Star.
London, England, 1801-07-13 00:00:00

*.AFFAIRS OF EGTPT.

CAMP AFORE •LEXAMDRIA, APRIL 10.
Our potation has not experienced any material
change fince nrylail, nor is it probable that we shall
be for tome that again engaged in this quarter in
attire operations,as the fate of Alexandria depends
upon the fuccefs of the efforts mating by the ene-

to fOr its 'relief.
Malmo confiantly harangues his troops in the
name of the Republic, in the defence of which he
exhorts them to die. He has told them that nine
fail of the line, having 7000 troops on board. had
failed from France for Egypt ; and that with this
reinforcement be would again lead the army to vic-
tory. But his rhetoric is in vain ; the foldiers are
. difaffeited and clamorous, and few days elapfe,
that from ten to twenty of them do not defcrt to
us. A guard of forty-three yeaerday attempted
to come off, but were difcovered and fired on ;
nine of them reached our lines, but he nil were
either killed or obliged to return, and three of the
k latter have fence been fhot. _ -

Maim: lately fired upon one of our flagsof truce,
is it approached the city, and compelled it to re-
ties ; it is the o?inion, however, of his foldiers,
that notwithftanding his affirmed confidence, he
participates in the general defpondency, and en-
tertains the defire, untverfal in his mot, of return-
ing to France.
Bdd& Camp before MaxaMikip, April 14.
We hear that intelligence has reached the head.
quarters, that the troops from India have effeeted
their debarkation,at Suer, and are in full march.
They are Rated to amount to 6000 men.
• Alexandria, though of conilderable ilrength, is
Bill afailable with fuccefs ; but the enterprize
_ , would, it is ellinrated, cof ucthree or four thole-.
fend men; and as, from the condition of his ma-
gazines, the enemy cannot hold out many months,
oar General has humanely refolved to (pare to otu
country fo many gallaist men, and trait to the
operation of time for the poffellion of the place.
The deferters mention, that for feveral days paR
the allowance of provifions and water, had been
?educed to little more than half the accuftomed ra-
tion s and that even on this contrafted fcale, they
had not fubfiftence for more than three months.
Aboukir, May z.
I was yefterday at Rofetta.,--the Rate of the place
bears inconteßible proof of the poverty of the fup-
plies and refources of the enemy.
The Mamelucks, to the number of soot), a& in
conjunibhn with the Britith army, which receives
from all dire ions the moR abundant fupplies.—l
have fcen one of Isfsmou's proclamations on the
fubjeti, in which he has threatened to burn every
village, of which a linFle inhabitant should carry
provilions to the Englith camp.
Mason, probably alarmed by the extent of the
defertions, and the increating difeontent of his fol-
lowers, lately fent a Rag of truce, declaring 4g that
-the French were defirous to evacuate Egypt on

the following conditions :
so, That they Mali be permitted earnest) to France with
the honours of war, in the wireis remaining in Alexandria, or
thee proving inadequate to their proper accommodation, the
Em id& to fumith fuck farther tranfports as should be wanted.
ad. Thai they be allowed to take with them their arms,
bilTr, cannon, ke."
e Englifh General replied, that if the French
evacuated Egypt, they fhoitld be condoled to
, France with all the honours of war, in Englifh car-
tels, but that the demands of the Republican Ge-
neral in regard to arms, Roves, &c. were wholly
inadmiffible.
We learn from the definers that Minton com-
municated to the army the failure of this overture,
„and fought to inflame their refeutment by the molt
impaffioned declamation—he reproved his troops
for want of their accuftomed conftancy, and ex-
prefred his indignation and wonder that an army
which hlkd given chains to Italy, and dilated peace
.to Auftria almoft beneath the walls of its capital—
the flower of the French nation, could Infer itfelf
to be beaten by the Luba Anglois--(the cowardly
Englifh.)—The foldiers are as much aftonifbed as
the General at their defeat, but they have profited
better by their experience, and learned to refpea
their enemy. Through the fame channel we learn,
that the lois of the Republicans in the battle of the
s eft of March, comprifed 24.00 killed and wound-
ed, and Soo made prifoners.
The anaiverfary of the defeat of the GRAND Vl-
via at El Hanka was celebrated in the French
camp the night before the battle, and every means
were nfed by the officers to infpire their troops
with ardour and enthufiafm, and it is certain they
anticipated rn ;flue very foreign to what they ex-
itctlenced. The total !limber of Turkifb troops
Which have landed here amounts to goo men.
The French force nr,w in and before Alexandria
confias of 6;oo effeaire men.
Smyrna, May 15.

The King George, Fa a SIR Ste it ti, from London,
arrived here on the t Ith, but has not brought any
news of moment from the Mediterranean.
The plague has'reached this place from Syria,
and carries off five pr fit perfons daily; confider-
able alarm has•been excited by the arcurnikance,
and our intercoorfe with the theatre of anion is,
in crmfequence. more limited. .
The defertions frosts the Sint sx's army, previ-
-0111 $0 the accounts being received of the defeat of
ffivuou, nearly equalled the number of recruits
which it received, In that the army, with daily and
cOnfiderable reinforcements, gained nothing in ef.
feitive ffrength ; but lance the viaory of the sift
of March, the defertions have ceafed, difcipline has
been re noretl. add the troops advance with energy
and decifion.
The Mamelucks, under Isaanin Bar. preceded
the Vgasta at Belbeis. They have over-run the
entire province of. Q_uahalie, and cut to pieces a
(mall cusps of native troops, which they forprifed
at Tpcefarta t O&M have gone over to the Vistas,
and the whole country through which he had ad-
vanced has afforded every pogible facility to his
operation and teffified the moll decided
s

luniration from the Vi-
to its leaving Ebneth
.tinned its ravages at. El
*4'6444 in the army.

operattons. wa 1C41.1.=1J
am! *nanny to the Freach.
We have no direa ccomam
toga's army Ihbfequent
lisins. The plapie coatis*itch, but had wlay.