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at it taxi have koockied the Clet k of the Nils on the Lead ,slaughter and acclamations]? He could not really fee owthegood of the ferviee could be much promoted by having the Commander of the Channel Fleet refident here in London. He did not believe that Commanders in Chief were accuflomed to employ Captains inflead of Admirals under them, though it was very poflible that fuch a praCtice might have been tanned to by a Commander in Chief, in order to increafe his profits, f itt i ng here in London on his bottom [laughter.] He could tell them a long glory about this, but this muc h would (Ace for the pretest: a little and a little eve ry day as they went on. He would only detain them a moment longer, to exprefs his reverence for hi s King, his attachment to the Contlitution, and his regret for the excrefcences that adhered to it [ap plaufe]. He was not for cutting the tree of corrup tion at once, but for lopping off the branches that the trun k m i g ht wither and die. He withed that he might he h ung u p t o the tree, who &mild encourage one fprunt to ihnot up from it [applaufe.] He concluded he 1 -quelling that his friends, mftead of (landing all (lay looking at the hulling:, would do him the favour to come and poll fur him on Monday. Mr.JEstttttoa obferved that the Nobletnrd teemed to he acquainted with the abufes in the Navy, and certainly appeared difpofed to correCt them. If he Abet ed to his pledges, he might be an ufeful Mem ber of Parliament, if he could attend there. But he (poke in behalf of the Eleitors They had nothing to do with parties. Sir Francis Burdett had attach. ed himfelf to no party, his party was the Coun try [applaufe]. He did not confine himfelf to vain declarations ---he had not forgot his promifes. Sir Francis Burdett had been crud—[`Never, never! from feveral places on the hultings]. 1 hey had found h m ready to devote his fortune and his life in their fervice— [Applaufe]. Whoever came forward for their favour, ought to give theta pledges for their condo°, and enter into particulars, that they might afterwards give them the lie, unlefs they ailed ac cording to their promifes— [Applaufe]. He was happy to inform them that, though Sir Francis was low en the poll that day, yet if one-tenth of thrife who had given promifes thould come up on Monday to poll for him, he would be far ahead. He hoped that they would devote the next day, a day of leifure, to the duty of bringing up their friends to poll for Sir Francis Burdett. Mr. attar next endeavoured to addrefs the Eleanrs, but was received with the intetrant hoodoo and difapprobation of the multitude aftembled. He requelled them to attend to the fuggettion of the Right Honourable Candidate (Mr. Sheridan,) who had handily told them that the bell proof of a • good carafe was to hear and impartially to judge upon the language, the principles, and the general charader of all thole who had been prefented for their choice. (The clamour became fo univerfal, and the !limits of the multitude, expreffive of their dillike of the fpeaker, fo frequent, that the worthy Candidate judged it moil advifable to withdraw.) Mr. Gißuotts (in behalf of Mr. Paoli) Paid, that he looked at the Rate of the poll and law for Mr. Paull the glorious number " as." On the political inciples of Mr. Paull he need not enlarge, as they were well known to them. He refpeaed Sir Francii Burdett ; but he could not but fay that Come of his Mends had been guilty of political fraud and aponacy with refpea to Mr. Paull. (uproar, trail a cry of " no, no.") He would exercife his continntional right, and offer his opinion of all the Candidates. With regard to the Noble Lord, he had heard a great deal of profcffion from him, he acknowledged his naval• fervices, and knew that he deferred well of his country ; but he could not fight their battles in Par liament and on his own element. If Lord Gardner and Sir S. Hood at,ended at all, it was merely-to take their feats. He had heard from the Noble Lord a term farcafm again(' rotten boroughs. But he had alto heard, that the Noble Lord had been returned for Honiton. Honiton contained only about 4cro voters, while the populous town of Birmingham was wholly unreprefented. He would ark the Noble Lord if that was connitutional ? Mr. Elliot had yeiterday laid, that he came forward on independent prince • pies. [Here he looked round for Mr. Elliot, be eaufe, he laid, he did not with to make obfervations on him in his abfence. Mr. Elliot, however, was not to be ken, and the crowd let