The New York herald., 1867-04-03
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COmpRrtson between the Egyptian and
Tarkish Raiah-Indepcndens Conduct Of the
viceroy Towards the Sultan--French In.
trisae-Aaairs In Crete. 6c.l
ALEXANDRIA, Feb. 28, 1861
No nation in the world has Its representatives
scattered 30 widely abroad the American. Wherever
there is anything ought to be anything be
will see the genial good natured face of American.
Hero in Alexandria they may be daily preparing
for their trip up the muddy Nile. The Pyramids,
Memphis. the 'Silent City" Thebes other places
OF interest along the historical banks OF the river
the attracoas which draw the young American away
from the pursuit Of business in his happy land to
gaze with admiration and wonder those grand monu.
ments OF the glorious past.
The Consuls Office is beseiged daily by young coun
trymen for the purpose of exchanging a 'good morn
ing, sir" "happy to make your acquaintance" to
the topics OF the day, to about the pot
cal affairs Of America to obtain all the necessary nfor-
nation for his intended trip up the great river to seek
advice from better acquainted with the manners
and customs OF the country perhaps merely shake
hands Having done which he loiters around the city
of Alexander his mind at ease careless OF the morrow
if he had returned to sales and impulses
childhood He be around the palace of the
Vceroy, wonder and admiration depicted his fea.
lures, taking ride donkey, followed by fleet
footed Arab youth foot who generally has hand
eraspng the donkey's tail while with the other he
prcks and belabors the patient ANIMAL shouting
and yelling at the top of his voice. the American
may be seen also wandering unconcernedly through
the bazaars, where he is jostied rudely by
the wild Arab, the Copt, the Turk the Moor
and the woolly headed Ethiopian, but our countrymen
take all good hunoredly. Or, perhaps he is following
dark eyed angel in petticoats who reminds him of
'Per of Paradise" while behind him scows the black
eunuch laying his hand his scmetar and other threat
enng demonstrations, neither of which is understood by
our young countryman, who gaZes with undisguised
wonder at the beautiful features OF the Oriental amse
Or, perhaps he may be dreamly looking down at
the muddy waters of old Nile seeing in his minds eye
Moses the little infant in the ark OF buIrushes and
ing the daughter OF Pharoah finding the lovely boy in.
noceny smiling at the daughter Of the enemy OF his
race Pharoah of Egypt One thing after another passes
in silent review before him. holding HIM cntranced at
the supendous and miraculous deeds performed this
river until with deep sigh he turns around to look at
the modern city Of Alexandra, and fnds alas! twas
The viceroy Of Egypt intends to send to the Exposition
Of Paris among other specimens Of Egyptian art, the
model Of s'fcah's house. with building for drome-
daries &c. hope shall be orcstang the interest
our people may take in studying the Nile peasant in the
brief sketch Of the home and habits OF this modern
Egyptian in advance: The style Of architecture OF
varying from three TO six metres square, and In height
little more than metre. Tho sides Of this hut are
composed Of marsh reeds plaserod with cows dung,
reeds Of about Ten centimetres diameter represents
window and there larger aperture typical Of door
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tioned wigwAm sleeps the fellah his wiis (or wives
and children, and frequently his chldrens husbands
half dozen fowls and probably two or
three goats nightly SEEK shelter. The furniture
!. quite 10 keeping with the house Name the halah
straw mat primitive Egyptian handmll. used by the
women in grinding indian corn for food; tho gueh,
earthcn drinking vase, and larger one for carrying
watSSas in the davs Of Rebecca add to these q rude
cushion, quilt and looking glass the size Of ones
hand-and you have es Aatering an inventory OF the
household goods and effects OF an Egyptian vilager as
any knight OF the hammer could present to the public
the value OF the whole being from ten 10 twelve rancs
or two dollars and fifty cents.
