The New York herald., 1863-07-22

mat he government thought well ~ the proposal but
ney dd not at present see bow the line was 70 be
The deputation. after thanking his ordship for his
courtesy 10 seeing them, then withdrew.
TELEGRAPH FROM RANGooE INDIA. TO CHINA.
From the Rangoon Gazette, May l5
Sapan Sprye and his propose 10 carry the tele
graph wires by land from shwav Gyeen Hong Kong.
through Kiang Tung Kiang Hung. Esmok and the prin
cpa oities and towns Of the Chu Kang Pearl river
valley the estimated distance being thousand
hundred miles only. This line when completed, would
enable Hong Kong 10 correspond with Gale ten hours
in less time fact than 1t now takes the steamer to
coal at either place. And thus the governments and mer
chants OF India aud England would receive seventeen
days later news from China than they get while the
Hong Kong public would actually receive the English
summary OF intelligence before the departure Of the China
steamer with IL from Gale. We have remarked that
from Shway Gyeen TO Hong Kong is portion only Of the
Messrs Sprye's project.
A second division is to carry the wires from that
port through Annoy Foochoo foo, Nngpo aud the prin
cpa cities and towns along the coast Of China to Shang
hae The estimated distance OF this extension IL eight
hundred and fifty miles, and the gain In time between
Gale and Shanghae would be increased TO tweaty two
days. On the completion OF this second division there
will be hopeful prospect OF still further extending the
line from shanghae Pekin through Hankow and Tien-
tsin and ultimately when modern invention shall perfect
Geographic cables from Shanghai 70 Japan tele.
graph eastward from Iacutta, confined to the limits OF
British Burmah can pay and will never achieve
anything Of real Importance, politically or commercially
whilst by extending It's wire onward proposed TO the
opposite limits OF Chnathe most popuious and civilized
country Of the Eastt must carry with it there
trys innnence-be powerful assistant TO home
ernment In its intercourse with the Of China
aud Japanof daily service the merchant communities
OF England, India and Chlna-snd would prove we ara
surely not too sangune in predicting, commercially,
great success.
TIRE sUEz CANAL.
alexandria June l8) correspondence OF London Times
During tho Princes (Nap0leon) visit he has several
times expressed his strong sympathy admiration for
the suez canal and its promoters While this subject
may mention that the present phase this question
regards the Porte and the Egyptian government il
foows-In the note written by Ali Pasha to the great
Powers the Porte claims the right of placing the suez
canal, ii ever finished the footing the Straits
of the Dardanees and the Bsphorus and therefore gar
rsoning it with Turkish troops, This the Egyptian
government absolutely opposes on the principle that the
Porte has no right place troops within the boundaries
of Egypt and dwes heTact that the belt OF land which
separates the canal from the Turkish frontier
Is FAR wider than that between 1t and Cairo, thus
clearly proving the canal to be internal work. With
respect to the territorial rights Of the company the Vice
was prepared TO have ndemned it for the extent
land which 1t would have been possible TO rrgate by the
But the company lays claim to fabulous breadth OF land
which 1t asserts might have reclaimed by system
OF branch canals and understand, puts the indemnify
al a sum which would entirely ruin Egypt.
The question Of forced labor for the works OF the Suez
canal presents new and terrible feature Typhus Of the
most vruent kind has made its appearance the vii
lagos OF Upper Egypt whence the Chief supply OF labor has
been drawn. told excellent authority that il first
on their way home who, exhausted by fatigue
and exposure during the term Of their service closely
crowded in the boats. and poorly and insu6ceny fed
wore in the condition which experience has found will
foster disease Others attacked after reaching their
villages and the disease is rapidly spreading.
will be remembered that the plague was generated 10
Egypt during the long OF oppression which the
inhabitants subjected the consequent state of alb
ject misery and prvation in which they had lived and
which prepared their constitutions to receive illness in its
terrible forms IL Is therefore much fear
called typhus may degenerate into plague How grave
the consequences would be need not point out