Ferdinand De Lesseps–Chief Promoter of the Suez Canal: Mark Twain by Anonymous Black Screen For Sl
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recording by a in October
2021 Ferdinand deeps Chief promoter of
the Su Canal from the phenological
journal reprinted in Scientific American
volume 22 number 1 January 1st
1870 the scheme of reopening the canal
of the phara between the Mediterranean
and Red Seas and thus connecting by a
shortcut across the eastus of su the
Commerce of Europe and Asia though Long
entertained by the first Napoleon May
fairly be claimed for M
deeps his attention was doubtless first
drawn to it by reading the orable report
of Miss laer who was employed by
bonapart to make a survey in
1798 the credit of Designing and
executing the great work belongs alike
to him with the general plan progress
and purpose of the canal the American
reader has during the past months been
made tolerably
familiar he is the son of Jean Baptista
barel Baron de leps who was born at se
set a French port on the Mediterranean
in
1765 Jean Baptist was for 5 years French
Vice consule at St
Petersburg in 1785 he accompanied LA
perus on a voyage to C chatka whence he
brought by land the papers containing a
description of the
expedition in 1788 he was Consul at
cornat and St
Petersburg from St Petersburg he was
called in 1812 by the Emperor Napoleon
to Moscow as
intendent from the latter City in 1814
he proceeded to Lisbon and was stationed
there as consule until
1823 he died at Paris May 6th
1834 ferdinant the subject of this
sketch was born at verai in 1805 and is
consequently in his 64th year though his
appearance is that of a man little past
the Meridian of Life early in life he
evinced peculiar aptitude for the
Diplomatic career in which he has since
distinguished himself a career as varied
and romantic as it is
brilliant in 1825 he was appointed
atashi to the French Consulate at Lisbon
2 years later found him engaged in the
commercial Department of the Minister of
Foreign
Affairs during the latter part of 1828
he was atache to the consule general at
Tunis and in 1831 he was dispatched by
his government as consule to
Alexandria hard work and Rapid promotion
for leun
diploma but the most eventful period of
his long and wonderfully active career
lay yet before him 7 years subsequent to
his appointment at Alexandria and
consequently when he was in his 30 fifth
year he was sent as consule to Rotterdam
from Rotterdam he proceeded to Malaga in
1839 to negotiate in behalf of French
Commerce with the Spanish government in
the latter part of the same year he was
transferred to the consulate at
Barcelona where during the two
subsequent years he was especially
active and signally distinguished
himself against the reign of
espartero in 1844 we again find him in
in Alexandria whether he was sent to
take the place of
Lavalette but the time for the
development of his great project had not
yet come he did not long remain in the
Egyptian Capital returning to his former
position in Barcelona he was witnessed
to some of the scenes of the revolution
of February in 1848 he was appointed
French minister at the court of
Madrid remaining in the Spanish Capital
about a year he returned to Paris
immediately after the revolution of 48
and in May of the following year was
dispatched as Envoy of the French
Republic to the Republican government of
mazini at Rome where he took a leading
part in the abortive negotiations which
preceded the restoration of the Pope by
a French
army in 1854 he received a commission
from the so Canal at Paris to negotiate
with s Pasha for the construction of the
canal projected in
1816 accordingly toward the close of
that year we find him on the istmas
preparing for his great work this time
he came to conquer his mission was
crowned with success and the necessary
concession made in November of that year
a palace and a retinue of servants were
assigned to his use and he was treated
as a guest of the vicroy with the utmost
respect great opposition followed
especially from England and it was not
till January
1856 that the second and Fuller
concession was granted by S Pasha and a
compy interational fully
recognized in 1858 Miss LPS succeeded in
raising 200 millions of Franks in France
and in 1859 he proceeded to Egypt and
planted the Egyptian flag in the harbor
of the ancient pelium the great sea port
of Egypt 30 centuries ago where port s
now stands he laid at the same time the
foundation of a lighthouse and proudly
proclaimed the work
commenced fresh difficulties chiefly of
a political nature interposed but the
inable leps never
despaired in 1859 he had the
satisfaction of seeing being his company
and work placed upon a firm footing
though the final decision of the French
Emperor was not given till July
1864 from that time to the present hour
the canal has steadily progressed toward
completion the personal appearance of
Miss deeps is very striking though long
past middle age he has a fresh and even
youthful appearance both face and figure
are well preserved
his slightly curling gray hair sets off
in pleasing contrast his bronz yet clear
complexion his bright eye and genial
smile he is somewhat over the medium
stature possessed of a compact and
well-knit frame carries his head erect
and moves about with a buoyancy and
animation perfectly marvelous in one of
his years and
experience his address is that of the
well-bred well educated French gentleman
that that he is his manner is winning
his voice clear and under most excellent
control as all those who have listened
to his admirable lectures on The Canal
at the late Paris Exposition cannot fail
to
remember what is perhaps most remarkable
in a man so bred and constituted is that
with great gentleness of speech and
suavity of manner he combines a strength
of Will and fixity of purpose worthy of
Napoleon or Caesar
himself beneath that calm exterior lay a
power which needed but the stimulus of a
great idea to
develop though beset by difficulties
laughed at and maligned he has never for
a moment swerved from his purpose or
relaxed his efforts to accomplish it
neither the snears of Stevenson and his
associate Engineers the heavy broadside
of the thunderer or the squibs of punch
ever made any visible impression on the
purpose or action of
leps my purpose from the commencement
was to have confidence said
he how bravely he has maintained his
principle and redeemed his pledge let
the ceremonies which marked the
completion and inauguration of his great
work till when C sent greeting to C and
let the Keels of richly Laden areses
from Cath and from in which plow the
waters of the canal
declare end of Ferdinand deeps Chief
promoter of the sez Canal from
Scientific American volume 22 number one
January 1st 1870
Ferdinand De Lesseps–Chief Promoter of the Suez Canal: Mark Twain (in Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 087) by Anonymous Black Screen For Sleeping
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