CollectionVictorian Papers, Main Series
ReferenceVIC/MAIN/A/2/84
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from Lord Melbourne to Queen Victoria
Date3 August 1839
WriterMelbourne, 2nd Viscount
AddresseeVictoria, Queen
DescriptionMehmet Ali demands the dismissal of the Grand Vizier by the Sultan, who must acknowledge the hereditary rights of the Pacha of Egypt. Turkish Fleet sent to Alexandria. Fears for disturbance of Public Peace in Birmingham. General disposition violent and determined. Turkish Fleet taken to Alexandria.
LanguageEnglish
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