New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-08

There ne made the acquaintance or MT MIN
patrick a Scotch-Amercan. VINO was S"i IN
States Consul at Malaga. The TWO lrlsnu9 ier .
IN love with and married me lar' ot Ieu The
Sehor Grev!gny. an Andalusian noDieinah' -
Scotch Americans daughter subsequently ma !.
RED Count de Montijo, and became ,he u,aa
the Empress Eugene. The French |oA'' wac
the father Of Ferdinand de Lesseps. :. .,a.
e.. Count Matbieu De Lesseps was a diplomatst
Of consummate ability. who was trusted pS 80 ~
poeon with the management OF laree ana" Hr
In 1902 he REPRESENTED France in Egypt va"
roeon had Instructed him TO find among the
Aaders OF the Turkish troops man Oh eneieJ ,
and force Of character who couid pe pIoPo1io a.
aConsiantinOple for the hitherto nominal az ais
MIR ~ pacha Of Cairo. Count de Lesseps nis-
cosered The man his master wanted In Meheme'
All an lliterate commander OF CORPS Vi 90 - .
Bazouks and taught him how 10 deai WI" ~
Namelukes who were the oppressoTs " '
Egyptians nd the enemies Of France Mene,'et
All. who might well have been one OF CarIyi ~. .
heroes probably went further than ms 'hen'ot .
anticipated when he ordered ,m oatic nower by
K!ngiake in "Fothen." The French count nov
ever. had taken an accurate measure VI -
Pacha's ability as a man OF action. ~ , Ia
also opened the way for the lifelong fr'ehu-
ship OF his own son with Mehemet AIS grand
son. the future ruler OF Egypt ana tne pa' n "a,
OF the Suez Canal FERDINAND de LsssepI L.
only Inherited his fathers dipIoma.,c az q
and genius for Oriental intrigue, Dut ne "as
also favored by his fathers conspicuous e.'
vices 10 the powerful Egyptian dynasty VIII
he undertook his great WORK lot t'e ''"
OF the world
BRILLIANT DIPLOMATIC CAKEEh'
Ferdinand de Lesseps was born at VersailieS
on November 10 1905, and was educated al '"e
Lycee Of Henry ~. He was aided by fanny III
huence and entered the diplomatic service III
1875 by accepting a clerkship In the French Co'''
sulate at Lisbon. In 1928 he was transierrea e
the Consulate-General at Tunis. ana aiter INV
taking Of Algiers was charged with the RESPONSE
IDLE duty OF securing the submission OF the bF'
OF Constantine In 1881 he was sent to EgyPt a.
Consul and remained there for seven years III III,
Fying Mile Delamalle who became the mo ~
OF his sons Charles and Victor de Lesseps' -
vas during this period that ne formed a w.
friendship with MOhamned Said, the future VIZ,
Toy OF Egypt. The death Of Count na'hasu
Lexseps while he was acting Charge Anai NJ, II
AZ Tuns did not affect the sons Ior,uheS.
vas not only adapting himself WIN si"s .,
nexibility TO the life and manners OF thr i''a.
out ne was also rising steadily in the oiP'o""'
service
From Egypt he was transferred as ConsuI o /"
malaga. In his mothers country anu ~ 20
again to Barcelona when the city was thIear
sned with the bombs rdment by the troops o.
Espartero He promptly ordered the French mar
20 be hoisted over the Consulate and opened tn'
ooors to all refugees. His intrepidi;y ana IoIc'
g character commanded the attention OF Europe
Turing the bombardment he rendered iinpor.a NJ
srvces to sufferers OF all nationaiities. an.
MSequenty exposed his own life In order 20 say
& SN lives Of others France rang with an
eisee Marseiiles sent to him congratuIa
u address. The foreign residents OF Barceions