New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-12
From our Special Correspondent.

ALEXANDRIA Oct 10, 1853
We are neither deaf nor dead to the eyentualtes Of
conagraon IN Europe and TO the probable consequence
mon Egypt and the Ottoman Empire 0smanls and Eel
labs are not great politicians mean the population IN
bulk Their mind Is not Of speculative turn, but they
have vague idea that what call very improperly Eu'
ropean civilization w in the long run, subdue the whole
Of them up the Asiatc frontier So persuaded they
are Of it, that the Great Powers to decide an I'M
mediate expulsion Of the Turcos from ConstantDope
no serious opposition would be made the decree would Oe
executed az matter Of But were one OF the
Great Powers 20 attack Turkey, they would hght Wild
heart and soul TO the last man.
great noise been produced by the socaled change
Of policy of the United States toward European Affairs
The topic Of the day. here aud oil over the East as YOU
may well believe is the alleged demand OF the Cabinet Of
Washington the Porte of spot where to baIbor under
an American flag, American feet with night OF prop,
ertY on IT, Trne not the matter fny discussed ana
may say admitted The friendship existing just now be.
tween the States and Russia Is considered as proof ta
something Of the kind going on, and you VIII upder
stand by the following translation Of an article puDshed
In Smyrna newspaper how far IL not how justly, goes
the opinion of the Leyantne press. 1.-The whole poslon
is now hanging by head hair weakening every day Ma
poeons health is far from being good and rs he 10 as
mortal the simplest peasant he may disappear rom he
great stage Of the world than we seem 10 expect
God forbid such calamity but IN the hypothess OF us
becoming fact We would see wide open the play kept
by Russia behind the curtainan American and Russian
feet coming TO the BOsphorus and taking possession ot
Russian army passing the Pruth the Danube, invading
pha the flag Of the Gar What could England do Alone
for We cannot for instant suppose that un-
constituted Prussia would Jon her IN soe struggle
Al Enough 20 give you idea OF public opinion in the
case about coming and probable events.
Despite the enormous subvention, fine, eXacted
noens voens from Ismae Pasha by the Imperial urbitra
tor N favor Of the Suez Canal the universal company Is
working its last ready cash toward the achievement Of
scheme which will never pay when WIZ u DO hnished
is not so much the question will 1t be finished at all
Money and time time and money, plenty Of both could
answer IT, Although NJ. dc Nesseps has informed tho En
90 transport goods from the Mediterranean tho Red
Sea don't believe for minute that anything hke mari
time stream open 70 The real construction Of that
g e Be- saS bs PGIi s q so
Tds s one S sSs s
coal aud heavy goods In this the only thing wanting
l People disposed 70 adopt such unsafe aud imperfect
Ineans; I'd, Insurance companies willing 10 take the
risks As 10 its comparative cheapness nothing said Of
IT, end the Egyptian Government has already pATaiIed
the offer BY reducing TO discreet proportion he TaSA
the canal will meet with 10 Ia the continual reproduction
Of the moving mud, forming the bottom OF the Mediter
rauean side Of the works On length Of about 70 ko
! meters-from Rar-elErch 10 Portsaid-thst shiny OBJ
stace is shown in all its dreadful aspect. The mud
brought up by the dredging boats and deposited on the
depths Of the stuff that when engineering VIII
begin the sodity Of IL will DO put 10 decisive expert
This 10 DO dream at all and the French engineers
themselves consider IL very hard problem 70 solve
Since my last calamity has been threatening Us
for several DAYS during which cotton spectators kept in
sensational suspense, have done their worst The Nile
increasing hourly on the eve Of overlooking the
whole OF Superior Egypt While Oh this side OF Cairo,
dykes supposed 10 give way. such had been the
case many thousands Of bales Of cotton would have been
endangered If not entirely lost. The Yiceroy, who Is
richest merchant and the largest grower OF the eoun-
Try has been very active. He sends civil AMI military
engineers add soldiers everywhere where danger was
| feared. Defects made good, not without On i'm.
trouble, for the unruy waters we're raising and
running al fearful rate.
| Fortunately this unreasonable inundation came TO q
stop just in the mich OF time. Had the impending calam.
y lasted single day all the crops and food would
have been rretneyaby lost II 10 probable that the last
brought deuge Of rain between tho tropics on
both side, Of the Nile and that both auents Of the Nile
well the great lakes hlled up 20 known e1
tent Never the rver muddy and red in color
very promising feature for next years crops-for the
rich loan held In dissolution in the Nile when deposited
the fields will insure splendid yiold 10 all sorts OF
producers Cotton fields are looking remarkably well and
healthy, although the plants are rather thin and low
This 10 owing 10 the difficulties the Feahs have 10 deal
with the early irrigation Of their land told you OF 'be
magnitude Of the epidemic which carried away almost all
our available cattle. Well the disease is still raging here
and there and horned animals dying by scores. De-
pved Of them the Feahs have been unable this to
hl and vet much OF cotton land as they wished for
&c. instead Of doing imperfectly large work, they
dertook it smaller and reasonable scale afording
them and attention. Plowlng and rngatng by
machinery by popular With county Peo
pie. They don't know how to manage it. Fuel brought
from England is very dear and repairs almost impossible
In the INTERIOR besides good workmen and mechanics are
not 10 be found.
Altogether think that the beforehand promised mil
lion Of bales about 81 cwt each be reduced 10 100 900
or 100000 for the campaign ending in March, 1867
But nothing positive be sscertained ye all reports
emsnee from speculative mhneuyer which cannot be re-
lied upon. The first gathering has TO the market
the quality is good and very strong. IL all Is doing
well, and prices sustained In England Next crop
will be nearly doubled The Fellahs aresh full OF
courage and believe that America viii be able
control me bull they hare set loose in The South They say
In their witty OF speech, the negros soul Is nabo
n-sc and without il they won't work-so America
will never supply Europe with cotton before don't
indorse their opinon-I give 1t for what il is worth.
The market brisk at $32 81 aud s3S per owt. Of ~
Kilogs Money dear and scarce, aud confidence in the
ratio. certain that some OF your best -four in
barrel would meet with good prices. The speculation is