Star.
London, England, 1807-06-12 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, JUNE 12.

PR!CE OF STOCKS THIS DAY Al' ONE O'CLOCK:
Coutols, for July 640—Reduced 630—Onsuium ti prem.
Suing. Bills t 4. to 34 run.

Government have received very unpleafant accounts
from Egypt. brought by the POMPEE, Adniiral Sir
SIDNEY SMITH, whore arrival at Plymouth we an-
nounced yeflerday. The following is the fubaance
of the accounts received.—

Immediately after the furrender of Alexandria,
General Faessa difpatched a corps, confilliug of
about igoo men, under the command of Major-
General WAUCHOPS, to obtain pollifiion of Rofetta,
the occupation of which was defirable, to infure a
regular fupply of provifions for the capital. The
heights above the town were taken without any op-
pofition ; but on entering the place, it was found that
tl.eTurki had polled a (bong force in the houfes, and
on the roofs, which poured fuch a heavy fire on our
troops, that they were forced to retire, with the lots
of t7o killed, ant 253 wounded.
The enemy were in fuch numbers, and fa com-
pletely covered from the fire of our foldiers, that it
would have been adding madnefs to precipitation,
to have perfified in endeavouring to make good a
lodgment. In this attack General WAUCHOPE was
killed, and Brigadier-General MEAD!, wounded.

A fecond attack was, however, refolved on, to fa-
cilitate the required fu; ply of provitions for Alex-
andria. For this purple, a divifion of 2,500 men,
under the orders of General STEWART, was fent from
Alexandria by General FRASER. But, in the mean
time, a large torte of Albanians had marched from
Cairo to Itofetta : between there and the Britith di-
vifion, a battle took place in the neighbourhood of
the town, which was very fangninary, and which ter-
minated in favour of the enemy, who were immenfely
fuperior in numbers. Thofe of the &kali who .for.
vived, made good their retreat to Alexandria, but
not without much difficulty. In this fecond battle,
which took place on the 19th of April, our lots is
fuppofcd to have been upwards of loco men, but the
returns had not, we believe, been made out, when
thefe accounts came away.
The following is a pretty correet lift of the killed
and wouuded in the firtt attack, which was made on
the 3 tft of March :

OFFICERS KILLED.
Major-General WM:ream.
Captain Jou); ROBERTSON, 3tR Regiment.
- SAXACOURT, Ctl4 !IMO'S Britanniques.
Lizacnout del au CL, Do.
WOUNDED.
Brigadier General the Honourable...a-- MKAIIII.
Captain kIAWKSIIAW,3IfiRcOmetit.
..•••" DOWD AL.
Limit. E. KNOX. Do.
- FLARON, • 1)o.
THORN To:v, Do.
Do.
RYAN. Do.
Enfign KIRBY, Do.
Captain DUUZOTOY, Chaffeurs Britanniques.
- COMRSIMILNT, Do.
- CA LOV NE, Do.
-- Da I A FtT re, Do.
Lieut. I.IIIAI r t,, Do.
- J. Ds SPITZ, Do.
- Di &toes., Do.
••••••.. KLINGER, Do.
!Wk., BONIINGAULT. DO.
170 Rank and File killed,
230 W 020004.
••••••••••
420

The greater part cf this number belonged to the
31(1 Regiment and theChafrcurs Britauniques.

Such is the nature of the accounts that have been
received. Nc,r need we wonder at the exultation of
the French, in the accounts they have publifhe.i nt
the German and French papers, relating to this affair.
But, great as oar lot., has been, our affairs in Egypt
arc not in a defperate [late: Alexandria is fecure,
and there is little doubt that General Faasta can
maintain his potation till reinforcements arrive ; and
indeed the probability is, that before this time he has
been joined by frefh troops from Sicily or Malta.
We fear that on the prefent occafion the enemy
may have been held too cheap, or thzt there has been
a miferable lack of information. This check, how-
ever, may, in the end, prove ferviceable : it does not,
in the fmalletl degree, detraa from the wifdom and
propriety of the expedition. If it was advifable, fix
years ago, to expel the French from Egypt, it is no
refs to at prefent, to preventthem from getting thither.
Either Alexandria mull be occupied by them (or,
which is much the fame thing, by the Turks in truft
for them), or by us : there is no other altet native.—
In our hands, it would be no ohflacle to the re-eila-
blifhment of peace ; in thufe of Bow', r arr e, it would
be the fuurce and aliment of perpetual war. We are
p;rfuzded that, if he once obtains poffelLon of
Egypt, he will never confent to evacuate it. The
recognition of his title, the confirmation of his power
both in and out of France, the reftitution of all
the conquefts England ha. made, would nut, in his
mind, be confidered as a tufficient compenfation
for the furrender of this, the chief, as it was tht fir
objea of his ambition. Knowing the influence that
the poffeffion of Alexandria will have upon whatever
negotiation may take place, we cannot withhold our
unqualified approbation of the firmnefs and forefight
which the late Government have !hewn in ordering

it to be occupied, nor can we doubt that our indent
Miniacrs, aware of its importance, have long ere
this followed up the plans of their predeceffors, in
making arrangements for the fecurity of a poffeffion
in every refpeft Co valuable. The difpofition of the
natives is perfealy favourable to us, and when once
the Turkifh troops (hall be expelled from the coun-
try, our conquea may be maintained with compara-
live cafe.