Agency
and Consulate-General of the United States in
Egypt,
Cairo,
August 8, 1879. (Received September
8.)
No. 327.]
The firman for the new Khedive is expected to arrive at Alexandria next
Sunday, and will be publicly read at the Cairo citadel.
[Inclosure in No.
327.—Translation.]
Tewfik Pasha to the Grand Vizier of
Turkey.
I have had the honor of receiving your vizierial telegram concerning
the imperial “iradé,” which orders the withdrawal of my august
father, and my appointment by the grace of His Majesty the Sultan.
The favor which His Majesty the Sultan has shown me by thus
confiding to me the Khediviate of Egypt so overwhelms me that I
cannot even express the smallest part of my gratitude toward His
Majesty our august master. All I can do is to pray the Almighty for
the preservation and prosperity of His Majesty. We have also prayed
for the success of your highness.
In obedience to the imperial “iradé” I to-day at ten o’clock, Turkish
time (i. e. two hours before sunset), went
officially to the citadel of Cairo, and communicated to the doctors
of law (ulemas), the notables, the chiefs of sects, the ministers,
and the representatives of foreign powers the imperial order. The
firing of cannon announced the news to the people. Immediately
afterward I took in hand the reins of the Khe-divial Government of
Egypt.
Having the firm conviction that the prosperity and good of Egypt as
well as my own success depend upon the souzerainty of His Imperial
Majesty the Sultan, and upon my fidelity and sincerity toward His
Majesty, I shall continue to walk in this salutary track, and shall
apply all my efforts for the prosperity, tranquillity, and
well-being of the people of Egypt.
I beg you to bring these sentiments to the knowledge of His Majesty
the Sultan, and accept on this occasion, &c., &c.,
&c.
