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EXPERITION TO EGYPT. AAUP°, Fel. 3. —The fugitives front the Turkifh camp are conftantly arriving here ; their reports of the Slate of the army are molt unfavour able—they declare that thofe who efcape the con tagion ate likely to perifh by famine, and that the whole effettive force of the GRAND VIZIER does not exceed sOOO men. They, donbtlefs, exagge: rate the (offerings of the army as an mute - for their defertioni but I have other accounts to nearly the like effea. An intelligent Greek who came here, to provide (applies for the army, and who polliffes the confi dence of the Viz ts a mentions, that the arrival of f° large and unexpefted an Engin force had greatly e naffed his Highuefs :—he afked for four or ccoo Britifh troops only, and to have them placed under his orders; but uiftead of fuch a manageable force, an independent -ad powerful army had been feet ; and all that were required ftom the Turks were not men, but beats, as the only animals in the empire that could be turned to any nfe. The prefent meditated expulfion is fomewhat like draw ing a man's tooth with a hand-fpike, and the Vt zt k t thinks the remedy nearly as bad as the dif eafe.—l know the Turks are not cordial in their co-operation, but leek, by the detention of the re quired (applies of cattle, &c. to obftrigt the enter prize, which the people here, who are greatly de. mocratio, attempt to mat with derifion and con tempt.—l may do injuftice to our Sublime Allies; but many years refidence amongft them has taught me to believe, that the worfe you think of the Turks, the leis you will be deceived in your inter courfe with them. This place, as well as Damafcns, continues wholly free from the plague ; but there are much apprehenfions of our being vi fited by it in the Spring. Some bodes and mules have. been bought from the tribes of Turkmans, inhabiting between Aleppo and the coaft, for the Viz; sa—tbe former at 200 to aso piaftres each, the mules at 250 to 300. SM YRNA, FES. 15.—The GREYHOUND frigate, Captain Acta is here, and will depart for the fleet in a few days. His Majefty's brig Vier°. RIEU SE, Captain RICHARDS, has failed with the tranfports. . Our lafl accounts from the fleet and army (late, they were about to fail, in high fpirits and excellent appointment. RHODES, FED. 16, AT NIG H T.—l take the ad f. vantage c a Turkifh meffenger for Conftantino ple, to inform you that the expedition is appointed to fail from Marmoriffa in the courfe of three days. The fleet comprifes nearly two hundred fail of veils, and the army nearly fixteen thoufand men. The health of the troops and feamen is very good, the hofpitals are eflablifhed on this ifland. The total number of Fick, including feamen and foldiers, does not amount to two hundred and fifty, and the majority of them are fulficiently re covered to attend their duty immediately, as the expedition is in readinefs for its departure. Sir S. SMITH iS to command a large detach ment of failors to be landed from the fleet, for the purpofe of co-operating with the army—the num ber of Lieutenants who have volunteered their fervices on the occafion greatly exceeding what can be !pared from the duty of the fleet, an ho nourable contention has arisen among them, which (hall ?FL This corps will aument our land forces to nearly twenty thoufand e ffective men. A meffenger arrived here two days fines, bear. ing difpatches from the Eaft Indies for Sir S. SMITH, as the Commanding Officer on this nation, announcing the departure of the Eaftern Army for Egypt, and he immedately fet off for blacri, where the Twee lay ; Sir SIDNEY SMITH has been , much indifpofed. We expea the CAPTAIN PA CNA daily, but the expedition will not wait his coming. Lord K IT II has iffued orders for the detention of all Ruffian vac's. A (hip arrived here laft night from Jaffa, the mailer of which reports, that at his departure the plague continued its ravages in the Turkifh camp. I am forry to fay that he has brought advice of the death of Captain Lra xi, and fixteen more Englifh foldiers have died there fine my IA ; the reft of the Officers were well, but nearly all the pri vates were either dead or ill. The following is tltc (late of our force employed in the Expedition to Egypt: General Sir IL A L rn Aszacaomay, Commander in Chief. Major General liurcuixsmi Second in command. Honourable Bri gadier Num'. 22th Light Dragoons - Lieut. Col. Browne Ufa Light Dragoon+ - Lieut. Cot Gordon Major General LunLow. aft Bat. Co/dftream Guards . Colonel Price 3d ditto . Colonel Turner Major General Coo re. aft Brigade, Roya:s, 24 Bat. Limit. Col. Garden aft Bat -54 Reg. Lieut. CoL Darby ad Bat. 54 Reg. Lieut. Col Layard 92d Regiwwnt CoL krikine Major General CRADOCR. ad Brigade, Bth Regiment - Limn. CoL Drummond sth ditto - liradlhaw 58th ditto - Major Prabyn sioth ditto - hirut. Col. Hill Major General Lord CAVA:4. B-;bade, Sash Regiment . Major Bowe isith ditto - Colonel Cameron Brigadier General Dori.r. - . . 