A history of the Egyptian revolulution, from the period of the mamelukes to the death of Mohammed Ali, Volumen 2 |
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Acre Admiral Ahmed Aleppo Alexandria Allies Arab arms army arrived artillery Azhar Bardissy bazaar Beyrout Bonaparte Britain British Cairo Caliph called capital Capitan Pasha cavalry century character chief Christian citadel Colonel Hodges commander Commodore Napier Constantinople Copts Damascus Damietta divan Druses Egypt Egyptian Elfy Emir Beshir Europe European favour fleet force France Frank French gate Greek Hafiz Hakem hammed hands head horse Ibrahim Pasha inhabitants intelligence Islamism janissaries Jews Kalaon Khan Kiahya Koran labour land Mahmoud Mamelukes Mecca ment military minarets Mohammed Ali Mohammed Ali's Moslem mosque Mount Lebanon mountaineers Nablouse nation native Nile Nosairies officers oriental Ottoman Empire palace Palmerston period persons political population Porte possession prisoners quarter received revolt Roduan Russia Saladin Sheikh Shereef ships slaves squadron Suleyman Pasha Sultan Syria thousand tion took Toussoun town troops turban Turkey Turkish Turks ulema Viscount Wahabys
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Página 196 - By the explosion, two entire regiments, formed in position on the ramparts, were annihilated, and every living creature, within the area of 60,000 square yards, ceased to exist; the loss of life being variously computed at from 1200 to 2000 persons.
Página 185 - I made the signal to push on. The marines advanced briskly to the assault, but the cliff soon obstructed my view of their progress through the gardens in front of the castle. They reached within thirty yards of the tower, when a destructive fire was opened upon them from a crenelled outwork, having a deep ditch in front, which was completely masked from the fire of the ships. Finding...
Página 158 - even if such strait be bounded on both sides by the territory of the same sovereign, and is at the same time so narrow as to be commanded by cannon-shot from both shores, the exclusive territorial jurisdiction of that sovereign over such strait is, controlled by the right of other nations to communicate with the seas thus connected.
Página 220 - ... London was signed, which provided for the settlement of the affairs of Egypt on the basis of the arrangement already made, and which contained moreover the stipulation, to be referred to more than once hereafter, by which the Sultan declared himself firmly resolved to maintain the ancient principle of his empire — that no foreign ship of war was to be admitted into the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus, with the exception of light vessels for which a firman was granted. The public of this country...
Página 158 - ... mark ; and, consequently, any strait which is bounded on both sides by the territory of the same Sovereign, and which is not more than six miles wide, lies within the territorial jurisdiction of that Sovereign. But the Bosphorus and Dardanelles are bounded on both sides by the territory of the Sultan, and are in most parts less than six miles wide...
Página 158 - Every State is considered as having territorial jurisdiction over the sea which washes its shores, as far as three miles from low-water mark; and, consequently, any strait which is bounded on both sides by the territory of the same sovereign, and which is not more than six miles wide, lies within the territorial jurisdiction of that sovereign.
Página 114 - Christians, as well as the other sects, who have been benefited by such change, are necessarily attached to the present system, and dread any change that would tend to restore to the Mussulmans that supremacy of which they would certainly make them feel the return into their hands.
Página 193 - It was a new occurrence for a British commodore to be on the top of Mount Lebanon, commanding a Turkish army, and preparing to fight a battle that would decide the fate of Syria ; but the very novelty was exciting to a degree.
Página 210 - ' he replied, " as long as he is in the saddle ; as soon as he sits down he will rob like the rest;" on which he laughed very much. "I am the only man," he said, " to manage the Arabs and Bedouins, who never had any master before me : I could and did cut off their heads, which the Turks never will do. Lord Palmerston, from London, and Lord Ponsonby, from Constantinople, will have to come here to manage Syria.
Página 170 - ' said Lord Palmerston to Colonel Hodges, the agent employed, "on the next occasion on which Mohammed Ali shall speak to you of his rights, to say to his highness, that you are instructed by your Government to remind him that he has no rights except...