40 PUECHASE OF CAMELS FOR MILITARY PURPOSES. 



risk of losing one or bot^h of them, in which event the purpose of the 

 mission would, as far as the candel of Egypt is concerned, be com- 

 pletely frustrated. 



The lively interest of the President of the republic, and of the nation 

 at large in this experiment, induced the equipping and sending out a 

 vessel-of-war expressly for the transportation of such animals as might 

 be procured to the United States ; and I am sure the enlightened lib- 

 erality of his highness will not permit, as far as it depends upon him^ 

 self, the failure of so important an enterprise. I therefore request 

 you, sir, to renew my application to his highness, to extend his order 

 for the exportation to six, or at least four camels, males and females, 

 that the arrival in the United States of at least two living animals 

 may be assured. I further beg your earliest attention to this matter, 

 as the vessel for their reception is now waiting in the harbor of Alex- 

 andria, and to assure his highness that the government of the United 

 States will view the act on his part as one of useful friendship. 



Begging you to accept, sir, the assurances of my high consideration, 

 I am your obedient servant, 



HENRY C. WAYNE, 



3Iajor U. S. Army. 



C. Kahil, Esq., 



Vice consul of the United States, 



in charge of United States consulate, at Cairo. 



Cairo, December 25, 1855. 



Major : Upon the receipt of the request you did me the honor to 

 address to me yesterday, I felt it my duty to forward it immediately 

 to the viceroy, accompanied by a despatch from myself, urging in the 

 strongest manner the extending of* the permission to export to six or 

 four camels ; and I have the satisfaction of informing you that I have 

 just obtained the consent of his highness to the exjDortation of the lat- 

 ter number. 



I enclose herewith the order to the governor of Alexandria, in the 

 original, this mometit received from the viceroy, and as it is therein 

 suggested, (probably by way of precaution,) that a communication from 

 me will be exj)ected when the exportation is made, I enclose also a 

 letter from myself to the same governor. At the same time I send 

 also translations of my despatch and of the reply of H. E. Zoulfokhar 

 Pacha, minister of finance and confidential secretary, as concluding 

 our correspondence in relation to this matter. 



Permit me, major, to embrace this opportunity to renew to you the 

 assurances of high consideration with which I sign myself your very 

 humble servant, 



C. KAHIL, 

 Vice consul United States, in charge 



United States consulate in Cairo. 



Consulate of the United States of America, Cairo. 