up the hunting cry " Hole seray—yoics—rally. ho."] He mull elk, however, in hopes it would be mentioned to Mr. Elliot,how he could fay that he came forward on in dependent principles, when he had circulated cards requiring votes by defire of Sir James Pulteney ("The Secretaty at War," was exclaimed from the crowd ) Sir Francis Burdett was certainly a fit perfon to re prefent them ; but he could not have authorized his nomination ; nor could he confitlently, accept of a feat in Parliament (difapprobation and cries of " ye; ,he may") ; although he 'koold be glad to fee him come into the Houle. He would do Mr. Sheridan s great objection to him before was, that he held a place: In all the Parliaments in which he had fat, except the lag, he had been confillent.— [Some difapprobation.]—That was his opinion ; and he would do jullice to all, and therefore he repeated, that, with the above exception, the condua of Mr. Sheridan had been perfealy confi tient withhis pledges. He underilood him to fay that he had been unable to Prevail upon Mr. Paull to give up his pretentions, and as he approved of Mr. Paull's political conduit, Ile was bound in confillency to fupport him. Lord Cooteatts tipped forward [a loud cry of spoke, fpoke."] " Gentlemen, (laid he,) I am floe '"rig to trouble you with a long tpecch. I have to Ay this to you—lnlead of troubling your =l , !t with elation bufinefs to-morrow, I would 4,:vile you all to go to church." :A roar of applaufe.) The friends of Lord CICHILAWR dined on Saturday atVialis's Rooms. The company amounted to from to 'co, a great proportion of whom were naval dfictft. The dinner was fplendid, and the evening palled in great mirth and good hnntour. At the clnfe of the poll this day the numbers were CO.:IIRANL • 770 BUI114.1"T • • 667 ELLIOT • • 611 SIitAIDAN PAULL • • - 147 • • 117 Tuefday !aft, Capt WILLIAM JOHNSTON" HAP" kv asunanimouilyre - eltetedMember for Dumfries nitre. A warm contta is expeaed for the reprefen:ation . .1 the College of Dublin. The Hon: Gto. KNot As declined offering himfelf, but a new Candidate as commenced a canvafs -JOHN DOHERTY. Efq. to the Right. Hon. Gao. CANNING. CAIII32.IIME, MA' sr. The EtcEdon for this Univerlity took place yeller day. The Candidates were Lords Eu S TON and Ha N PETTY, the former Members, together with Lord PALMERSTON, and Sir VICK AR Y Grans, the Attorney General. Lord PALMERSTON, the former opponent of Lord HENRY Parry, was brought forwatdas the Minillerial Candidate, by Saint John's College : and as Lord EUSTON, who had reprefented the Uni verfity twenty.three years, had lately resigned an Office under Government, he was conlidered by Lord Par.st garrotes Friends as an improper per fon to be their Reprefentative in Parliament. They therefore propofed, as a joint Candidate with Lord PALMERSTON, Sir VICK ART GIBE 3, formerly fellow of King's College, but who had withdrawn-his name from the College boards, and had long ceafed to have any intereourfe or conndlion with the Univerfity..-. It was thought that this Gentleman's rank at the bar, and his conneftion with King's College, and the pro. lemon of the law, would gain over to Lord PALMER. STON a certain portion cf Lord HENRY Parry's flrength in thofe important quarter& In confequence of this measure, and of the cry of " no popery," but principally from the aldence of many parliamentary and profeffional friends who were kept away by the, numerous Elections then taking place, it was ap parent that Lord . HENRY'S flrength would undergo ' 1 fome diminution; and it was therefore determined on the eve of the Eldlion that Loch of his friends as gave him their angle votes, flould keep themfelvas an referve for the latter end of the Poll. During thei early part of the day it was perceived that the mini. aerial Candidates were conliderably at the head; and there being no reafonable profpea of bringing in Lord HENRY PETTY, it was determined at a numerous meeting of his Lordthip and his friends, to divide their votes between him and Lnrd Eusrow. In confequence of this refolution, near too tingle votes were thus divided; and, Lord EusroN, who would utherwife have been lowelt, was triumphantly placed at the head of the Poll. It appeared alto that Sir VICKARY GISH!, who had been called in as an auxi liary, had proved mote powerful than was expeacci or was intended, and that he was roper ior in numbers to Lord PALM' RSTON. The conceit was more fever e than has been known (ince Mr. Pry is firil EleCtion in 1784, and the declaration that Lord Eurron and Sir VicartarGrass were duly elated, which