II is not by inadvertence that the coffee roasting
grinding and boiling apparatus absent from this list
comforts Of the viceroy's model peasant. Tho hdf
night covering, is the only article approaching
for its Sass cotton sewn and over ro w aas
coarse rags. the whole forming accumulation
of nlth and vermn. hence tho common epithet,
"Washeck sdhd la hdf," your face is as foul
feah's quilt) Towels and soap Also of course,
unknown luxuries to the feah whose costume entirely
accords with his other domestic equipments-hs scanty
and only covering being Shirt generally ragged
and never washed, except by immersion now and then
the river Nile On such occasions the owner or the
reposes In state OF nature the banks of
river while the shirt is drying
Isna Pachas model subject, to be true to real life
should appear the Paris Exhibition his native cos
tune II he does Partisan modistcs will, venture
think, pronounce the effect little the prim-
tive dg leaf OF mother Eve.
There are, need hardly tell you. no such things as
village Schools and the ellah has Of insruc
consequently,
knowledge whatever beyond the animal instincts of
savage, the sleeping floor OF whose hut may be taken
fairly typical OF his morality.
Since the days when Phnroah and his taskmasters
ruled over Egypt, the bondsmon fcllah has in fact
undergone little or no change and none for the BETTER
and yet he Is to he the constituent element the basis OF
the constitutional government which is about to
he established here with view to be acclimatized in
CANDIDA and subsequently transpaned TO the European
continent 10 fruciIfy and spread perhaps TO the
coveted shores of tho Bosphorus.
We all know the legend OF mission undertaken by
pflnsx. i'm harE xrt. rtfk An HE
pansibty and golden promises, failed In executing his
design at the very moment when he believed his object
accomplished namely, the accidental prorusion Of his
tail al the moment; and one cannot help thinking that
the less Isma Pacha obtrudes his fclah the notice
Of civilized Europe and enlightened America, the greater
will be his prestige in the East and what may he of
more Importance to him, his credit in tho West.
Turkey may be poor and her peasant rajahs poverty
stricken, still the condition Of Turkish village is be-
yond any comparison better than that of the Egyptian
felabeen IL Is therefore 10 be hoped In the OF
humanity as well as in the interest OF free commercial
enterprise that the plague OF the eoSrbac and bdkd
system may at least be kept within its present limits.
Returning TO my immediate subject have only TO
add that the building for dromcdaries Is not character
istc adjunct 10 fcliahs homestead ninety per Of
these valuable animals belonging to the trading vceroy
himself, TO his pachas or TO the Sheik .el bellehs
II be foregone conclusion that Turkey
fall Among all classes 10 Is the theme OF interest AT
the dyans aud at the cafes they discuss with the great
est sang toid Therefore,. not surprising that the
Niceroy of Egypt calmly nsolently, sent 10 the
poor Sultan inventory OF what he needed. II u not
surprising, either that he withhoids the lawful tribute
for he knows that the Sublime Porte must knuckle
down.
The dsinercstcdness OF Ismai pacha was and Is more
apparent than real, for he Is deep dssembler his
predecessor, Mehemet Ali, was. | learn from reliable
authority that he holds rmau from the Sultan ceding
to him the island OF Crete payment of considerable
sum. The exchequer CT the Porte, by the bye is now
a very low state and needs replenshng
Il only remains for lsmai Pacha TO take possession OF
the island II s notorious fact that the French gov
eminent Ia aware OF these negotiations between the
Sultan and the Vceroy that approves and encourages
the transfer that the OF France that
induced Abdul Azzz 10 sign this act OF cession. The
object of this conduct the part OF the French IN
sentng to this project 10 secure permanently the good
viii OF the viceroy OF Egypt and to promote the
cessiul carrying ont Of the Suez Canal
Things at stand still in Crete, just now II you will
except few traing. skirmshes, good deal Of dplo-
matte correspondence few heads cut on for the sake
OF psstme troops hurrying there, and volunteers for
the Christian force continually landing The harbor OF
Canca is place Of unusual interest at present. almost
every nation OF any consequence being there
bv one or two yesselsof.war. Bot there will be
stirring news
FRAN