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eing -nth heir iced heir con myr ewe y in &d. incr . L ach, fheci were on board. The annals of the world do not record an enterprize of more gallantry and deci- Eon. MENoU, we hear, is [till at Cairo, endea vouring to make head againft the GR N D VIZIER, who has broken up from Gaza. It is ..aderflood that the French General has only a feu cavalry with him at Cairo, having oppoted to us all the troops be could collea, leaving even his depots nearly ddencelefs. . Eight o'clock in tlic rvcnirg, elWe have been bombarding Aboukir during II e ;greater part of the day, but ;:he white flag is now flying there, and a parley has been opened fur a surrender. Sir R. Avstitcaostay has received a difpatch from India, which, it is laid, will expe dite the departure of his letters to England. . Camp before Alexandria, April 7. " We occapied onr prefent pofition on the morning of the 22d, and cover part of the ground which formed the enemy's lines on the 2 1 tt. No thing has been attempted again(' Alexandria, and I believe it is intended that we await the idue of -the expedition again(' Rosetta, &c. which, if Inc. cefsful, mull determine the fate of Alexandria, without incurring the danger and difficulties of attacking it. Its principal ftrength arifes from two hills ftrongly fortified, and which are inac ceffible, excepting by one made road, on which there is a powerful putt. Sir SIDNEY SMITH commands the expedition againft Rofetta ; he has with him the flank companies of the 4oth, the Qeen's re- giment,and I believe all the Turks that - E ave been jacd, with his bi igade of Tailors. In the event of his fecceeding at Rosetta, and we are warranted in anticipating from the enterprise all that judg. anent and gallantry can atchieve, this column is to proceed up the Nile to Cairo, for which point the GRAND `R tes is 'likewife in motion. We have certain advice, that a arcing column of his army has entered Egypt, and advanced beyond' Blrdenader, and were expeaed at Salehich about the 26th ult. The French had a thong corps there, but the garrifon has, we underftand, been reduced to a few native co i mpanies. The natives are every where !evoking, and at Catech, Biftab. Hahras, and other places, have joined the Impe rial flandird in crowds. We hear that five or 6oco fepoys have al-lived in the Red Sea, but no thing is known of their debarkation. The nature of the intermediate country is, however, fuck, that we cannot receive any. accounts except by way of Cairo, and Msnott is, doubtlefs, on the alert to intercept all communication. The difficulty of reducing Alexandria, except by famine, fug. gelled the idea of cutting off its communication, by inundating the adjacent diftria, which could eaGly be effeded by letting the water of the lake of Madee into the country, on the Gde of Alexan dria. This lake, which fupplies the canal of Alex andria, is higher than the land at the entrance of the canal, and is banked ; the lake itfelf is lower than the lea which fupplies it; but there is a bar between it and the lea fo fhoal, that the lake can only fill to i certain depth. It was, however, thought at head-quarters, that although this pro-, led would ifolite the French, and hold them in Inadivity, yet that it would have a like operation epon us, and wcaddise attended with material in convenience. A (apply of horfes has been re ceived from Smyrna, and nearly the entire of our cavalry are at prefent mounted. Our horfes hi therto have not exceeded three hundred, and tee for the greater part not yet broke in. The rench cavalry is excellent. their movements are tapid, and precife beyond any thing I ever law; bur infantry have, however, wholly furtnounted the aperclumbons which they had been taught to entertam of the enemy's cavalry. The Guards, and the Seth negiment, what cbitpd on landing , completely dillperfed the WNW% mai their gat. lant erampbtbas bees wall sdeptedos every tub. forma Sidle& TherAvalts, !rota previous in. tercourgt with Sir gnasar garret, inisnoved by ' the comegiMis condo& of our General, are jealous is oar intereile brin down refrellt. Meats to oar ma y, the French Gateral has be in dm hum of hie !slosh of dam whom bo istmeepteile ad threatens like pu aillteleat la dbe takes as tit may catch." u astreism o stAlisids. ars 7. aim. " The ri.47aA Mims. wiled! be. hem detained here for tome days. it . if this late (e -vert gales, is now