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one Henry Wynd, a sword-cutler, 
commonly called An Gobhcrom, 
3. e. the Stooping Smith, offered to 
supply the place of the absent man 
for a French crown of gold, about 
seven shillings and six-pence ster- 
ling. ‘This point being settled, the 
combat began with all the fury of 
enraged enemies; aad Henry Wynd 
contributed much in making vic- 
tory declare for the Macphersons ; 
of which side, however, besides him- 
self, there survived only ten, and 
these all grievously wounded. Of 
the Davidsons, twenty-nine were 
killed, and only one of them being 
anburt, jumped into the Tay, swam 
across the river, and so escaped. 
Henry Wynd went home with the 
Macphersons, and was received as 
one of their clan, His descend- 
ants are called Sliochd a Ghobh- 
eruim, 2%. ¢ the race of the Stoop- 
img Smith. Smith of Balhary’s 
motto, Caraid ann em Feum, “a 
friend in time of need,’ seems to 
allude to this piece of history. 
It seems proper here to take no- 
tice of two mistakes usual to those 
who relate the above incident. 
First, Henry Wynd is usually said 
to have been a saddler ; but the ap- 
pellation of the Stooping Smith, 
ati}l continued to his posterity, suf- 
ficiently proves. what was his occu- 
pation. Sccondly, What is bere said 
to have been done by the Davidsons, 
is commonly attributed to the 
Mackays. This last mistake pro- 
ceeds from want of knowledge in 
the Gaelic language ; the pronun- 
eiation of Mac Dhai, Davidson, 
wery much resembling that of Mac 
Cai: but the clan Cai lived atia 
distance from the clan Chattan, and 
had no connection in what is above 
elated. 
GISTER, !7092. 
Egyptian Antiquities in general. 
From Nielbuhr’s Travels. 
F all countries in the known 
world, Egypt presents to cu- 
rious observation the greatest num- 
ber of monuments of remote anti- 
quity. Various causes concur to 
give this country the advantage 
in this respect over every other 
part of the globe. 
A potent, rich, and enlightend 
people, are naturally led to leave 
some marks of their existence, and 
some proofs of their prosperous 
condition that may descend to the 
latest posterity. We know, by the 
unanimous testimony of the antients, 
that the Egyptians have.been, from 
time immemorial, a polished and 
flourishing nation, before the com- 
paratively recent period which we 
regard as the era of ancient history. 
Three thousand years have elapsed 
since the memory of the authors of 
many of the celebrated works in 
Egypt was lost from. among the 
traditions of priests. So ancient a 
people must undoubtedly have had 
a great share in the first population 
and the civilization of the south of 
Europe. All historians agree con- 
cerning the splendid exploits of the 
ancient Egyptians; and of such .a 
people there cannot but remain 
some vestiges in the country which 
they inhabited. 
It is true, that we have many de- 
cisive proofs of the existence of 
other nations in the remote ages of 
antiquity, as powerful as the Egyp- 
tians, and even more enlightened. 
Yet, of those nations, no vestige 
remains ; their buildings, and other 
public works, are totally effaced. 
The country which they cultivated 
and embellished, is, at present, 
a barren 
