The New York herald., 1869-11-21

ten to call at Brest and Cadiz before entering the
Mediterranean; how the Emperor OF Austria was to
arrive visit to the Sultan OF Turkey and AFTER
wards proceed Egypt to be present at the opening
of The canals how the following personages had been
invited by the vceroy OF Egypt to be present at the
Inauguration Of the Suez Canal, and acceptation
sent to Egypt:-Duke OF Tetuan, Deputies D. Antonio
Palon, D. Buenventura Abarzuza and d. Eduardo
Jasset; Engineer Luclo de valle Director Of Canal OF
Lozoya; Engineer D. Ciprlano Segundo Montesino,
Alcalde del Ayuntamiento de Madrid: Manuel Maria
Jose de Goldo, and the writer Eusebia Basco and
preventative OF the Spanish militia how some twenty
five North German scholars ana artists were invited
by the vicero and that they were to to Paris
and thence travel Egypt with the other guests at
the expense OF the Vceroy. and that the Professors
Mommsen, Dove, Drake and Richter, with the
Arctic explorer Dr.. Petermann, Of Gotha were also
invited. special invitation was forwarded to the
editor Of the NEW YSBK HERALD and the editors OF
the other eaAins jcn--als OF the world. The Prince
or Wales had intended to DO present, but although
British royalty may be unrepresented on the great
OCCASION the President Of the Royal Society," Sir Ed
ward Sabine. being un6ble, through pressure Of
ofcal duty to accept the viceroy's invitation,
allowed to nominate gentleman to represent the
Royal Society, the Presidents choices which has
been approved by the council, falling on Mr.. J. F.
Bateman, G. E.
Electric enlightenment from the hoary lands Of
Asia ana Africa has enabled to show also to the
eyes OF the New World the luminations which blazed
along the banks OF the Suez Canal, from the house
tops and windows Of the dwellings, in Ismaiiia, as
well as from every available prominent point Of the
outer works OF the vessels comprising the huge fleet
to which we nave referred; America and Europe,
with the exception Of England. joining heartily In
the jubilee Of civilization near the very spot where
Nrc< trfrrov Anwu and m
"ocean heaved.n in the words Of the poet, ION the
march below Of the tyrant.' 1t was humanity re-
susctated, man made better. Christianity purified
and faith "waking on the waters"-all under the
Influences OF the anmating first principle Of science
controlled and rendered more gentle and acceptable
by woman-the Empress Eugenie Of France.
THE sUEz CANAL--ITs HISTORY.
Under such circumstances we feel called on-not-
withstandng our previous enterprise IN the same
direction-to place before our readers q succinct
history Of the Suez Canal from the moment OF tho
first earliest conception q such work down to the
time Of its enforcement by NJ. de Lesseps and its
elaboration under his care and by means OF his
energy and perseverance to successful fruition
and the "union Of tho waters Of the sea OF pearls
with the waters Of the sea Of coras' been actually
effected. To-day, this moment, is therefore most
opportune and meet for review or the great un-
sence Of rulers and princes Of nations which had no
existence when, 1,4oo years before the Christian
era, King ses 'navvles'' threw up the first spade
full OF earth from the line marked out for the original
Isthmus Of Suez Canal. The period thence TIL now
includes a space Of 5000 years. The work done Is
colossal In its character but the leading incidents
are few, and their recital may be brief.
The idea OF forming athrough water communica-
ton across the fshmus or Suez was familiar to the
Egyptians under the Pharaohs, though with ends in
view widely different from those with which the
nineteenth century promoters of the undertaking
have been animated. In those days the whole OF the
lakes which lie across the isthmus were hooded
Nothing required to be done save to dig trenches
between each, aud SO connect them. King Seti l.
commenced the enterprise, and thousand years
later 1920 b. C) Nechas worked to death 100 900 men
IN renewing It, The Romans and tho Arabs, as they
successfully occupied the country, patched up and
extended the canal; but in more enlightened age
the Caph Almansour. being at issue with his sub
jects In province through which the canal passed
and being desrous Of starving them INTO subec-
ton, destroyed the route by which they were
accustomed to receive provisions This was In
the eighth century, and the idea of connecting
the Red Sea with the Mediterranean silent
for thousand years, when 1t was reawakened In
the mind Of man for whom such work had De-
culiar charm. In 1898 Napoleon Bonaparte the First
then serving the French republic as commander OF
the expedition to Egypt proposed that canal,
capable OF being navigated BY seagong Ships should
be cut across the Isthmus OF Suez; but he was met
by the curious yet time nonored objection that the
waters OF tho Red Sea not on the same level az
those of the Mediterranean and that the consequence
OF putting them into communication would he somc-
thing dreadful Bonaparte secuted this idea az be-
ing contrary to the scientific laws which govern tho
globe; but no, nevertheless, directed The commission
of savants which accompanied the expedition to sur
yey the isthmus with the view OF ascertainin0 the