was not an nounced till half part twelve o'clock at night, was received in the Senate Houle with great applanfe and acclamations. The numbers were as follow : lord EUSTON • 334 Sir V.Gulas 312 Lord PALI4VISTON - - 310 Lord Hb.blilY PLITr - -26 s •• By an advertilement in the Liverpool paper, figned by the Mayor of that town, it appears that a young man was killed in the affray which took place at the eleilion. The Coronet's Jury returned a verdict of —Accidental Death. A butcher in the City has, we underßand, entered into a contra& with Gnvernment fnr fupplying our troops and veffels in the Welt Indies with beef, &c. from South America. On. Saturday fe'nnight the inhabitants.of Silkflone, near Doncafler, were 'if - lied by one of the molt alarming phenomena ever remembered. The clouds had portended rain, but none had then fallen there, when fuddenly a torrent of water, appearing from four to fix feet in diameter, deluged the town, which is fitnated in a valley, and feveral perfons were un• fortunately drowned. In one houfe a woman and her four children were fated together, when the flood wilted in, and riling fo rapidly, it .was with the greatelt difficulty the Caved herfelf and three of the children by running tip (lairs; the fourth, a girl, feven years of age, afcended the fink (tone to live herfelf, but perithed. In an adjoining honk ; woman and two of her grand children were alto drowned. Two holies in a neighbouring mill loft their lives, and three others fared themfelres by railing the floor. At Prefton, in Lancafhire, on Monday, there was a ftorm of hail, rain, and thunder and lightning, fuppofed to be the moil fevere ever experienced in that part of the country. At its commencement it was compared to the Petting in of the rainy feafon oh the coaft of Africa—the moil vivid lightning, almoft one continued AA, accompanied with peals of thun- der without internsiffinn; in a fhort time the rain began, and poured down in torrents, fucceeded by hail, fuch quantities, and of filch magnitude, as to break windows and fkylights innumerable ; fcarcely a hinge in the town with an afpeEt towards the f..uth. eaft, but had lonic broken. Some of the hailttones, which were meafured, were upwards of three inches and a hay in circumference! —The damage done to the fruit trees mutt be very confiderable. The ftorm began at five o'clock, and continued an hour. CORN EXCHANGF, MARK LANK, May I r.—The imports of ‘Vhcat to-day make but a %bort firpply ; the fine famples but few, which fetch a fmall increafe in price, and other qualities continue heavy of tale. Barley is likewife in Ihort fnpply, and full as dear. Malt and Beans of each kind fully fuppert their prices. But few ‘Vhite, or Grey l'eas, which are little in de• mind. Oats are alio in (bort fupply, and thole of bell quality are rather dearer. Flour maintains the quo tation. OFNERAI. CURRINCT Al UNDIII Wheat, sox des 78s per qr. Grey Peak aos esod Fine Ditto, lio‘ 84$ 04 Beans, (old) 42$ ays od Rye, 38$ 43 10 d Tick Ditto (old) 36s 42s od Barley, 32. 3gs od Oats,ass 26s 301 Malt, 6z3 69s Poland ditto 311 32s White Peale. (Bolters) 781 116 s Rape Bee& kill 321 Fine Hoar dos to 6n—Seconds sss to 601. FROM 1 HE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 9 : _ _ Average Price of Corn in England and Wales;from the ending May a, 1247. Wheat. I Rye. I Barley. Oats. Beans. Pesfe. s. d. s. d. a. d. a. d. s. d. a. d. 75 9 48 to 38 3 sy 9 43 0 46 9 The average Price of Supr, computed from the Returns made in the week cnding May 6, is 345 Bfd. per hundred weight. COUNTRY MARKETS. PIICIS GRAIN AT TN! WINO MARKII7II. HaNLlT.—Wheat 641 sod to Us od pot Battey 3os od tO 38s od I Berns 4011 04 to 4811 al Vass sas od to 3as od Peace sos od to sas o 4 Motorootuto.— , Wheat 701 od to 88s od per Qr. Earley 361 od to 38s od I Beans 46s od to ses od Oats sgs od to 361 od Pah oos od to oM od Ntirsvay.