Star.
London, England, 1803-02-05 00:00:00

TURKISH ARMY.

" Mahomed, Pacha of Cairo, who has taken, no
one knows why, the title of Viceroy of Egypt,
does not command the troops in perfon. Muham-
med-Aly Sun..Cherfeme, who had the command
before my arrival, was killed before Giza. They
are now undc r the Graces of Jofeph Kiahia. Tair
is Pacha of the Arnaoutes, who compofe the great
majority of this army, amounting to 16,000 men,
di ft ributed as hereafter explained. It receives foe.
ceffive reisforcements, which are land:d at Abou-
kir, but it fuffers much from defertion.
• Rhourchid Ahmed, a Pacha with two tails,
is at Alexandria with boo men who occupy no
works. • This Pacba may be regarded as the psi.
loner of the Englilh.
" Aboukir.—This fort is in a very bad Rate.
It has not been repaired fince its capture. The
breaches are neither cleared nor built rip. The
large tower is partly cieflroyed, and all around
it is completely open. The fort and the tower are
armed with two 24-ponnders, five pieces of fmaller
calibre, and two 12 inch mortars. The whole is
in a very bad Rate. It is occupied by too Alba-
nais, commanded by Mullaplia Aga, and taken
from the troops of the Pachalic of Alexandria.
" Fort Julien.—This fort is alfo in a ruinous
Rate, and is only occupied by 15 men.
Burlon.—The tower is armed with two guns,
and occupied by the inhabitants of the village, who
form its guard, and are paid by the Pacha.
• Rahamania.—This fort is almoft defrayed
by the inundations. It is occupied bys 5 mer.
• Menouf.—The two towers of the r3ern are
ruined and abandoned. The Province of Menouf
is occupied by soo men.
" Boulak.—The two towers are armed and oc-
cupied by 30 men. The Okel of Aly-Bey has
been reflored to its ancient ufe. The Fort of ,
the Wells, of the Aquechia, the Citadel of Cai-
ro, the gate of Babe El Naar, and the inclofure
as far as the gate of Babe El Adid, Fort Soulkof-
ky, Fort Quentin, and the Tarm of Ibrahim Bey
are occupied and armed. The part towards Upper
Egypt, and which is a fecurity againft attempts
on that fide, is well defended. The works of the
forts are the fame as they were left by the French,
but they have not been taken care of, and are
therefore in a Rate of decay. The houfe of Elfi
Bey. now occupied by the Pacha, is the only point
which the Turks have fortified. I made Captain
&ace draw a plan of it, which I fubjoin. The
farm of Ibrahim Bey has nothing of a fortification
but the name. Fort Dupuy is in ruins and aban-
doned. The flair and the interior work have been
carried away. The furrounding towers have guns,
but are not occupied. The works of the Fort of
the Inftitute are not maintained ; that fort is in-
cited almoll dellroyed. The bridges of Cure and
of the farm of Ibrahim Bey no longer ex&
" The Powder Magazine of Roudag is damp-
ed; the Nilometre, though armed, is ant occupied.

• " Cite Is alto in a very bati rte.:: the part of
the works which front Upper Egypt is alone main-
tained —Birket-El-Hadji rs abandoned.
" Belbeis and Salabie are alto :ibandoned and
partly dellroyed.
Manfoura.—The Tower of the Town k de-
ftroyed. The Province of Manfoura is occupied
by 500 men.
" I.efb.:l; is alto, like all the reR, in a bad Rate.
The Turks, far Irons completing the sr rks which
were begun, do not even preferve thole which are
molt neceitary to the lupport of the place.. The
whole is badly armed ; die gun carriages could
not nand two rounds of firing. The two towers
of the Bogliae are armed, and in pretty good con-
dition. The fort and the towers are occupied by
a garrifon of 200 men from the Pachalic of DA.
mietta.—The towers of Dibe and Onma Forage
are dellroyed.—The Province of Damietta is oc•
copied by 600 men.
Cahie.—This fort exills no longer.—The Arabs
have returned and rebuilt a village here.
" El-Aritch.—The Paella has repaired this fort,
and entrufled it to the inhabitants of the village.
I law the Cheik of this place :it Damietta, where
he came for ten pieces of cannon to mount on the
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Suez ic occupied by too Ofmanlis : there are
no Englilll their.
REC.% TITULATION AND DISTRIBUTION Of TUE I/RUSK

ruooPs is EGYPT.
At Atexmldria 15D0
-
At At•no!,ir - - zoo
. Fort Julien . 15
itok - tra - 202
Phamaniz - - zi
Province of Mennuf . - Soo
Cairo, Boulzk, and Gife - icco
Suez - - 103
Province of Manfoura - 500
Ditto' of Damietta and Lebeh - 6.:0
—7,640

Ir.f.titry
CavAry

ArtallLif

DISVOSEASLE WORM

6:co
*Goo

500
.--16,140

I: is needle: to add, that this is not an army.
The men are badly armed, without dilcipline,
without confidence in their Chiefs, and enervated
by the excels i4fdebalich. The officers every way
refemble the fuldier-.. They are ignorant of the
firli pi inciples cf the rtilitary art, and are Ilimu-
lated merely y the do ire of gain. They think of
nothing Lut enrichirg themselves, and finding the
means to retire in &fay. Sir thouCind French
would at this moment be fidficient to conquer
Egypt.
" ARMY OF THE MAMELOUKS.

