Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-24
AFFAIRS IN EGYPr.
some Inside Views From One
Who Is Reliable.

The following extracts are mad,
from a private letter, written recently
at Smyrna, Egypt, to a gentleman il
this city;
Since my last, the outlook has grown
considerably worse. The outflow Of
population, stricken with panic and
fleeing for safety, is simply terrific.
Athens, Piraiens and Smyrna are full
of refugees, coming from Alexandra
daily in steamers hired for the pur-
pose. The description Of affairs given
by these refugees is heartrending. 1t
seems that the scuffie which originated
in a difficulty between a Maltese and
a native Egyptian, was soon turned
into a general massacre of the Euro
peans by an irritated mob, composed
exclusively Of natives, who we're urged
to the deed by the tanaticism of their
priests, and exhorted by the homo.
geneous militia and police, who not
only failed to interfere in favor of
public safety and order, but aided the
populace in their work of destruction.
Last accounts report matters quieter
at Alexandria-which, by the way, is
now almost depopulated the Oonsuls
having urged, and still urging, every
one who a so away to leave the scene
Of tragedy Immediately, else they can
not answer for the consequences.
From this it is inferred that serious
plans are meditSted by the allied
powers, in punishment of the acts
perpetrated and for the speedy restora-
ton of quiet. The best Informed
circles believe in the immediate land
ing OF European troops from the
united memo war now stationed at
Alexandria aud other Egyptian
waters, the powers undertaking, for
their joint Egyptian interests now at
stake, to tranquilize the land and
summarily chastize the guilty parties.
At all events it is net at all probable
that Europe, who has just suffered a
humiliating blow at the hands of the
native element Of Egypt, with the
oonnivance Of the Egyptian militia,
will be content without retaliatine.
1t is reported hat not less than 400
Europeans, in killed and wounded, tell
the victims Of the Infatuated and fam
attic mob, who sought to avenge the
oppression practiced upon them by
previous administrations upon the in
nocent and well meaning European
population. And at the bottom Of all
this is Arab Bey, a sanguinary and
ignorant general who, having gained
command Of the Egyptian army, and
been appointed Minister of
War sometime ago, sought by all
means TO upset the present admins
tratiou; and failing 10 his object
through the diplomatical Intervention
Of England and France (who,i it should
be here mentioned, take a leading part
IN Egyptian afairs,) turned his rage
upon the harmless European popula-
ton.
Although this Arab Bey disclaims
III connection with the recent tragedy,
no one who has followed attentively the
various phases of his administration
sntertains any doubt as to his being
directly accountable for the present
scenes Of bloodshed.
The united feet now in Egyptian
waters comprises almost every Euro
pean power. Even Greece has two
men OF war there.
The solution of the Egyptian diff
Guilty is looked forward to with the
greatest anxiety and interest, Che more
20 as the European powers, through
The diversity Of their political inter
ssts, do not appear to be in perfect
harmony as to the course to be follow
I'd in regard to Egypt.
Yours, as ever, MARINO: