The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-02

TO secure. The French government which ha6
rom the nrst encouraged IN every way the project
Egypt TO induce him to contribute large sums Of
money and the still more Indispensable Commodity
OF labor. A scheme OF ceding tract OF land along
the canal to the company. which would have been
equivalent TO the mterpositlon OF French colony
between Egypt and the rest OF the Turkish empire,
was defeated by the resolute vigilance OF Lord
PalnerstOn but great part OF the work was done
to an express conscrption for the purpose the a..
rangement was ultimately modified In consequences
or Lord Palmerstons representations that the sys-
tenn was scarcely dlStlnguisnable from slave LABOR:
but Inc Egyptian government was compelled to re-
deem by heavy money payments the engagements
which 1t could no longer perform in Kind. II Is said
that the pressure which has been placed on the
Viceroy has alienated his feelings from France; but
1t il possible that confidential communications To
Engllsnmen may not be always wholly unreserved
The creator OF great public work not to be too
harshy criticised for using the implements which he
the main artery OF trade between the East and the
West NJ. de Lesseps' fame Will long outllye tue
Inc doubtful or Exaggerated accounts Of the pro-
gress OF the canal which have from time to time
been published by his agents in France and England
are al the worst not more reprehensibie than the
sangulne assurances OF ordinary projectors.
Mr.. Fowier's valuable and trustworthy report on
the state OF the canal eight or months ago con-
firms the opinion Of NJ. de Lesseps' professional adj
ylsers that the work can be completed ald used.
The exclusion OF silt from the approaches and OF
the sand OF the desert from the channel itself may
be effected a. certain expense. II the sizes
crumbe with the wash OF passing steamers the mis-
eiso VIII c"at nnIv ca ~ ~ "eVuiy, WHICH
steamer on the late experimental tr grounded aud
sional sandbanks and give uniform depth OF wafer
from the Med,erranea1 10 tina Red Sea The s,dinS.
allow large vessels 10 pass one another viii ne nrsv
lateral Extensions OF the canal Itself Finally IT NAV
well be deemed incredible that the engineers OF the
render their pivanfic WORK enfireiy ahoriive. nor
can il be supposed that IL they had discoyereI the
failure OF their enterprise they would have Invited
half the nrInces and statesmen Of Eurnne IN ceie
brate their utter discomGture. II the cnstoms or
Eeynt resemble thosa OF England the formal onennn
~ me canal amt even tns acsnsI nasaa aH
going vessels through inherent sections OF its entro
length. viii not have Implied tnat 1t is absointev
ready Tor nse hnt II is renorted thai more than
hundred vessels have been INSCRIBED on The Ist of
craft which are Immediately 10 mass from port So,n
reached the Red Sea by the new massage before Ina
end of the wear Marsetlles Triesie anI Odessa arc
imity to the canal and Venice herse1 Is not WHEN.
hone or recovernu snare ~ her anciant
win the Fast II the passage ia founa pract,cahls
and convenient experience viii show wheIher
Innaon ann f;varnnnI com canIenn nnoIsos
tns Etsofnnnta1e of 6efno ooo or ooo ,nJ,Ss
S.thec 1,o,n Pot go,G tnga iie risny ,1y,s TI"
yLU noS rn quiz WV t ~ 'vo pCs. nnS
Observation-Disclosures Of the dinerent Countries nor iesa
immediately than the shipowners. Unless careoes
and markayis are fnrthnnmina a sav1na n, rrasgns
vii NO cnmnara tivelv nnimnnrtant insd,on cotsn~
ana TSreSa tea das,tnea for EnrIand nmas 1rovsr.a
t stu I Uottnms rha nradmcis anI .h p. ~
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NOT nnanle them Ia romneta win En0iond fnr tina
t os 81 Inc East Tb pr,vo,~x "a, oi ZIG
slaue VI .no d Eas. he lnry y, Malseiies may
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more serious inconvenience M ,g arise u Ino
toag5 y, pa s Vessels d meiS =, han w
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snlpowners nave !ounu ~ W tneir INTEREST 10 Duliu
larger Slips tian 'nose WHEN wien are commonly
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auCe sner .onage ~ @ vosaSes tne Ieuuctoa
IN SIG lnust e1cenu W .lo s"iue Vessels muen tney
are despatched 10 QUIET paris ol Tue Woriu. II tue
iaIRes. snps which aie nom ussu VI " uiou meut 20
Dut hereadtsl, are eHciuueu iIom tne USE Vi tno
caaa, .me eneCt WIZ W ce saly Is .hs y, snors
anu steep Srauent WHICH nlaJ iiuli. ING Ioau over