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

AN NODOC lONs
TVHE correspondence, of which the following letters
make part, was intercepted different periods,
by the Turkilh and Englih ihps of II con6s Of
official ard private letters whole contents perhaps like
tholc OF houfand Others which have times,
fallen into the hands Of our cries would have remain
by hodng out, r alfe account OF the motive of III
famous expedition and then, by fpreading the mo alb
furd and exaggerated of its fucces rendered
it neccnary undeeeive Europe, (0 trembling at the
sae) by proving from their ftatements that what
began wickeduefs and fraud, likely terminate
in wreicbeanes and celpair.
The public alton being thus determined upon the
nep make fuch lceelion from the volumnous
correspondence in the hans of government, without
gratifying an Idle curiofty, INDUCING prurient in
cinaticn Tor fcandal md intrigue, fhoud yet leave
nothing to be dehred with refped the real iruaon
of the army in Egypt i's views and fuccehes, its mfe
rcs ard dfappo,ntments For this purpofe, every thing
that was not iurave Of other Of thoie objects
was fuppreaed all private letters, unefs intimately
connected with the end in view. pailed and
even ,hofe of Baonapate (which have been 70 fhame-
fully tented, and commented upon by hoie fer
vid champ OF decency, the oppoftion writers tho
not Rrk'rgly and aboute'y private, yet containing
nothing that could mate ally interef inform the pub
lie were laid aide with the srea. We truft that we
have not admitted any thing that rsie bulh on
the cheek Of readers either for themielve for
We might here clofe introduction, but the L.
gvpan exp edition has awakened curoy, and been the
theme Of much wonder, and apPlauie, and error and
MISREPRESENTATION; do not think flall render an
unacceptable fervce the reader, by enargng little
the fuhicct.
The French have long turned their eyes towards
Egypt. The fanguine dpo6tion of their conus in the
Levans had numbered with Admirable effect, the
crcduity and avarice, and ambition, OF this rete ma
ton, by arurng them that Egypt the parable Of
the can the key of the reafures Of the Indies eafy
be iezed and fsii more cafy be kept There
4 Freedman under The old regimen, who was not fully
pcrfusded of the truth OF all this and certainly they
have loa nothing OF their ambition, their avarice, and
their credulity under the
What plans the monarchy might have devifed for
gaining poiielIion OF his /" Parad fe," We know II
could hope to effect it by force. But the prelent
yuers OF France who have trampled the powers OF
the continent two long, and with much IMMUNITY,
think !, neeeilsry 10 manage them now could have
apprehspsons OF reliance to their meaiurcs, and
likely be fcrupulous in the choice of to eff
fett whatever purpofe they had in view.
egypt however though faid and believed to be rich
country, promifed no immediate Puppies of plumber
and The projeet for feizng would 9TH have remained
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tie Fysse5 iaAs 'bs iey' Of fb, lovers and ,sa
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"h veyy ~sIIbt 10 fbe gsns,eGiy Of Office, that ID,
t,vas hss from B1oaspie and biz army 10 their risnd'
Fyr.s zoDs6 intercepted 6oHli be pnb&ed h,gyts,
from tbe e5a,aev Of nation 10 defend 10 la gapiag oey
tst letters from B1onspats 10 BIS brother. complaining eftte
tycfgssy Of bis zo; another from BsanJaynoi', aspiring BIS
l,er t5sf t ar Mamma not zoieied a, 6 hystyeueiI
Sub bs pyseio zebisb TO breed m ia private
fav,e,, 70 Be pnbSsiia Fyercb and Eagi@ - Nov "a
dtiA tbsPpbis 6avebssa 70 i0.g ag ted sOs ansy ard
esi suition rssg BHonsparts and Bis expedition, they
ksgb BE gacf sob tbs feandsi sni intrigue Of rpbb
s5s buats letters from be general and Bis srs are jul
Nov. as.
TIE private eoygsrduee o, 5vorasarts offers IL ea-
rom uss of public Intelligence n remind Of tie 7seat
s-s iusao,is ssiriy vpbo Te1fsiWatss W5sa er find
IF ns. re marry exs4HasS they gave ibat Be bad ia
az indecent poem 7rJisb certainly bas ab DO soib TIE
fseneral warrants MADAM. Buaraparis chaii-
~ sa 10 d zvifs Be- bysaris sxpsd' 5,erg5 Egypt
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