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The revolt of MEHEMET An's Syrian subjects is said to

have been quelled in a great measure by money, as well as by force of arms. The Pacha bought over the chiefs and sacked the rebel- lious villages : the suppression of the insurrection, occupied him forty days. Great works are in activity for banking and barring the Nile. At present about sixteen thousand men are employed ; but MEHENIET ALI declares that he will soon have upwards of a hundred thousand on the same work. It is expected that a very large quantity of excellent cotton-growing land will be saved from the river by these operations.