Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-04-29
II. WHITMORE,
Publisher and Proprietor,
OFF FOR EGYPT.
The Gray and the Blue for the Land
of PharaObs.
At Ne. 1S Madison street.

The Gray ana the Blue fOr the I4ahu
OF PharaObs.
From the New York Sun. 23d.l
E Weeks { 90 the Sun announced that a
large number of officers formerly in the
servic, of either of the two contending
powers in the great rebellion had sworn
allegiance to the Viceroy of Egypt, and
had contracted to help him fight his bat
ties till victory perched upon his banners
and the troubles which vexed him yielded
to the force of arms and made way for
the reign of peace. Several months ago
General Loring, formerly connected with
the rebel army of the West, but aforetime
an officer of mark in the old United States
army, left this city for Alexandria, and
was soon followed by the old veteran
General Sibley, the inventor of the
standard tent. General Loring lost an
arm at Matamoras while commanding
the First Mounted Rifles, and during the
rebellion served with distinction. In
1866 he settled in New York where, after
a short career as a broker, he failed in
business, giving up to his creditors every
dollar of his property. He is an lntl-
mate friend Of General Jordan, Com
mander-in-chief of the Patriot Army of
Cuba. who has frequently urged him to
take a command in the ever faithful
Isle. General Loring holds the position
of Brigadier General in the Viceroy S
service at a salary of $4,000 year.
GENERAL sTBLEY,
whose income from the Government be-
fore the war ives about $l2, 900, resigned
his position at the breaking out of hos
tilities and linked his fortunes with those
of the Southern Confederacy. In 1866,
he came to New York and settled in Ho-
boken with his family, remaining there
until invited to accept a command in the
army of Egypt.
Among the other American officers
now in the Egyptian service are General
Stone, the unfortunate hero OF Ball
Bluff; General Picket, of Virginia; Gen
eral Tom Rhett of South Carolina; Cap
tain Z. Sparrow Purdy, once Of General
Franklin's staff, and lately of Newark;
and Colonel Jennifer, of Maryland, and
at one time a Lieutenant in the old Sec
ond Cavalry, the regiment in which Jeb
Stuart got his training as a raider.
BRAVE MIN II tLof hhs
Last night Colonel Jennifer, General
Pickett. Colonel Rhett, and General
Stone were entertained at the residence
of James Mott, the Baltimore banker, 20
East Twenty-second street, in this CITY
Several prominent members of the Man
haitian Club we're present, and the Oeca-
sion was a most enjoyable one. To-day,
AZ IL m, the above named Egyptian otfi-
GERS start for Liverpool on the steamer
City Of Washington, and will there take
passage for Egypt
Within the pastfew weeks large guam
titles Of arms have been purchased here
for the Viceroy, Col. Minnie, inventor OF
the Minnie rifle, having transacted the
business in person. The arms selected
were the Remington breech-loading rifles,
of which 100000 were shipped.
eEN. PIcEETT INTERVIEWED.
A Sun reporter called upon Gen. Geo.
E. Pickett last evening. and found the
gallant soldier quite elated at the early
prospect OF brilliant field for military
renown. Gen. Pickett, though never
much Of a straiegist, has been always re-
earded as a ine officer. having been par