4th Brigade, 2d (or "%teen's) Bout. Cal. Lord Da!hook 3oth Regimutt - Lieut. Col. Wilkinfoo Nth ditto Lieut. Cal. Ogilvy Syth ditto - Lieut. Col. &twat Brigadier General ST I WART. 3th Brigade, Minorca Regiment I.ieut. Cal. Asters De Rolla - Vest Col. Durk'. - Lieut. Col. Dillon Brigadier Genmal 0/11[ZS. Rekrue, 23d Foot . Limn. Col. Hall aSth ditto - • Lieut. Cal Paget 4sd ditto . . Lkut. Col Dielifon grab ditto - • Lieut. Col. Houiton Caftans - - Captain Low. flank Camps. sd Bat aoth Reg. Limit Col. Spencer Duaelim t /eh Light Dragons, Captain Money Detachon. Hornpefcles Rifle *Major Wdfon Mahe& Pioneers. and Detacianerts SWF Corps Commandant of Artillery - Brigadier Genera/ Laudon Chief Engines r - Major M'Kerrae Adjutant General - - Brigadier General Hope =Adjutant General - Colonel Abercronsby ts, 48th Regiment - Captain Maxwell 89th ditto Lirut . M'Donald Quarter -M aher General - Colonel A Minn he r Deputy Quarto-Mallq General Lieut. Col. Dz.o an -.• FRANCE. ARMY OF EGYPT. Paris, April ra. The brig Osiris is arrived at Toulon. She left Alexandria on the 16th of March. On the silth of March the news was received at Genoa, that the French frigates Jultice and Egyp tienne, whore entrance into Alexandria we an nounced tome time ago, had captured a Turkith caravella of go The frigate guns. with 300 troops, 3000 mufquets, and a great variety of articles ne cellitry for the army, had arrived at Alexandria, together with feveral velfels from the Adriatic and the Mediterranean, on board of one of which was an aid-de-camp of General MURAT. General ABEitcaosta v had effeded a debarkation at Aboukir on the Bth of March, with about 13 or 14,c0 o w men. Between the Bth and t 6th of March had unfuc cefsfully attempted to Phut up the garrifon of Alexandria within the walls of the town. The General in Chief, MEmov, had arrived on the t tth, at head-quarters at Rhamanie, where he concentrated the different divifions of his army. It is probable that before now the fate of Egypt is decided. That country, the moll intereiling on the globe, both by its geographical fituation and the fervices it has rendered to mankind, is now about to flourifh in arts, and to take the fruits of civilization, which make fo great a difference be tween the nations of Europe and thofe in a Rate of barbarity ; or once more fubjeEted to the iron yoke of the Pachas, thofe hopes of civilization and im provement muff vanifh with which fhe has for fome time been flattered, and Afia mull remain in a Rate of harbarifm. In a few days we than know whether the good or evil genius has prevail ed in this ihtereßing and long ill-fated country. EXTACT OF A LETTER FROM C. LONG, CAPTAIN OF THE DUBOIS. Alexandria, Feb. 23. gi The Good Union packet boat arrived at Alex andria on the sad of February. A violent fquall of wind had difperfed the enemy's (hips which block aded the port. The Good Union has brought us a great quantity of Itores and ammunition." THE MARITIME PREFECT OF EGYPT TO ALL THE MARINERS EMPLOYED IN THE PORTS OF THE DISTRICTS OF ALEXANDRIA: Alexandria, March To. The moment I heard of the arrival of an Eng. lifh fquadron, I obtained leave from the General in Chief to come amongft you. I have learnt with fatisfadion the conclud of the 4th Company of Ma rine Artillery in the affair of the-Bth. I have ob. ferved the fame fentiments to prevail among all the feamen. The Britifh Government has at laft af forded us an opportunity of proving how much we are enraged at its efforts againft free commerce and the liberty of the fens. Let us improve it. (Signed) LE ROT. THE MARITIME PREFECT TO THE CHIEF CONSUL. Alexandria, March 15. Citizen Chief Conful—The military and naval officers will acquaint you with our tit nation. Let mebe allowed merelyto affure you, that the French, whether belonging to the land or fea fervice, will bury themfelves under the ruins of Alexandria, rather than give up this important place. (Signed) Lc ker. The General in Chief mull before now have re ceived difpatches from General Mucci-, by a vef fel which arrived from Ancona on the Bth, and brought over his Aide-de-Camp, DICHER, who pallid by Damenhour on the 9th. EDMOND RICHER, CAPTAIN OF THR FR MATE LA RIGINERRE, TO THt MINISTER OF THE MARINE AND OP THE INTERIOR. Alexandria, March 16. Citizen Minifter—l have the honour to inform you, I arrived at Alexandria on the ad of March, the kventeenth day after my departure from Roch fort. I