Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-05-27
IVorVME ILL.,

lfoLVhE ILL
thou may'f ea6ly guefs what nurniufs tins ocsaaons
they are oudelt perhaps among the oincers we are
caloed with proniiies, that weeks time the admin
ftration will be sufficiently organized to enable thcm 10
make their diaribuons regularly-but week IS ith
too long.
If thou conf foon, which moi ardently with, take
to be eleortsd board, by party of huh.
eers capable of fecurng thee from The attacks OF the
Arabs who will mon aluredly make their appearance
the banks of the Nile and endeavour detrot thee
in Thy bark.
The firf comm1ary, sucy, had his arm fractured on
board the hotila, in his pafiage to Cairo Thou mayh
perhaps come to us in the gun boats, lighters, 6cl
which have been difpatched to bring round the bag
gage of the army from Aexandria--C me, come, pri-
thee come Thine entirely. DAMAs.
My regards 10 Auguius and his colleagues
mo XIII 71it IL a Litter from SaDary to DaaSsia
dretaigg f5s tyasostiou sJaggss ssts sUan. Of zUbb
saglfs ibe AIRY nulb anxiety
(NOs XII u XIII 7Bes merely mention ts Promo
ioa of fzr0 three eFsrry, AMI amt d,s7iOns rsng TIE
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No XIV. TRANSLATION,
Had 2nayisr,, al Cairo, 7ay AZ.
Dear LIofbp.
/ take the earlefi opportunity of acquainting you
with the arrival of the French army in which have
the honour ferve, at Alexandria in Egypt. On our
paffage took po1elhon of the 1snd, port and city
of Malta, which is 90 leagues from Toulon and now
we At Grand Cairo the capital city of Egypt, which
is 1000 leagues from France
fuffcs ed yalt deal during the two months that
voyage LATED. During the whole time, was iea-fck,
without intermi on and brought up blood all day long.
When fet foot upon land, however under the walls
of Alexandria, was cured OF my iea.hekneis, but my
iuferings were by no means at an end
We loft 400 in fcaling the ramparts OF the city.
After halt of four days et OH, IN puriut OF the
Arabs, who had retreased and sncamped IN the
deiert but the fri night of march was very ter
ribe for was with the advanced guard
came fuddeny upon corps OF the eneny's cayal-
ry and my horie VIII oh you know was always very
enc, the unfortunate caule OF al my trouble -
He fprung forward on upon the horles and horf
of the enemy but unuoy in rearing, he Tell quite
backwards, and to avoid being crulhed to DEATH was
obliged 20 fling myfef hde of him AS 1t was
night had not time feize him again he got up, and
fet of like Lightning after the enenys Cavalry, which
quitting the field
had put on all my old clothes for the fake of pre-
ferving my new ones, which were packed up in my
portmante 70 that lot my hoe comp eely bridfd
and faded my pilto my cloak my porman,eau.e every
thing that it, my clio hes, tvcny-forr louis doris
which received at Marfeilles fit out and what
is tll worfc my PORTFOLIO, which contained all my pa
pers.
Thus found myfelf in an infant frpt of every thing
and obliged march bare foo, for nineteen days on
the burning and and gravel of the Dcfer for the We
ry day after this unhappy affair. on the foles Of the
the old boots which happened to have my legs:
my coat and my old breeches very foon torn a
thouland ratters having BIT of bread cat nor
drop of water to molten my mouth, all the comfor,
had IN curling and DINING the trade OF Wal, more
than hundred times day
AT aft on the 17d OF this month, arrived at the
gates of Cairo, where all the enemy's army in
trenched and waiting Tor US with great boldnci' but
with our uiual impetuoy we marched to attack them
in their entertainments IN about three quarters of
hour. they had sooo killed outright; the ref being
able TO fave hemieve plunged into the Nile, which is
river a large the Rhone-con!equeptiy they were
all drowned fhot under water. After ssb victory,
entered with drums beating, into the city OF Cairo
confequently matters of all Egypt.
do not know, my dear mother, when ihall have
the pleafure OF &c ing you lrepent much and much
of ever coming here but it now oe late: in word
| reign myfef to the Supreme viii In fpite of the
fcas which eparate your memory will I've always
craven my heart and the circumstances per-
nit, will break through all obiacles to return my
country.
Adieu--sake care of yourff--a thoufand things to
my relations. Your, Ton, GuILLoT.
49, mo XVII TRANSITION sas
Army of Englandt Grand Cairo. Ja,y ~.
r. Dyesaestt TIE ruat sizeu DeScni.s Yl dc Craze,
Rus 81. Jagpe Pair
I write to thee, at af, my dear wife, from Cairo,
which will be- think, the boundary of my expedition.
wrote to thee twice voyage once from Mall
Ia and again from Alexandra Opportunities do NOT
often occur, and when they do they very uniafe.
Not Jingle letter of thine has yet reached me. have
yet heard of thy arrival at Paris
| will give thee hereafter faithful hiifory of all my
travels the battles which have feen and the dangers
without number which have fhared
My friend sucy, fra commiGary, is dangerously
wounded by muikct fhot is the young Lannes.--
Defnanotrc who kewfe recommended to me by
La Repede, is taken priioncr by the Arabs.
The natives of Egypt are ferocious iavages the
Beys their matters, naughty oppreaors. Their Name
oucs. that is fay their be cavalry, their privileged
The French poor biographies in general but
the ridiculous naturalization above, is probably NIL
take /; it is however, correctly translated. We have
Everal other letters from this unhappy youth, from
which appears that he is Captain in the 25th hall
Bripade AS he aftcrward, relates that the encmy's