Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-09-23
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board fome beer, ammunition and a few
orher neceIaries, with which the Diligence
iloop, which has been appointed to that
%fervice, is now ~fupplyirg them.
A private letter from Conftantinople,
Of the Sth June, hates fome intsrefing
particulars respecting the affairs of Egypt.
The whole attention of the government
is at preient occupied in preparing for the
standardization OF that important province,
the ipeedy recovery Of which, from the
iucceis already experienced, they %antici-
pare with the utmo,t Confidence. The
particular details OF the affair of Ell
itanka, had not been received, but il was
Known that Menou, apprizcd OF the march
OF the Grand Vizier, of the arrival of
the Englilh forces at Suez, and OF the ap-
proach of the combined body of the
Turks aud Englith, di(patchcd 5000 men
on the zSth of April, TO reinforce the
corps OF Rhaman;e, and TO pu, it in a f.
t~uation to commence oRenfye operations.
After this junction, the French force, con-
fitting of about 5000 men, be.ides an al
mott equal number OF auxiliary forces,
formed of Coets and Greeks, proceeded
to attack the army OF the Vizer, which
vigorouny fufained rhc mock, and after a
tharp %a@tion, lucceeding in compelling the
French TO take refuge in the forts and CT
tadel of Cairo. This place, after the ac-
ton, was faid TO be kept in a rate Of
cloie blockade by the troops Of the Vizisr,
joined by the divilon Of col. Spencer, and
the troops of the captain Pacha, who had
mounted the Nile with his fotilla. 1t is
mentioned that In the battle of the eft of
March, the dreadful carnage. experienced
by the left wing OF the French army, was
in a great degree afcribable TO the orders
iGued by general Menou, on the morning
of the battle, by which Regnier and Da-
mas we're degraded from their command.
The inundation of the country in the
ncighbourhood Of Alexandria, is hated
not to have been productive of the end
%propofed. The Circumstance Of Menou's
having di(patched three thoufand men from
the camp at Alexandria, TO the relief Of
Rhamanie, appears indeed TO be a pretty
concluive proof thar the n~lealure has fail
cd in the "ilhed-f for Gcceis. The CITY of
Alexandria will, however, it is alledged,
De expoied TO complete deitruttion, if be-
ore the month OF September, the Euglilh
army does not repair ,hofe ciRerns from
winch IL annually receives the neceGary
Puppies Of water.
a letter from Norwich, dated Auguf
7 lays-" We have the p%Ieafure to con-
firm what we anticipated Taft week, a
further decline Of Wheat at our market
o. Saturday laf. From information ,hat
can be relied on, we are enabled to fpesk
~fayourabIy of the crops on The ground,
particularly on the real wheat lands, to
which we are TO lock for quantity ; there
the crop is abundant, and never known to
be better fet."
Lieutenant Douglas arrived at the Ad-
m~iralty this morning, with difpatches
from Sir james Saumarez. Their con-
tents have not %transpired.
A letter, dated La Loire, off Hayred de
Grace, Aug. sd, fays :---" LaR Wednef-
day evening alarmed us a great deal. We
had moft tremendous EQUALS, and thunder
ing and lightning. The whole horizon
was quite acontinued blaze. BY accounts
we have heard from the flhermen, much
mitchell has been done on fhore. A few
days agoa French man of wars boat was
outGde of the Pier, with fevcrsl officers on
board. They were chafed by La Loire's
boat, and very narrowly efcaped. The
fqoadron are tending in two yeAels which
we're going into Havre one a fchooner
laden with preferved fruit. But what we
have detained is an American nip, called