—Wheat 6es od to 88s od per Qr. Earley Sts ad to 371 od reins osa od to ois od Oats 3os od to 38s od Peale oos od to 00$ od yt ßADlNoA ....wheat 73' 04 to 89$ 04 per Q E . Barley Sts ed 10 331 od I Beans 46a oil to oSs od Oats sBs 041 re jss sd Peale sllltod to sas od FROA SATURDAY NIGHT's GAZETTE. DOWN!NG•STREET, MAY 9, 047. A dirpateh, of which the inclofed is a Copy. has been received tires Day at the Office of Vireos:tat Calllereagh. one of his Ma- k -fly% principal Secretaries of State, from Major Geowal Fraf-T, da•cd Alexandria. the 25th of March. tgol, addrcircd to the Right Honourable William Windham : Alciandria, March as, 1807. Sir—lt is with much fatisfaaion I have the honour to inform you, that, in the afternoon of the zo , h current, the town and tumefies of Alexandria, with two Tut kith frigate. and a corvette, furrendered to his %jetty's arms by capitulation; and that they ' were taken pofTelLon of on the memorable morning of the 2 lit, by the troops under my command. You are already apprifed of my having been de• tached on this fervice, with a body of troops from Melina, by his Excellency General For, under con voy of his Majefly'b (hips Tigre and Apollo ; and the Wizard limp was fent forward by Captain Hallowell, to get intelligence from Major Miffet, whom I had been by my infirtleions diretled to cnnfult as to the bed plan of operations for effeeing the fourpofes of the expedition. I have now to acquaint you, that in the night of the 7:11 inilant (the day after we failed), the Apollo frigate, with nineteen tranfpnrts nut of thirty-three which conveyed the troops, parted company, and that the other fourteen, with the Tigre, came to an anchor to the wefiward of Alexandria on the 16th. On our getting near the land we law the Wizard, and Captain Palmer immediately ly•onght me the intelligence he had received from Major Millet, to gether with a letter from him, Hating that he had not come off himfelf, thinking his pretence in Alex andria abfolntely neceffary to counterad the intrigues of the French Conful, who was endeavouring to prevail upon the Governor to admit a body of Alba nians from Rofetta, to air& in the defence of the place. He earneftly recommended me to land the troops immediately, as the inhabitants were well of fated towards its, and that he had Linguine hopes we lhould be able to get poffeflion of it without fir. ing a (hot. Before I determined, however, upon this mea fore, I deemed it prudent to acquaint Majra Mitlft with the very diminished Hate of my force, and I therefore fent in tin , Aide de Camp, Capt. t'Courr, of the 3111 regiment, with a flag of truce to him, with a detailed account of it, and at the fame time a manifenn to the Governor and Inhabitants (a copy of which I inclofe), which had not the defiled circa, but on the contrary, was treated by the Governor With contempt, The Major, however, in reply, flrongly urged my immediately landing ; Hill repeating that we Ihould not meet with any refinance, and that • doing fo would be the only means of preventing th . e gartifon being reinforced by the Albanians, who had ado:Illy been fent for, and might be expeded in the courfe of twenty-four hours. Thefe confiderations led me to follow his advice ; and accordingly I landed that evening (the 17th) as many troops as our fmall number of boats could convey, a few miles to the eaftwatd of Marabout, without oppofition, though I could only take up a polition for the night ; as, before the next landing could be effected, fuch a for f had at ifen on the beach , - as totally to prevent the fecond f r om ap proaching the (bore. The next morning, however, with irfi-tite diffi culty and rillt they were landed ; but finding my fituation now from the increased height of the furl, and appearance of the weather, to be very preca rious, both with refped to getting provifions or times on (bore, or having any communications with the tranfports, I determined at all hazards to force my way to the wellern fide, where I could receive fop plies from Aboukir Bay, at the fame time refolving to attempt (in palling) to get into the town even with the fmall force I had, and pufh my way, it poffible, into the forts that commanded it, a matter I had rea fon to believe from Major Millet and others, would not be very difficult to accomplifh. I therefore moved forward about eight o'clock in the evening of the 18th, .and in our way forced a palliladed intrenchmenr, with a deep ditch in front of it (that had been thrown up by the Tusks, as a defence againft the Mamelukes and Arabs on the weflern fide), firetching from Fort des Bains to Lake Mariotis, ftrengthened by three batteries mounting eight guns, exclufive of Fort des Bains on its right sank, mounting 13 guns. This we effected with very little Ids, though under a heavy fire of cannon and mufketry, and proceeded within a few yards of Pompey's Gate, where we found the garrifon prepared to receive us, the gate barricadoed, and the walls lined with troops and armed inhabitants : this, added- to the fmallnels of my force (not exceeding one thonfand men of all defcriptions) led me to think the rifle too great, and I determined to proceed to the weftward, as I had originally intended, where I arrived in the morning