The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-24
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r. SscL S3tt 'dSO nuu1UHf OF American
| officers left here for the service OF Che Vice.
Iroy,of Egypt, and pa Bile curiosity was IS eX.
cited TO 90 small degree regarding their
movements and conduct fn the land of the;
pyramids Colonel james M,-Moraan, of
South Carolina, Of these isefs, havins
obtained six months leave Of !absencea from
the Ftceroy, returned to thia- country on
Monday. Aoreporter'of the 'Woradf called
on Col. Morgan at bis rresideree, and met
with "a cordial reception. Col. Morgan,
who fs7a good-iooking young gentleman,
about twenty-five years ofage, does not
| seem to have cs csgnged much since bis de-
part,lre from here, save that the warmth Of
the Egyptian sun has given his face q SOL
Idterly, bronzed appearance. The follow,
Ing conversation followed: :----~----.----- - -
Reporter. ACoionel, L want to hear yof,r
opinion on modern Egypt. .-b aG5ss 4s
Colonel Morgan. Dwell, all L have TO- say,
| is that modern Egypt's boasted civilization
| is a very great fraud and furthermore
| that the Arabs have lost none of their an
cient hatred for the Galours or Christian
dogs. .>H.tE T.ttI .t..EEsrt 4 :
R.-Why, I thought the Khedive had
worked wonders, and that the Egypt of TO-
| day would not be recognized as, Egypt at
ALI bv the venerable Cheops,l in case he
should visit it in spiritual being. ..5s -.
| Col. M.-Welt, now, the fact OF the mat
ter is that the Khedive Is q man Of great,
good sense {; but he is surrounded by such
lot Of internal thieves and scoundrels that
pretty nearly all his good intentions are
| annulled by bis courtiers. :
R.-What is. the modern Egyptian court?
Col. MI cannot describe it we'll. There
are Egyptian pashas and etfendis, all thieves,
and then there are young ladies from the
Quarter Lorette in Paris. who. by some
process, have gained the titles OF countess
or duchess, every one Of them, and then
there are q lot of unmitigated French and
italian scoundrels who also have titles aid
| habits of the most profound peculatiou. 1
| THE AMERICAN OFFICERS,
| R.-Now, Colonel. will you give me the
names and ranks of the American officers
in the service of the Khedive? !. -
Colonel M.-Well, to begin with, General
tW. w. Loring is brigadier-general COM
fmanding a division, and is commandant of
the city of Alexandra; Gen. G. r. Stone is
chief of tho staff OF the general army, with
the rank Of brigadier- general; Gen. It. P.
Motto is chief Of staff of the Viceroy's per-
sonal staff, with the rank of majOr-general !;
Gen. Libby Is chief of artillery, with the
rank of brigadier-general; Col. Sparrow
Purdy, of California, is colonel of engi-
neers, and is now at work in Upper Egypt;
Col. Thomas Rbett, of South Carolina, is
chief of ordnance, and is now building
/! large powder works at Cairo !; Mr.. McComb
Mason is major in the artillery and be-
sides these officers, Gen. Reynolds and his
sions under the khediye. l was captain on
| the staff, with the rank of, lieutenant colo
mel. ~Io-. -... g.
/ R.-The Khedive must have entertained
| a favorable opinion of your party. ;;
Colonel M.-Well, as to that point, we
were we'll liked and we'll treated by the
| Khediye for the reason that he knew we
could not he either scared or bought. !
| R.--Did you have palace assigned you
for a general headquarters, or did each ofii-
Ger live for himself?
Colonel M.-We each had private resi-
dences. 49,. <..
R.--How did the Egyptians treat you?
! Colonel M.-Well, as said, the Viceroy
personally treated US very well, but bis
officials treated us in n most insulting way
at first, and it was not until we gave several
prominent Egyptian pashas tremendous
drubbings that they changed their course
of conduct.
| THE EGYPTIAN ARMY.
| R,-Now tell me about the Egyptian
army, How many men does it number?
! Colonel M.-Thirty thousand, but then
there is an auxiliary force which brings the
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R-How are they armed? a...
| Colonel M.-Tbey have good arms, among
| The number the American Remington.
| R.-And rs to discipline?
Colonel M.-Thc discipline is very good.
| The French officers who were in command
before we came there gave them thorough
course OF discipline, and they maDpuvre
with precision of movement really credit
able To any army.
R.-The Egyptian officers-what kind Of
men are they! ..
Colonel M.--They do not amount to
much. One courteous fact about them is
the high dignity of Il colonel of regiment
and the comparative insisnitcance of his
subordinate officers. There was a colonel
OF an Egyptian regiment who gave ban.
auet at Cairo, at which three majors OF the
regiment waited at the table, while the
captains and lieutenants merely carried
the dishes to the entrance door. being
| deemed unworthy Of even entering the
dining hall.
| AN ARMY OF COwARDs.
R.-Is the army reviewed at regular
periods?
very Indifferent soldiers. Personally they
are devoid of courage, and stern war,
with it's unplcasiDg reality of cold lead,
would effectually play the deuce in the
army of Egypt.
R.Lrhen they would not stand chance
against European army? -- .e'..a,
Colonel M.-Oh, no; they would not
stand an hour. ...,,.
Colonel M.-Wretchedly; only something
about 81 per month. - Il. -.~,..
NO WAR WITH THE PORTE.
! R-Jn view of the reported trouble be-
tween the Sultan and the. VicerOy, what is
the probability of war taking place? 81,
| Colonel M.-There is very little proba-
bility of such an event. II it should, the
Sultan would knock the khedive to smash
| in very short time. s" .....s
| R.-How so?
| Colonel M.-Well, you see, all the Sultan
would have to do would be to fetch out the
old green banner of Mahomet. The affair
would then become religious in its aspect,
and the Kbedive's army, who are Mahomet-
ans, dare not fight against the descendants
of the Prophet and Commander of the
Faithful. But that is not
THE GREAT EGYPTIAN QUESTION. ~ I
R.-What is the great Egyptian Ques-
Colonel M.-Who shall be the successor
of the present Khedive. ' E..7. -
| R.-Shall it not be his son I. .s.1-1..- :.
| Colonel M.-There you strike the pOinC.
| You know, under the old law Of succession
the throne became the right OF tue eldest
son. and after him to the next eldest, and
so On. Now, the present Khediye was only
four or five hours older than Hahn Pasha,
and Hahn should succeed him under the
| old law. But four or five years ago the
| present Khediye went to .Constantinople,
gave the Sultan tremendously large brlbe,
and the Sultan consented to forego the old