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EGYPT.

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Extreore Letter from em Officer tclongintr to the Br:-
titb Army in Egypt, tilted Alexandria, Nov. 1.
" The war so long carried on between the Ma-
melukes and Turks has now approached so near to
this place, I,;srat I am at length enabled to give you
a more accurate account of their nit), emeets then it
was hitherto possible to obtain. All of the latter
who were in Upper Egypt have been totally de-
feated,. and routed out of that part of the country.
And the vielorious Mamelukes, after leaving 1000
men to guard the entrance into it, have marched
into Lower Egypt, to the number of between 15
and 0,000 men, including the Bedouins, who have
joined them.
" About a fortnight ago SOO Meenelukes arrived
at Birket ; where (as I informed you in my last let-
ter') some of our troops had been sent to put a.
stop to the depridetions of the Bedouins. From
that plac one of them came in the disguise of an
Eiarlislunan to Aleiandria, to desire that General
Ste wart would allow the Bey Mahomet Alphy to
come and have an interview with him. The request
was complied with ; and on the'evening of the same
eiey, Meeomet arrived with an escort of dragoons,
and waited on the General. His stay was very
si:ort, for at twelve o'clock the same night he de-
parted for Birket. Nothing has transpired with re-
gard to the object of his journey ; but it is supposed
sh.t he either wanted the General's approbation to
an aeaek being made on the Turks in Lower Lgypt,
or care to solicit his interference as a negotiator
between the belligerent parties. During this time
meal body of the Manielukes, 15,000 in num-
ber, weir. a. El Hoche, 15 tqes from Birket.
" iii er the conference between Mahomet Bey
end General Stewart, the General's Aid-die
eemp was sent off to Cairo, and retnrued the day
b fore yesterday. Colonel Moore, the Adjutant-
General, was also to have set out this day for the
same place ; but his journey is put a stop to, in
consequence of an account we blue just received of
an engagement having taken place two days ago
between the Turks and Manselukes, within five
Miles of Damanhour ; in which the Turks, who first
made. the attack, lost .e,oop men, and 4 pieces of
cannon. The loss on the other side was very trif-
bag The l'urlCsh cavalry, at the fast charge, ran
away in the most shameful manner. In consequence
of this intelligence, the Pegartu, which was under
we; rh this morning, has been ordered to remain.
She was going to Smyrna with Lord Blantyre, who
was es proceed from thence to Constantino'
Were it not that the English are at present in Egypt,
the Mamelukes would extirpate- every Turk in the
country.
" Our Commissary at Rosetta, having informed
the Board of Health of a report that a Greek priest
had d;ei there of the plague, a Surgeon was on
guedey last, sent thither to investigate the matter, be-
fore the place should be put in quarantine. He
found the report to be totally false, and that it had
been propagated by a Genoese Doetor, a pradi-
tioner at Rosetta, who wanted to have it believed
that the death of several of his patients was occa-
sioned by the plague. Tne priest was in perfek
health ; and the town is at present free from conta!
zion. I am sorry, however, to inform you, that
his dreadfal distemper has just broke out at Alex-
andria. Three men of the Chasseurs Britanniques,
and one of the foreign corps have died of it, within
tee last two days. The pest-hospital is to be esta-
blished, and Dr. Buchan has once more volunteered
to superintend it.
I send this letter by the Experiment troop-ship,
which sails to-morrow with dispatches fur Malta.
She arrived here on the 10th inst with money for
the army. She also brought some stores, together
with powder, intrenching utensils, tee. From this,
as well as from the circumstance of parties being
employed every day working at the different batteries,
it would appear that there is no probability of this
place being speedily evacuated.

CONSPIRACY.

PARIS, MARCH 23.

Madame de S. had procured a reception
from Madame Bonaparte ; young, elegant, and
handsome, she had been particularly distinguished
among the circle of superannuated beauties uni-
formly seen in the Consular Saloons. When the
Consul arrived, she expressed that timidity and em-
barrassment which announces either a desire of
pleasing, or a rising passion. She lost her spirits,
and appeared entirely abandoned to that admiration
which is not the less flattering for being mute. If
she was in any other of the circles of Paris, she re-
covered her ease and gaiety. She spoke of the First
Coati' with admiration; answered all his detrac-
tors ; and performed the charaCter of a woman pas-
sionately .in love. It may be easily imagined that
this was reported to the First Consul. However insen-
sible he was to beauty, he could not see without emo-
tion that he was the objet of the enthusiasm of a we-
man,'extolled for her wit and beauty. He felt him-
self flattered by the whole of her conduct ; by that
respeetful timidity in his presence, and that eager-
ness to speak of him when he was absent. Contrary
to his custom, ht.. addressed some flattering words to
her. His attentions to her had already become so
frequent and unequivocal, that they could not but
be remarked, and Madame de S. D. was the objedt
of the regards ut some courtiers. The more the pro-
gress of her favour was sensible,' the more she
seemed to be ignorant of it.
Madame Bonaparte perceived the beginning of
this intrigue, but she determined not to evince any
jealousy. However, she obtained secret information
relative to the Lady she feared is a rival--her opi-
nions, her connedtions, and her family. 'lbis is what
is related of the result of these researches, and the
causes of the disgrace.of Madame de S. D. They
pretend to have discovered that this Lady is sister
to M. de T. assassinated under pretence' of emigra-
tion, by the orders of the Consul, some days after
the 18th Brumaire. She was conneied with the
former Chiefs of the Chouans. r principles were
opposite to those of the Government. This woman
is very vindictive. It is only a few months since she
laid aside her mourning for her br. ther, and quitted
her retreat where she deplored his loss. If she ap-
peared gay, dressy, and e doubtless me-
ditatt,d some plan of vengeance.
The ii:Nounwnt of the adventure is this:—Madame
de S. 1), was arrested, as she quitteu the Saloon of
Madame Bonaparte. • dlie wai cot dtiarYcl to the
apartment of M. Duroe where she found the Grand
Judge. A,poiiiard v:as timid upun I er. It is ad-
ded, that she ingenuously confessed t: at the poniard

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