The New York herald., 1877-07-09

the Turkish government to provide the necessary
horses on arriving nj Constantinopie
The engineers Of the neet who at first refused 20 go,
have at length consented do so. their hav
ing been partially complied with.
EGYPTIAN NAVY.
In view Of possible contingencies 1t may be interest
ing TO know the strength OF the Egyptian Navy,
which owes It's gin entirely the present Khedve
who IN 1864, purchased good many merchant steam
Egypt ''' '-'- '''''' N'''~ "
The Egyptian government possesses to-day So steam
ers and 80 sailing vessels, manned 600 "A OF
them vessels aud carry together 800 guns In
addition TO this iorce there the Nile the
canals 5S steamers and $40 sailing vessels manned by
about Q, 500 men.
At Alexandria thero is a dockyard OF construction
and m IRON floating dock 80 metres wide and $50
metres long, which was bought at MarseilIes ior
S700O00 Al Suez there is dry stone dock lao metres
long, 30 metres wide and IL metres deep.
Tho sailors recruited from the coast region. The
officers como from the Naval School at Alexandria,
where there are ten professors and about fifty naval
cadets The engineers nearly all Scotch and Eng
There are tour European officers In the navy. Tho
one highest in rank is Rear Admiral McKiop Pacha,
formerly captain in the British navy. Admiral Nc
Kilop Director OF Alexandria and also Is
intrused with the naval defence OF the Suez Canal
Rear Admiral Frederigo Pacha comes next In rank.
THIS oiicer was formerly IN the Italian navy, and
Director OF the Egyptian Packet The other
two officers are Captain Morrice and Captain Fredergo
In the navy, in tho army, tho commands arc
gwen in the Turkish and the instruction In tho Arabic
In 1871 the Khedive was obliged to give up his IRON
clads To tho sultan as tribute, consequently exist
now IN tho Egyptian service. Active military prepa.
rati0ns going on In both the army aud navy, and
the Khodve evidently intends TO be prepared Tor any
emergency.
AFRICAN EXPLORATION.
Signor Gcssi lett here on the lllh for Suex
panied by artist anu photograph en- route Cen
lrai Africa On the 13th however the car which con
tanned his entlre outht-sextants chronomelers arms,
Photographic apparatus, &c, &c-was totally DC
stroyed by fire on tho railway not tar from SIez
Most Of the property WAS owrcd by the Italian Geo
graphical Society ana by Italian lady OF whose
munincencc mad enabled Gessi undertake the expe-
dt0n. The party returned TO Cairo yesterday. Ii
considered extremely doubtful whether they will now
20 at all Gessi has lost nearly everything which he
possessed 1t Is probable that the fire originated by
tho spontaneous combustion OF some OF the photo
graphic materials.
OF the Equator via kharoum. where II Is hoped that
the Indian Mahouts aud coolies, who accompany them
will bc enabled 10 tame and tram the native African
elephants Ithis succeeds there will be great saving
In cost OF transportation In those provinces There
rs popular tradition that the African elephant cannot
he tanned. They never have been since the tmc ot
Hannibal He succeeded IN training them however
and the present experiment is bold aud interesting
animals by rail they began on loot yesterday their
long tramp.
THE EGYPTIAN DEBT
There Is now doubt but that the interest on tho
coupons duo ON the 18th OF July will be promptly
paid The money s already in the hands oi the Com
mission OF the Public Debt for the payment OF the
aEnoun hi that the 25th OF Juno there will be q
drawingby lot OF S42 shares OF f20 cach 1913 shares
OF flO0 each, 20 shares ol f500 each and shares
$1,000 each. thus reducing the principal OF the cohsol-
idated debt by fl35, l40
Tho government has sold 600 600 ardebs OF grain
Messrs whtworth Co.. payment TO be made before
tho LIST Of July.
Lieutenant Colonel Prout, the Woo Governor Gen
era OF the Provinces OF the Equator, has left Khar
over three years has on recon ossance duly in
Darl0ur, Is also on his way back TO Cairo.