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touching at the Canary islands. I trust we shall be able to get off 

 from Smyrna about the 15th February or 1st March, and that we shall 

 land at Indianola about the middle of May. Will you give the 

 necessary instructions for the lightering and landing of the animals 

 about that time. The "Fashion," if still in service, seems to me to be 

 adapted to this duty. From Smyrna I shall, if necessary, write more 

 frequently, and give timely notice of the day we will probably leave 

 it, that the arrangements at Indianola may be in readiness for our 

 arrival. 



Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 



HENRY C, WAYNE, 



Major United States Army. 

 Hon. Jefferson Davis, 



■Secretary of War, Washington. 



[Translation.] 



Consulate of the United States of America in Cairo, 



Cairo, December 24, 1855. 



Major : After the conversation we had yesterday with H. E. Zoul- 

 fokhar Pacha, minister of finance and confidential secretary of his 

 highness the viceroy, in regard to the permit necessary for the exporta- 

 tion of twenty camels and dromedaries desired by our government, I 

 was informed that there were great difficulties presented to the 

 granting of the permission requested, because there was no precedent 

 for a like concession, and it was deemed desirable not to establish one 

 for the consuls of other nations. In consequence, I thought it my 

 duty to forward your purpose by a formal despatch ; and for its 

 further security to follow it up by a personal interview with H. E., 

 the viceroy himself being too much engaged to be seen. 



H. E. Zoulfokhar Pacha, fully impressed with the propriety of 

 favoring my request, promised me to lay before the viceroy my despatch 

 and to report to him the substance of our interview, with the assur- 

 ance that he would second our wishes to the best of his ability. Not- 

 withstanding all this, my dear major, I am truly sorry that the result 

 has not equalled our expectations, an order that I have just received 

 from his highness, with a letter from H. E., authorizing the exporta- 

 tion of two camels only. In the order are stated the motives of 

 the viceroy's action, and that it is only out of regard to our govern- 

 ment that even this small concession has been made. 



I enclose you herewith, major, the order in question, in the original ; 

 and translations of my despatch and of H, E.'s reply, and beg you to 

 accept the assurances of my most distinguished consideration. 



Your obedient servant, 



C. KAHIL, 

 United States Vice Consid in charge of the 



United States Consulate at Cairo. 



Major Henry C. Wayne, 



United States Army, Cairo, &c., &€., &c. 



