Office of the Historian

Mr. Hale to Mr. Seward

Agency and Consulate General U. S. of America, Alexandria, Egypt, November 4, 1867.

Sir : Yesterday the Egyptian war steamer Masr entered this port bringing 1,300 Egyptian soldiers from Crete; the same day arrived the Fayoum with [Page 97] 1,115 ; to-day arrived the Grharbie with 1,200 soldiers, and the Behera with 1,162. These numbers, with those reported in my despatch No. 105 as having returned the month previously, make a total of 10,604 of the Egyptian contingent returned. from service in Crete, and it is stated that these are all. The transports will now be engaged in bringing back the baggage and war material.

Ratib Pacha and Hassan Pacha, two Egyptian functionaries of high rank, returned with the troops.

I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

CHARLES HALE.

Hon. William H. Seward Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.