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Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
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Recent letters report significant improvements in Egypt under Pacha Mehemet Ali's rule: Alexandria fortified, troops well-paid with excess volunteers, his background as adventurer who rose to power, encouragement of French and English foreigners, and prospects for prosperity. (48th year).
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Letters of a very recent date give the following details respecting Egypt: - "This country has greatly improved under the government of the Pacha Mehemet Ali. The city of Alexandria has been placed in a good state of defence; the troops are well treated, and regularly paid; and more volunteers offer themselves than are wanted. Mehemet Ali is in his 48th year. He was originally an adventurer, who engaged in the trade of pilory in a small vessel; his success attracted to him many men with whose assistance he succeeded in domineering over the chief cities of Lower Egypt: since which time an army has considerably increased. He encourages foreigners, particularly the French and English: and there is every probability that if he continues to govern Egypt, it will become a very flourishing country."
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Egypt
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the country has greatly improved; alexandria in good state of defence; troops well treated and paid; more volunteers than wanted; encourages foreigners, particularly french and english; likely to become flourishing if he continues to govern
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This country has greatly improved under the government of the Pacha Mehemet Ali. The city of Alexandria has been placed in a good state of defence; the troops are well treated, and regularly paid; and more volunteers offer themselves than are wanted. Mehemet Ali is in his 48th year. He was originally an adventurer, who engaged in the trade of pilory in a small vessel in success attracted to him many men with whose assistance he succeeded in domineering over the chief cities of Lower Egypt: since which time an army has considerably increased. He encourages foreigners, particularly the French and English: and there is every probability that if he continues to govern Egypt, it will become a very flourishing country.