The New York herald., 1870-09-24
EGYPT.
Curious History Of n Claim by Naiu uiized
= Citizen OF the United States Against the
Khedive-tDrentnl Politics.

| Curious History Of n Claim by "A Naiu uiiz I'd
Citizen Of the United States Against The
| Khedive-tDrientnI Politics.
| To THE EpITOR oFsrHE HERALD
| In summer. 1894 during a temporary abse nee OF
| our Late Consul General, Mr.. Thayer in Paris hi,
| agent, a Mr. Dauese, struck the dag because the
Egyptian government refused to admit the claims OF
| Messrs Kindenego brothers, the younger OF whom
| claimed United States protection. The two
brothers KIndenego were formerly under Austrian
protection, ana the younger managed to get the
United States protection from Mr.. Edwin de LeOn
who during the Crmean war, 1t Is SAID, made Oycr
SIXTY thousand pounds sterling by granting the
United States protection to Greek subjects exlled
there by the local authorities, and JUSTLY too on &C
count OF their avoweJ Russian sympathies. The
claim OF Kindcncg0 brothers is based on certain
properties in the ne,ghbOrho0d OF fort the out
skirts OF Alexandra. THIS Claim has been con-
tested by the Egyptian government from the peglu.
ming; moreover it has been decided in proper time
by the Austrian consular authorities against the
Kindenegcs, and this adverse decision caused tue
younger brother to change protection with the view
ot having the Austrian Judgment reversed in court
OF his new protector. The property in question has
changed hands for these many years and belongs now
TO the Bank OF Egypt Mr. Hale. the successor Of
got his citizen pa crs in the regular way attempted
10 have them withdrawn especially since the khe.
knowledge the United States citizenship in Kinde.
nego; also Mr.. Seward Is said TO have instructed
Mr. Hale not TO take UP the claim Of KindenegO
brothers.
Alter MIR. Thayers death Mr.. Danese played the Vice
TIL Mr. Haes arrival IN Egypt, when Mr.. Danese took
ton, where he succeeded IN gaining General Butler TO
his clients cause 1t is said Mr. nale was superseded
| by the said generals nephew. who took charge Of
| his post year ago. assisted by M. Evangeleedis,
naturaliZed Crock in the capacity OF Vice Consul
3d. anyhow, the latter styled himself his arrival
and by M. AstrolOgos q naturalized LivOrnese Jew
IN the capacity OF secretary. Why Colonel George
G H. Blsr a M sU1a s una, N ana a' ms wee Consul
there was one OH the spot who filled the charge both
honoraby and gratuitously for the last twenty
years, Is riddle to which only that Kindenego suit
can give the key one Of the brothers speaking Eng
sh very lmperlectiy aud the other none at all. N.
England origin speaks and writes English perfectly
well; this is the case also With French and Italian;
then he c0hvcrses perfectly well In Turkish Arabic
and Greek ard last, not least lie Is very we'll known
by The Khcdiye, lsmai Pacha the new Consul Gen.
eral had the opportunity to find out at the earliest
meeting with THE Egyptian Prince. M. KindenegO
and his advisers attempted for time to get ii.
Bathon out OF oice ana they resored to that effect
70 on ,hrsatenlng m t III 81 Letter which the lat
NJ. Klndenego figures hs claim on the Egyptlan
government to The round sum or $500, ,00) in expect
ance to get hall OF the hall, as customary in such
cases VITA Orentals. General Eu.ler exposed him-
+ self to check on the very start by attempting TO
enter upon MS functions without the eXeQuatur
from the suzerain in Constan1nepie. Isma Pacha
may have had longing for Independence. which
has to be looked upon as heirloom, Or weakness,
| Father, ia Meheniet Ali's family, just as les
ntmoi'les De 81. Heteae or the VIII OF Peter the
Great; but lie must have come from tnat idea to
Judge Iroln the radical change he made lately In
MS military stan, by dsmissng the French officers
AMI taking Americans n their stead, OF whom
he can he sure they cannot be influenced either b
French or any other monarch either. This hobby
FOR independence with the several Egyptian Vice.
rcyS has been most studiOusly nursed by Lodis
Philippe, as well as Gy Louis Napoleon who specu-
lated on making q French satlapy out OF indepcn-
dent little Egypt till the time Of annexation should
come bat ismail Pacha IS just clear-sighted as
Bismarck or a Beust, and in good time he got his
! leet from being entanged. lsnail Pacha must see
That 1t Is more glorious to be the highest officer
letn TO be cowed down by the frOwns OF France
or Engand besides, he can see that the great oonl-
mercial powers Of the rge, Of the IRdo-TeutOnic
STOCK, Will never allow Turkey, thai holy land OF
commercial liberty, to be dismelnbered ether by
France, Russia or Greece or by any number OF them
| united,