immediately la nded the troops and ammu nition. You will no doubt be allonithed, Citizen Minilter, to hear of the arrival in Egypt of La Regeneree, and that fhe has gained the objet of her voyage. I with I could give you fome infor mation concerning the Africaine frigate, but we were feparated from her in adreadful gale of wind at EA on the night of the 15th of February, and from what I felt myfelf from this !form, fuch as being almoß water logged, having the ftarbnard quarter gallery carried away, and likewife three port lids, though dofcly (hut, I am much afraid that the Africaine. would find it neceflary to put back. I met nothing on my voyage to make me deviate from my courfe, having been favoured by the winds. I was chafed by two frigates and a brig, but I loft fight of them at the end of two hours. I fhall reckon myfelf extremely happy, if I am able in all refpeas to comply with your orders. Health and refpea. (Signed) a. mesa. TN! MACRTIMI PILIFICT OF EGYPT TO TN! MINI- STE% OF THE SIAM* ►MD OF THE COLONIES. Alexandria, March 16. Citizen Minifler—The Ofiris packet boat not having been able to fct fail yelierday, I take ad vantage of this delay to inform you that the Ge neral in Chief, Mrsou, arrived at Rhamanie on the aoth. It is Paid that he there concentrated the ar my. We erpet him before the sift of March. If the Eng)ifh army has not re-embarked before that day it never will re-embark. I have learnt nothing certain with regard to the number of th e e n e my% kips of war. It is raid that they have feveral mer chant Mips armed en fluff, which makes-the num ber of their (hips of war appear much greater than it really is. It appears that at the utmofk they have not more than nine. Health and repo!). (Signed) La ROT. LE ROT, MARITIME PREFECT OF EGYPT, TO THE MINISTER OF THE MARINE AID OF THE COLONIES. Alexandria, Mardi t‘ MARCO! r.—VariAble winds frcm Well to Weft North Well, fret's and (quay. At two in the afternoon we difrovered in the Well a numerous fleet belonging to the enemy. At fun.fet it col letclesi, and made for the North Well of the Old Harbour. The altersle was beat, and the troops kept themfcives in reatiinefs to march to whatever 'point &Ad be threatened. The feamen were diftributed among the different ports. ,Thetnemy's fleet was as follows :-15 fhips of the. line, two- deckers ; 32 frigates, from 3o to 36 (loops, brigs, and bombs, and upwards of 70 tranfPorts, mottly of heavy burthen. About ten o'clock at night the enemy (leered for the road of Aboukir, and our troops immediately marched towards that point. MARCH 2.-At day-break the fleet of the enemy prepared to anchor to the Eaft of the road of Aboukir. In the morning, the anchorage was completed. Not far from this place 13 other fhips of war were feen fleering from the N. W. and pro ceeding to join the enemy. The fhips of war which formed the blockade of Alexandria united themfelves to the fleet. The French frigate la Regenerie entered without interruption into the Old Harbour about nine in the morning car ried 300 picked men and 3000 mufquets. Soon after mid-day, the brig le Lodi alto entered. In the courfe of this day the garrifon of Alex andria, under the orders of General FRIANT, took a pofition on the heights to the South of the road of Aboukir. During the refl of the day no new event occurred. The wind continued to blow from the Weft confiderably frefh, though the weathet was not tempeftuous. MARCH 3.—The wind blew very hard from the W. N. W. with Tome variation to the N. N. W. accompanied with fhowers, the lea rough, and the (Icy having a flormy afpeet. On the 13th, 14th, and 13th, the wind and (ky the time.—During thcfe four days the enemy made no movements. MARCH 6.—The weather was moderate, the wind fhifting from the W. to the N. W. the fky being fomewhat cloudy. The Englifh chips of war difembarkcd their troops, and put them on board of the tranfports neareft the coalL. About four in the afternoon three row-boats failed to take ob fervations in the Lake Madie : they landed so or 6o men, who were immediately put to the rout -20 having been killed, and the reft fpcedily re embarked. MARCH 7.—At break of day, the wind blow. ing fret, and fhifting from well to fouth-well, the weather moderate, and the fea calm, the enemy were plainly obferved manoeuvring to effea a de feent. All their tranfports weighed anchor, each of them being filled with troops. About half pall fix o'clock in the morning they were in motion to wards the coati, betwixt the mouth of the lake Madie and the fort of Aboukir. Immediately our troops were drawn up in battle array, oppofite the place which the enemy menaced. At (even o'clock the enemy's row-boats, forming an extenfive line, and to the number of three or four hundred, rowed brifkly towards the fliore.