of the isah, and took up my pofition on the ground the &kith troops occupied in the atlion of the atfl, immediately fending detachments to take poffeflinn of Aboukir caftle, and the cut between the lakes Maadie and Mariotir, by which communication the reinforcement of Albanians was expeeted in Alexan dria ; in both thdle attempts we fucceeded. The next day, the aoth, I fent in (by a friendly Arab that had (Wen out of town and joined us) a manifello, addrefled to the inhabitants, warning them of the danger of implicating friends and foes, in the event of taking the place by affault, and urging them to force the Governor to capitulate. This had the dellred effect ; a flag of truce was fent out ; and a capitulation (of which I herewith inclofe a copy) was agreed to and figned. Although this fervice has fortunifigi y not been of long duration ; yet, from the fcantinefs of our num bers, and the f carcity of all farts of fop**, as well ' military gores as provifions (which tbb boifterous Hate of the weather completely prevented cur receiv ing), our fituation was, for Come time, rather criti. cal ; and I am happy to have it in my power to bear teltimony to the patience and cheerfulnefswith which the troops bore every privation, and the ardour and fpirit they (hewed in the attack of the enemy's works, as well-as the inclination and wilt they difplayed to have formed the place, had I deemed that Cep ad vifable. . To Major General Weuchope, the Honourable Brigadier General Stuart, and Colonel Ofwald, who , landed with and accompanied me t I feel myfelf na der gre it obligations for their exec Con ail :sit:lance in carrying on the leo vice ; and I am much indcb•ed to Lieutenant Colonel Ai:ey, ading as Deputy Ad- jutant General, and Captain Green, *Fling as Deputy Q2arter Mailer General, for the great attention and zeal (hewn by them in forwarding and executing the duties of their refpeffive departments ; and I thin k it but jullice to Captain Pym, and to the officers and men of the detachment of 'he Royal Artillery that was with me, to mention the very great zeal and alacrity which they, difplayed on every occafi^n, which I am confident would have been equally con fpicuous on the part of Captain Burgoyne and the officers of the engineers, had circumflances permitted them to have sifted. To Captain Hallowell, and the officers and reamers of his Majelly's (hip Tigre, .I cannot flifficiently profs my acknowledgments for the aflidance they afforded me, and for the rea,lioefs with which they Rood forward on all, mations. Captrrin Hallnwell larded and marched With me to the attack of the enemy's entrenchments, and to the very gates of the city, and remained on &ire until the place furren dered ; from his advice and kcal knowledge, I de rived march uf.ful information. Captain Withers of the royal navy, agent of tranf. ports, is all entitled to praife, for Ins activity in landing the troops, and for the exertions he aka: wards made tor fuppl)ing them with provifions. I fend you herewith a return of the killed, woun ded, and milling, to;ether wils returns of prifoners made, add of the public Wires of different defcrip. lions, found in the kveral hatteriesand magazines. I have t:te honour to be, 8:c. (Signed) A. M. FILASFR, M i a j . Gem P. S. The Apollo, with the nineteen 111 If lng trant ports, came to anchor in Ahonkir Bay, on the morn:ng of the loth, and Sir J. Duckworth's (qua dron a rived here on the 22d. It is Lut due to Lieutenant Hunter, and a fmall detachment of the aoth Light Draw* is, who were landed without aeir horfes or ;turn, to mention the zeal and fpiiit with which they t•i:lunteered their fervices, acid carried the fcaling laddetb, on the night of the 18th. ARI'ICI.I'S of the CAPITUI.A now for the Surrender of the City of AI.EXAND iti A. Said Mihamed Nairn Effendi, being commillioned by his Excellency Fnien Bey, the Governor, and Hagg Mahamet Katcp and Sieg Ibrahim Chieftain of the•Pen ple, accompanied by Signior Antonio Goddard. propofe to place the City and Forts in the poffeflion of the Commanders in-Chief of the Land and Naval Forces of his Britannic Mikity, his Excellency Majo--General Frafer, and Captain Hallowell, upon the following conditions : viz. I. All private property of individuals, whether oh land, or em harked, than be refpedie I. The religion of the inhabitants, their ntofques, and their laws Orin be zelpedteii, as well as their honks and families 11. The Commandant, his Excellency Emen Bey. as web as the Commandant of the M..r'ne Syek Aga and Mahamed Naito Effendi, with all the official retinue of the 6overnment, the troops and the crewsof the *itch belonging to Government, than he fent to a port of Turkey, with the arms and baggage of individuals, but they are to confider themfelve. as prifoners of war, and tb nil not be engage.' to take up atms tgainft the Britith forces, or their Allies, until eschaeged. 