Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-06-01

me It'h ine they cort.in intelligence Of the
aIrfvai n the South at Frarce, IF The Oiiris
Cutter from Egypt With ofSciai diipatcaes
tFom alexandra, 70 the 18th Of March.
DESCENT OF THE ENGLISH IN EGYPT.
LE Roy, Nayi'ias Pygf7 Of Egybs, 10 he Min.
Pcr Of re Aari7s ag4 ia Coknis5, dated .4l.e-
agdTia, 1Tarc5 is.
| 70 rEHTcsE-MARca l.
! "A L two in the afternoon we difcovered in
The Welt numerous feet belonging to he en-
my. AT fun fet it collected, and made for the
northweIt Of the Old Harbor. The generate was
beat, and the troops kept therfeves inreadinefs
70 march 70 whatever point lhould De threatened
Tie ieamen were dhributed among the off
| ierent ports TIE tnemy's feet was a follows !.
-r5 hips ct The line, two deckers, a frigates.
from 80 TO 36 iloops, briggs, aud bombs, and
upwards OF &c tranlPorrs, molly ofheavy bur.
then About 10 O'Clock AZ nigtt The enemy
fteered tcr the road Of Aboukir, and our troops
Immediately marched towards that point.
II vENrcss-- MARCH Z.
A. day break the Heet ofthe enemy prepared
70 anchorage to me Ear ~ The road Of Ahoukir.
In the morning the anchorage was complicated.
in The cotiIe OF this Gay the gar1ifon of
AlcSaodiia, uodsr The orders of Gen. Friapt.
took petition on The heights 20 che louth Of
tie road q Abo1kir.
~ vEErCSE-MARCH s..
AT Freak Of day, tie wind blowing elh.and
fitting from wet 10 fouth wen, the weather
moderate, and the fea calm, the enemy were
plainly ObierYcd monGVreing % e1e9 a Ie(cept
a tLat~ p
them being hlsd with troops. Abo4t half paR
fix o'elockia the morning they we've in motion
towards the coaR, betwixt the mouth u The
Lake Made and Ia: ioit Of Aboukfr. I'm.
medj4.ely or troops were drawn up ii battlc
array, orpCfts tic place which The ensny
meoa-ed. At fevcn o'clock the eremy's row
boats, forming an eztenGse line, and 10 the
number OF three or tour hundred lowed briA:lv
towards The lhore. The debarkation ,yas B.
gun under the cover Of vsry warm and wei
Directed are from their gun.boatS and other vel
!sls, on cur troops. The enemy were aEliled
- a wrli fnrportsl FIRE from cur 6eld pieces,
and flower Of g-aPs fhot from IS or &c pieces
of cannon prepared for that pu1pofe. Their
line was, however, 70 much extended, thar our
troop, were unable 70 face them on all points.
Six Or lcvcn thoolAnd EnElih were landed.
Our troops, thea ID extremely I'LL -etior in nun
Der, threw themielyes with ardor upon the ELL.
ny, and twice charged then1 AZ the poins of The
hhYonet. The right Of the Engliih was almoa
Immediately rouceI, bet reinforced hy 4 nrong
eolumn Of TIE leir, the French were obliged 20
give way n their turn. The 5lttlc continued
with visor until about nine O'Clock, but perceiv.
ing thar tie Granny was tco numerous, and |
dFeating BY expoGng the carrifcn, 10 endanger
the tatcty Of Alexandra, the G-n:ral fell back |
upon thii place, With bis troops in the be(t or
d-r. The troops have taken up 4 petition abou1 |
q league and half from the field OF battle, their
left supported BY The lea, and their right by the /
lake Oh Made. The enemy remain IN their 90. \
liEion upon the he's hts Of Aboukr. We Ion in \
tins affair about goo men in killed andwourded, \
while tile lofs Of The enemy amounts % 1000.
On the Gth, 10Th, nth, and u Of March he |
armies continued in their REFLECTIVE petitions. !
On the Iath indeed pretty RroRg recounsi- |
te'ing party OF cur army attacked he advanced |
potts OF the enemy, and killed, wounded or took |
Prioners from ~ 70 20 men, including two /
oiticers. We lot en- our pant Ave men 10 killed |
anu wounded.
~ vEEToSE-MARcH ~
AT day break The alarm guns were Cred, |
the Generate beating to arms in the city, and |
every one repaired 10 his poR ; the enemy ad
vaneed in good order, forming clof. and |
very extended line. We waited with iutrepi. |
pity to receive them. at (eyen o'clock il the |
morning the acton began along The whole line |
The force Of the enemy fcemcd 10 amount to |
1900 men, the garrilon, reinfoyced with !
troops from the neighbourhooI, might amount
70 1000 men, of whom 600 were cavalry. The |
hock was briilS on both ides our cavalry |
twice mad9 charge; the fecond time they |
penetrated 70 the centre O. the eneEys line, |
and compelled Ave or Il K hundred men 70 lay |
down their arms. A trong column Of referye
having however attacked them with rnpctu.
otity, they were obliged TO retire and TO abln.
don their prifoners.
On the evening of the 2ad March rs) the
enemy made movement on their left, which
they comfortably reinforced. Soon after a
Hrong column attacked our right, and fuc-
ceeded in making themfelves matters Of The
bridge OF the caoal Of Alexandra II fhorr
period, however, the Republicans retook it.
Thrice the enemy returned RI fbs ~ 4vTs on |