Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-04-29


Every knows thar he directory long incc engag-
ed to make free gift tn army, of thoufand million
of Vres, az the concuGon OF general peace. This
engagement ike many hers, II feemed TO have for
goen till the necety os TEACHING the troops their
nterefs. and thus enabling hem perfect the revolt
ton OF the 18th FruSdor, made it ncccdary for the
1rumvrae to their pi omiie, aud to revive the
lanpuid expectations OF the arm ".
None contributed IN fucceE of this fatal day
than the army Of italy, which, the eternal diferacc
of Buonaparte. permitted overawe the councils
aud 10 aflume to felf the whole of the Fate
Such fervice could not be crooked their claim
portion of the miiard becarn doubly valid and
the war in Italy fuppoi ed to be at end,
thoufands of them returned to Fran &C to claim it,
Here bean the difficulties OF Il ,e directory. They
had money but it exp edient to confes IT
and the expedition to Egypt was therefore, brought
forward reent eipedent e quieting the pre-
fent Glamour, and providing for forty rhoufand
troops, Injured plumber and impa tent OF controul
who cnhble of their merits to be quietly laid
Aide and urgent in their dema nds to be csjoed
with empty promfes.
Hence arofe the expedition to Egy pt The plumber
of the Venetian docks and arfenai, ha fortunately fur
nifned them with vaft quantity Of laval ores, and
With feverai fps of the line, irgates &c. With the
former, they fitted the vees in the port Of roucn
& they collected tranfpors from every, quarter while
thele preparations going the 7upldiry and
dour of the troops artfully nhame by ambiguous
hints of expedition that to eolpi e,in immediate
To promote the farce (for fuch perfuaded it
was artts of all kinds, chymiRs, botanic members of
the protechnca lchoo in prodigious bers,
know NOT what quantities of people calm themielves
Ssvan, col ected from every part of France, and
driven to Touon in hoas When all thefc lately
embarked, Buonaparte afembled the ita isn> army
amounting 900 mem and after gravey prcmGng
them on his honour which he obierycd had ,ver been
facred. that they nould each receive their
money enough purchsfc fix and half of good
nd fook ard md
bury them all in Egypt.
On his rout he collected near twenty thoufand more
Of the army of Itayfiurdy beggars. who might have
dque,ed the directory il they had been fuft red
main in Europe, and who will now contribute with their
for comrades faten the vutures of Grand Cairo
We fhall flop notice the capture as il called
of Malta" the various gambols that played
BY this unwiedly in the Mediterranean but
having conducted il in aiety Alexandria return TO
make few miscellaneous obferva,ions on is ouiet iup-
pofed deiina,ion, &c.
The hrlt crcumfance that frikcs u.s. j. the extreme
ignorance of The French with rcga the country they
going deioate and deftioy. They had had on
with its ports for ages and yet they appear to
have known of its interior, than the nhab
OF the moon This want of knowledge univeffsl
from the Commander in Chief TO the meaneil folrr
in the army all darkness, and blind confidence in
the blindeft OF Of guides
The Savar, were not wit better informed than
the rcn-Iike PhHton,
75.y bop dperLat,, 10 meef .ot5 fls,frg mood,
@1nI aats.y fanes, ard efisr fra rpab god, 80
and like him imagine, they have found general
conhagration, and river
Now have mentioned thefe men, it may not be a
mfs to inquire into the lervices the general literature
OF Europe is likely derive from their excrtons fer.
vices, be it remembered for which the Directory who
ved them board have s,eaJy received the cIcita-
ton Of all the Z" friends OF liberty"
The inquiry will be hort. All the mention we find
Of them from the hour OF their embakation the pre-
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| the Roman Republic. The Savas, a.onge, Bertoct.
Bouhenne, &C. fays he, fought with the greatet
courage; they did quit the gene rails ide during any
part of the aston and they proved by their e1erons
that IN combating fbe easv Of their e,yt every Freneh-
man is folder" Sc.
Ihus find that the enlightened gcnufrea of the
eighteenth century, who explore the conftruc-
ton OF the Pyramids, to dive into the Caacou,bs, to
wind through the macs of the facred labyrinth, to dig
up the mytic volumes of Hcrmes, and in a word, to
roam with free foot from the cataraas to The fcven
mouths OF the Nile were become mere men of blood
Obliged to cling to the troops for protection and unable
to advance Jingle ftep to the right left beyond the
reach oil the muiquetry or cannon of the army
| But the imbeeity dfplayed in the outfer Of this
trange expedition, is not extraordinary than the
oblnaey with which has been held up 70 the adni-
ration OF Europe Either ignorance or fear or jaeohn-
i'm, has been always hand-,o fqyel preatnefs Of
plan, here there little, in fact but blind hazard
20 wnhper combination of means amida the want OF
eve thing and to promife invaluable fucceis TO men
whole every hep attended with delrution and de.
| fpar
While the army vet on lis way to the plso. of its
denson. the old plans of the French government were
| IN every mouth and the widom loudly applauded
which was 10 attach the beys the INVADER erui the
dominion of the Porte and ecufe the country for ever
TO the 81 Great Nation"
Buonaparte arrives, and rcveres the whole fcheme
The beys are now 20 be cruhed becaule they alone
have the power TO rsfa and the fovereigny of Con-
That evsrf Dad kts found before j7sesspari 7sr,o-
y Toe t",gnfi and isg Of Posg1 fbsc haze qe been
laid saea BY tie BALI Iasns ard otis, an5,uod "a, cJ
@H formal sssg'r aestf bs Grand Meas, Hsmeetab By
toe x'gos' 19S' 6aVs fals1 ,sss ia Germany Ra, ts.
Aa Litter Of S4orabDtsss tie Dyo9s,y asts}9 Yuly 6,b
by "b eo.sy any thing ist sotas srsyrirs an tory