—The debarkation was begun under the cover of a very warm and well direled fire from their gun-boats and other veffels, on our troops.—The enemy were affailed by a well fupportcd fire from our field pices, and a fhower of grape-fhot from 15 or t 6 pieces of cannon pre pared for that purpofe. Their line was, however, fo much extended, that our troops were unable to face them on all points. Six or (even thoufand Englifh were landed. Our. troops, though ex tremely inferior in number, threw tbemfelves with ardour upon the encmy, and twice charged them at the point of the bayonet. The right of Eng lifh was almoft immediately routed, but reinforced by a ftrong column of the left, the French were obliged to give way in their turn. The battle con tinued with vigour till about nine o'clock, but per ceivinr, that the enemy was too numerous, and dreading by exposing the garrifon, to endanger the fafety of Alexaadi ia, the General fell back upon this place, with his troops in the belt order. The troops have taken up a po fi tion about a league and a half from the field of battle, their left (up ported by the fea, and their right by the lake of Madie. The enemy remain in their pofition upon the heights of Aboukir. We loft in this affair about woo men in killed and wounded, while the lots of the enemy amounts to soon. On the 9th, I oth, t tth, and tzth of March the armies continued in their refpenive pofitions. On the i zth indeed a pretty throng reconoi;ring party of our army attacked the advanced polls of the enemy, and killed, wounded, or took prifoners from 7to so men, including two officers. We loft on .nir part five men in killed and wounded. MARCH 13.-At day break the alarm guns were fired, the sextra.'t beat to arms in the city, and every one repaired to hi: poll ; the enemy advance. in good order, forming a dole and very extended line. We waited with intrepidity to receive them. At (even o'clock in the morning the anion began along the whole line. The force of the enemy teemed to amount to 1 z,OOO mcn ; the garrifon, reinforced by troops from the neighbourhood, might amount to 4000 men, of whom boo were cavalry. The °sock was brine on both fides; our cavalry twice made a charge ; the feeond time they penetrated to the centre of the enemy's line, and compelled five or fix hundred men to lay down their arms. A prong column of referee having however attacked them with impetuofity,t hey were obliged to retire and to abandon their prifoners. On the evening of the 13th March, the enemy made a movement on their left, which they con fiderably reinforced. Soon after a firong column attacked our right, and fucceeded in Making them. (elves meters of the bridge of the canal of Alex andria. In a lhort period however the Republi. cans retook it. Thrice the enemy returned to the charge on this point, and as often were they re pulfe, with the groateft lofs. At five o'clock the enemy re-occupied its former pofition. The 14th March was fpent by the two armies in reconoitting each others pofitions. The enemy in the morning and evening made a variety of move mcnts, on their left. The cannon of Aboukir have been heard firing all day. Three frigates have come to cannonade the batteries on the peninfula of Figuiers.. There fermi events to me to be of fo much importance, that a iTa n k tr e upon me, without waiting for the orders of the Commander in Chief, to difpatch the ()fait to give you intelligence of them. Health and refpeft, (Signed) r. cs nor. PARIS, APRIL rs. We' Vete yelierday aifured that Pays the Fuj i had died very fuddenly. We were unwilling t o give credit to this intelligence, and fill more to to publifh it in our journal. It is, however, but too true, that that Emperor, the auguß Allyof France, was found dead in his bed on the 22d ult. and that an extraordinary courier has brought intelligence of it to Paris. This news circulated in Paris, has produced the greaten foliation. The moralifis pity the fate ti a man who purchafed fuch Ilion power by inch long fubmifhon to his mother : a man too, wk om pofferity will admire for his generofity, and tl.: greatnefs of his views. Politicians affert, that the death of the Ernp.nci PAUL will have great influence on the fate of Ea. rope. This is poffible I but it is yet but a coa. jedure which does not diredly affect France. event leads us more than ever to admire the dom of Government, in having in their late ileac: , rather confidered how they fhould turn the future to advantage, than profit by the opportut,ttict which the moment prefented. There are in the political world accidental caufes, which have no effed in States whore federal fyllem is compkte, while they are fuch as may have a material influ- I ence on the deftiny of States who exit} only by chance. All the world knows that Ruin is not yet to vilized, that the right of inheritance is a certain pledge of public tranquility.