CHAPTER XXIX

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Affairs in the East--Ultimatum from the Powers--Gloomy Prospects of the Mission--Negotiations with the Pasha--Excitement in Alexandria--Illness of Lady Montefiore 240

## CHAPTER XXX .

The English Government and the Pasha--Mohhammad Ali and the Slaves--The Pasha promises to release the Damascus Prisoners--He grants them an "Honourable Liberation" 248

## CHAPTER XXXI .

Interview with the Pasha--Liberation of the Jews of Damascus--Public Rejoicings and Thanksgiving--Departure of Sir Moses for Constantinople 256

## CHAPTER XXXII .

Constantinople--Condition of the Jewish Residents--Interview with Rechid Pasha--Audience with the Sultan--He grants a Firman 266

## CHAPTER XXXIII .

Distress among the Jews at Salonica--Oppressive Laws with regard to them--Text of the Firman--Its Promulgation 275

## CHAPTER XXXIV .

Departure from Malta--Naples--Rome--A Shameful Inscription--Prejudices against the Jews at the Vatican 282

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