pre I and I avail myfelf of the mawsa or narra tive of the prorefs of our • " We have Juft rearmed as the place having, in our endeavours to keep of dm dam b een &Sr al to case: Ad to furl a egicap. rasa* to ism war Gaps aspssom, and rombraii hediair Cl: i f die inpoft.. of colliding ea Wad of any port. even ill this fine canary. On the night of our return from the offing, we fpoke the Putts frigate, bringing us advice of the failing of a French squadron, oT feven fail of the line, a frigate, two loops, and two gore.fhips, for this place, having feventhoufand troops, and three Generals on board; they have likewife two Admirals, one of whom was blown up in l'Oriant. at Aboukir. We look for their arrival with the moil anxious and pka furable expetlation, as their defeat, which would, doubtlefs, be the confequence of our meeting, would terminate this war. " Lord KEITH has been bulled in preparing the aTIITILY for the line, and our force now congas of the FOUDIOYANT, of 84 guns; Twits, So; AV NOITHUMIBIRLEND SWIETIIVIEt Hume and MOT AVE, Of 74; a nd STATELY, of 64, with taw ral (mall vcifels. " The Turkills fleet is in Aboukir, where they are to remain in durge of the convoy ; we had three of their lime of battle ibips with as ea Iho early part of our cruise, but when it tea% they ran into e port—they are i tit lona " We arc ufficioody near 0 gun their video with one Oates 1 as_a! Imo die battle of the 2t14 great civility giiMli litltimm' the out-polls. Colonel Asaacaossur whim Itt from bead-quarters, that the ramit t fir ffial infornsmion as be 4ad collated AM Os ipsilmure, were heartily tired of being here I ma it certain, that if it was not for the of frly reinforcemems, that they mode to Teri liberal terms which have bow prapafed to them. Our tailors are particularly healthy; and we ire abufidantly fupplied with provifions. Rhodes, March o. 4 , The wounded are daily arriving here from Egypt : they are well accommodated, and many who fuffered in the affair of the Bth are nearly re covered." EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER, DATED " Malta, April 7, dm " Rear Admiral Sir J. B. WARREN, having a fquadron of (even fail of the line, &c. under his command, is now crui fi ng about Sicily and this Ifland, looking out for an expedition preparing at Toulon, to take polfeffion of the former. All the ports belonging to the KING- of NAPLES are now (hut again ft us, fo that we fhall be rather at a lofs for frefh provifions. " The French are laid to have fmuggkd into Egypt fome fupplies of men and Flores. Two prizes are Juft brought in belonging to a French fqua dron which got out of Toulon about fix days ago. By the laft accounts they were feen fleeting for Egypt. Sir JOHN WARREN'S fquadron was in fig - ht of them for fome time, but at laft loft them : We alfo hear that a fecond fquadron, from fome French port, has been feen in this latitude. French "prizez :are daily Cent in here, chiefly laden with Bores, and bound to Egypt. The four flank com panies of the 4oth foot (ad battalion), flationed here, are attached to the army in Egypt. It is generally fuppofed, that a ninth part of the Expe dition to Egypt may be conflantly put down as non.effedives, In confequenceuf the climate not exaCtly agreeing with European conftitutions ; and of the more than probable flubborn refinance in the field, on the part of the enemy. April, May, and June, are faid to be the mull unhealthy months in that country." • FROM THE HAMBURGH MAIL. Ciiini4aartmoszz, APRIL 12.—1 n the attack which General MENoU, or, as he is called is Egypt, ARDALLAH Bar, made on the Englifh oc the a IR of March, after a Council of War was held at Alexandria,-the greater part of the corps whicl he brought up from Cairo confined of Copts . Greeks, and African recruits. The viaory which the Englifh obtained con them many officers.— Befides General Aatacaostar, the Generals et Brigade, 0/11111, STEWART, and ANSTRUTHER, were wounded. Another and a decifive battle. is expected in Egypt, when General Itrowisit (hall come up, who is on his march with a /rens corps of i z,ooc French and African troops. Mt/RAD Bey like wife has promifed the French aniftance. General Mswou is now faid to be at Alexan dria.—On the n d ult. the Englifh difembarked their heavy artillery, and were making prepara , tions for the liege of Alexandria, where the French expelled Admiral GANTHIAOI4R. When the lalt d' patches came away, another battle was expect ed to take place in Egypt. The fortifications of Alexandria are faid to be monger than what had been expelled at fire.