The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-12
already compromised BY that stupid congress at Os-
tend. That Congress damned all our dplomatists
ahroad. Fig.


Our Egyptaon COrreepondcncos
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, July 9, 1865.
The Egyptian Witch-Herald IN Adconce OF me
Mau-1sode IN Egpi-Efeef Of ts War
-Amsrican Bark Sylphide-Chol in Egypt
Great Mortality Flight Of Eurcpsans- Ameri-
can Missionaries and Consui Genera!-Ins
Bedousn arabs up IN Arms-An Austrian
Prince Fourth Of July, &c.
The owners Of the bark Egyptian Witch, from
this port, are under obligations to your paper for
the first tidings Of her arrival mt New York and the
sale Of her cargo. The HERALD was in advance Of
the letter OF the consgnees which proves you to be
OF wide awake as you pretend. The success Of this
enterprise has had good effect here, and you may
expect to see sone of the Same sort following
in the wake Of the Witch. A brisk trade may be
driven with the United States from this place, and
some of US hope TO have hand in it.
In order that you may form IN idea Of the figure
ct which things 60 here cord you price current
The war has occasioned great fluctuations in our
market, and some heavy operst.ous have been made
on spec in grain, the result of which depends very
much on the fortune of war. tNt. tE rnr
The impression here now is that Sebostopol can
not be taken-that the allies win have to wind up
the war Immediately, even il II is taken, 7 ~
DdIA Eyipulue, CupI. klItcHcoch VI YOUR CITY, HIS
loaded here and left for Liverpool. She gave us
very good idea of your clipper merchantmen.
l suppose you have heard that Egypt has had
another visitation Of cholera--the genuine Asatc-
and very fatal. Many of the cases have terminated
in four five hours, and some have commenced with
the cramps and died Immediately. 1t has attacked
Europeans as well az natives, though the soldiers
have been the chief sufferers Mt Alexandria. For
two months 1t has been at work. but thank Heaven
II is now abating. At Cairo the deaths registered
were 800 per day. AT one time the shops were all
closed, and all who could fled from the city. 1t is
supposed that seven or eight thousand have died
there. At Danrietta they have been dying at the
rate of one hundred per day; ut Mansourat sixty,
and ut various other villages on the Delta with equal
severity At Alexandria it has averaged fifty per
day but for the last week has confined itself chiefly
to the sol Y. The Vcer0y has, however, sent
away sever thousand of bis soldiers to Upper
Egypt where there Is no pestilence, and hopes are
entertained that the disease will cease
So great was the panic here, that many Of the
European merchants, and even the ConSIs have
left for Europe, or some OF the adjacent islands;
Your three American missionaries at Cairo, how
Consul here see every day on the grand square. as
cool az usual. Several of the COnsls who could not
get away, have put themselves in quarantine in
their own houses. / have no doubt that many have
pre-disposing cause.
In Cairo the police very wisely stopped the wall.
ing at the funerals-which Il the custom Of TINS
country-for this reason We have had " battle and
murder )" in addition to " sudden DEATH also. The
Bedouins Of the Delta are in rebellion, and have
been plundering and numbering at great rate. The
tribe Of Walled Ali, always hostile to the present.
Viceroy, ARE mp in arms, and SAID the Viceroy has
sent up 5000 or 5000 soldiers 10 put them down.
He has himself gone up to Cairo and some say will
take the field in person. He will be too good
mark for the rifles Of the Bedouins, who are crack
shots, being mOunstrous man in size though not
anwieldy.
We are all expecting an American steamer which
the Ticerey ordered some time since, to be made
for him in America rs sample OF what can be done
there Mr. Stone, OF Boston, il the contractor, be-
licve. He was here on visit. and got the order.
The English and French made steamers here are not
OF the first class, either in looks or in speed.
If Said succeeds in quieting his refractory Be
douins, either by backscisch bribery or Whit
9rapeshot, he will turn his attention to improve
ments in his shipping and other matters He has
the desire Of improving the condition Of the coun-
try but now his head is full Of big drums and sol
diery. He can attend to nothing else ut this time.
The reyolted tribe is 5000 or 5000 strong.
The Austrian Archduke Macmillan, brother to
the Emperor and Admiral OF the fleet, has been
here for two weeks past. He has ten vessels With
him, almost the whole Austrian fleet HIS visit Is
diplomatic, we suppose. He is quite young man,
about twenty years probably, but very agreeable In
Your national anniversary was celebrated in the
usual manner here, all the Consuls hosting their
fiags Your Consul received visits all day. and had
an entertainment In the evening, at which your cor
respondent was present. We had good time Of it,
in spite of the sombre shadow of the cholera.
am scYibbling you q much longer letter than
intended, for this was begun only to return thanks
for the Egyptian Witch. We have good many
witches out here to show you, II you come out az
single man, next winter. Why not A. O.. P.
rne New Ocean Mail Line from Liverpool
to Spain and Havana.
from the London Chronicle July g.
The eligibility of Liverpool port Of departure and
arrival for mails has just received fresh proof in
the recent establishment Of line Of steamers to ply
line are a large and influential spanish company, char
tered in that country with limited liability and the
elusive privilege from the Spanish government o. running
steam from England and France to Havana and
Porto Rico This company IL styled the 1" Lnea lie sa.
pores Espanoies Transatantcos, and II will
commence operations Immediately for the pioneer vessel
OF the feet already completed and the others rapid
" constructing II is intended that regular monthly
communication shall be kept up between this port and
Spain and Porto Rico in the West inies, to land and
embark passengers The Spanish government We be-
lieye intend 10 make OF this line for the mail com
munication with Cuba and, donot, our own 'vern-
ment win forward English cerrcspondence BY the same
available route.
British and French manufacture, the greater portion OF
the passenger trade being from the spanish ports As
goods for Havana and Porto Rico only he shipped IN
vessels carrying Spanish flag except al the cost a an
import tariff, the advantages OF TINS Line 10
and shipper in '' sosnssy and "a a. Il
late upon the great importance o. the establishment Of
such line in the pre- emf aspect OF the political relations
between Spain the mother country, and he's valuable
colonies Of Porto Rico and Cuba. As the first vessel Of
the company, the Habana ~ in such state OF couple
ton that her trial trip win take place this week brief
description Of her and the other beats that viii form the
line will be interesting.
The Habana IL first class boat 81 that descrip
ton becoming generally adopted by the Large Ea-
ropean steam companies; namely the screw steamer.
She IA the construction 81 Mr. John Laird of liverpool
and Brkenhead, the well known iron steamship build
er who il also constructing five other vessels for
the company, three Of which have already been
named the yigo the cadr and the Barcelona The Vgo
which 10 sister ship 30 the Hsbana has been launched
some time and will be ready for sea Ia August The d.
mentions Of the Habsna are Length, 40 FEET beam
ASK feet; measurement $50 tons. She will have
sines a 400 horse power the direct sctns principle
with inverted cylinders. From her dne lines Yea, en-
zine power and the ability and experience q her BUTLER
II Is only reasonable to anticIae vita confidence that
she will aain high average rate Of speed her voy
age She has capacity for eighty drs, class forty second
class and thirty third class pasengcrs about 900 tons