The Hillsborough recorder., 1875-09-22
GENERAL coLsroN.

For several weeks our people have been
very much excited over the ruinor that
General Cvlstoll had died while in charge
If an expedition into the interior Of Egypt.
During the past few days, the rnmor had
been apparently confirmed. On Saturday
last Major Byrne telegrayhed TO General
Stonc At Cairo, and We rchapPy to annouee
that, On yesterday, he received the follow
Ing reply: ~
CAIRO. EoypT, Sept, i4th 1878.
Latest. fifth ofAogust. CoIstun' sheath
improving. Stone.
weare sure this news will be received
by our people with great rejoicing. Gen.
eral Culston has many friends here. to whom
his we'll being il d inattcrof much interest.
The following Is an extract from let
ter written BY Major Prout in May last,
which before the reception cf the above
telegram. was latest received from General
Coisten.
Asyou already know ] expected to meet
Gen. Culston at Obcid. lie coming down
form Debbe on the Nile. nearly due north
from Obeil. At Hoorsi hardly camped
when ! 70. d letter from Gen. tolston.
entieating me 10 join him On The route
without a noment's delay lie said. i
am dying. dying yiclim 70 the ineonpc-
,ency and insuiEicicncy with which we were
q ted uu;. do not think | shall live 10
reach Obcii but il can leave the COM
nand III your hands. | shall die content
and welcome death as relief from the
most internal torinenis 4 man ever suffered.
| knew General Colstun 10 be man of the
greatest courage aud energy, physical and
mental. and that such letter would have
been written only with good reason. l.
hld been three weeks getting To NE. but !
keaw from Vedonius. Who had come through
that the General had been alive within a
fes days. aud aas not CIR away. l got i
guide ani rode bard all night, and early
naxt morning met the Generals caravan
on The marrl,; he was csrriei u q litter w
men. aul had travelled % far :hree weeks
Two days later we got here. and here we
have rested five days, hoping tie General
would gain little strength on tie contra.
ry. be seems failing. aud tomorrow We
move Oh 10 Otui,l IL Gonaral's ILLNESS
i most strange his legs arc almost entirely
paralizcd. aud tie paralysis is gradually
ascending. apparently to involve the body;;
m bis shoulders and chest be has. (or hours
al time. the most violent rheumatic pain.
Add 10 this days Of stranguary. and you
can Get sne faint idea Of the misery IN
which he lives. Our supply Of medicine
is wofnlly scaniy. and it Is only happy
accident thar We have European ply
sician. that buianist Of tile expedition.
What will be the end. Of course. We can
not conjecture. The General has quite
given np the hopc II lie. but he il almost
cheerful siace | jpinei him. and certainly
suffers much less than before. II he lives.
however. Ee can scarcely 60 on--so that !
am now il command Of Tie expedition and
shall be I'LL We get 10 Darfour. when
shnll meet colonel and lieutenant colonel
with ile other expedition. one uf whom
will of right take the command f he wishes
as he probably will. should like now
10 Be left IA conduct the thing @ the cnd.
nov that have had the III fortune TO lose
tie one man Of all the officers in Egypt
whom will hc contcnted 10 serve under.
General Colsion is one of thc most generous
just and gentle men ever knew, aud be-
sides. be il man of really remarkable
atiainmchts. had anticipated great
deal Of pleasure in being with him Il Is
oil over now. beyond hope.