The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-12-19
EGYPT.

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Letters from Alexandria, dated the 18th Sent.
mention most remarkable trait of character in
hlahomet Ali On his arrival at Alexandria
| he made known 10 oil the women of his haren
that they were free except those by whom he
had had children, and thus are one hundred and
my females before sequestered in the Alexan-
drian harem, restored to Egypt. An intelligent
gentleman writes from Alexandria under the
above date, that "eyery day convinces him of Ma
monet AIS pretensous 70 govern, and gives
stronger proof thar the sooner the Parliament
and Cabinet Of Great Britain acknowledge him
It's hing, free from Turkish eXtortion and tyran-
ny, the sooner they will be establishing Il new
and rapidly rising power, to aid their own arms,
IL ever they war again, particularly with Russia
ana L beg here to mention prognosticution of
my own, that Russia will gain little credit in the
forthcoming skirmishes with the Crcassians: this
last WI allure them TO THEN mountain passes and
leave them 10 shift for themselves i'm the winter
season, which the Russian commander will find
quite as desperate MS Napoleon did when put to
the same shifts in Russian SHOWS after the bur.
ming of Moscow.
SKETCH OF Mr. WISE = But hear
--"Mr Speaker and a young man has caught
his eye 1t is Henry \. Wise, from Accomnc.
Virginia, where his personal popularity is I'M
bounded. He is tall, pale and thin, about 30
years otage-perhaps not so much. He dresses
like an old man, though his general appearance
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pareI, his coat hanging like miler's bag on his
shoulders. His face, said, is pale and his white
craVat adds To It's appearance of liyid paior: but
he has dark and brilliant eye. which seems
sometimes to flash almost uHeanhly rays Of light
over his whole countenancC. His hair is light
aud always in disordered state All his pre-
dominant characteristics brought OUT with
great rapldlty-frmncss, impetuosity, disdain
tor honeyed words, fierce sarcasm, and iuvec.
tIve-aiI gather into a hurricane, and startle the
drowsy members from their lounges, and wake
up the reporters. His forte lies in invec;ve;-
then he becomes, TO those whose party sympa-
thies follow his own excited train OF feeling,
thrilling; his pale and excited face, his firm and
compact head thrown back, his small honv hand
cenched in the air, or with forefinger quivering
as II all the passion of the orator was concen-
trated there-his eyes brilliant and fixed, his
voice high, yet sonorouS-impresS picture too
vivid to be easily erased from the mind. stran-
ger OF ms own party, on coming into the Hall
Tor the hrst tlme at such moment, compared
his appearance TO that of corpse galvanized!
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SHOCKING OCCURRENCE. On Saturday eve
ming 18th ult., MAJOR HoRATGo GATES CILLEY Of
DeerfeId,a gentleman very extensively known in
New England, and especially in all parts of this
State, retired to rest at his usual hour after hay
ingsspent the evening very pleasantly with the
family physician who was attending to q sick
daughter of Maj c., and with other friends, and
when Mrs. CiIley retired to bed he awoke and
asked the time of night and being told it was a.
bout half past twelve, replied, II thought it was
higher morning" Mrs. c., who had been broken
of her rest by sickness in the family soon went
to sleep, and did not awake until about half past
O'Clock in the morning, when she missed from
the bed her husband. Hearing no stir, she
called to him but received no answer. She n
rose Immediately and not finding him called up
the family, and few minutes search resulted .
IN finding his cane 81 slippers upon wheel curb
in back room of the house, and soonlt was as
that his hfeless body was in the we'll
the depth OF the well being 30 feet, but four feet
Of which was filled with water; the alarm was
givcn,and as soon as possible the bo-
iy was drawn from the well. Having gone in
head foremost, as migh be expected, the head
was dreadfully fractured. 1t is very generally
supposed that Maj. G. was asleep, and perfectly
unconscious of what he was about. This awful
has thrown the neighborhood and
vicinity ofhis residence into great mourning and
mas oyerwhe ned an interesting family with the
most poignant sorrow and the deepest affection.
Maj c. about 50 years Of age, aud was we
believe the youngest son of Gen. CILLEY REV
fame in all the Union.-Concord ~:
H. Courier.