—( Gazette dela France.) A writer has pretended, that the death of Paul will have a confiderable influence on the fate of Europe : that is to fay, the fuccefror of Paul will purfue a fyftem of policy very different from that of his father. We know not on what motives this is aliened : when it is confidered that the Archduke ALEXANDER is the friend of humanity and liberal principles, there is every reafon to fuppofe that he will not adopt a fyfiem contrary to the intends of France, and amt. he will not renounce the rights of neu tral nations.—( Clef du Cabinet.) It is expeeled at Naples, that that port will be blockaded by fix 1:41 of the line, which are cruis ing a fmall diflance from Capri. APRIL IS.-Our funds continue to fall. The Tins Confolider was yefterday at ssfr. so cents. FROM THE PARIS PAPERS. FLORENCE, MARCH 27.—General MURAT, in an arrette, dated this day, accepts the refignation of Gataitawri, PONTILLI, and Gaolers, Affißant Coußfellors to the Provifional Government of Tufcany. The General has fubftituted for the Provifional Government, a Definitive Govern. meat, compofed of the following Members :—I. F. PIERALINI, Auditor of the Confulta ; A. CER. CIONANI, Auditor of the Rota; BCRNAND LESSI, Advocate Royal; and G. POMEANTI, Superinten. dant of the Chamber of Accounts. Tu Ill''' s ell zl44.—Letters from Cremona (late, that a • -t of thZ Picdmontefe troops will co-ope rate in - e proceedings of the Army of Obferva tion 0 the South, and that the other part will re main a k huola and Faenza for further orders. Severl trains of artillery arrived here yellerday, and wer e lodged in•the citadel, where it is laid the French Government means to eilablifh a School ' of Artillery. The demolition of the fortifications of this city is not yet completed. The contribution for de fraying the expence of demolifhing them not being fuflicient, the Extraordinary Commitlion 'has or dered another contribution of so,ooo livres, of which 3000 mull be paid by the Jews, and the rcll by the tacit individuals in the city. AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, APRIL s.—. The pafage of the Ruffians through our city will not take place till the 23d and the following days. They are marching in five columns of - 400 men each. — Lodgings are preparing for them. BRUMLS, Antal. t t.—The lateft accounts from the Hague (late ' that in confequence of the urgent applications of the Minifter of the United States, the Batavian Government has taken off the embargo on American veffels ; but it Rill con tinues with refpea to the trading veffels of other nations. The Raple fixed at Brit&ls, in the reign of jo [ sent 11. is to be removed to Antwerp. The free navigation of the Scheldt having ruined the trade of °fiend, the principal houfes are preparing for their removal to the fame place. On the other hand, it is probable that the German Companies here will transfer their bufincfi to Tome of the towns on the Rhine; fo that a general commer cial revolution will take place in the nine united departments of Belgium. thous, A►Rt6 B.—We hear from the Helder, that the order for laying an embargo on all mcr• chant fhips having arrived at that place on the 3oth of March, it was put immediately into exc• cution, which prevented many (hips from proceed ing to fea. Orders alfo arrived at the Meufe in fufficient time to prevent the departure of thole (hips that were ready to fit APRIL q.—There is every indication that a part of the troops will be embarked, thould hoftilities continue with England. The projea of the new Conflitution is printing. Our fleet which is now in the Meufe, under the command of Admiral Da Wi T a lt, Is on the point of failing. The officers bilonkting to the hips have received orders to juin without delay their refpeeive veffels. VtsllrA, APRIL I.—According to letters from Buchareft, PASS WAN Ocit.ou has been routed by three Pachas.• The Ottoman troops having re ceived confiderable reinforcements, are at prefect advancing with a numerous train of artillery again(! Widdin, for the purpofe of befieging it. STUTGA RD, APR/1. 2.111 e Prullian Mind crhal declared to the Diet of Ratifbon, that his Sove reign did not confider the quellion of the indent nibcations as an affair which required fo precipi tate a conclufion, and that if a deputation were appointed for the difcuflion, his Majelly demanded thaehis Miniflcr might be a member of it. It is that the Minifier of Bavaria has made a familia dcclaration. 3P 3P 4p IP ven ted ed the