The New York herald., 1863-10-13
THE sUEZ CANAL.


Mississippi, through the lakes down tho Eric Canal and
through the Hudson 10 New York.
THE sUEZ CANAL.
After many years Of dsappontmen,s and deays-partly
Of political and partly Of monetary charaeter-,hs
great work At last fully undor way With no ess than
twenty elk thousand workmen of whom twenty thousand
are Arabs) engaged upon H. is exclusively French
undertaking, and designed 10 give that nation an
advantage In the trade Of tho East shortening does
by half the Communication between three hundred
millions .of Europeans and Americans and hundred
millions OF AsiatIcs 10 1852 the exclusive privilege Of
forming company for tho purpose granted by the ate
vcoroy Of Egypt Mohamsd Said Pashs TO French engi
named y. de Lesseps who subsequently, conveyed
bis Interest In 70 "thc Universal Company o. tho suez
Maritime Canal" This company definitely conrt
tatcd the 9th OF January. 1850. Tho capital stock
amounts 70 forty millions Of dollars in shares OF hun
drcd dollars OF which tho Pacha had subscribed for
nearly Eighteen millions worth. The English government
supposed 10 look with very unfavorabls eys tho
dertaking, and 10 have thrown all possible obstacles In
the way OF It's success kcly 10 affect pjar'ously their
monopoly OF tho India trade and has been ooooc
fSred that would cause spa sctwccn tho
countries N. Do Issseps In hts annual report, refers 70
shs feslns the pernclou. and immoral Of
England Tue nsutra, character Of tho canal h however
10 DO assured by international guarantee.
According 70 the charter Of cooceaon granted by ihs
vioeroy the 9th OF January 1850, the works 10 be
executed are-
l. A c,nsi nsvigsble by largo vsssss between suer
~ the head OF tho guH Of that nams and Peusum on
tho Medtsuaus.o.
canal OF irrigation adapted 10 tAs river wamc Of
the Nile and connecting that river with tbs suss canal
D. Two branches Tor irrigation and supply striking oos
Of the preceding canal In tho directions respectively Of
suez and Peiuslum.
Tho works To be completed within six years, and
four nhs Of tho workncn engaged 70 be
Lake Iimsah, about midway between tho two poin,r Ia
70 be converted Into inland harbor n for vessels u
tho highest tonnage, barbor Of refuge IL 10 be COZ
suctcd tho Of the canal the Gut o su
stun, and the necessary improvements are 10 bo m,do
In tho port and roads,cad Of suez The Esypta,
mont IL have . claim OF lftccu pcr tho net
pron o zach year The canal always 90 r.nsia open
neutral passage 20 every merchant SHIP Tha maxi
mum toll for passage 10 10 DO tei francs tt2 pos ton ."
ships and per head passengers tho provis,a. u the
charter 10 b. force Tor ninety years afcr tho
opening OF the canal The ship n 10 ninety mile,
In length, three hundred and thirty foet wds a, tho
water limo, and s bottom twenty feet below io~ waici
cvel In the Mediterranean.
An financial measure IT. pro no,ers ante bas groat
success. The amount of tonnags that ra--n yearly
through the stsAs of Gibraltar estimated at nvo NIT
hons That passing through tn, Dardioois - scs aowa
~ like Azure. Tb. tonnage Of tho Liycrpso trade
also ave millions, and that d Narseles four m iiins u
the trade through tho suex Canal roiohcs III, o~si c
these aGarcs-sbi u ~ili IN PROBABLY cSceoi tb.
hshe 't--tbe t,is will produce - 5000, Enrs,iyo 90
ntccn pef proat ihb oipts ~ is,si sba, i tho
cacna,on OF Dc iessop'. who is Ps SECTOR sr,atss
and prime manager o, tho wboo
In tho times Of tho Ib,rsoh, . ike work
s,raotcd, extsDilg from tho Me -, bels u tho
Gull u and IN recent tunes tbs great Ssp,ca PR
tc,ed canal aoroe the ,haI., and predicted t,as tho
sSecutl"n ~ snch work ~,ui promote tha poi?erty
and insure the ps.,y q, To rarki-h cmpicr. hs b.
hovsd 'ha, at vcry fenns rerisi the Nod,,cr'ne,s
and the Red ua,si by tho cu oi SUR trsJ
~ they TO bs adis-Aily. Tns y
the greatest woks o' tie age, and whoa ,ms sctsi
| viii rc,oiutioniso tho trails a, tie Est
fhs oe-roooy o, introducing tn o. ~,
rsDesn INTO faks Inns 'b, 81 IA, naHr,i b,,ss
sicd mf-zy bet that neal ~ ,b, .aH
ot soel took As ~ II Soyornb i.oi W M
pro.coce Of te Cn'ol.o li M,lpnsia ci,,Sy I'D or
sn immcnf. nunbef ot SPECTATORS. A. DO lrses ofo,.
sted ss hisb pr'cst. sud tie word q c.mnaad
The following terms
In t.s bsbe q D.. Iiisbrs.- saii Psha o,rns a
that the o tho ncenoffaafaa Js M.fsi.e.d lot
lAko Iimsah - tie sfp,e q CT.
