The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-07-22
THE EGYPTIAN ARMY,
Organized by American Officers.

The Egyptian army was organized
by American officers, and rs far as it
has any efficiency it is their creation.
These ofiicers-some twenty-five In
number-went to Egypt, in 1867, near
ly all broken in fortune and filled with
high hopes in their new employment.
1t was through General Thaddeus Il.
Mott, and son of DR.. Valentine Mott,
who had made his way to Constantino-
pie and there married \ Greek lady,
that these gentlemen were induced to
enter the service of the Nhedivc.
General Mott served in Italy, and
afterward rose to the rank Of Brigadier
General i'll the Federal Army during
the late civil war. The best known of
these Americans was General Charles
Z. Stone, who almost immediately
became chief of staff, and soon after
firmly established himself ina post
similar in power and authority to that
of General Won Moltke toward the
fore the American officers began to
feel hostile pressure from two quarters
one from the American Consul Gen
eral, Colonel George IL. Butler, and
from the English influences prevailing
in Cairo and Alexandria.
Then followed some personal encoun-
ters and general pickering disgraceful to
all concerned, as a body among the
Christian colonies of those two cities
these gentlemen soon lost any collective
standing. Individually, however, they
were soldiers Of established reputation,
the larger proportion being from the
Confederate army, and they have near
ly all led very adventurous careers,
both before and after leaving the Egyp-
tian service. The most prominent
chief of staff to General Joseph T..
Johnston during the civil war.
When Colonel Ishett went to Egypt
he was very much disinclincd to adopt
the habits Of the military in matters Of
costume, and in fact had no sympathy
with the country ut all, and was quite
outspoken in his views. From this
circumstance nc was never given an
important commend, but, like many
others, was giveu his pay regularly,
according to contract, which was an
infleXible instrument. He was seized
with paralysis while on visit to Eu-
rope, dying suddenly. lie was the most
popular Of all the American officers in
Egypt.
| An officer of no less note was Lorin &
Pasha, who in 1919 performed the most
| difficult and paiustal>ing march known
in American military annals. lie
conducted 4 regiment supplied with
artillery across the Rocky Mountains
to Oregon-a five months, tramp. lie
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
Commandant of Alexandria, the khc
dive gave him so 200, which, it is un-
derstood, has almost melted away in
disastrous speculation. 1t was Gen.
Loring who constructed almost all Of
the important deienses of Alexandria,
commanded the disastrous expedition
against Abyssinia, and whose hand is
visible in the military organization as
| it exists today. He is engaged upon
book rccounting the experiences of
his life.
The career OF General Charles i.
Stone is well known to all army Off
| GERS; ana had he remained in his origi-
nal position in the army list there is
scarcely an officer Of tho active service
that would now rank him. lie was,
however, at the instance OF the late
Senator Sumner, sent to Fort Lafayette
on charges Unreasonable conduct at the
battle of Balls Bluff, and was subse4un-
tly dismissed. This event nearly up
set his reason; but he rallied, became a
mining engineer, finally accepted the
head ofthc Egyptian staff which still
holds.
His conduct in Egypt has been both
highly praised and severely criticised.