The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-19
Mr. De LEON, AMERICAN CONSUL-GENERAL TO
ElNpT.

Mr. De LEON, AMERICAN CONSUL-GENERAL TO
EGYPT.
A correspondent of the New York Herald, writing from
Alexandria, says
The efforts of consu-genen here behalf OF the
unfortunate Greeks having been crowned with his
example has been followed by other consus and my broth
feel their troubles The papers in Greece
and the islands have been most enthusiastic in their ex
pressons OF gratitude the services rendered and
Of them have epublisbed with high compliments Mr. DC
Icons appeal to Abbas Pacha.
As il may interest your readers and yourself send yoa
by this mail tr,.nsations of two articles from wel-known
papersonc published at Athens, in Greek and French
the other published Trieste in italianhe Panhelenon
and the Osseratore Tieno part only of each article
ia translated but enough to show how they talk about II
From The ranh,llsnion, Of Athens, May ia, 1854
The measure for the expulsion Of the Greeks from the
Ottoman territory has been enforced with great severity in
Egypt We have seen several of compatrios of high
character just from thence and many letters received
from Alexandria give the mourniu of facts the most
distressing The acting consulgeneral of Greece III Egypt
H. Constantine iIaraambis while he remained used every
moderate the anger Of The local government and
made many strong and repeated appeals to all his col
leagues of friendly nations to intepose their good Offices
fer the Greeks if this great severity continued These
efforts OF NJ Gralanbs finally led TO most useful and
happy result
ST. Edwin de Leon, consul-general for the United States
of America touched by the sight of the suerngs and hc
prosecutions of which the Greeks the victims FASTENED
Of his own accord and without orders from his govern
men to address the following appeal to Abbas Pacha by
which he invoked the government not only TO he
mercu and just towards the Greeks but by touch
ing the rropre of the PacAa at the time TO
secure for them the privilege Of remaining in Egypt
Well worthy indeed of the great American republic the
sentiments and The language of this appeal for example,
No nation and no rulers can safely violate the great laws
CT humanity and justice in this age Of the world and ret
rbution speedily follow Ill acts of unnecessary
arbitrary cruelty These sentiments must find an echo in
the heart of his ighness and he must eceect that this
is matter on which The whole civilized world will sit in
judgment should appeal from him TO theln'
We are yet, ignorant of the answer which Mr. Ed
win de Leon has received to his despatch 10 the Pac Yet
whatever it may be- feel bound behalf of suffer
ing friends in Egypt and for ourselves TO acknowledge
publicly the deep of gratitude which the whole Greek
nation feels towards who has molly and generously
protected oppressed countryen. The spectacle in
itself majestic, while al The time ii suggests pro-
found reflection Two peoples the most celebrated of the
ancient and of the worlds having gained their liberty
ntcr long and sauguinary struggles meet aud embrace
fiaternay in Turkey The American stretches the hand
of to bis brother oppressed by the hand Of barbar
ism The time is, probably not far distant when league
in favor of all the oppressed peoples shall form rampant
against the ambition of princes and nvncibe obstacle
to the absolute will of governments 10 dispose Of he lives
and fortunes Of thag pgPpi by aaiomae agreeinenis
The great and pefillous Effort made in the Orient may
succeed but thai success however gained, give
privileges TO the Christian inhabitants who for four ccnl-
es have been Invoking thely knees Divine Providence
for their liberation
Here follows cops Gin Gryeb Of Mr. DE I.eous dcs-
patch
From the osso,vaioro Tesno, lin t,iau) rlIe-,e May a.
We arc requested TO insert the following agt.c,e from
letters just received pm uc port Of Alexandria Of the
date Of 18th Mays
After speaking Of the long residence and important ser.
vices Of that Greek Colony in Egypt the writer goes
as not therefore almost incredible that under these
circumstances the Egyptian government should have ey-
ercised towards the Greek subjects harbare which would
though the days OF the hcrce and bloody Jana-
rcs had returned They commenced by errest,pg asaua
the first 1TgGn4 os The teek eousulate although pro-
ected by ills Official chaacerand threatened 20 arrest
the consugenerel himself They commenced mprsoning
the most respectable and estimable persons bef""" +"
piraton OF ,ho term fixed for 'h"'- 80 'e ~ i,
expiration on~--- uePattulc nup on on. is
-..aenccd beating, imprisoning, and insulting
all unable TO leave for of ships of means. 1t can
easily be conceived in what condition the Greels found
themselves exposed in person il family and IN interest TO
such persecution without protection But they did not
despair; remembering how much their nation owed in
former times the whole of Europe and TO the American
people they made application to the American consul
general be- protected and saved in their interests, by
obtaining through his mediation from the government a
delay in their immediate expulsion The honorable consul
general Immediately Abbas Pacha such letter