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OF THE SCHOOL OF ABOU-ZABEL. 
the spot the most mutinous ; and the rebellion terminated, "fheii 
studies recommenced as formerly. I sent an account of the 
rebellion to the council of war. I dwelt on the causes which 
had produced it: they replied, that I should have prevented it It 
“These checks retarded for awhile the progress of the institu¬ 
tion * but by increased application I was enabled to restoie Older 
within the establishment. Not an instant was afterward lost. 
The students instructed each other. They assiduously attended 
the lectures; and the hospital was always full. I hastened to 
give them the information which would enable them to discharge 
with credit and effect the duties of an army veterinary surgeon. 
My pride was piqued, and no effort was sparedwhen I was in¬ 
formed that, as the price of my devotion to the institution, and 
the services which I had rendered it, some friends and patrons 
were preparing other annoyances of a nature so serious, that 
nothing but a brilliant examination could prevent them* 
“ All my-efforts tended to this point; when a new circumstance 
compelled us to halt for awhile. We approached the month of the 
Ramadan, the Lent of the Musselmen. According to established 
custom, the directors of the other schools declared this to be a 
month of vacation. I ordered a continuation of study. A new 
rebellion broke out; the pupils declared that they would murder 
me if I persisted, and they refused altogether to work. 
“ Moderation, advice, were useless \ the rebels weie obstinate; 
and they barricadoed themselves in their dormitory. I closed the 
gates, placed sentinels at them, and informed the council of wai 
of the state of things. They sent General Courchaud-Bey, an 
excellent officer, a man of sound judgment, and a friend to 
Europeans. His presence put an end to all our tioubles, he 
punished those who were most culpable, and he restored perfect 
order» 
“ Some time afterwards, assured of the proficiency of my pupils, 
I demanded the nomination of a jury for their examination in the 
month Hil-hedga (July). My demand was at first refused: 
amono- other things they said, that I could not have an examina¬ 
tion alone, i. e., without the other schools. His excellency 
Akmed Pacha was then minister of war. He exposed the mali¬ 
cious objections ol oui’ detractors, and the time foi the examina¬ 
tion was fixed. 
“ Until this moment I had been careful not to speak ot mili¬ 
tary rank, and the association of veterinary with human surgeons 
in the same grade. Now, however, I invited, or rather claimed, 
discussion on this point. The minister replied, that, compelled 
to follow to the letter the French regulations, he did not dare to 
make an exception in our favour. I repeated my demand, and 
presented a memoir on the subject. _ _ - 
“The council, after having maturely examined the question in 
