Das Staatsarchiv: Sammlung der offiziellen Aktenstücke zur Aussenpolitik der Gegenwart, Volume 43

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Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft, 1885
 

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Página 150 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and...
Página 215 - I consider myself free to act according to circumstances. I shall hold on here as long as I can, and if I can suppress the rebellion I shall do so. If I cannot, I shall retire to the Equator, and leave you the indelible disgrace of abandoning the garrisons of Sennaar, Kassala, Berber, and Dongola, with the certainty that you will eventually be forced to smash up the Mahdi under great difficulties if you would retain peace in Egypt.
Página 100 - ... will not be subject, in respect of their persons or property, or in respect of their commerce or industry, to any taxes, whether general or local, other than those which are or may be imposed upon citizens of the said Republic.
Página 233 - Lagos pledge themselves to show no favour and give no privilege to the ships and traders of other countries which they do not show to those of England.
Página 206 - Zebehr, who hates the tribes, did stir up the fires of revolt, in hopes that he would be sent to quell it. It is the irony of fate that he will get his wish if he is sent up.
Página 184 - It is evident that this we cannot secure them without an inordinate expenditure of men and money. The Soudan is a useless possession, ever was so, and ever will be so. Larger than Germany, France, and Spain together, and mostly barren, it cannot be governed except by a Dictator who may be good or bad. If bad he will cause constant revolts. No one who has ever lived in the Soudan can escape the reflection, ' What a useless possession is this land ! ' Few men also can stand its fearful monotony and...
Página 171 - Her Majesty's Government have no objection to offer to the employment of Turkish troops, provided they are paid by the Turkish Government, and that such employment be restricted exclusively to the Soudan, with their base at Suakin. || Excepting for securing the safe retreat of garrisons still holding positions in the Soudan, Her Majesty's Government cannot agree to increasing the burden on the Egyptian revenues by expenditure for operations which, even if successful — and this is not propable —...
Página 93 - Zu Urkund dessen haben die beiderseitigen Bevollmächtigten diesen Vertrag unterzeichnet und ihre Siegel beigedrückt. So geschehen zu Sansibar den zwanzigsten Dezember des Jahres Eintausendachthundertfünfundachtzig, entsprechend dem dreizehnten Tage des Monats Rabbi-al-Avval in dem Jahre Eintausenddreihundertunddrei.
Página 184 - I think Her Majesty's Government are fully justified in recommending the evacuation, inasmuch as the sacrifices necessary towards securing a good government would be far too onerous to admit of such an attempt being made. Indeed, one may say it is impracticable at any cost. Her Majesty's Government will now leave them as God has placed them...

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