The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-29
The Suez Tfsnsit Ruute.

PROPOSED ENGLISH RAILWAY FRoM SUBJ To TASTA-
LOAN TO THE vIcKRoY OF EGYPT, AND CONCESSION
OBTAINED
letter from Alexandria OF tho Olaf Of June in the
PARIS TnreTs says
am informed that an English company has offered to
lend the vceroy Of Egypt for the most pressing wants OF
tie treasury, sum OF two millions sterling, at per
cert interest. the Loan be repaid elk years. The
company, BY way Of guarantee. demands the railway
nom Aexaudra 70 sues ana The village OF ranis which
the first STATEN OF the line from Alexandra 20 Cairo
Tbs viceroy has, am Wen Informed, accepted ne.s
proved Of by the Sultan. The company beicyes that u
~i be able 10 obtain this appreciation, and hink that
by the packet which conveys this letter, NJ PAsqual,
director OF bank known by he name Of the Bsok Of
Egypt leaves Tor England with the drman question,
strong recommendation, You may immeSisely see ths
Consciousness Of this affair. Not only viii tue railway
ard village Of $500 Inhabitants become IN some sort
Epssh property, bit ffesh obstacles will be- raised By
ths combination 10 the execution OF the scez canal
THE ALEXANDRIA, CAIRO AND srEz RsILwAY--PRo-
uRsss or TIE WORK WITH Five THOUSAND MEN
tAlexspdra tJune p CORES ,ondepcs Of oudcn p,st
greatly 20 be regretted tina, the conpeuon OF tne
railsay 70 sutz apresrs nlse'y to be delayed much
orerr than might be anticipated from the fact that IL
already opcn for traffic lar the thirteenth station
fof the carriage road from Csro), that being
shn seoui ioar hours Journey % the Desert thence to
making OF this part OF the railway the high eubsnk
euts (r some places forty TO mr. feet bgn) required
ing for eight miles distance into Suez, and the sup
pbirg OF water &c, for tne wotkmen winch 10 be
nc linecveu at suez there being no fresh water
will initiate very seriously against tns profitable
tg and regularity Of transit on mis- railway from
Cairo 10 Susz, even when completed the whole wsy;
as in fact, does still more, IN Ia present undushod
STATE interfere wh the regularity and despatch Of mails
and passengers In transit tasough Egypt Complaints
very ably made this head, and from oersia
ccsl quarters unrcsscoahly short time Ia expected
for the transit vAou, considering cincuues which
the director OF the transit administration has 10
Contend with, and which cannot be syoitsd while
the work Of competipethw line 10 suez going
nd HatQ nHtatnnu IA.
caly for four Or i've ,sou,and worr@ep' ana FOR
Supplying vnier 10 The engines aong tine from Cairo
Your correspo ndent has been lately the line, and
spesks from expcrnncc that cvery possbe effort nsde
by the director Kewbar Bey, who " and nces-
stain The utmost despatch possible and regularity 10 the
transit Of TIE mails and passepgers via Egypt, which
all ocsl rsc The line OF railway made subserveui
ard, resly, when nc engages 10 carry them through
within the twenty four hours, from See both Official
zeal ard private grumoins on the part Of passengers
sgspst this administration will be admitted by any one
acquainted With this country 70 be unreasonable
recessary.
COMMERCIAL CONSEQUENCES or QUICK TRANSIT
FROM syA TO sBA--NEw LINES o. ROAD IN AN
TlcIPATIoN.
when the whole Of the railway from Alexandra TO suez
Ia hrshcd berg distance OF about 230 miles, nay be
expected that The transit win DO effected regularly in
ivslve hours for the mails and passengers and Doubt
rnder present really efficient management, TIA, will
be edected but should the goods usc increase there
Il ever probability win do very largely When lower
tsr liked, a. intended on the railway being finished
Ills % be feared that the sharp gradients on TIE saez
spo Cairo line Joined 10 the want Of water slcug 70.
supplying The engines, win limit toe extent OF the traffic
asa Of course make the working expenses very heavy,
toe TART Of charges for The carriage OF goods
psrsnvely high. These are the great disadvsnisge'
whch have attended the present ioe Of direction for
this railway dirsc, through the desert 70 Suez instead
Of following that surveyed and recommended By Mr.
stephenson, which would continue the Alexapdris linz
from Bedth through the Wsdy Toumelat 10 saez and
which could have been supplied with water by cutting
along from The Nilc being nearly perfect level
All The way: But probable hs. Til. second iine Of
railway Suez will also he made some day, when the
increased sc which cannot fail 10 arise from the open
ing Of the present railway shall require said Pacha
h said, sill entertains the Idea ~ having the present
line Of railway 10 uez carried 10 the bead OF the Bay
OF Atska sbou, miles southwest Of suez formed by
the mountain Of that name, which ships OF large bur
den may anchor with safety close IN shore instead OF
living on some four Eve miles distant, ss they do at
present. from suez, owing 10 the shallow water the
sarn osnks extending out from H. Alaka for Said,
las been suggested " Said Pacha 10 call the town,
after his ovr rsue) would into imrorsDcs
psce o. trade and become hs great Irrt Of the Rel See,