1tefoaIon The dJte hfekca Asi tie ~aisfs & tie
sea Bowed bfo ths tao. Tho aiess.. or u.L.mot .n
priests btesled tL- wafeu und TIE cs'i,',c ecrgy
Iemnilei the oseai by siagng ~ Dee IA is r,osen
oharch of " Gusr Tho of'pil lats ssse ~yants by
rsni bauqas, n Ire sssnisr gven tie r,sts sae
the ~ oep. emlfios sbo three biadsa All ATTY Ia
bonbsr.
Tie foliosins sau,ins sls,sa o, ne Arabs -ofs !.
gwen b, 81 oarsf u ~ Ileash Is,l.--
1or.,h its rofss, r,'t o, tLe ebi.ne- j, 80. by
rai The thff cH yf De- rs fHe tHofe 'ftta
The roH'. rays ~ 10 sstiur) tie oul' @heh
iAuye tslIt'n SIu se,i. 80 thee Ia 60 n-sibo
freely aId B.' - Ggwg snEg.t ur ftc4fn5fssr q
cushions Ahd otbsf sss Tang 81 inr,g~1n cln,'fi-
every siasa 90 slciai. ifs-td 10 tiase 10 'sy
uayeefs, snf ssis gui'uy hl 40 have 's,susd it.if
ssau - their iri'u'o bepre hs sits ts fg.si fof as
stey Lksly ths ifsiu ~ou1 rot un h. had
d'ns III ~oit, b'sm At 1-ssTs, ststo- resh
toarrt iha ~sY 20 isis Iintsh ~ TsI. .l-
kssf. 10 1rsi hsitiog place, a TO AasssEfoa.
ihc asiDnhulsni to &fs's at -ns ar,
pfoei1g o. NJ sidh Of is tanf o. "a a,tsy. los
20 usr puts tiaug ths ,ala' wLrs vhits - ~,
uusioa srrvsa Tel 81 ksbf ~ D. tbsefh vlii,g-
ssa ls ,hs s.dis s ogi 9 Net hi. .,f =, - ,ssT
rif's ~ mara u - ihe r,i'. = ~ tAas ,taad
ts somen siasifd bofs he a 80 81 iisf hl 90 -
ffoss 10 ffnuf OIL - ronf huf sh ftfierfnf -.
al n'ssps q e-ssirn ~ itita "a "nr 'u' sfa-n
by s.gsn dfDnftaf - tbe intti efsna u - yer
Toto i saha ., ihs soe-s, 80 % a9ais - sol
tLey cAs. ssi ouly attenlf too su nspirsi -
To- beariy gbas.s if~.n ~ dflref y ils ~ us
pa ssttisrn,ai, coasspns = 'sv bssssa. stsuas.
lisfs ugssf1s q irsny usss - Ars sssg 80 ssss a.
urik a ug c4ttbg = fhf Eftai rsna' Hfias I'D
pitt nits t4sist - ssfth ~ usew t@acs .hab hey
- sirsy ssT ~. IT, osspsty "a ussf Lssf
" bib thsfn nta gfnE ~b~~staffpnE, b4t ~ gaf.
tsss 80 Arab u.u uH faft shh a. Lasart ~ fGs~
orr tsgsistifs srf fft ss satsr ts may a. sub
~ asisf 90 o. ~ 9 tsh s-s 80 fay b. gato 30
tets a. b..
ANEHiCAS CASAfs
rts nss-nis cot = ns ss,erp,i.s a. compared -th
No Canal ~ nsias.es. might b. sntsrtsa q
ne fsci q 5~~psasg, rather etrs sg 'ftstbsr
esa q a. zee ~, taksa isis ooa. s-srf'~u o. 80
CsnAi 30 "a vafi9gs 's-srft r.irr frr rn.~ NJ
ieasfh = ihs caasi tsir ff tahffff 30 'rerv
f.gr uor sn1 t.g ass f sffse rs' f ouff sffAetrn