The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-12-10
THE GAZETTE.
Portland.
DETACHED ARTICLES COLLECTED
FROM VARIOUS PAPERS.
MoNDA1,, DECEMBER 10, 1898

FOREIGN
BY letters received at London from CONTAIN.
tinoPle Of Sept. 3, it appears that 10 COME
quence of the declaration of war by the Grand
Signior againf the French, the French min.
iaer, with bis whole legation has been f.ntto
the cattle of The Seven Towers, and that
iome French merchant fhips in the harbor had
been taken podellion of. The Ru1ian auxiliary
fquadron was then in fight of Con1antinople
The Spanifh MiniRer uied his utmot endea-
yours to pacify the Turks, and Represented that
the French Republic had no hottie views a.
gainf the Porte, but only againh IT'S enemies
the Boys Of Egypt. The Refs Efeadi, how.
ever, was not fat fed with this ezcufc but an
fwered that the French had no right to enter
the Tutkilh territories. Ii belonged to the
Porte to punilh the Boys and the French Re.
public lhould have complaineG to it, if it had
been injured by them that Egypt had been
invaded in the time Of profound peace, and
smid the mott for - Entrances on the part Of
France, of The mo-, .- iolable friendhip 10 The
Grand Signior, the Porte not having injured the
Republic, nor given the ilightea occaGon for
hoailities.
Some verbal accounts FAY, that RnGia has
declared War againa France.
The French Generals Dfpatc hes which fell
into admiral Nelfon's hands, deyelopes the plan
Of Buonaparte. India was the ultimate Object;
" Egypt only lePping Zone TO ford the
brook !" and Bombay the 6rt place of enter
prize Thither the Britilh admiral has die
patched an officer informing the Proficiency Of
the meditated attack, and Of the victory.
Theie dapatches announce to the Directory,
that without reinforcements it would be impo(-
fible for Buonaparte to proceed, or even to
maintain his petition at Cairo, for any length
of time, as the inhabitants in general were
innical to bis progreis Information from
another fource itates that he is matter of no
more ground than what is Immediately occu-
pied by his army
Official accounts, receive by the miniary
Tate, hat Ten. Buonaprrte fuaaincd great
lofs in his march from Alexandra to Cairo !;
that he was engaged in three very obainate
battles; that although he had plenty Of pro-
viions, he was liz want of military flores, Of
wines and brandy this circumtance will place
the Arabs on an equality with the invader
that he was at variance with his officers, who
were d1contented with the expedition that The
foldery were ickly. with the deleterious waters
Of the county; that the Grand Signior was
making every effort TO collect a force to cut
off fdpPlies from reaching the French camp.
Buouaparte, it is faid, has cut off the heads
Of above zoo Turks for rejoicing at the victory
over the French feet.
An Engliih paper Jays "it is faid that Min
ifeis are reiolved 10 make our great naval
fuperiority efeetnal to the renovation Of our
commerce in the Mediterranean and the lie.
want compact is entered into with the King
Of Naples, by which the ports of Sicily are
to be put into our poheiIion, FOR the defence
Of his dominions,and for the purpoie Of our
naval operations in thofe feas. General Stew
art is actually gone to take the command, &
our troops lately in Portugal are on their way
thither. "A mott critical polt viii be thus ef
tabliihed, and the blockade Of Malta will be
formed and continued without danger to our
fhiPs. as they will take ihelter in the ports Of
Mefina and Syracuie."
The Britih king has granted the dignity of
a Baron of the kingdom of Greatbrtain, 10
Sir Horatio Mellon, X. b. Rear-Admiral Of the
Blue Squadron of his MajeRy's feet, aud the
heirs male of his body, lawfully begoiten, by
the name, Rye and title of Baron Melton Of the
Nile. and Burnham Thorp, in the county Of
Norfolk.
TIE war between the Porte and Pafwan
Oglu is at length termipatld. Ths Rebel Pa
cha has accepted the conditions offered by the
Grand Signior, which are, general Amnef-
| ty for all his adherents, and himfelf to be
RATED to the dignity of Pscka of Three
Tails, with the Government Of Servia to Niz.
"a.
Admiral Mellon intends to fend home the
mott CRIPPLED Of bis hips, and the priIoner.
were to Be put on fhore, but Rothing was pcG