111. The veffels belonging to Government. and all public pro perty, (!tall be given up to the Britifh forces, and Commlffaries Mali be appointed on both fides to make an inventory. IV. All Ottoman each belonging to individuals, and all pro petty belonging to private fubjedts of the Sublime Porte, which Run be found within Alexandria, dull be refpedted. Such persons as with to remain is the country Oran have the liberty todofo, if their condudt and chute:ter than make it fafe—and thole who wilt to depart may carry With them their properties, and than be fur. ni flied with paffports for landing In any port of Turkey, which (hall out be blockaded. V, There than be a general amnefty for all the inhabitants, nor (hall any notice be taken of the condua they may have held during the derelict of the place. VI There (hall be no felture of the property of ibilividuah, if they (hall not ber..fte enemies of Great Britain. VII. The Gam of Rofetta Mall be placed at night In the band, of the knee of his Britannic Majefty, as welt as fort Crain and fort camreme. FrQm the Camp without the City of Akaandria, the at th March, 18of , or the toth of the mouth Maharen, of the year Isla. (Signed) SEED MAHAMFD NAIM EFFENDI. HAGG MAHAMRT KA TEP. FIFO IBRAHIM BASA. (Signed) ALEX. M. FRASER, Maj. Gen. Commanding his Britannic Mak ity's troops. BEN. HALLOWIILL, Captain of his Majefty's (hip Tigre. Return of the Kilted and Wounded of the Army, in the attack of the inch of March, 1837, under the Command of Major Ge neral Fraier ; ill Bat. Isth Regiment-. 4 tank and Ble killed; t Mahan, a ferjeant, 4 rank and file wounded. Regiment De Roller Affißant-Surgeon, 2 rank and file killed; a rank and file wounded. sicilian Volunteers—a rank and file killed. Royal Artillery—q bombardier, a gunner *Minded. Total-1 officer, 6 rank and file killed—.l officer, 1 Cajal% I rank and file wounded. Atlidant Surgeon Catatiazo,billed—bLieut. Cameron, 'Pounded. Return of the Garrifon of Alexandria, previous to Its Surrender, the alit of March 18071. . . __ . Soldiers of the Line siso.Ouniers 44.. Sailors and Marines 46g. Efeaped of the above number, while the Capitulation was pen ding 240 : —Total of prifoners remaining 227. ADMIRALTY OFFICE, MAY. 9. 'So?. Extradi of a letter from Vice Admiral Lord Colllngwood, Com mander in Chief of his Majefty's and 'dials In the Medi terranean, to William Marfden, Eti.dated oo board the Ocean, off Cadiz, the 7th of April arr. The Militia fioop joined me laft night, having left Alexandth on the allth left, and brought an account of the furrender of that city and its fortreffes to his Majefty's forces by capitulation, on the Goth ult. A Copy of Captain Hallowell's letter, relating the eirtumitances of this capture, I inclofe, for the information of the Lords Commiffioners orthe Admiralty, in which their Lordfidps will find au example of great zeal and ability io condueirg this enterprife, by the Commanders of the S's and Land Fortes, where they &Red with a promptitude and judgment which prevented re • fiftance. Two frigates and a corvette were found itt the weftern harbour, and furrendered by the capitulation. His Majesty's fisip Tsoae, ofl• Alexandria, March Se, ski •l have the Sir—a . _ honopt to acquaint you, that, in obedience to your orders, addreffed to the feninr Of ficer at Sicily, I faded from Mellina on the 6th inft. ith the troops under the command of Major Gene ral Filler, deOined to take rffeflion of Alexandria. On the t sth we reached the Arabs Tower, with t 4 fail of the convoy, t 9 having parted on the night of the 7th, in a heavy fquall and thick weather.— With fa (mall a proportion of the army, the General did not think it prudent to flew the tranfports, until he bad received force infnronation of the enemy's force. 1 therefore Rood in with the Tigre on the t 6th, having Major General rtakt on board (leaving the convoy in the offing) !toping to afcertarn from bif3j r Miffet, the Britilb Refident, and Mr. Briggs, the Vice ConjUl (whom we expected to find in the Wizard brig, which had been previoufly detached to receive them on board) the ftrength and dirpor t ei o n of the garrifon and inhabitants of the place. On the evening of the fame day, having tczeire# soft , _