Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-18
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When the difficulties 10 Egypt caused in
surreciion to arise under Arab, a combined
French add Eoglish fleet lay before Alexan-
dria. When the time for the feet TO take
active measures 10 restore order arrived, the
French Withdrew their ships. The Eoglish
remained and bombarded Alexandria, and
in the end took Egypt and now hold it.
Wnsn the French cav how their bad policy
had gwen triumph aud the mastery of Egypt
to the Euglish, their rage was boundless.
Tnat the fault was their own only sdded TO
their evaporation, ard SO they could not
hate themselves, they hated the EaglIsh for
picking up what they had thrown away, and
they have been seeking TO th wart them ever
since. The Euglish have strong interests in
the Suez causl, which is a French WORK, and
~dLfhculties are arising about that highway,
which are aggravated by the desire OF the
English to cut a new canal OF their own.
That project is worm wood to the French,
who claim 10 possess a monopoly of the
whole crossing from The Mediterranean to
the Red sea, and apparently with good res-
son. The French sccuse the English of ad-
hitting the cholera into Egypt, through be-
ing more anxious to keep up their trade than
TO save huns n lif', which is probably not
without foundation. This feeling # bitter
meas On the part of the French is probably
affecting the proceedings of sons OF their
! ~oficials, for they have aroused the i'll feeling
: of the English il Tunis by i'm grisoniDg a
Malt, Sc British subj c. who had a fracas
i, with a French officer, and when the man YVES
demanded by the English Consul the French
refused to give him up. At Gaboou, on the
west coast Of Africa, where the French have
a colony, they are accused of arbitrarily
searching British merchants and 6ning such
as had arms in their possession. But. the
most serious diff between the two na-
tious are found in Madagascar. Tue En-
glish we're on friendly terms with the gov
eru nent there, and took much interest in
them. The French have invaded the island
and bsmbardsd a 10 sn, and the English
there complain OF unjust and arbitrary
proceedings against themselves Of a
most offensive character, as the tele-
graphic columns of the APPEAL have
lately a1hOWht u thA5 n dIOubCu a nOHt VI
indignation from the English, who are be-
ginning 10 express as much abhorrence OF
the French as The French ever since the TAX
ing of Alexandria have felt for them. The
Eoglish papers are now splitting out wrath
upon the Madagascar proceedings. The
London Times pronouncss the conduct of
PIERRE. the Ere nch admiral there, as an act
Of monstrous outrage; the Standard declares
the French Madagascar officials to have lost
sight Of what is due TO civiliz Ition, the
Telegraph calls upon the French to repudiate
the actions of their officials, to retract and
make repsration. The Irish Times calls fer
strict and signal visitation upon the head of
oil the perpetrator OF a national aHront.
The Dublin Express is convinced ihat the
French treatment is sucA that a great pc yer
csa with difficulty, with any sense Of its own
dignity, avoid reseniins. The s. james Ga
zene declares that French adventures are
turning up everywhere, and that enterprises
supposed to be injurious TO Eng.
land, France undertakes with enlhusi-
asm, and that they manifest rancor
toward England in the De Brszza affair en-
the Congo, and that 'urnal protests that "lhe
wrath OF the British lion is fairly aroused
40 expression that shows The direction If
English feeling. The 81. James goes further,
by declaring that "never since the battle OF
Waterloo has the latent animosit- that al
ways exists between Briton and Gaul been in
greater danger OF spriBging into activity"
Tue French press is outdoiag the English in
this sort Of declamsiioD, and the position OF
the Eaglish in refusing permission TO cut a
tunnel under the straits between the two
Countries adds iuel to the flame. We cannot
IA, see that France is acting unwissly in all
this. She has no allies, and nothing would
crafty the monsrchists and sristocrats Of
r. irope ss much as to crush the republic,
" mich a war in the present immature condi-
non Of the republic would inevitably do. 1t
j. a matter for regret that at this %crisiS, with
I g German and Austrian sovereigus extend
,e iding the power of the throne, the two
j. at nations of Europe should be upon I'M
isndlv terms.