The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-02-17

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"A writer in CAsmbers' Journal gives the
following history of revelation In Algeria:
On the 18th of October. 1764, at eight
O'Clock in the morning. ths Dey Of A'gters
~ distributing pay to his soldiers In the
court, yard Of his palace. The Grand 1feas'- 1fea''
user was with him. besides lhis secretaEies
and the usual divsn; and the number OF
soldiers was about three hundred. It was
understood that these were sll unarmed, a
Il was their custom 10 be on such occasions
(thoueh there was no suspicion Of any dis
affection among them); and when one OF
them, after receiving his pay, end kissipE
the Dey's hand, suddenly drew dagger. it
produced : great sensation in the court
When, instead Of repenting him Of this tn'
discretion, and putting It back again In his
girdle, he proceeded to sheaths Il In the
'Dey's breast, and then to shoot him with
pistol. the excitement redoubl.d. Yet. se'
rionsly. enough. nobody stirred except him
self. aHs rose, and wsikedns few yards--l
we'll recolsecs the the bald description OF the
writer in that Gazetteer calling out to bis
attendants 'Among 20 many Of you. can
you not destroy such villain - this!" and
then dropped. If His Higbuess could not
DO more, it 10 scarcely imaginable to con.
ceive how be could have done much lese;
but his assassin was as prompt In action -
the other was slow; be no sooner had bio
victim on the ground than hs matched of
the Dcy's turbsn, clappsd it on his own
head. and seated himself on the throne, with
his arms akimbo In the meantime. sfrisnd
Of this audac,ous character had lodged
pistol ball in the High Treasures collar
bone. given him, two sabre cuts over the
head. and cut his right hand od; while four
more conspirstors- rs-for they were only elk
in all-were :'hard at work with their pistols
and sabres" among the company generally.
In recent American DESCRIPTION of a free
6ght, We read that 'crowhars and other &C.
da,ives were promptly used" and the pi'tols
and sabers seem in this case also to have had
narcotic influence, for the company. &C.
,ually listened with patience, during al
these ansrchicsl proceedings. to = speech
from the Throne. sort Of programme 10.
sued by The new Dey, respecting the system
of government that would he pursued il
future (for the man on the Throne had IN
idea that the virtue Of sovereignty lies in
what 1t sits on, and really i'm 'gined that he
was firmly seated in the supreme power
Which he he'd himself shown 10 be 20 pre-.
carious even, ina legitimate possessor OF it)
He told them that he wss heuceforth about
10 govern the country on good principles
and especially that he would declare war
against good many people who fancied
that no danger vas 'hanIfng over their
heads. "The country is atpesce, ssid be,
with good deal too many" and he esps.
cia,ly bsde them take notice alsas he va =
sovereign '''who would doljnstiee % ALL" st
winch observation hs hrandished his sword
about hin heeA IN VIVA. w.s, depbsisss, falt
to be . sigpificant mspner. I..sg fa ss.1
Then hs ordered the drume TO- bea&, and
the cannon - be nred, 70 give notice To- the
city of . changed dyuaaty. Whils this was
being done. one Of the chisuses. Or messen
gers Of the palace. took heart Of grace, and
suddenly snstching up ! carbine, shot the
usurper dead, at which action everybody
seemed t0tecovef from their Issupof, and the
work of cutting his i've ,aecomp'tces to
pieces. after the Eastern manner, stToncs
commenced. Even Ali Bashsw, the new
Dsy, acknowledged that If this audelcioos
rebel bed kept his seat but . few inmates
longer, and until the cannon were bred. the
government would have been subverted.
Never Tas treason on such : humble humble - 'c.'e
% near success. These six men were. the
sole couepir.tors; but the inaction Of the
I.punrrroauln,ding soIdiery TO- whom they them,
selves abelonged) Il explained by thsir ikno'
rance of the extent of the plot, and their
fea. Of bsiSg supposed ID bs mixed up in II.
A. " was, rho chiGf rebel was the shostsst
Dey ON records king for aqsastsf Of IN
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