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... Viceroy's invitation , de Lesseps set out from France , reaching Alexandria on November 7 , 1854 . The Viceroy urged him to join his party on a military tour to Cairo . Here was the opportunity he had waited for . One of the Egyptian ...
... Viceroy's invitation , de Lesseps set out from France , reaching Alexandria on November 7 , 1854 . The Viceroy urged him to join his party on a military tour to Cairo . Here was the opportunity he had waited for . One of the Egyptian ...
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... Viceroy to stop work on the canal.1 66 The Viceroy now found himself in a more embarrassing predicament than ever . He wished neither to sanction the proceedings of de Lesseps nor to disavow them completely . The British Consul ...
... Viceroy to stop work on the canal.1 66 The Viceroy now found himself in a more embarrassing predicament than ever . He wished neither to sanction the proceedings of de Lesseps nor to disavow them completely . The British Consul ...
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... Viceroy would agree then Sir Henry would get him out of his embarrassments without any peril or loss of honour . " The Viceroy gave his promise and " a great weight seemed to be taken off his mind . . . . " Though he was highly pleased ...
... Viceroy would agree then Sir Henry would get him out of his embarrassments without any peril or loss of honour . " The Viceroy gave his promise and " a great weight seemed to be taken off his mind . . . . " Though he was highly pleased ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 23 |
The Canal of Ptolemy II | 30 |
Writings of private individuals in France concerning Egypt | 34 |
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¹ Ibid affair agreement Alex Alexandria April attitude Austrian Bagdad Railway Britain British Government Bulwer to Russell Buol Cairo Cape route commerce Company concerning Concession Const Constantinople construction Convention Cromer declared Drouyn de Lhuys Duc Decazes East Egypt Égypte Egyptian Government England English Europe European Ferdinand de Lesseps force Foreign France French Government Freycinet German Grand Vizir Granville HHSA India interest Isthmus J. C. T. Roux July June Khedive Lansdowne Lesseps letter London Lord Derby Lord Palmerston Majesty's Government Mediterranean Mehemet Mehemet Ali Metternich Minister navigation negotiations neutrality opposed Ottoman Empire Palmerston Paris Pasha Porte Powers proposed question Rechberg Red Sea route to India Russia scheme secure shares Sir Henry Suez Canal Suez route Sultan Thouvenel tion tonnage trade traffic Treaty troops Turkey Turkish Turquie vessels Viceroy Walewski warships