Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-07
FROM EG7-PT-orFIC,AL.
LONDON, JULY It.
From Ceu-ral Hutchin!on, to Lord Hobart.

From Ceu-ral Hutchin!on, 70 Lord Hobart.
Had &al,t:ya crz8 rsar 41L5am, J4ae I, 1901.
have the honor to inform your Lordhip,
that the French abandoned the petition OF
III Ait, On the 18th Of May, which We occupied
the Game evening, and on the 9 h we advanced
to Rahmanich, where The Freuch were pot(ed
with upwards f 900 Infantry, and 500 caval
~. We at if imagined that they niigh have
endeAvoured 70 have maintained that petition
bot our corps or the ealtern bank Of the Nile
having got into their rear, took the fort Of
Rahmanich il reverie, which probably induced
Tie enemy TO retire 10 the night between tie 9th
and 10-h, leaving garriton IN the rort, Which
(urrend5Ied in the morning, amounting 10 ITO
men, commanJed by a Chief az Brigade. AS
the enemy retired towards Cairo, il became ne
ctGary % follow them, in order 70 cover the
army OF the Grand Vlziers, and TO fecure
Jnaion with he expected reinforcement from
in1i4-Nothing happened Of a'y importance
until the 18th, when we tell IN with a valuable
convoy OF Germs on the Nile. They had
come from Cara down The Canal Of Menouff,
which Joins the Damietta and Rof-tla branch
cs NJ the river. From this circum1ance. they
knew ro'hing Of the retftat of Gen La Grange
from Rahmanich, About i5o Pritohers tel
into our hand. and fever1l heavy guns. fome o.
them Intended Tor the defence Of Alexandria.
The conyhy ID itfelf wa, very valuab ? and IS
gre Z loIs u the enemy. We found IN board
ali kinds Of cloHhinI, wire, fpiiits, &c. and
about fi,e thoufsnI pounds IN money, On The
18th, when enoanped az Alkam, NC we're In
formed ny the Arabs, th7t a coDGIer'ble bojy
of French, coming II IA Alev1ntrf, were ad
vancing toward, the Nile. near the ipot where
he boats Of The CAPTAIN Ptch4 then were. The
cavaly were mime -iatcy ordersd out with two
pieces of c4nnoo, under he command of Brig
adler Gencrz Doyle Imported by The hri}ajc
Of Infantry. Col. Cavaier, who comm injed
the Frerch convoy, as foon A he perceived the
boats d tie Captain lha, fuipt dsd that our
army NUT re near, and therefore Cd into
thr d.fsrt, where ". followed him. The cav
AIRY came Up with him, after a march Of abou
three hours. A Aag Of truce was cent 10 %
them BY Maj'r WiIf>n IF the Horhpsfch, re.
curing them 20 iurrsn6er, On CONDITION .hat
their private 9ioFerty thould Be reflected and
that they Mould be lent 70 France BIZ the hrA
convenient opportunity. With thefe terms
hey compile, and laid down their arms. They
amounted, in all. 10 about 500 men. infantry,
cavalry and artillery, together with conf lera.
bic ! Ition az The dromedary corps one four
FOUNDER, and $50 camels, The prfoners taken
are ali Frcnchmen, and Of the bea troops they
had in Egypt The garrifons confIled If a.
bout 7co' men 70 that in all we have taken,
from The 9th to the zo'h, near 1000 men, which
makes a comfortable dimuu.ion Of The enmy's
force in this country. The French made NOR
extraordinary rapid march from Rahmanch to
Gizah, where they ar ived on the 9Th, and im-
mediately crcaed the river Of Boulac, On the
f5th they marched 20 attack the Grard Vizier's
army. His Highrefs anticipated their inten.
ton and made forward movement with
conidtTabs body Of cavalry or the night BE-
tween the 18th and l6'h. The armies remain
ed for fme hours in preferce Of each other,
when the Ottoman troops attacked az about
eight, O'clock in the morning, and after an
ACTON Of feven hours, The French retired, having
oa between and 4oc men He'd and wound
ed. They were nearly the fame people who
had retired from Rahmar;eh, and were about
1000 or 4 500 men.
cong 2tulate your Lordihip upon the event
this very important action have alto
much pleaiure 10 Informing you, that the Nam
elukes, under the orders of Gilman Bay, (fuc
ceaor Of Murad Bey, bzve joined US to the a
mount Of about !, 500 caveliy, inferior certainly
to none in the world. an lauguine enough
to hope that the moi ferious good effects viii a.
rife from this junction. as they have mott
intimate knowledge OF the country, and the
greatea influence amonga the inhabitants.
/ have he honor to Be, SC.
(Signed) ], II. HUTCHINSON.
P S. A letter has JUN reached me from Lieut. Col
Murray dated Colre the 4ih Of May, informing me Of
his arrival with the rl vifon Of the Bombay dctach