" The army ef the Bcys confills of 3000 Ma-
melouL., 3500 Arabs of the tribe of Ababde of
Chark. and ssoo of the tribe of 13incaly. Muham-
med Bey Elly has married the daughter of the
Cheik of tl.-. fira tribe, and Maarzouk Bey, fon of
Ibrahim Bey, the daughter of the Cheik of the
tribe of Binca:y. The power in this army is di-
vided between Ibrahim Bey, the Chief, Elfy Bey,
and Ofman Bey, who has fucceeded Murad Bey.
Their head quartets are at Djerze. They have
with them So French deferters, who form a fmall
corps of artillery. Hitherto they have beat the
Turks on every uccafion, and the Egyptians prefer
them to the Ofmanlis. All Upper Egypt is in
their power.
" SYRIA.

" Acre.—The walls of this place are repaired.
The gate is covered by a fmall horn work, and
the tower of the angle of the wall by a half-moon.
A fmall jleche has alio been conarued in the front
of the Pacha's palace. All the works are well
preferved. The weakeft part is that towards the
lea, and particularly the point which defends the
entrance to the port.
" The forces of Dgezzar amount at this mo-
ment to between 53 and 14,000 men, 9000 of
whom are employed in the liege of Jaffa. Jeri,-
falem and Nazareth are occupied by the troops of
the Paella ~1 Acre. The Naploulians ferve againa
Abonmarak.

JAN.—The Vizier, after the reconquelt of
Egypt,caufed the walls to be repaired, which are,
however, at th;s moment, in a very bad condition.
Aboonirlik, Pacha of Paleitine, who defends this
place, has 4coo men in the garrifirn.
" Gaza is occupied by 4. oo of Aboumarak's
troops.
44 The Emir of the Druces has refilled to pay
his annual tribute to DAtzzar, and has railed a
powerful force. The Paella waits for the Curren.
der of Jaffa to attack him. The Ettglifh hare
offered to interpofe as mediators between the
Emir and Dgezzar, but the latter has refilled their
mediation. _

" The Porte has at this moment very little con-
nation with Syria. "eoaact JUNI."

ACTS OF GOVERNMENT.

Sr. CLOVD.—The Government of the Republic
having enniideted a Report by the Miniller for In-
ternal Affairs, ordains as follows:

Asa. I. In the Port of Romeo, there Ihall he a flaple for de
reception and Isle of all goods and commodities from the Co-
llooks or elfewbere, which are not prohibited by Law.
11. The tows of Rosen ball provide fuitabk public build-
! logs fur the Ogle, A plan of the ground and buildings (hall
be preknted to the Government. That plan, It approvedoviU
receive the fandion of a fpccial ~rdcr from the Government.
111. The itapk at Rosen mall be coofidered in law as a part
of Havre. Ships freighted for Rouen ball therefore fiat pre-
fent at Ham clad accounts of the quantities and qualities of
the goods which they are to deliver at Rosen —The Odd Of-
ficer of the Cuftonw at Havre, ball. upon receiving fuch ac-
count, formally record and authenticate the declaration con-
! veldts it.
The Olken of the Caftans at Havre, et: en there are no
With-ions of frosailng, ball be at liberty to asps any vdfel
from the needley of entering the port of Havre.
Ships welding at Rosen from Havre ball prefent the account
authenticated by the prindpal °Seer of the Cullum. at Ham.
to the Cullom-hock Olken at Rouen, when tbe(e come on
hoard the laid &ire in the river. If the goods are not gelidly
fuck In quantity and quality as the authenticated declaration
deknbes them, the (mem lhall be held guilty deo ad of fraud.
The cargo ball be infpeded at ks entrance into the Rack of
Rouen, and if ks value be either greater or Ids than It is stated,
In the declarative ad, this ball he taken as a proof dthe fraud.

VL The wattlit cad qualities of al/ carioca of goods re-
ezported from Konen, ball be fpeeilled in a Manlfello from
the Darcethe of the Caboose at Rouen. The Mandell° than
be tradmitted to the Chief OMcer of the Coftoma v Havre.
At Havre the cargo &all be inlpeaed in coraparlion with the
I Mandeb°. It the gene be either greater or lefain vase, than
ia there raprefed ; thb boil alto be regarded as an ad of fraud.
V. The bliwitter of the Trofury. and the Maas: fa Itr

ternal Affair!, are dirceted to put this dance In exeeut:on, and
to add it tothi Itegiitcr of tlic Laws.
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