New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-20
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lpRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

lPROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
CAIRO, Nov. 23-As the Seminar arrived at Suez
twenty four hours after the Age, inferred that
should find nothing to detain us. The uminations
had gone out there had been f6e the decks Of the
ships among which the Seminar wound her way 10
her anchorage were deserted ut was plain that all
we had TO do at Suez to get away from it as soon
as possible. was 10th to quit the Red Sea without
plunge into its sparkling waters, but 1t
seemed needful to reach Cairo that night.
SO we sent our compliments to the
Admiral and the Admiral sent his compliments To
U.S. with the polite message that boat was at our
disposition. Our party of seven soon ready, and
when the luggage had been slowed in the boat we
sent for interpreter, and took leave of the Adj
mlral and of the Seminar in neat speech Whether
he thought we were the diplomatic corps / cannot
tell, but be ordered up his little troop Of marines.
and we went over the side Of the ship to the music
of their drum and fife and with all the honOrs of pre-
scented arms The Admiral waved his last farewell
from the quarterback. Hope he will not think it
disrespecful if say that we all thought HIM an I'M
commonly good fellow.
1t was four miles to the town. Yesterdays decora-
tons still hung Raiy on the ships and along the pier
and causeway 1t was very much like Port Said
over again, but the guests were fed, and the sOoty
skeletons of the fireworks we had seen the night be-
banquet hall deserted. / saw as much of Suez as n
man may see from boat rowing up from the harbor
to the town. and after that from the inside Of dusty
whitewashcd railway station close alongside the
quail 1t is paltry place enough, but has long
had great commercial Importance, and is destined
TO have still greater as place Of transit. 1t pro-
duces green oranges, hafdried grapes flat cakes Of
indgestbe bread, horrible kind Of pastry soaked
in molasses, and stuffed with pounded almonds and
gravel, and a crowd of shriekng, swindling Arabs,
Nubians and Abyssnans, who sell these luxurics TO
strangers at forty times their market price We
landed in the midstiIOf them. A solid phalan1 of
pOrters confronted theIseps of the quai, the
boat approached resolved we shoud not set foot on
shore until we had paid tribute to them and yielded
ND eur bags and rugs and trunks. There is but one
way of dealing with these gentry: they
respect nothing but force You might
stand till Christmas on the bow Of
your boat, begging them to allow you TO land with
out rubbing against allthoSe hideous rags and that
indescribable filth. The more you pray protest
nay the moment you open your mouth, they are sure
of their prey. Try the other way. You will not
a square inch Of room on the steps for the sole OF
your foot but have faith II you have bag in your
hand all the better. Spring from the boat straight
into tho middle of the crowd. The surprise and the
shock viii carry you through tho first rank, and then
YOU are safe. Easy for them to surround you again.
but they will not DO it. For they have understood in
gtantly that Won are bent on having your own way
and they will not resist But Observe the least sign
Of irresoluton is fatal if there is the fntter OF an
eyelash, they are you like pack OF wolves, and
the lesson Will have 10 be taught over again. Inc
lesson 10 the traveller himself is Invaluable Heaven
knows there is brutality and violence enough dealt
out by Europeans 10 the poor devils OF Egyptians IT.
is not only cruel and mean but it is the mark Of
weakness and timiditv in him who uses it, by