The National Register.
London, England, 1811-10-13 00:00:00

MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.

The inmates of a detached enrage at Old Brompton (Mr.
Roy bard's), were thrown into the utmost alarm on Thursday
night, by the moans of some person in distress; supposed to pro-
ceed from some unfortunate passenger, who had been robbed and
111 treated in one of the lanes near his dwelling, and with prompt
humanity (having procured a lamberts) he followed the sound,
and at lenBth perceived, at some distance, ail object in white,
which seemed to walk with great quickness. Resolved to ascer-
tain the cause of so extraordinary an appearance, he rushed for-
ward, and a few seconds overtook the object of his solicitude,
who, almost at the same moment, dropped senseless in his arms.
roils the trepidation excited in his breast, by so unexpected an
incid nt, his light dropped froin his hand and was extinguished.
Determined, however, to lend every necessary assistance to his
apparently lifeless burthen, he carried her- back to his house,
whereAhe was received by the anxious family with every possible
Vudisess, and by she application of restoratives soon appeared
sensible of her situation, although she did not utter a syllable.
'rom her dress and demeanour, Mr. Reynard concluded her to
be a woman of respectability • and, actuated by the natural feel-
fogs of his heart, he desired she might be conveyed to bed, in the
hope, that after she had obtained a night's rest, he should be able
to gain some insight into so mysterious an attair ; and, in order
that she might receive every possible attention, he ordt red Ms
seevant to sit up with her, and he retired to rest ; but was awoke
by his servant, about seven o'clock, who told him the strange
lady, on pretence of taking the air, had gone into the garden,
from thence into the road, and, on getting to some distance, had
run off with great speed. Mr. R, immediately rose, but could
discover no trace of the stranger. On examining the bed, how-
ever, he discovered the leaf of a pocket-book, with the following
words written with a pencil : " The gratitude of a distressed and
erring wife is due to you. I thank you most sincerely fur your
humanity, and crave your pardon for a hasty departure, which
cruel circumstances force me to make !" This weei all the clue
that could be gained. Mr. R. describes the Lady as being of a
middle size and age, of an agreeable countenance, dark hair, and
without a cap; she was dressed in white, and from her general
costume, seemed to have left her house in great haste.

An account of the horrible massacre in Egypt has been trans-
mitted to England by a young Gentleman of Hull, wlra was
lately travelling in Egypt. lie was at Alexandria when the
slaughter commenced on the Ist of March ; and in his passage
tip the Nile, he met the heads in pickJ', of :24 Beys, going as a
rresettt to the Grand Seignior at Constantinople. On his arrival
at Grand Cairo, he saw the hails of the ordinary Mamelukes
rani,ed before the doors and windows of the Mosques, to he
owned by the relations of the deceased. The massacre conti-
nued for several days. Many heads were brought in from va-
rious parts of the country, and many hundreds were cut off in
XYpper E4ypt. The Pacha of Egypt had received orders from
the Porte to send 12 or 1.6,000 men again at Mecca and Medina,
and it was said that as soon as this force had marched, the Beys
intended to have attacked the Paella, and that he vindicates the
aguisi.acre as necessary for his own safety. The youtv, Gentleman
So whom we have alluded, was too, t courteously received by
tbe Paths, and had the 'honour to sit, converse, and ride out
him; and white he remained in Grand Cairo. and during
ltis 011*.*Irill3lide. the Puha appointed a guard to attend