New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-10
THE SUEZ CANAL.

We translate from FIshrse de Sac: the following
lett,r from tie protector Of the SGes Canal. VI.
6e J.,,tns. Paris, Dc. 9, 1855.
Tie su 4.cdptiops for the Suez Capsl have gveu re-
suits which lhasten b. present 70 the 600 subscribers
10 TIE stock to whom Jou viii seEl the next lumber ct
your jouIn IL France the srbeciipon has ex 'eeied
uy expectations it nas received IFS support iront1
publ which after all, IL tie 1cheat OF all cspitai'ts
The snbecr pton here smocrts to 20 100 shsres
Other ccunres c)pplete the capital eitred, and In
d few isys the Coz p,oy xil be consu ei according
TO the statute. TIE Dnectots ar, already selected
they CO Dprse the principal projectors and stock
holders in the enterpr.e, men who have ha1 fath IN
the trtei prise fiom the beginning, have 'onstsntly
sustained IL and rbo sssocs,ed in the sane spirit
AZ the imuebse majority Of the subscr 'ers bsciuse
Of the grandeur Of Its sn and its results The Com
psny beng fjrmed not OF spectators but OF -uorcno-
es vbo desire TO the Canal completed for the SAKE
OF the Csu AL there less heed Of great hnanciA mid
erce in the Boaid of Drect,on tlsn there soui othes
wire be.
TIE Eve per cent interest guaranteed to subscribers
has bee provided for in tie estimate Of expenses wh
a, much q.tce and proprety az the wages of the Ia
boers who are 10 dig the cs.ai, and viii accrue no"
the LIT Of January 1859. Toe directors VIII then %
called upou TO fix the time for rg 10 the rest Of
the fh. of tie capital tn be paid III, and propo
si,ion will be made to charge the receipts now given
for the stock on the let ct MHch next.
think AN not deceived when say that the first
stroke Of the pck-sx vbic1 shell be struck on the
line Of tue cscs will be loudly reechoed throug hous
the world II will be tie sgtal Of an Immense moral
snd rational progress, 10 which am happy to zee my
OWL country the largest contributn.
We shall not have to wait long for the result.
while the subscription hss been gong on have hal
lroects Of execution thoroughly etanea IN al their
detail, by men whose give the highest author
ify TO their deliberations ] send you the record OF
their ssssons. They estsblfh the fact that in leSs
than two years, and at expenditure of less than
s3 OOO, Geo, passs.e will be opened for portion Of
the navigation bstFeen the Mediterranean and the
Red Sa.
Tlis rspdity of execut on will be douby ssttsfso-
tory az ~be it will vctoriousy settle the quee-
tiop Of opening tie Isthnu- will render speedy
mureIston to the capital eng,ged in the enterprise
Srch is the ttate of affairs. IL is very definite, and
The sy pss mesns only necessary to the progress
Of the work In proceeding TO the execution of my
i.tCr, an supported by power which, hope, viii
Lot fail me.
The sympathy of tie public ha, baen extended to
me- -ot only becsuse Of the grandeur Of the ander-
taking, but especially became the pubhc hs. been
initiate isto evey phase Of the enterprise The work
Il the SusI Csnsl will cobtinus 10 draw its energy
from the publicity Of al it. acts.
a.. u depart from the rule which has given me
success tus far aLl il il with this disposition that
beg you to publish my letter. Twill add tha; snail
slvsys te ready to reply to aoy Of the subscribers
who may d. sire lfornsticni they may rest assured
that every serious Question will be examined whether
it be aonressei directly TO me- or to the agents OF the
company il tie Department, or out Of Frapce.
FERpIFAND LIZ LES3EPS