The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-19
rLOUD OF WAR in THE EAST.
The Political and Military Ho-
rizon of Constantinople.
MHE SULTAN'S ULTIMATUM.
Egypt Must Disarm and Sur
render.
1.-THE VICEROY TENGPORIZING.
The SueZ Canal as Suicidal Weapon
Of the Khedive.
TIE vICEROY TEMPORIzING.
SECRET PLAN WITH BISMARCK.
Hopes of the F'Ouche of
the East.
SIX GREAT EASTERN QUESTIONS.

CONsrANTINOPLE, July "a, 1871.
Egyptian independence has been one OF the pro-
olems OF this century, and Its solution is at the
threshold. When the French empire fell the Khe-
DIVES last hope expired with IT, To-day the Vice.
rov rests palpaby alone, with only That secret Dip
lomatc strength which he may have acquired
either from lavish generosity broad, liberal and
progressive views. What his secret strength is no
man can tell until 1t Is developed by opportunity
and that opportunity free 10 say is near at
hand-that is, the day when Turkey will try 10 COM
pei Egypt and when the Khedlve must prove HIM
self to be great and powerful or fall one OF the
most
BRILLIANT FAILURES
OF the East 1t is needless TO add that the positions
Will define in this letter are facts and these facts
come from the most distinguished and reliable
authority. The war. then. between the Sultan and
the Khedive mas practically commenced.
YEMEN
q small village In Arabia at the Red Sea terminus
OF the Suez Canal was. about four months ago, the
scene OF violent outbreak on the part of an Arab
tribe. which rose In hostility to the Porte and
threatened sort OF perplexing and guerilla war.
fare. What prompted this rebellion the reader
must judge for himself. But the professed-I do
not say the real-object was disbelief in the Koran
and adhesion to the faith that the sonnlaw Ali
tAly) Is the real Messiah OF the
EASTERN RELIGION.
Several thousand comprised the revolving tribe,
all mounted and wild Arabs, who fight we'll The
Porte Immediately sent 10000 infantry, embarked
upon transports, which were towed through the
6uez Canal. These men landed at Yemen, and
with little difficulty suppressed the revolt, and
there-at Yemen-the troops OF the Sultan still
remain. Yemen Is o settlement not far
from Mecca, where all good Pilgrims and especially
dirty and diseased pilgrims, so. / need not add
that all the pests epidemics and oathsome Ills that
hang about the common neck OF the African and
Asiatio continents are propagated by these seekers
after an illusion older than the ages.
Now, what is the military and political situation,
when the Sublime Porte has 20, 900 fine infantry on
the banks OF the Red Sea, in camp at Yemen
Nlitariy the Khedive is flanked. The Red Sea ter.
minus Of
THE sUEz CANAL
can be choked up, and all the Yemen victors have
TO do Is to march rapidly on Cairo and Alexandria.
Troops by the Mediterranean, if they can land,
ROY IN the amenable position The answer Is
simple, 'progress' calling on him Tor the Suez
siads that could demeIisa' ali the forts that
the Khedive has built or could build along M. de
ment, let US hope, Of civilization in the East, has
been fatal instrument, lear, TO the Khedlve-a
have s' been 0 the Porte os could no
have had his camp at Yemen and Egypt would not
Today De nanked oy $1,000 men. H., Bur the knedive
when he heard or
THE TURKISH FLEET
and Its irOn-clads these fordcatiOns were aban-
doned The squadron that could oe thrown against
Egypt Is very powerful.
be averted by some extraordinary diplomatic VIC
tory or combination on the part or the Khedive. 1t
sultan who has OF the finest armies OF Europe.
I remember General sheridan lan, TO- TO. have ave
seen the finest masscd body OF soldiers
TO have replied, in Turkey: Sheridan believed them
handled In action. The viceroy's soldiers are
equally good. and are largely oiicered by Amerl-
and besides this he has $4,000 Remington guns in
his arsenas, which can be put In the hands Of a
contingent. The Turks can throw
HUNDRED THOUSAND GOOD MEN
on the Egyptian coast IN three days from procla.
army has always been within an hours drive from
Alexandria, and 1t was there that Napoleon landed
THE GAUNTLET OF WAR
has been thrown down by the Sultan. He has notl-
and without condition, all his guns, arms, war ma
terial, vast munitions. on pam OF being displaced
e a order H cover hs areT PRO
the semblance Of justice the Sultan has made the
game demand OF all the African Pachalics.
BBY or TUNIs
was summoned and the Bey like a good lieuten-
ant, obeyed, because resistance would have been
death. The Khedive has the utimatum In ms
hands; he knows what his spiritual and secular
master wants, and the Khedive s temporiznG and
response. VIII the Khedive, man OF $500, OOO,O 900
In personal wealth, holding the key 10 the door OF
the indies bridging the Nile with his pulssance,
sEvENry.Frvr THOUSAND REMINeross,
and being man who has has happily caught the
suspicious breath OF progress, surrender without
nightly believe not. and that war is inevitable and
that the temporizng of the Khedive looks to this
end 1t viii be a sad and bitter calamity for Egypt,
and, on q mere exhibit OF numbers an almost GER
tain triumph for Turkey, leaving out Of the question
that ManonInedans are called TO battle the Oulis OF
their Pope. There is a hope Tor Egypt however. 1t
Ii this
A. the Foreign Minister OF the Khedive and the
Fouche OF the East. He has all the mastery quail
Ties OF Talleyrand, combined with the eminent
characteristics or Napoeons second mind. He Is an
Armenian. linguist and tactican; It Is fair to
suppose that he has not been fool, when the khe
dive has had all the crowns OF Europe glitterIng
about his throne. II he has been letting the iron
cool without striking the Khedive has certainly at
tended TO the furnace When the viceroy learned
that the Empress OF Austria was to be his guest he
sent secret agent to Vienna 10 examine the apart
ments OF Her Majesty and then having learned their
style he ordered their exact reproduction In MS
onse o9 w T'I Engne went down
what was her reception And when the suez Canai
was opened every foreigner o was e a. gue nav ~
bills. washing or anything else. The Vlcerol q nos
pitality was like his Pyramids aud anlqulties-the
OVER sixty THOUSAND PEOPLE
were his guests and TO entertain them ne paid out
over twenty-five million dollars know OF an Amer
lean naval ollcer's wife who sent the Kaedive q
bouquet and lie Immediately despatched diamond
watch ana magnificent chain by u cutter, but before
II could reach her the vessel-ofwar had weighed
anchor anu put TO sea. HIS internal policy Is rs
acute and farseeing his foreign sweets are efIec-
live. For instance, the Khedive was educated In
Europe, and knows what a good establishment
constitutional monarchy is. Now ne is II one man
power-a complete embodiment Of the idea OF per-
sonar government. lie conceived the Idea that ne
would like TO have n House OF Representatives and
IN opposition In the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, per-
naps, as cedric and Ivanhoe had their clowns. He
sent for his best men,
. 80. . THE sBEIKs,
s sn, ,o, a. tnem to get up a not opposition. The
sbelks ulu not ike the idea. He told thea when
want money you vote nor-lhat IL constitutional
goVernhentl' But the Sheks thought there was
good knedive.
AMERICAN NEWS
in Cons.antnoplo Ia quite Interesting. Mr. Mac