The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-27
A Live Man Who Laughs at
Mummy Hunters.
Sugar Mills and SueZ Canal Better
Than Dead PharaOhS.
KINGLY KINDNESS OF THE KHEDIVE.
Talk with Herald Man About Indirect Claims,
England's Sham Neutrality, Anglo-Rebel
Cannon and Americas Manifest Des-
tiny by the Ruins Of the Ptolemys

tiny by the Ruins Of the Ptolemys.
ALEXANDRIA, March 81, 1872
Viceregal orders had been given to receive Gene.
raj Sherman and his distinguished accompaniment
with royal honors such as are usually accorded to
visitors OF the very highest rank in Egypt. Consid
cradle disappointment was manifested therefore,
when 1t became known that the General had writ
ten to his old friend and comrade in arms, General
Stone, of the Egyptian service, that he would be
obliged to him for quarters while in Egypt and to
further see that no formal preparations were made
to distinguish himself and friends from the usual
run Of travellers. OF course guests wishes are
commands and the pride, pomp and circumstance
Of serried troops, booming guns, haunting flags and
gay uniforms were lost to the holiday-oving Alex
andrians, who, like all Levantines, imagine great
man only great when in gold coat.
General Sherman, Lieutenant Grant and Colonel
Audenreid arrived on the Peninsular and Oriental
steamer Ceylon the 18th ult and were met in the
harbOr by General Stone and the Vice Consul of the
United States. The party were driven to the Hotel
d'Europe, and after few days. sightseeing took
train for Cairo, where the General and his aids
were
PRESENTED TO HIS HIaHNEss THE KHEDIvE
by the American Consul General. His Hghness ex-
pressed his regret that the General of the Ameri-
can Army, people whom he held In such high es-
teem, would not accept the poor attentions which
he, the Khedive, was always too happy to bestow
upon his distinguished visitors and guests to
tighten the burden OF the long travel they must
necessarily experience to reach his distant domains
To this General Sherman responded that
he was, Of course, infinitely obliged to His
Highness, but he was travelling for the
purpose OF observation and instruction, and that
that purpose could best be fulfilled by plodding
about In his own way-seeing what he thought best
worth seeing and thereby relieving himself from the
fear OF inconveniencing his entertainers. At the
same time he was infinitely touched by the thought
funess and hospitality Of ruler whose generosity
and magnifcence had passed into proverb. Neat,
wasn't it2 and showed that the shity tactician can
shine in regal salons and verbal pyrotechnics as
Wen as march to the sea and drub rebels.
HOW THE KHEDIvE FLANKED SHERMAN.
Arrangements were made for the General and
party to visit the Khedive's sugar works at Roda,
Minieh-Feshn and other points on the Nile between
Cairo and Thebes. special train being strenuous.
y declined, the republican guests placed them
selves in the cars at the usual hour of departure,
halfpast nine A. NJ, and found themselves the only
passengers. This was accounted for by the fact
that travel Is very duh at this season. At noon
invitation to step into the rear and take lunch
revealed the curious fact that by some accident
the Khedve's kitchen car-with salon carriage and
fun 0atterfe de cuisine, with star OF cooks-had got
coupled on the train by stupidity OF the sta
non-master-ordinarily a most careful mainland
the General found himself seated luxurious
~ before a gorgeous spread which doubtless
wildly recalled the elaborate epicureanism Of
his famous eight marching ordero campaigns
Stopping over night at village called Benisoux
that of
steamers, private yacht had arrived there in the
morning, and, as she was comfortably, not to say
superbly, fitted up, the party were informed by the
Khedve's officer, his Excellency Belts Bey, that
they might as well sleep on board as remain in
noisy mud village, filed with neas, crying chill
dren and barking dogs OfcOurse even the sternest
Spartan could not object to this, and these curious
condolences kept continually occurring the whole
trip, even to the extent Of fine English thorough
bred saddle horses to ride to the tombs OF Beni-
Hassan, so that General Sherman preserved his re.
publican independence, and the Khedive, with
shrewdness and sagacty worthy OF the golden
prime Of the good Haroun oil Raschid, had his own
wilful way, and proved himself worthy successor
TO the Calphs.
A STATE BREAKFAST.
Upon the return from the sugar inspection the
Khedive gave a state breakfast to General sher.
sui General Butler General Stone, General Starring
There were present also Barrat Bey, His Highness'
private secretary, and Refs Pacha, keeper of the
seals The AFFAIR lasted five hours, and In the course
Of the conversation His Highness evinced an un-
usual knowledge Of General Sherman's military
history and campaigns He had probably "toned
mp" for 1t. In the delicate use OF the higher
branches OF nattery tho Khedve has no living
superior, II he has equal His white wine is also
unsurpassed, am told by a favored Judge.
General Starring and Consul General Butler gave
the Khedive an account Of their recent trip to the
S0udan, and their commendatory remarks on the
spirit Of progress everywhere visible, even In the
heart Of the neglected continent, gratined the
Egyptian ruler greatly
AT THE OPERA.
General Sherman's wish to see the opera Of
"AYda" was promptly gratIfed by the Khedive.
upon hearing It, by sending down and ordering Its
immediate representation and placing three boxes
Mt the disposal Of the visitors.
WHAT THE GENERAL THINKS OF THE EGYPTIAN
SOLDIERS.
On different occasions subsequently there were
fne military reviews Of the crack native troops.
and General Sherman pronounced the opinion that
they compared favoraby with the old First infantry
Of the regular United States Army. To that "a
nous organization General Aleck Reynolds, now OF
Liz EByptdu ecTvlCej OHCc uclOukcu, duu Was ltb
en1cient Adjutant. The old veteran was immensely
elated when he heard this opinion from the Com
mander-n- Chief OF the American armies. Il say
''armies," although we have but one army, and that
a very small one but am writing in foreign land
and must periodically efrervesce)
AN INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL SHERMAN.
IN Alexandria, to which place General sherman
returned on the 10Th OF March, your correspondent
lmpeiled by sense OF duty which he tried in vain
TO restrain, determined TO interview the Com
Chief, although he had expressed firm
determination to "dodge those newspaper fell
lows" But catching 'rebsn and "dodginep the
fourth estate are very different things and the re.
doubtable soldier did what is very unusual for him.
surrendered, without even asking permission to re-
tain his sldearms. Your correspondent found the
General in comfortable room of the Hotel
d'Europe, surrounded by newspapers, dispatches,
and visitors. These he showed one side upon learn.
ing the name OF your correspondent, and grace