Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-04-08

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" HON I me-, on coming ont. sne "a
cha had cao(ed oue of his eyes to be pos
our. and his eaFs and nofe TO DC eue OFT
] Jaw more than haaared in the CRY IN
The fame condition. In viewing the 40
elefics Of Ghezar, ind even the inhsoi-
,ants Of Acre, enc would fuppofe ooeiel'
IN nea Of ro',oers, ready for ailafinatlon;
this moo}er has famed the zeal OF nis a
tTocions character on every thing that iuf-
rounas him.
= hags fsen at Acre the plocurato'
Of the Psap.ganle ard Of tie Holy Laa1'
The latter is penetrated wish gratitude TO
tie l4a Cooiul for bis protection q he
Monks. re fays, that Shear docs eve
~ thing 10 be recoaeilsd with the fiFtt
Coafol and the tsa is, that ffenen
vclel, which had been at Acre, before
my arrival, had been well treated by Inc
paclla.' ,o
After defcription Of the Gate Of Che
zar's territories, and Of the adjoining pa
chalics, sebaRiaDi proceed in his account;
" On November 20, left Acre, ana
being prevented by contrary winds from
going TO Iafa, made fail for Zante. mo
put under quarantine, I proosred permit
fon TO 20 TO the Governor ard French
Comlnlfary, under an EFFORT Of officers OF
beal,h." Here h: leaured the auihori-
tes, afaring hen Of the lively lnleFef
he Chief Con(ul took for their weitsfe'
and adsiting them, 10 his name, 10 icy Z
Gde all parry lpirit. Every thing bowed
TO the name Of Bonaparse. ahs air 'e-
founded With cries Of Long live Bora
| parte.', Even the fear Of citizen Sspa!
! tiani's dif;lcalnre csufed the relealt Of Two
| men who had been argeaed for riot on
the o,c ,fioa and tic atfrighssd Cover
nor, when fummoned betore MN, pronlii.
| ed,s thar he .ould cohGjer thofs, who hao
crisds q Long live The FirH Conial, . as
| good citizcns, ard treat them as ioch. Al
| the conclufion Of his account Of the Repub-
| lie cf the Seven Hands, he aaerss, tha'
| the lizards of the Iopian Sea VIII declare
!; sliealelves Fteach at any time Il thall
be thought proper.
He next iuhjoirs an account ct the
fate and force OF the BEisilh garfiton AZ
! Alexandra, with the number OF each &c.
unintefeaing account Of fhe f,iIis,-~---.e-.-...
the fortrefss oi.Esypt, which he rePrefen;s
IS in geneFal 10 a fate Of decay. The
| whole force Of the Turks in Egypt, lie
| Tepreients As not exceeding i6I4o men,
and ina very bad fate. Alter enume.
rating ,he difpotitiou Of this force in the
ieveyal po6s in Egypt, he adds 'ha; it is
| u1necehary &c obfcrye that this cannot
| de conG3ered anafmy che men are bad
| y armed, without difcipline. without
con6decce 10 their officers, and enervatcd
by exceis aud debauchery. The Off,
GERS srfsmble their folders in every thing
ignorant Of the frit principles of the mi
litary arr and influenced foley by at
traffions OF riches, they have no thought
hur 10 ger wealth, and to find means oil
retiring With iecurity. Six thoufsnd
French would at this moment be fuRiaient
for the conquelt of EsyP'.
The army Of the Mamslukes, under the
Bays, conh9s Of 5000 Mamelukes, $500
Arabs Of the tribe of Abadda de Clark,
and 5000 OF the tribes of Binially. The
command is divided between Ibrahim
Boy, the Chef, and Gilman Bey, fuceeG-
or TO Nursd Fey. They have twenty
French aef.ners, who form corps of
artillery. They have uniformly beaten
The Turks in every engagement, and the
Egyptians prefer them to the followers
Of Oman. All Upper Egypt is in fob
lection to their.
Syria he fases to be in ,olerable con-
dition for defence. The farti6cations OF
Acre have hccn repaired, folne works
have been added, and the whole are kept
in rcaioaable condition. The weakeR
part lies towards the Tea, and particularly
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