Mohd Pasha ind if Naval resp indep

It is believed that the pacha would declare himself independent, if any naval power would take charge of his commerce and shipping; and I have no doubt, should any such power quarrel with the Porte, this would be a successful stroke of policy. He, however, keeps up a show of obedience and respect to the head of the Turkish government, and by valuable presents maintains his interests at Constantinople. Let us hope, for the happiness of Egypt, that lie will live to establish his power, and found a dynasty, as even his despotism is better than the dreadful state of anarchy to which it was previously subjected. The admirable order established in Egypt by the pacha formed a very striking contrast to the accounts of murders and robberies in the various countries of Europe, which were read of in the French and Frankfort papers. Here we could travel with the utmost safety of person and property, which fully corroborated what Mr. Salt had written to Lord Hastings. The pacha has been anxious, from a spirit of enterprize, to send a vessel round the Cape of Good Hope, but has not, to my knowledge, carried his purpose into execution. He has made application to the government of Bombay to build him two frigates, but as no means of payment were stipulated, they had not been commenced.