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road. is destined 10 become enc Of The meet lni-
nor,srt s,t;es oe the Arslisn Gulf from the mo

nor,ant e,t;ee on the Arsbisn Gull, from the mo
u,pt the fr,sh.va,er canal frsm the NDe sires.iy
iB process Of construction, Is completed. Ins by
drsul work is entirely D5epeudest OF the Preach
Suef -Pelusium Canal FOR which not sno'e4 "
earth has yet been removed.
NJ. Escair,c de Lau,our has. for lncapacIty
and nisnansseuen', 1t Is ssid, been dismissed
from The Leadership Of the projected expedition 10
tie Mountains Of the Moon. ia which the Psshd OF
Egypt has already spent, or rather thrown away,
over $4,000. Very probably the expedition Will
he postponed .udthnl ely and The Nile sources VIII
rem ain shroudtd Tor some years longer. Tins
French pobltmsu WIS one at the great authorl-
ties sdysbc.d BY VI DE- Lesseps IA toe elaborate
prc gramu.e If his lar famed canal pruirct
No doubt YOU have already heaid OF the Egyp-
tan BED Sea Steam Company, started by Ssyd
F. sba which j. considered such a lucrative invest
ment that the property 81 certain orphans oi The
Pa. has ows family vii be de'oted tot II Is
in'tudtd 10 run slX steamers from Su-Z 10 D.udda'
Ho6ieda, Moka and Aeon. and back by way Of
Berbera. Massowsh, suakn and Cosseir. Alresi!
w attempts AZ trade IL The Red Sea have tailed on
&C count Of nisuaIagenlent, the hrs' IN ISIS and
tie ls,t in l-i2, II | RENE mber well. No douo
this third atteupt will succeed better. II certainly
csuDo, fail Tor want of counselors. The Board of
AGmnistra ration Of ibls new steam Company CONSISTS
Of twelve members half Turkish and halt European
subjects an American NicePr sdent. and Turk
Arabian Gulf The Vice-President and the twelve
councillors receive a remuneration et $1,000 per
suuuu for their services, aud a dozen agencies IA
tie Arabian Gulf and in Egypt viii be- supported
on simiar liberal f otng. Thirty thousand pill
erms are looked for as the cbief support of the
enterprise, and coal N SueI and Alden. 1t Is tondy
exp. 3D. will cost SO the tun. none but the
most liberal of coal contractors will be engaged BY
the COMPANY
Sayd Pashs j. extending his pleasure "trip 70
khsrtoum. His absence here passes quite uuob-
served even by those who were the bitterest adj
versailles OF his predecessor, the late Ahbds Pasha,
who. uodonbt in year or two, will be canonlzedby
the Fg piaus thanks to his successors negative
qualities which become more apparent every year.
Tn, few An ericaD residents here iondy hope the
coming Administration will appoint representa-
tive capable If approaching The comuer cial imPor
lance of modern Alexandra, and one who Is wiling
To assist his fellow citizens IN their endeayors 70 eN-
tend our ~oIidsprsad trade AL navigation also ~
the great emporium of the East, which tnis time is
denied 10 our enterprsiDg merchants in spite of the
costly Copsul-Gercrals We have kept in this plsce
for the last ten years. The reason u, that these
worthless busy Themselves too much with dispen>
ing protection Ia foreigners, aud IN the continual
squabbes arising thererom with the local authOrl-
ties; for instance IN the case ot EScaro ButroOs
Cassis The most conspicuous among the lot Of
foreigners protected here by the star-spangled
flag are four oliayian Jewesses, keepers of
house. Of doubtful reputation. Mr. de Leon,
our present Consul General, pretends to be esl-
powered 10 TX end the American protection Ia
whomsoeyer he plesSes. This gentleman, it will
be remembe red, commenced his Consular tunc-
TORS here by speedily Nc to the people in the
streets from the balcony of public house, to
the great astonis hnent of the AlexaudrAn com
muniy who never the like before from
Consul. General A similar ndIscreton he COM
mitied again the other day, on the occasion Of two
Prussan- protected Swiss applying 10 him for Amer
lean protection. This WAS not only gracIously
aw srded, but they were invited also 10 induce the
res of their countrymen under Austrian and French
protection to follow their example, assuring them
that in case of an outbreak of war between Prussia
and Switzerland the United States Government
would at once take active part in the protection
of the sister Republic But no Swiss left or will leave
Austrian or French prOtt elton for SO long as II
rests identified with Mr. de Icons personal favor.
An lrishman, clerk to an English house, continues
10 be l'uited States Vice Consul, i'll spite of late
provision of Congress against the inconvenience OF
intrustiDg aliens or foreigners with such charges.
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