—The Grand Vizier's army was approaching Egypt by forced marches. FROM THE PARIS PAPER& Pats, MAT 14.—We are informed by a letter from Constantinople, dated April loth, that Lord RUTH has lent a ong divifion of his fleet to meet the fqnadron of GAMTHSAUMI ; but it is poffible they maT pot meet. A letter from Conftantinople of the loth of April,written by a Turk,fays--Inftead of the Eng lifh having beat the French on the 2 tit of March, the Porte has received intelligence that the Eng in were completely defeated, and obliged to en trench .telves in the peninfula. SryniAt, APRIL 2.-11 veffel juft arrived from Jaffa brings intelligence that a battle was fought under Alexandria on the xflth of March, between the French and Englifh, in which the latter loft fourteen thoufand men, and re-embarked with the remnant of their army. &Imam, Aram sB.—lt is very generally report ed here that an extraordinary courier has arrived with the intelligence of the total defeat of the Eng- Bib in Egypt. Genet-11 Memos', with a body of ten thoufaad men, had furrounded the enemy on all fides, and ant in • es thofe haughty Minders, who already themfelves with final fuccefs, becaufe they had been able for ihort time to make head againft an army not a third part as numerous as their own. It is added, that in confequence of this villory (even thoufand prifoners and an im meufe quantity of ammunition and provifions had , fallen into the hands of the French. Calculi' MUM/Mt we are happy to learn, was not wounded in any of the aaioas in Egypt, as has been ' Gener re alVa rt linsow, who now commands in Egypt, is feeond Son to the Late J. Hair H or meson, Secretary of State in Ireland, and Pro. volt of the Univerfity of Dublin. He is brother to the Earl of Donoanteoae, and is at prefent one of the Members in the Imperial Parliament for the City of Cork. The pd regiment of Highlanders, which, with the intrepid co-operation of the Coldftrcam Guards, killed to a man the !eminent* Legion of Bonaparte (who mere found the next morning within the Beifia T on Quebec,oe is the fame regiment which had the advance the heights of Quebec , under the immorta Wows, sada the fame corps which fo valorouil dialog itfelf in Holland under the ofhis Higlinefi the Duke of YORK. A huh MIS Cape of Good Hope, dated Feb. is, fir. this any at fn. P. IL anchoeed in Table asp, tie Ifs=s Dupe India 8811. ems, having ma a diektosof IllsMajelLes 65th regiment of foot, sad MK of &e fecret weseatios dot foiled from Wind the 4th of December hti. der nomad of Capt. Sir Hoke POPisain. Ent. who is la pada le. lib. Parted off Caps ds Verdi, with Ifs ea of the r q nsibenkni of his *Ws Airs Siam. so ma WIII•Seil me, wed a loop of war. Tbe Reshoot is es t• osiberbd he maappes foes herds ths fia, vionitionaggiliavaiirsa. NAUTICAL irattiovicr. MAILS THIS DAY.--WIND 8.11. E. ARItrILD • Dublin, May 13,14 z Waterford, May 13 • Donnaghadee, May 1 3, 1 4, `a Linton, May a, FALMOUTH, MAY is, Yefterday arrived the PRINCE of WALE s packet, Captain TODD, from Lifbon, with mails and par fengers, in twelve days. She failed from hence on the 12th of April, and arrived at Lifbon on the tBth, where the found his Majelly's !hips END?. PITON, PHAETON, AULORA, and EARL Sr. VIN CENT armed-brig, with the PRINCE Amt., ti us packet, fince arrived here. While the remained in the Tagus, the LAPWING arrived there with a convoy from England, as did la Cow sTe NCI, from a cruize, and the WALSINGHAM packet with mails. The Außcute failed with a convoy for Newfound land, and the ENDYMION, and EARL Sr. VINCENT on cruizes. The PRINCE of WALES failed from Lifbon on the 2d of May, leaving in the Tagus his Majefly's flips ENDYMION, LAPWING, la CON STANCE, and la DIANE.—She failed in company with the PHAETON, from which the parted on the gth inflant, and arrived here yefierday morning. Arrived this morning, the GARLAND frigate of 28 guns, Capt. KENPTHOINE, from a cruife; alfo, the American chip Herald, Capt. SILsEY, from with fugar, coffee, and for orders, after a paffage of 25 days : The reports, that four Ameri can frigates and a (loop of war, were appointed to fail on the loth inft. from Hampton Roads, for, the Mediterrancan,toproted their tradeagainfi Tripoly.