Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13
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their creation. These officers
some twenty. in nnmber-wpnt
to Egypt in 1867, nearly all broken
in fortune and filed with hipb
hopes in their new employment. II
was through Gen. Thaddeus p.
Mott, aud son of DIR. Valentine
Mott, who had made his way tu
Cohstantin0ple and there married
u Greek lady, that these gentlemen
were induced to enter the ser, ic..
OF the khedive. Gen. Mott served
IN Italy, and afterwar,i rose to the
rank of brigadier. general in the
federal army during the late 81, il
war. The best known OF these
Americans was Gen. Charles p.
Stone, who almost Immediately be.
came chict OF stan, aud soon after
firmly established himself IN q post
similar In power and authority to
that Of Gen. Won Mulike toward
the German armies. Ii was not
long MfOre the American Ofiicers
began to feel hostile pressure from
two quarten-0ne from the An-ri.
can consul general, Col. George II.
Butler, end from the English influ.
enres prevailing in Cairo and Alex
andria. Then followed sOme ,@r.
sonal encounters and general bick.
ering disgraceful to all concerned,
and rs a body among the Christian
colonies of those two cities these
gentleman soon lost any collective
standing. Individually, however,
they were soldiers of established
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 ser.
vice. The most prominent COufed
crate WAS Col. Charles Rbett, Chief
Of Staff to Gen. Joseph +. Johnston
during the civil war. When Col.
Rhett went TO Egypt he was very
much disinclined to adopt the hab.
its VI the military in matters of cos.
tune, and, in fact, had no sympa.
thy with the country at all, was
quite OutspOkeu in his views. From
this circumstance he was never
given an important command, but
like many others, WAC given his
pay, according to contract, he
was seized with paralysis while on
Il visit to Europe dy ing, suddenly.
He WAS the most popular OF all the
American officers in Egypt.
An officer of no less uUlr was LO.
ring Pasla, who, in 1Si9, per
formed the most difficult and pains
taking march known in American
military annals. He conducted u
regiment supplied with artiller,
across the Rock Mountains to Ore.
g0n-a five months tramp. He
subsequently engaged in the M-xi.
can Wal, leaving an arm OH the field,
but when the civil war came he
cast his fortunes with the South.
When liz left Egypt, were lac was
commandment of Alexandria, the
khe,live gave him $50, 100, which
il is understood has almost melted
away in disastrous speculation. 1t
was Gen. LOring who constructed
almost all OF the important drfenses
Of Alexandria, commanded the dis
astrons expedition against Ably ssi
mia, and whose hand is visible in
he military organization ~ II ex
lists today. He ia living in New
York, engaged upon book recOun.
ting the experiences of his life.
The career of Gen. Charles p.
Stone 10 we'll known to all army Of
Hcers. and had he remained In bis
original position on the army list
there is scarcely an ofljc~r in the &C.
tive sprvice that would nov tank
him. He was, however, ~ the in
stance of the late Senator Sumner,