The New York herald., 1868-06-07
EGYPT.

EGYPT.
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The Slave Trade the White Nile-RritisA
Reports-Statements of the viceroy.
[From the Pail Mall Gazette, May 21.]
competent Minister in Lord Malmesbury's posi-
tion would have given very different reply to the
questions put on Friday last by the Duke Of st.
Adams on the important question of slave trading on
the White Nile. Instead Of referring the Duke to
certain pages Of the Slave Trade Blue Book with q
sort of taunt Of ignorance or negligence, he would
have been eager do justice to maligned Europeans
and to useful English public servant and would
have stated the answer given by Mr.. Reade and
others to the Egyptian vicer0y's unfounded charge
against Europeans, that they were uphOders-too
strong for him to deal with-Of the cruel slave
trade carried on in Upper Egypt 1t may be observes
in passing that these Slave Trade Blue Books which
are printed in the Foreign ONCE are not circulated
among members Of both houses like most parlia.
mentary papers, but that q limited number Is de-.
posted at the paper office OF each house. to be given
to any member who asks for one. 1t Is quite proba-
knowledge Of the Blue Book to which Lord Malmes.
bury refened him. These documents ought to be-
freely circulated like other parliamentary papers,
but perhaps 1t suits the Foreign once that their cir.
culatiOn should be limited. fial
The vceFsy OF stated Rrsb In sny last n Paris
Slavery Society, that 'though he could act against
his own people, he was defeated when he sought t0.
quentsS He added, sT1 he were free to act against
European slave traders the slave trade would soon
the necessary authority to exercise the right Of
search as regards boats sailing under European
Mr.. Reade, our Consul at Cairo who was last year
acting Consul General In Egypt tells Lord Stanley
very different story Rejecting as altogether impose
sble this charge against Europeans In Upper Egypt,
the whole number OF whom, he says, Is under d0zen
and who are regarded with much jealousy by the 10.
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slave !S.' The desert kOrasco
as E%yn % o M sr. de-
opportunity now afforded 70 i for indisting blow
much s ss espsoea
and @ E 'efia
DERIVE Prof. and from
palaces house: and estate: supplied With slave
oSiddsn one, Ssa are 'ns enabled iass'
i levy vs on ~, the dealers heavy toll for permlssisn
recruited from the male black adult slaves 1sa That sSs
o1 80 ana hn ia %
summoned by the government TO forced labor slaves bought
Mr. Reade, in the disguise of an Arab, visited A
number OF slave markets in Cairo and Tantah. In
fifty and three hundred; there would have been 5000
on sale there, but the greater number had been
moved to Tantah for approaching fair. AT Tantah
he between five and six hundred, but be-
lieves the total number there sale 10 have been
about two thousand: Having made these discoveries
he informed the Mudir, or governor OF the province,
who undertook to seize all the slaves the night and
have them freed He only partially fulfilled his pro-
mise, and Mr. Reade tells Lord Stanley that the Cow
ernor was ordered to desist from the of emanci-
patton by superior functionay, the Inspector-Gen.
Representations made by Mr. Reade to Cherif Pasha
were met by an evasye reply: Mr.. Reade had after
wards an interview with the Minister and cOnvinced
him that the charge against Europeans of comnicitx
in the slave trade untrue.
The Pasca then complained European Christians in
evo very sd S @ M eh ne wa sass nd S
presentations with regard 10 the slave markets al an,a ana
Caro VIII prove TO your ordshp better than anything
be placed In the anslavery of govern
The Blue Book contains further communications OF
great interest TO the slave trade carried on in
Upper Egypt from NJ Saulter, a German missionary
at khartoum and from the Prussan consular agent
and the Austrian vice consul at KhartOun. The
communications from the two last are forwarded to-
Lord Stanley by Mr.. Petherick, who was formerly
English consul at Khartoum, and whose treatmens
by the Foreign ONCE, before Lord Stanley was
by him to Earl RUSSELL dated January 27, 1854 ana
printed in the Slave Trade Blue Book, Class b, pre-,
III
openly rejoiced in addressing the deputatiOn Of tha
British and Foreign AntiSlavery Society, the ter-
mnation OF Mr.. Petherick's consulate; and there
could be better testimony than this TO the value Of
Mr. Pethericks services. Mr.. Petherck was abruptly
told, In short despatch OF Earl Russell OF Octobep
3, 1893, that there was no further need for the
Khartoum Consulate Mr.. Petherick replied - ID.
To the derment OF my interests a merchant I have
allowed no opportunity TO In order out
instructions relative to the slave extent
OF my capabines and In luence seiyed slaves od
board one OF boats and the delinquent agent
which duly arprsed her Maestys AGENT Alexandria.
Another party, sailing under the British employed
by Michael Luf Allah also accused OF capturing saves
and one and all have been dismissed the local authority
without remark Inquiry the part of her Majesty
government although s flag has been tainted Neglected
In these instances other occasion when
gec and high support required have naturally been
traders Under these circumstances but coincide
with your Lordships decision, communicated by do,
spatch OF October 1884, that the
her Majestys Consulate for the Soudan.
The melancholy facts now established seem to
show that Mr.. Petherick deserved better treatment
and that his consular authority, II properly sun
ported by the Foreign once, might have been adj
vantageously continued; and 1t Is gratifying to per-
ceve that Mr.. Reide has received from Lord siam
ley not only courteous replies, but also cordial en-
couragement.
Mr.. Kohl, In his " History Of the Gulf Stream.v
states that the first mention was made OF this cur-
rent by the swedish naturalist, Peter Kahn In his
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