The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-26
AFFAIRS IN EGYPT.


Consul General-7rade Nth the United States-71s
Free Labor Of Egypt-Said Pacha--Discopery in Re
Idtion to Rice Crops
The sight Of a HERALD in the Merchants Exchange
here has given the notion Of dropping You line and
sending you things that you may publish II you
wish. have been both asonished and pleased to find
in this out Of the way place two New York papers, the
Charleston Mercury and the Washington papers This
ID . treat we don't have often in Europe.
The Office OF the Consul General here Ia American all
through, with HkeLesses Of living and dead public
men, handsomely framed, the walls. Among them
your friends-Frsnk Peirce and Soue and Webster
Clay, and Calhoun live peaceably together, as do
Nicholas and the Sultan the opposite side Of the
At this minute America and Americans stand A
No. 1 out here, and Consul and country are both
held in high respect. curious proof was given the
other day, when English steamer was taken out OF
quarantine through Consul after the English one
had declared he could not get 1t ont There happened
to be Ame passengers board OF her Several
other things Of the same kind have occurred.
The idea of getting up direct trade With the United
States has been strongly taken up by many of the
chants OF this place. One of them, Englisbman, Mr.
Pothonier, has sent OF fast clipper of 500 TONS called
the Egyptian WITCH to New York, with a mixed cargo
OF Egyptian produce. One of the articles sent rags
for paper. shoald think that Egypt could supply
good deal of that kind of stuff for it the chief
of the people, mean the working people, He going
to send another soon. I in all the houses many
American made articles Southern nggsrs princes to
these people; they fed little thsy are clothed
One Of party great aboltionist his arrival,
but he sings sma since ne has seen the ree labor OF
wiu Am rad. The people had great hopes from the
new prince, Said Pacha and he commenced by taxing
of their taxes but he has put them all again. and
added new ones. new tax on the fig trees has just
been imposed, which viii increase the annual
of tho Prince than million and half Of dollars
"a ponh uvfd
streets surrounded By guards in all kinds OF fancy
military costumes. He is enormously fat already and
determined to absorb all the fairness Of the land
himself And yet / such garden spot as
Egypt might be- under good government and proper
cultivation An over the East 1t is the whsr-
ever the hoof of the Turk Ia planted, misrule and
misery prevail An intelligent Greek said to yester-
day, Turkeyths only Providence that protects the
poor Christians, comes in the shape OF the consuls
they only can defend us from and
and believe II Is true
All the Tanzimats, &c, are humbugs. They are only
made the preteKts for taking away projecting pri
yleees Of the representatives Of civilized government
had the advantage Of steamer and did 1t in twenty
days; but believe the real plan, after all is go in
regular Nile boat-and stake your time Miss Lucy"
We have had moro American than English flags up the
Nile this year, we had last; but very few ladies',
which our Consul who is a bachelor, complains of.
] send you come curious information concerning a
great discovery made here by which two three
crops Of rice can DO obtained from one sewing In ave
months. Mr.. De Leon has kindly allowed me to copy
the papers, which, he thinks, have appeared in
print probably owing to the miscarriage Of his letters.
Duplicates Of Mr. Lattis letter sent at the tms
our government by the Consul General. had talk
with Mr.. LAttis himself. He pleased me much He is
al gentleman and scholar" and thinks he do
same with wheat and possibly with cotton. One OF the
princes here gave him land to try IL last year aud
he succeeded thoroughly. He has received firm
Cor decree) from SAID Pacha giving him the exclusive
right for Egypt. SAUGERrIES.
MIR. DE LEON TO MR.. GIBBEs.
ALEXANDRIA, O,tober Is, 1854.
To d.. R. W. GmDEs, Columbia, South CaroliDa-
DEAR Swallowing the deep interest which you feel
In all scientific agricultural discoveries, send you
the letter OF Sgnor Latts which accompanies this to
which il is only necessary that should add few iaes
OF explanation. Having heard very remarkable
ture, made by that gentleman, in the immsdiite nifty
OF Alexandria, was induced to maze inquiries in rela.
ton to the matter and finally to satisfy myself by per-
sonal specton OF the fields under his management.
The result Of those inquiries and that nsps has
been the conviction that great discovery has been made
by Sigpor Latt through which he is enabled TO pro-
duce two crops Of rice in five months from the
seeo and the usual yield OF at 10 st thirty
per cent $50 per cent?.
whether this arises from chemical preparation
of the rem his peculiar treatment OF toe plant
is his secret incline to the former opinion but the
facts authenticated by witnesses OF the
proachable character and the experiments have been
made on the land and under eye Mustapaa Pac1
Of the princes OF the royal family here, who
educated in Paris and is OF snrewdness and intel
iigencs.
here but Signor Lattis, who ia political refugee, and
Rentlemsu OF high scientific ataineDs prefers extend
the bene hts OF his discovery ana Is especially ANXIOUS
that the United States should share in It's benefits In
reply TO note addressed to him by this subject
he wrote the letter which send you declaring his rsad
submit the discovery to test Of experiment in the
United states, should encouTa gement be gwen MIN
through me- by the Southern planters,
Ny long acquaintance with yon aud your labors in the
same field, have induced TO make you the medium OF
communication with our mutual friends In the South
and, therefore, request that you will give Publicity to
the discovery through the Southern papers and favor
with your views the subject at your earliest
convenience.
can assure you that there humbug Id this mat
ter, you know not very crcdulous person, aud
have not embraced IL without ex amin stion.
The English Consul General here is very anxious to
the secret for India The discoverer thinks IL
may succeed with cotton also. signor Lattis Is not
mere adventurer. He Ia gentleman Of hgh reputation.
Venetian Who has devoted his life agricultural and
scientific pursuits, and has still the wreck of very
largo fortune which the Italian revolutions found him
the hereditary pcsseasor oil.
With ether public improvements In holland, and enjoys
the high respect Of the best portion of this community
tneteoe' commena .nm mater 20 your serious
terest of our beloved mother, South Carolina.
with sentiments Of the highest regard, remain
yours, truly, EDWIN De LEON
To Hon EpwS DIX Ihos United states Consul General for
Egypt
You the honor, sir, by your esteemed letter Of
the lsth inst To demand Of mo the communication Of
detail, respecting the advantages resulting from
the culture OF rice according 10 my system.
Before complying with your desire, permit me, sir, to
make known " you the sentiments OF gratitude excited
Ia by the interest which you have kindly conies.end
ed TO display for the last and conclusive trials lave
made thss piacc-an interest which, however has
surprised me, knowing, knows all the world, the
esgerness with which the happy ana powerful Amer
nation seeks TO adopt everything which might be
come useful TO It's industry and TO humanity.
II was my intention TO conane myself for the present
TO applying my system to Egypt ani 70 delay the publ
cation until other experiments had supplied me the
means OF extending the application Of my discovery 10
other grsmpsous plants besides rce bat In the face o.
the invitation made by the representative of nation
essentially progressive, also consideration OF the
individual qualities which characerize you sir canDot
hesitate in modifying the plan had traced for myself
Behold, then, sir some data which permitted TO
oder you from the situation in which ain psced:--
Ny rice produces you sir, kno~ frJrn personal
animation, two successive crops from semnation,
and that within the period o. about Eve mouths,
vded that the temperature constantly preserves
above twenty degrees above R.aumer.
believe, therefore, that all places susceptible OF
ducng cotton also suited for the culture Of my