—Palred by early this morning about 40 fail of the homeward bound Mediterranean fleet, under convoy of the PHOEBE frigate, Capt. BAR. LOW ; the brig Unity of this port, Capt. JENams, with briznflone and fruit from Minorca, parted with them in the morning for this port, and has arrived here. . Yellerday arrived the fliiplda, Capt. GRAY SON, in 44 days from Philadelphia, with 1800 bar rels flour, and the American brig Commerce, Cap tain Satan, from Alexandria, with 1200 barrels of flour, both for this port. Alfo the Atherican brig Commerce, Captain BIRRFLL, itt 46 days from Charletown, with fugar, coffee, &c. for orders. The EARL GOV/RR packet will fail (if the wind be fair) to-morrow, with the Mail of the 12th inft. for Litbon.—Wind S. W. PLYMOUTH, MAY x 5. Came in his Majefty's (hip PHozat, of 36 guns, Capt. Beat.ow, from the Mediterranean, with the following vefiels under convoy :--London, Wss. Straw mailer, from Smyrna; Indefatigable, Gso. DENHAM mailer, from Leghorn'; Nancy, RICHARD Srms mailer, from Palermo; Marquis of Staf ford, THOMAS PORTGATI mailer, from Leghorn ; and the Ariadne, Jon w VALE mailer, from Venice, all bound to London and Hull, laden with valuable cargoes : Argo tranfport, of Sunderland, WM. FINN matter, from Minorca, with 71 women, 35 children, and its men. Came in the UNICORN, of 33 guns, Captain WiLartisots, from a cruize. Sailed to join the Channel Fleet, his Majefty's, (hips ATLAS, of 98 guns, Capt. BALLARD ; AMR. , THYST, of 38, Captain Coons; and the Jason, of 38, Captain Muatair. Came in the Heureuz French brig privateer, of 14 guns, and 79 men, of and from St. Maloes, captured by his Majefty's (hip AM ILIA, of 38 guns, Captain HERBERT : (he had been 45 days at fea, and had not taken any thing : fhe was formerly an Englifh lugger.—Came in the MILBROOR fchooncr, r 8 guns, with a retaken Pottuguefe brig. PORTSMOUTH, MAY t 7. Yeaerday arrived the GLINIMORE, of 36 guns, Captain TaLaos., from Cork; on her pairage the recaptured the Grand Planter, Captain WEDGE, from St. Ikesito this port; alib the EURYDICI frigate, having commyed the Q2cbec fleet to a certain latitude.— . 69aslad the Foirruuts, of 44 guns, Lord A. BIAUCLLILCS, on a crnize. The Prince de Bouits.soss is appointed COMM dore of the naval force at ftilky, aull the adjacent coatis. He will hoiß his flag on balk/416C BRAVO. This evening arrived the Goacos, of 444uns, Captain Ross, from the Well Indies, and of 36 guns, Captain HOPI, from a cruise... Med the Ai.i.tascs for the Downs. DEAL, MAY z 7. Arrived the Hope, Pen►► ► from the Cape of Good Hope : the failed on the t 6th of March, with the Highland Chief, MinervatVerona, and Friend- Stip, under convoy of the Donato Mal of war, for England. Wind S. S. W. YARMOUTH, MAT t 7. Ifelerday arrived the North Sea fleet tinder Ad miral Dimon, from a cruise of the emit of Hol land. Sailed this day the Bien cm frigate, Capt. Hausiomo, and the HAZARD cotter. The Mow. 'IIOOTII, MADRAS, and Tarn, are Paid to be or dered for foreign fervice. • The Emit or Lucas- Trt packet. Captain Tnostrsow, and pairengen for Cmhaven, is b tbeviad being eattenu.d. Court of ball. or I.llCas• — .7 -- : - te - %. u I, With the mails King,s as ß z ch, ai i i n e ld ar o gn S ine .it n u t r:Li th y a i:v a t n he ap e p o ren urt tice of Preventedifaing to a - keekr on the River Ti9e was not proteaed from being inaprefel [7ari nor. LIVERPOOL, WV 14. The Manchcifer, AT IC I MSON, from Bahamas for this port, parted with the Governor Wentworth on the Toth of April, in Lit. 32. long. 70. Sailed with the Governor Wentworth and Mentor, on the zd of April. Captain Nluir, of the Adelaide, from Baltimore, fpoke on the 6th intl. the fhip Nymph, LANE, from bound to London, in lat. 51. L. N. long. to. W. oat 38 days ; fupplied her with bread and water. Extra& of a letter from Madeira, dated March z 6, 18ot. " I have the pleaful cto inform you, that Captain GRIFFITH, in the DrAstorin frigate, has driven on fhore, and totally deftroyed la Moodie privateer, which has done fo much mif chief near this itland : he drove her on fhorc on the ifland of Gomera, one of the Canaries.". The Vanguard, Fi YOLAY, and Sarah, BR/LS. FORD, in company with three other veffels, et peeled to fail from Jamaica• for this port on the Loth of April. The Hamilton, Kinnal.e,from hence for Africa, has been taken, retaken, and carried into Lilbon. The Nimble, NOTTAL L, from Berbice for this port, captured by la Brave privateer, is re-captured by his Majefly's frigate REVOLVTIOSAIRE, and is arrived at Cork. The Almonack, from i•lew York for this port, and the William, from ditto for Clyde, were drove on &ore near Sandy Hook, sgth March ; the for mer full of water. The Lord Thurlow, late Jones, front Jamaica for this port, put back leakt, and is condemned. FROM LLOYTYS LIST. DeaL, MAY I S.