The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-02-14 00:00:00

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Recent accotmts from Egypt, which appear to be
well founded, tend to throw new light upon the policy
which the English pursue in that country. It is
well known that since the departure of the French
army, the Beys had conceived anew the hope of re-
ccvering the power which they exercised in Egypt,
a power almost wholly independent of the Porte.
The Ottoman army were too feeble to resist, and a re-
gard to humanity alone required an interference on
the part of the English, to prevent the Turks art,
Beys from coming to blows. Their force was fay
sufficient to prevent any engagement taking place
between two parties, one of which is indisputa-
bly legitimate, and the other rebellious, or these two
words have ceased to bear any meaning in the lay.-
guage of governments : but they preicred behold-
mg the effusion of blood, and their_ speculation
seems nct to be a bad one. •

One part of the Ottoman army was made pri-
soners; the other was cut in pieces. The small
number that escaped from the enemy were indtbt. d
fur their safety solely to the garrison of Cairn. All
the magazines of provisions and ;warlike stores fell
into the hands of the Beys ; nor did these rebels
suspend their pursuit of the Turks, but at the Jail-
citation of the English General.
And now that the Porte is without any army or
any party in Egypt, the Cabinet of St. James's calls
upon that power' for the reimbursement of the ex-
pences which it incurred in re conquering Egypt
ezpences which arc swollen into sums the more con-
siderable, as it is far from being the desire of Eng-
land they should be paid. The Cabinet of St.
James's will not fail to take advantage of that debt,
either by extorting advantages of much more value
11 an the principal of the debt, or by retarding the
evacuation of Egypt to a period more suitable to its
interests. On this head it is foolishly observed by a
French journal called the Publiciete "the English be-
have themselves very well in igypt: they in no
manner intermeddle in the affairs of government,
but, on the contrary, observe the strietest neutrality."
Happy nation ! in whose'favour every event so
auspiciously declares, though it never interferes in
any of the intrigues by which tfiose events must
necessarily be prepared.—Mercure de France,
Jan. 22.
The mission, with which General STtwaar was
charged in favour of the Mamelukes, has not had
the expected success at the Sublime Porte. The
Divan has obstinately refused to listen to any terms
of accommodation, unless, as a preliminary condi-
tion, the Mamelukes consented to evacuate Egypt:
The latter, as may well be imagined, indignantly
rejected such a proposition, and the result was, that
a war of extermination has been entered into be-
tween them and the Turks. Nu quarter is given on
either side. The Mamelukes, far superior to their
opponents in discipline and courage, have hitherto
been constantly victorious in every engagement that
has taken place ; and as they are well provided with
money, provisions, and ammunition of all kinds,
they most certainly must succeed in driving the
Turks out of Egypt : besides, the-inhabitants of the
country parts are the more disposed to favour the
Mamelukes, as they have been themselves severely
harrassed by the cruelties and oppression of the
Turks.—Mcrcure de France, Jan. 29.