The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-22
The Great Canal.

It is cussomary on Thanksgiving
Days for the ministers who preach the
sermon to allude to the wonderful
events which have transpired during
the year. Strange to say, however,
we observe, by CHANGING over the SER
mons delivered in this city, that
none of the ministers alluded
to one Of the greatest achieve
ments of the Nineteenth Century.
We allude to the successful compile
ton of the Suez Canal. At the very
moment the people in this country
we're assembled in their churches
listening to an enumeration OF the
blessings with which the year had
been crowned, the assembled nations
Of the world, through their
representatives, were celebrating
the opening Of the great high
way through the desert sands
of Egypt. DIR. ANDRUs, of this city,
stated that the completion of the
Pacific Railroad turned European
travellers who sought the East, west
ward, realizing the conception of
COLUMBUS that the best route to the
Indies was the western route. But we
are not so certain that the completion
Of the Suez Canal will not check this
tendency westward, and keep the
stream running cast, as heretofore.
IF the tariff for passing through the
canal is not too exorbitant, and the
work itself require too much money
to keep it in e good state of repair,
there can be no question that the
freights of the East at least will find
a European, if not an American mar
ket as well, through this canal.
We copy the dispatches of Thurs
day, which describe the progress of
the great Excursion party through
the Canal, led by Eugenia, Empress
Of the French. in her yacht, the Aigle
PARIS, November 1S.-The Journal
Official publishes the following tele-
graphic account of the progress of the
Empress of the French:
PORT SAID, November 16.-Her
Majesty arrived at Port Said to-day.
where she was received and was sub
sequently visited on board the yacht
Aigle By the Viceroy of Egypt, the
Emperor Of Austria, the Prince Royal
OF Prussia, the Prince and Princess
OF Holland. and the commanders of
-ot-War IN the haFbor. The EN-
press subsequently landed and as
sisted at a re DeEna. and at MnsseI.
men prayers, which were ehanted on
the occasion OF Inaugurating the canal.
In the evening the shipping in the
harbor was Illuminated, and there
was a display of fireworks on sea and
shore.
IN THE CANAL.
IsMArLIA, November H.-The I'm
perial yacht Aigle, with the Empress.
Followed by forty vessels, anchored at
Ismailia, having passed through the
first part of the canal.
LONDON, November 1S-The fol
lowing dispatch has been received
from the Isthmus Of Suez:
IsMAILIA, Wednesday night.-The
trip of the first detachment of the
feet. with visitors, was made from
Port Said to this place in eight and a
half hours. -Four steamers have just
arrived from Suez, the southern ter
minus of the canal, aud met those
from Port Said. The town and banks
Of the canal and vessels are illumi
mated, and the night il given up to
festivities and rejoicing.
"IsMAILIA, Thursday, November
Observation-Disclosures steamers have
arrived here, and others are expected.
At the ~shallowest point, between Is
MALTA and Port Said, the water in
the canal is nineteen feet deep, and