The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-23
F OR E IGN
THE FATAL ACCIDENT TO AL

THE FATAL ACCIDENT TO AHMET PACHA.
1t is most unfortunate circumstance that his
llighness Ahmet Pacha should happen to be the vic
tim of the first railway accident we have had here
ever since the line was opened. According to re-
port. he ry reluctantly allowed himself to be per-
suaded by his relatives to down from Cairo to
pay his respects to his uncle the Viceroy on the oc
casion of the Beram festivals; and Immediately aE-
ter having gone through the usual ceremony on the
morning OF the 18th of May, he hurried to the rail
way station, accompanied bv several DISTINGUISHED
personages, including his Highness Hahn Pacha
brother to the Ficeroy, and reached the place just
IN time to catch the up-tran that was to bring him
to his untimely death.
The train, as usual started and arrived safely at
kafer Lais, where passengers generally alight to
cross the Nile in steamer, but, all occasions
when princes are on the line, the ferry is held in
readiness to convey them across in the carriages.
The Arabs in charge, pushing the wagons on the
ferry, very carelessy omitted to put on the shap-
pens, and the four wagons, one after the other,
dropped into the Nile. As soon as it was perceived
that the wheels Of the first carriage had got over
the side of the ferry, the alarm was given but alas!
too late to be of any avail, as Ahmet Pacha, with
his suite, with Ritaat Bey, Minister of Commerce,
and kernidin Pacha, formerly director of the tran
sit administration, perished.
Hahn Pacha escaped by jumping into the Nile,
when he was rescued by some of the English rail
way employees, whose indetatgable exertiOns in
trying to some of their fellow creatures merit
great praise. This disastrous news was received
shortly after the accident occurred, and both the
European colony and the whole Arab population
could not help mantesting how deeply they felt the
sudden loss of the man in whom the hope of Egypt
rested. He was the eldest of the late Ibrahim
Pacha and the eldest living prince of Mehemet Ali's
family consequently successor to the present Vice
roy. Under his rule the prosperity of the country
would have been almost certain. Beside his many
good qualities, he the only of the Egyptian
princes who acknowledged that it was to England
that Egypt was indebted for her present improved
condition. lie great admirer of all that was
English, sympathized with English ideas, and knew
that there much to be gained bv cultvating the
friendship of the British Cabinet Twenty-four
hours before he ceased to exist he heard to
that the cutting of the lsthmus Of Suez would be
the ruin of Egypt.-London Paper.
The London Times has the following report from
its Plymouth correspondent, under date of June
7th:
The African Steam Navigation Companys packet
Ethiope, Commander Croft, arrived at midnight
with later advces from the west coast of Africa.
In consequence Conformation received at Monro-
via, Commander Croft left in the Ethope on the
l4th of April and on the 18th fell in with the French
ship Cmli Regina, 420 tons, in possession of a
large number of negroes who were not able to man
age her. After parley, the second officer of the
Ethiope, with part of the crew, went on board,
when about 25O of the negroes swan to the shore,
where nearly the whole were murdered by the cap
tain OF French ship and natives. 1t appears that
:iie Coi Regina which is completely fitted for the
slave trade, had been cruising for month near
Cape Palmas, and under nrete:cc OF taking them to
a better r!:1o mad secured about 500 negroes who
were Immediately placed between decks, many ui
them in irons. When the captain (Simon) was
ashore, and part of the in boat alongside the
negroes procured firearms, and shot all but the doc
tor and two OF the seamen, whom they retained to
steer the ship. Capt. Simon came within gunshot
several times afterwards. but was not allowed to
come on board. The Celi Regina was towed into
Monrovia, where she was left in possession of the
purser of the Ethiope.