Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-11

The reason Of 1t was that it was not considered
that length of service carried with it the neces-
| pointed to positions where ability was REQUIRED.
The same rule will be observed this year to large
extent
The Egyptian Army.
IT'S ORGANIZATION OPEN TO AMERICAN OFFICERS.
From the N. Y. Herald To-day.
The Egyptian army in conflict with the British
fleet to-day was organized by American officers,
and as far as it has any efficiency it is their crea-
| tion. These Of1icers-some Is in number-went to
Egypt In 1867, nearly all broken in fortune and
| 1t was through Gen. Thaddeus r. Mott, and son
| OF DR.. Valentine Mott. who had made his way to
Constantinopie and there married a Greek lady,
That these gentlemen were induced to enter the
service OF the khedive. Gen. Mott served in Italy,
and afterward rose to the rank OF brigadier gen.
eral in the federal army during the late civil
Charles p. Stone, who almost Immediately became
chief OF stan, and soon after firmly established
himself in post similar In power and authority to
that of Gen. Won Moltke toward the German armies.
1t was not long before the American officers began
| from the American Consul General. Col George H.
Butler, and from the English influences prevailing
IN Cairo and Alexandria Then followed some
| graceful to all concerned, and as body among
the Christian colonies Of those two cities these
gentlemen soon lost any collective standing. In
d1Vidually, however, they soldiers or estab-
llShed reputation, the larger proportion being from
the confederate army, and they have nearly all
| led very adventurous careers, both before and
| after leaving the Egyptian service The most
prominent confederate was Col. Charles Rhett,
the civil war. When Col. Rhett went to Egypt he
was very much disinclined to adopt the habits OF
the military IN matters OF costume. and in fact had
no sympathy with. the country at all, and was
quite outspoken in his views From this circum-
stance he was never given an important command,
ly, according to contract, Which was an infexible
instrument He was seized with paralysis while
ON visit to Europe. dying suddenly. He was
American in
Egypt.
An officer OF no less note was Loring Pasha, who
in 1S49 performed the most difficult and painStak-
Ing march known in American military annals
He conducted regiment supplied with artillery
months tramp He subsequently, engaged in the
Mexican war, leaving an arm on the field, but
when the civil war came he cast his fortunes with
the south. When he left Egypt, where he Was COM
mandant OF Alexandrfa-the important post TO-
day-the Khedve gave him $500 which, it is un-
delstood, has almost melted away In disastrous
| speculation 1t was Gen. Loring who constructed
almost all OF the important defences OF Alexandria,
commanded the disastrous expedition against
AbySS1nia, and whose hand Is visible In the mill
tary organization as it exists to-day. He is living
In this city, engaged upon book recounting the
| experiences OF his life.
THE career OF Gen. Chas. P. Stone is well known
! to all army officers, and had he remained in his
original position the army list there scarcely
| an officer in the active service that would now
rank him. He was, however at the instance OF the
| late Senator Sumner, sent to Fort Lafayette on
| charges OF reasonable conduct at the battle OF
| Balrs Bluff, and was subsequently, dismissed. This
event nearly upset his reason; but he rallied, be-
came mining engineer, and finally accepted the
he still holds His conduct in Egypt has been both
highly praised and severely criticised. One thing
Isl Is certain: He Is about the only American ofhcer
who was able to hold his place against all intrigue
first with Ismatl Pasha, the deposed khedve, and
then with his son Tewk, his successor. Gen. Stone
not only undertook to organize the present army,
| to revolutioniZe the rotten methods he found in
vogue, but he set on foot comprehensive system
| OF central African exploration, under Col c. C.
al Dron
and Dye. The officers now remaining at the scene
Of conflict are Gen: Stone, Col G. c. Long (not In
dead. Among those no longer living, too, are Col
Jenfer, the inventor OF the Jenifer saddle; Gen.
| nolds. Col. Frank Raynolds, Major Hunt and Col.
Campbell all ex-cOnfederate 0f1lcerS Gen. r. E.
| Colston who made a journey of 100 miles on
engaged as a military instructor at an academy
on Washington Heights Col Wood is living
1t is hardly probable that any OF the American
officers win participate In the struggle with the
exception OF General Stone. and it IS extremely
portant command II a reli gious war grows out OF
the present situation.
their iabors. There is very large number of
Americans and officers everywhere who will watch
the result of the fghting as an evidence OF what
terial The army numbers 80, coo men, and the
troops carry Remington rifles. In all OF the local
Se
| tians. AS to the Bedouins, there is the same ro.
nance about their fighting qualities as there is
about the North American Indian in the open
field Like other nomads they are valiant in
ambush and can produce havoc, but they do not
love modern artillery. -
The British Fleet.
The squadron in the Mediterranean, the most
powerful as well as the most numerous, OF any
| fleets abroad, comprises six iron-clads-namely,
the Alexandra, flying the flag of the vice admiral
commanding IN chief on the station. an armored
vessel of 9,402 tOns21ispiacement armed with two
aston and ten 18tOn guns, with her hull protected
by armor 13h inches thick at the most vital parts
OF the vessel and carrying a crew OF 6n off1cers
and men; the Infextble, OF Il, 500 tons displace-
ment, with four 80-ton guns arnor "A inches thick
and crew OF 349 officers and men: the Teme-
rafre, OF 8412 tons displacement, with four
SoSa Ston and, and -four four 1S,ton guns, armor 1sH
| men: the Superb, Of 1894 tons displacement,
armed with twelve 18-tOn and four 6L ton guns.
armored with 13K-nch iron plates, and carrying
620 Officers and men, the Monarch. OF 6,322 tons,
with 8H-inch armor, four 2s-ton, two l2-ton and
men. and the Invtncible, OF 1854 tons displace-
ment, armed with ten 1Ston guns, protected by
91 inches OF armOr, and carrying crew OF $50
officers and men. With the exception OF the Iris,
Hecla, a torpedo depot ship OF 64oo tons, with q
crew OF 223 officers and men; and the Hibernia, a
receiving ship permanently stationed at Malta,
with crew OF 12l ohcerS and men, the other yes
sells on the Mediterranean station are all gunboats
from 30 to 100 men each; the aggregate OF the
crews of all the ships on the station, Including the
iron-elads. being 4.S67 of all ranka
A MINISTER on TRiAI--The church council to
try the Rev g. b Simons, Baptist pastor at Green
bush, N. Y, met yesterday. Letters written BY
the pastor TO young Lady OF his n0ck were read.