New-York tribune., 1882-08-13
THE REBELLION IN EGYPT.
TALK WITH A COPTIC sTUDENT-M. JAG
QUINS VIEWS


science. His father lives at Cairo, but what he IS
exactly was not told. The young Egyptian in
question has profile in which the antiquity Of his
race is proved. 1t is line for line the same as those
facial contours which are to be the pictorial
decorations of the ancient tombs near the Ly ybian
Desert. The nose is slightly Battered aquiline,
shorter than that of the Jew; the lips are thick
and protrude q little without being of the negro
type, and the eyes are full, dark and long. This
young Egyptian is intelligent and extremely
patriotic. lie speaks French and English and it
appears is highly esteemed by the professors whose
lectures he attends. There are, ] believe, few
medical students who walk tho London hospitals
Who know as much as he does abOut English
statesmen. When he goes to England no takes
with him letters of Introduction from Nubar Pacha.
N. de Lesseps and NJ. Bartheemy st. IIilaire which
obtain for him facilities to hear debates in the
House OF Commons. He explains the bOmbardment
of Alexandria by the action Of Mr.. Goschen, whom
he thinks n clever man, but who jew follows
the traditional policy Of his race in trying to
plunder the Egyptians, and is likely % oyeIbear
the wavering philanthropy of Mr.. Gladstone, who
is dragged in the same direction by Lady Rose
berys family. This peeress is Rothschild. The
banking house with which she is connected has n
mortgage the Khedivsl domain OF more than
ES,OOO.0OO, sterling, and Is therefore with the
Jingo party. Without ACCEPTING this estimate of the
English Premier and of Mr. Goschen, it is interest
ing tn look 1T them from an Egyptian point Of view
Golden opinions expressed by the COptic
student about Cherif Pacha, who was described as
gentle-hearted lover of his race emil 9htened
sagacious and honest His wife is a French woman
born at Cairo, and holds avaneed opinions. Cherif
was very powerful until tho JOINT Note was pro-
mulgated. lie then lost favor as well as the
Khedive. who is lazy and had not the energy to
stand out against De Blgnieres, Barring and Sir A.
Colvin. They were like the Roman publicans in
Judoa in the first thirty years of the Christian
epoch. End became odious to the Egyptian people,
who, when the late Khedive was deposed, imagined
that the financial engagements which he reck-
lessly and arbitrarily contracted would be repu-
dated. Instead Of that, they found that they were
to be perpetual burden. Arabi described to
me rs narrow minded and ignorant, but IL fanatic
who has the motive power that fanaticism gives.
He also sees what he is about He steers q vessel
whose momenJum is great, and it goes on fast.
The Egyptian student expressed in "A placid
manner holy hatred of Gambetta He told me
that the courbdck0 which the French orator recon-
mended as an instrument of government IN Egypt
is nothing less than instrument Of torture. It is
made of the hide of the hippopotamus, and is ex-
trcmely hard ana tough The skin is at once peeled
Oh by its lash and few blows Of it leave
feahs back like raw steak. 1t Is still used when
correes or forced tasks reluctantly gone through
Corree labor is exacted the public works and the
Khedival domains. Tho fellaheen are driven by
overseers armed with the cowbGchs. Egypt
doubt, is one of the most fertile countries in the
world. But the Nile must be assisted by human
toll and ingenuity. There is no country in which
agricultural labor is more unhealthy depressing.
Flies are AS great Il as they wero in the time
of Moses The mud the river deposits becomes
teemine nursery Of insect life. Under the generic
term of nles mosquitoes arc embraced. In mum
ers and singing power they are fearful. The sun
is unrclenting. No charitable cloud interrosos be-
tween it and the wretChed fellah when he is en-
gagged in field, or rather swamp, labor. source of
discomfort has been The dissipation and luxury Of
tie European officials wives. The wives Of rich
Egyptians aud Turks are hidden away but Eng
lish ladies' parade their worthlessness III all the
public places The ground-down natives could not
help comparing their happy state to the wrctched
condition OF their own families There WAS an in
science in the enjoyment of the English officials
wife which was intolerablo Mrs Rivers Wilson, it
was reported, WAS given 8l,00O by the Control to
set herself mp in handsome trousseau when she
went to Egypt. Is n matter of fact she got 1t out
Of the secret service fund through Losd Beacons-
field. Her triumphant bearing was one OF the cir
which gave body TO the National party
,t Cairo. She became "a leader of fashion although
hated by the English ladies' 1t the right thing
ror a woman of ton to affect insolence. The feeling
ygry rapidly grew up among the natives that Egypt
,bould be for the Egyptians and not for the hus-
bands of these ladies. 1t was mistake TO suppose
he Control was honest and orderly. Ii to
~ lanIa ~ English and French
Jews. Beaconsfed made point OF nominating
whenever he could man OF his own race NJ. de
Bligniercs was the son of marine store dealer at
orient who married the daughter of school
MASTER IN the Faubouru de Rouo. He spent every
.arthing of his salary 10000 francs year., and
managed notwithstanding to put by nearly
:. 900. 900 francs when be WAS at Cairo
The account the Egyptian medical student gave me
# the state of things since lsmaiPs deposition IS
confirmed by NJ Jacquin. tho premier French |
l.putv at Alexandria. NJ. Joaquin had n narrow |
.,rane. lie arrived in Paris in hand-me-down"
anti which he bought at Murscilles for thirty francs
,boes hat and all. The garments in which he |
..caDed were those of m Arab whom he found !
lead Ii occurred to him to dress himself IN the |
.orpses clothing and rub ro"nlsh pigment over |
MS face. According to NJ. Joaquin the deposition
# the Khedye Isnall could not fail to be source
# revontion-unless the debts which he contracted
we're repudiated. The Egyptians, on whose backs
,e placed a burden too heavy for them to bear, |
ould not understand why if the KhedIye was de- |
posed the debts that he contracted were to be held
acred. His indebtedness was held by Europe to be !
- inexcusably great that he was sent about his |
nsiness And yet his iniquitOus contracts with |
he Rothschilds. Erangecs Soubeyrans, Barings, |
ioschens ct tsth quGHh were to be held legitimate.
As logic is the queen of the world. the Control
lachlnery, which was invented to squeeze the
eIlah uniformly and reentessly, was destined to
reak down. It's crash set all the banking con
raternity bazzing about the ears of Premiers aud
men in all the great European capt
lls Gambetta was warned by his friends DE
ubeyran and Chnstophle last autumn Of the ap-
l.. q L.. nnn fnnk