The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-04-02
foreign 5ntriiigemrs,
From LGie London Papers.


E.*traa Of a letter from Malta, dated No4,. IL.
We are in daily expectation of fome expe-
ditlon being undertaken, as tranfports have been
preparing here for fome time but whether
thefe are to receive troops from our own garri-
ion, or as onl. preparatory to general arma-
ment In this quarter, is not generally known
Inc regiments OF this place are fome of the f.
neit in the fervice, and feafoned to the climate,
which in the event of active operations, would
be an important confederation.
he contagion of Spain has happily not
reached us, though we are in danger of its ap-
proach from more channels than one, as our op-
polite neighbours of the Barbary fhore, PERTH
ing fill in their religious luperttions, admit no
precautions. Our accounts from Egypt re pre-
tent that unhappy country as the victim of civil.
difcord: revolution iucceeds revolution; while
the want of fyftem or energy in the Turkiih 60
vernment ieems to leave it without any vifble
means of controul. Amdft all the fucceiiion
and changes, however, of factions, it is hatter-
ing to us as Engliihmen, to be informed of the
reipeet fill paid there, to the Britih character.
We fpeak of it here with felf-approving fatf-
faction. The natives themfelves compliment
us upon 1t, and draw the happieft auguries from
1t for their own iiland. The Englihman is fill
revered with gratitude in Egypt, and whether
Mameluke, Turk, or even Albanian, is the fl
perior of the day, every right and privilege eff
tablifhed for the Chriftian inhabitants by Gen.
Stuart, on the withdrawing of the army, is invi-
olably obferved {; even thoie Franks who are
fubjeets to the Porte, ft claim their right of
exemption from all injurious dftin6tions, under
the faith of that Generals proclamation before
his departure.
"Mr. RuiTe!, the Britiih refident, has con-
Quoted hmfelf with much addrefs, and in any
Circumstance of riot or diforder, many of
which are daily occurring, from the lifcentiouf-
nefs of the Arnauts, his houfe is confidered by
all parties as the fan6tuary. Mr.. Lefeps, the
French Agent, is defending to the loweft in
trigues, to foment the dilenions of the coun-
try, in the view of attaching fome party to him
felf, to recompenfe him for the notifications
which he experiences from the contempt mani
fefted to his nation from every defcription of in
habitants; his proceedings, however, have been
both detected and expoied by MIR. Rufel. e.
II Bey acts kind of neutral part at the head of
a feparate corps in Upper Egypt. This man
(wily in the extremely has more abilities than
falls to the lot of his brethren he has learnt
from experience who are his fafeft friends. 1t
is thus that he is no Frenchman, although his
incorporate behaviour during his reGdence here
excited many fufpicions 70 his difldvantage.
He is now in high favour with the Porte, who,
we underftand, are at prefent perfectly reconci-
led to his late milton to England, which has
been fully explained by our Court. Hurfrhed
Pacha, the Viceroy, remains as he pledged him
ielf TO become, when he took leave of General
Stuart, the warm and grateful patron of the En-
gllh."
"Mean time, between the troubles of Egypt
and thofe of Syria, where new viper has fprune
up from the aihes of Dgezzar, the authority of
the Porte feems totteriDg OF theverge of di1o-
luton"