Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-05-06
No. II. TRANSLATION.

From JAUBERT,a CsusulT.yy, 81.
HERE we are, nay dear Jaubert the coa0 of Egypt
Our brave troops have already got footing its erro-
ries, and every thing that long the i'm
provident defponfn of the maeloucs and the apathy
of The Egyptians will be uect eded by creative govern
mcnt and by lpirit of emulation hitherto unknown 10
its inhabitants.
We matters Of Alexandria. On our march we
feized .hotr<r and Roietta. and consequently in
ppG zion of Of the principal mouths of the Nile
Thou mayef trace the chart OF Savry voy-
agest which iuppole thou han before thee.
At FIX in the morning of the fri infant
within FIX league, of Alexandria. The Juro diff
patched to the port with letter the Frenrh conul
This the ofrnhble motive, but her fecret orders
were, all bring him and all the french
the city on board the feet Every thing there in
conufon. French nvA6on had been op-nly talked
of for the laf months and meaiures taken
fure ufual taken by the rurks) prevent it.
the appearance Of Engih fquadron Of fourteen fail
the zsh of Iune and which The governor ultimately
maintained be ours had edoubled the If the
city and rende cd the Iruaton of the French reens
there more and critical. The conful however,
obtained permillion to go on board the Juno, on his
promfe in three hours and the frga,e dire
y put to fea with him. On his arrival on board tho
L'Orent. the neceihty of immediate meafares became
apparent, only to anticipate the Eng in getting
poeihon OF Alexandria but to iheter our fleet from
engagement which mua be evidently on unequal
terms, in the eonfuion of FRI anchorage unknown
ground
The Englih fleet has played with i'll luck on its fde
-ft it miaed convoy OF 81 fail coming from Civita
Veccha, with feven thoufsnd troops of the army of
Italy on board did not arrive at Malta till five days
afer we left it and it arrives! at exandtia in
days before reached IL is be prefumed that it
IS gone 10 Alexandrelia under idea that the army is
to be df-n,barked there for the conque of India. We
.all certainly fee i, lalf but moored ia
fuch manner To bid def ance a force than
double
- 4 T.. a
ing of the 6fR thar in fpe of the prompl'tude with
which we d.iembarked VIC might have been upnied by
the Eng ,fh in the midi of operation. Apprchcn-
five of this the commander in chief, with his ilaf, WAS
IN his LEY by four in the afternoon, iurrDunded by
the boats and ihalops of the different veels and full
OF troops, and ready for the deicent
On the morning of the I'D, landing was effected az
Mara5ou, two leagues the weilward Of Alexandria
NOT the 1ghtell rcltance. even piece of can.
non at Marsbou! the army then advans cd n platoons
toward the city the lraggles and hofe who marched
at any dtanee from the man body, attacked by
parties of Arabs aud a few fcattered Mameoucs who
lowered about US here were alio few rattisl en-
gaeements IN VIII CHI we lon fcme men On our arrival
the entrance OF our brave roops was oupofed A few
three or four Founders oblerve that had no arte-
ry with us) carabnes, tones &c. announced reoluton
to defend the city. Genera Kleber wounded in
the head, and General Menou in divers places: bu by
eleven O'Clock we in puielIion of Alexandria.--
The awkward muiqucSry whic attempted deeuce by
6r'ne from he windows. all hid thepfeves or wee
killed The Msmeloucs, and a vat number of Arabs
took refuge in the defer The few inhabitants who re.
manned were exceedingly aaon'ihedt at finding we did
not cut their Ihroats, ani cad wi tranporr of Joy,
the procama,ionS which the commander IN chief had
previouly printed in Arabic, and VIII CHI you nu1 long
before this have feen in the putlic papers
This proclamation has given birth TO two very ;neu.
lar circumstances The evening before we had ftized
few Turks and Arabs and carried them on board Of
the iieet. The queton 10 calm their apprehen-
lions, and make them aponles Msronite prca
from Damaieus la ebjaain Ike omivsJ was ordered 10
read It to them, and to comment he proceeded.
When you confder the proclamaton,f YOU will judge
how well the part he played became him.
oppa, from fbe nxt letter, 7osiJ Under tie ime fig
nature and zubieb DE reader rpH i uol worthy IF BIZ Fri
our attention, fbaf Jaabr,t e0myy TO bs feet tie
Of bisft~ is eitbes foe maaa butt probably ar
fd TO BIZ brother be general, The Frsnsb army It,
Sy.
In tie original il h "Savary's fome other'-7ebss
other Jsusrrf might agrf kao7v not s,bps tie
sDrter bip; bit certainly sava,y ssai 70, noibirg
hi' fbis "ans rbessd1s and asleV panegy,d Egypt
soti6 atsas TO baos fi soyirLe g,e 10 OF
Sia, Of he fenb government ts7car 1s zus Of ibat
try ao aD 10 B. tbr ony Vide Mecum IF f5e Swans
and eaar Of s expedition, zebo asbars bavs baeS az i'm
PLAT .ogfdns in h TIE former, ksf a., fa zoe kaozy
bsv. mad any afva~es d, ereiu
lily jr ssbs great RasgsG 7nsY os,vsd soLss be ,t
Bis sf fs0fb i" he bsia q, does be philoo-
pher to change his opinion !" but The latter Lao loudly and
gsru declared as, ,r0rv sns Indignation having ben 70
mile,sbly ssijQa.
The sfsaensTf IF t5s ,emaiai4g Aesssa,ines, at asg
for mo qafe to Nor, yaDS,f gasi, BY fgbt fe,gJ
" eiss" Bcyer'' tns letter 10 Biz Jabr Lft No xXIf1
Iftr an ads'isiaas rueios Of dsf 1SSrdsgg people I'm
As &c m enS' 10 dpue ne fgoa u Sei, EVe' and pro
fnths zenb ,apauew and Hoaftfy borde sf Fraagytl
I" for he base IF far kovs !" fBe eautirg s,0v,s night
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