie Vice Roi qu
sest toujours it dstinguer proteeteur
dr commerce, n'aura adope eette mesure que pou Sc
eonforner aux besoins poliieues ct nhesitera point
dadmettre votre demande; s. 4. connait deja depnis
ngtemps notre conduite paci5que ct seules
ssSaone opt cees qu sc bornent dans e cerce de nos
Snfercts eommereiaux.
Bien Mr. lie Consul General MOBILES sen;i
mtns d'humanc gu vous animent, nous esperons dob
tenr Ia pussante protection &c la grande ubque
nous imporons, et nous promotions soiemnement de
montrer digEes dele ct que ap1as nous ne dome
motif d des planles.
orant notre reconnaissance ant euvers Ia genereuse
Ell philanrope nation Amercaine ~ envers yous Mon
sSear ie Consul General digne representsns ellie
grave caracteres iueac dams cars ct
Get acte brera partout CONNIE une etole uminease e.
sur tout dams notre patrie.
Nous avons rhonneur dttre avec e plus pro ond
pect Monsieur le Consul General vos tres hambles Ell
Tres ckeissants serviteurs lSlgnatlres.l
CONSULATE GFNrRALo or TIE e. : A. IN EGYPT J
AEExASDRIA April co. 1854.
10 MAHnouD Beg, VExL TO TIE MINISTER OF Foreign Az
ExcuIEscy-Enclosea you win 6od petition address
ed by certain Greek subjects resident in Egypt,
who have requested my nercesson to save them from
consequences in which they had part and
of which they about being made the innoceat victims
higher compliment could not be paid to his Highne
than this mark of confidence in his justice and magma
nimty and this preference for Egypt residence
the land of their nativity.
II Ia therefore with great pleasure, and with
ed confidence in his promptly acceding TO request at
once fatterng him and his government and well
calculated to exalt hs throughout the whole west
en world that now present this proposal to him and
my strong request that IL be granted under the
diiions specified. His Highncss will observe that this
appeal 10 made behalf of all, of great
number of Greek subjects but only for ho-e who from
long residence have become identified with the country,
and regard Egypt as their home and whose interests are
linked with those Of his people many Of whom sut
fer great loss by their sudden expulsion.
These Greek subjects state their case and all rs
hardshps, strongly in their petition that il is not ne
cessary for me to add single I'd or argument TO
conclusive statement and the enlightened spirit Of his
Hghness must show him all the which shorid
prompt him 70 grant their prayer as welias to the evil
eonsequen ~ this government hereafter which re
fusal might entail With nations and people now friendly
and enthusiastic for the Of Turkey.
The sympahies of greater part Of the civilized world
with the Forte now; but the rigid enforcement of
ibis harsh decree in all cases and under all circumsan
ees here may convert that sympathy into indignation.
No nation and rulers safely violate the great laws
u humanity and justice in this era OF the world and
retrbution speedily follow all acts of unnecessary
arbitrary cruelty These sentiments must ndln echo
the heart OF his Hghness and he must recolect that
Ibis Is matter which the whole civilized world will
ait In judgment, should appeal from him to them.
Never there presented to the ruler of any land
noble opportunity OF making his ilas.rious
viii all nations than this and the voices Of than
thirty millions Of my countrymen would unite with
those of all European people in pronouncng Abbas Pach
well worthy of hs high seat when he thus listens to the
persuasons Of justice and mercy though raised in behalf