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Constantinople, without his rights having been in- 

 fringed upon or called in question, and he admits that 

 his rights are our rights. 



"I explained to him how his running account 

 stands, and left him a copy of it to examine. 



"The Yiceroy assured me in the most gracious 

 manner that at no time had his confidence in me ever 

 been the least shaken, and that he was sure he could 

 say the same of me. He repeated what he had 

 already said at our last interview, that we can under- 

 stand each other thoroughly even when parted. He 

 is very pleased that the Trench consul has been 

 changed. After our conversation we went up to 

 Siout, each on our separate steamer, and he told me 

 that he would not hear of my leaving." 



To M. Ruyssenaers, Alexandria. 



"ALEXANDRIA, January 11, 1860. 



u In handing the Yiceroy his account with the 

 company, which he found correct, I pointed out to 

 him that his Treasury had not included in its ad- 

 vances several large sums which his Highness declined 

 to receive, and I thanked him on behalf of the share- 

 holders. These sums related to the surveys made 

 several years ago, the salaries of all the engineers 

 placed at our disposal, the cost of the International 

 Commission during its journey through the isthmus, 

 and many other items." 



