Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-24
WORCESTER
TUESDAY. SEPT. 24I1s7e.


The New York Herald has letter from Egypt,
in which the writer gives an account Of an in
terview with the viceroy, Ismail Pacha. This
correspondent had been far up the Nile, looking
after the expedition of Sir Samuel Baker, who,
according to a doubtful report, had reached
Lake Albert Nyanza. The correspondent found
it impossible TO reach it, and therefore returned
lsmail Pacha is very much dissatisfied with
Baker, whose management of the expedition
seems to have been more injudicious than the
viceroy's patience can tolerate. Much of his
faulty management, we suspect is due TO his
English contempt and domneering arrogance
towards the natives. He has used force instead
of Cancellation, against several important tribes,
and made war upon them. This has operated
to cut him off from supplies, and made travelling
dangerous for everybody, on the Upper Nile.
This letter describes Ismail Paeha as "a pleas
ant looking gentleman, larger but not taller
than Gen. Grant" very polite and intelligent,
full of plans for the improvement and aggran-
dizement of Egypt, and perpetually at work;
credits him, as others do, with extraordinary
ability and energy; and says of him as others
have said, "the viceroy upon any throne of Eu-
But he seems to be in the right place; and GER
tainly Egypt is more important than some of
the countries of Europe. He spoke very strongly
in condemnation of the management of Baker,
by which he has provoked so much hostility
and placed himself in a very critical position.
The viceroy's chief aim is to establish more
speedy and complete communication with the
Soudau; and he now proposes to do this by
means of a railroad which he will soon begin.
Here is one of his utterances on this subject:
"Foyonsl What is there in the Soudan TO
justify this six hundred and seventy-five English
miles of railway that intend to build? All the
products of India can be grown there and worked
there. The cultyable land is millions upon
millions OF acres; the soil is virgin and once a
railroad passes through it, interior commerce
must spring up; peoples now remote and nu-
friendly TO each other will be bound in amity and
mutual interest by the rail; general contact
and dispersion will ensue; money and material
prosperity will arrive, and then (said his high
ness, with a glow of pleasure and burst of
eloquence)-then behold my corner of Africa
A railway will connect the Nile with the Red
Sea. The same influences which have brought
prosperity to the doors of the humblest felah
in lower Egypt to-day will invade the Soudan
with the locomotive, and the races you have
seen in savagery and poverty will, trust, in ten
Ismail Pacha complained that his government
of Egypt is embarrassed by its treaty relations
with the Western Powers. This has kept Egypt
back. These treaty relations, he urges should
be changed, because Egypt is not now what she
was fifty years ago; and he has reason on his
side. In the report of this interview, we have
what purports TO be the viceroy's statement of
part ofthe case against that most unworthy Off
cial, Consul General Butler 1t is as follows:
CHS HIGHNEss-To speak frankly, we have
a very painful affair here. YOu know Consul
General Buffers career in Egypt. Let me tell
you something about its close. | had in my SER
vice an American officer, Colonel Allen. He
was about to leave Egypt because OF the poor
health of his wife. In my service he had been
distinguished and faithful, and had been recon-
mended to me for decoration. | gave the order
TO transmit to him the mark OF my esteem.
Col. Butler sent word TO me that if l decorated
Col. Allen he would become my personal and
political enemy. Not liking scandals, sent
word TO Butler to withdraw his message, which
he did. Instead of acting in this way as
consul general, he should have thanked
me when decorated an American. Then he
threatened Gen. Stone. l caused Gen. Stone TO
inform the Washington cabinet Immediately of
what was taking place, because knew from ex-
perlence that eonsuls general do not always re-
port the truth to their governments. The result
was handsome. Butler was called to account by
his government. Enraged he wrote three letters
one to me, one to Nufar Pacha, one to Sheriff
Pacha-demanding when General Stone was
appointed minister of foreign affairs" [ de-
manded their immediate withdrawal; they were
withdrawn. In fact have been the American
consul here. Finally the affair eliminated in
the proclamation i'll which Butler, through his
tool, published Stone as a coward, &C."
1t is stated that he spoke in high terms of Gen.
GNo--
Buffers case. The viceroy has, also, very
favorable estimate of General Stone OF whom,
it is said he spoke in these terms: "Gen. Stone
is not only capable and thorough as the chief of
staff of the Egyptian army, but he is capable
of being the chef of staff of any army in the
world"