—Arrived the RATIN troop, with a convoy from Portfmouth, which are failed for the !liver.—Wind S. W. blows hard. GRAVESEND, MAY 15.-..-Pafred 127 the Wm:and Henry, Du eta. ; Iris, ROA E ATS ; Thames, BARC. LAY ; Eagle, ASH INC TON ; BOddihrODS, CANDEII• HEAD; Brunfwick, ; Thomas, WAL TVA ; Rover, MORE; Rebecca, —; Ses'ern, Nrsto ; Wm. and John, —; and New Brunfwick, from Jamaica ; Betfey, CLARK, from Botany Bay; Cheafapeake, Somas, from Teneriffe ; Jafon, from Halifax • Mary Ann, Sim r sow, from Li& bon ; Four Frie nds,: Btc R sItTON, from Cork ; Mary Ann, Blom IT, from Delfail • Murdoch, —, from Baltimore; Bellona, DOUGLAS, from St. Vincents ; Hope, CL.ta a, and Alliance, BISH or, from Waterford.—Sailed the Frederica, By so, and jenge Elden, --, for Hamburgh: ARRIVP.D. At Portfmontb•o-Peggy,Totierli, from Sierra Leone; George Blackburn, Poßkwhite ; Wood, —; Either, —; and Traveller, Middleton, from Gibraltar. At Sufbrant—Chattes; Andrews, from BriitoL At Batton ..Eliza, rciger, from Loudon. The American chip Herald, from Boßon, ar rived at Falmouth, brings an account that on the loth of May, three frigates, of 44 guns each, and one of 32 guns, and a floup of war, were to foil from Hampton Roads, to proted the Mediterranean trade againft Tripoli The Hamburgh Mail of Saturday brings intent gence of Admit.l Totry's arrival in the Sound the *ft infant, with five fail of the line, two fri. gates, and feveral (mall craft. Lord Netios's fleet were Rill in Kioge Bay when the laft accounts left it. On the 27th of April the LYNX fleop of war, with Captain FeEistaarts on board, failed from Elfineur for Peterfburgh. A letter has been received from an officer on board the Baltic Fltet, dated Kioge Bay, the 6th infant, by which it appears that Lord Nat son had adually embarked on board the BLANCH& frigate, to return to England, when Colonel Sruaar ar• rived with letters'of recal for Admiral PARKER. The latter, in confequence, refigned his corn. mand to Lord Niteroi and loft no time in taking his departure for England, The flag of the pre. fent Commander in Chief continues to fly on board the Sr. GIORGI; that of Rear-Admiral G has been fhifted to the Loauoa. Rear-Admiral Torre, who had reached the Sound, was hourly • expeded to join the fleet with his fquadron. On the arrival of the latter, Lord Nat so«, it was fup. pofed, would proceed towards Revel. The fleet, we are allured, will remain in the Baltic until a final adjuftment of the (rifting differences thall bo effeded. The Doers, commanded by Captain C. Bats. sass, was crnizing off Brett with the Imstorra. LITZ, on the zoth inft. when two French frigates, a corvette, a gun-brig and leveret gun-boats came out of the harbour's mouth to give them battle.— Although the latter were under the protedion of feven three-deckers in the outer harbour, yet our gallant countrymen, confidering there obits dm as infignificant when compared with the gra tification of fuch en opportunity .of fignalizin thentfelves spina a fupertor force, boldly failed to meet the enemy, who after the exchange of a few broadfides, were driven back to their ffeet. On Friday the ilk inft. the Weftertt Diftrid of the Kennet and Avon Canal, extending from Bath Foxhanger Farm, near Devises. was navigable foe barges ; fo that a communication is thus open ed from Bath, by the j unction of the Wilts and perks Canal, to Meikfham, Caine, Chippenham, • the adjacent country • and it is expetted in a lbw weeks that the Somerfet Coal Canal will be completed in the Tim(bury line, when an imme dime trade will take place. To MAILINIRS.—The Laseattli Weft•lnclia. mu, no her palage op Channel from Martinique Ibe 13th What, limit upon a hard bank of fltells Sad Roam off Bcachy Head, where the lay a con. iderable time in great danger. As the bearings of this bank are not particularly laid down in tU Channel Charts, to prevent fiznilar accidents Cap tain Tuca as took them, as under : Beach 7 Heed bon W. N. W.l gnat Ceres A Chalk Pk • U. W. by N. 5 milks &Rance. Le Downs. N. W. W. Mace 7 wan as our as rattle. —The foundings were—upon the bank, 53 feet ; mad dole alongrole of it 6 fathoms.