The case of the murder of American missionaries. Culture of cotton in the Turkish empire. Establishment of a censorship on books and newspapers. The censorship. The concession of the right of holding real estate to foreigners. Commercial regulations. The sentence of the assassins of the Rev. Mr. Meriam. Reply of the Turkish government in regard to the concession to foreigners of the right of holding real estate. Case of the American consulate at Beirut. Proposed government bank in Turkey. Insecurity of life and property. Sentence of the assassins of the Rev. Mr. Meriam. The Sultan's health. Political affairs in Greece. Communication to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the President's congratulations on the restoration of order in the Turkish provinces. Friendly declarations of the Turkish government. The sentence of the assassins of the Rev. Mr. Meriam. Fiscal condition of the Turkish empire. Culture of cotton. 1083 1084 1086 1089 1090 1090 The cultivation of cotton in Egypt. Projected railway between Cairo and the Red Sea. Public sentiment in the east in regard to American affairs. The cotton crop. The Suez canal. Steamers building in England for the Viceroy. Foreign travel in Egypt. Death of Mohammed Habbat. The European press, and influences brought to bear upon it by emissaries of the insurgents. Celebration of the opening of the Isthmus canal. Steam communication with European ports. posed re-establishment of the port of Berenice, on the Red Sea. Pro The cotton supply. The proposed railway from Cairo to the Red Sea. Reciprocal good wishes between the government of Egypt and of the United States. The cotton supply. The Suez canal... Reported transportation by the French government of blacks from Egypt to Mexico for military ser vice. Death of Said Pacha. Reception of the consular corps by the new Viceroy, Ismail Pacha. Disturbances between native and foreign-born residents of Egypt. Reception of a deputation of American clergymen and missionaries by the Pacha. Present condition and resources of Egypt. Acknowledgment of despatches and approval of proceedings. The accession of Ismail Pacha 1101 1102 1104 1105 1106 1107 1107 1109 1111 19 20 .do. do.. Mar. 6 1112 Mar. 23 32 Mr. Thayer to Mr. Seward April 18 Visit of Sultan Abdul Aziz to Egypt. 1112 April 31 Arrival of Captains Speke and Grant from their expedition to discover the source of the Nile. The Suez canal. 1116 May 19 35 Mr. Thayer to Mr. Seward June 9 Destructive murrain among Egyptian cattle. Visit of Prince Napoleon to Egypt. 1123 24 Mr. Seward to Mr. Thayer.. July 17 Cotton culture in Egypt. 1125 9 Mr. Seward to Mr. McMath... Nov. 13 Acknowledgment of preceding despatch and approval |