Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-11-28
"Bonaparte,s bad eeneralshipI

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never thought to hear Bonaparte's
name and bad generalship mentioned
In the same breath"
'tOh, he can plan a campaign and fight
a battle-I grant you that. But he is
q bad hand at a siege. He is too i'm
petuous, and wants to win with n rush,
which when stone walls are concerned
Is not always possible. And this time
he has very good reason to be more i'm
petuous than usual. He is cut off from
France, and can obtain neither supplies
nor achievements. The sea is open to
us, and we can obtain both. Acre will
not be taken by a coup de main-I can
promise him that; and if we hold our
own until the arrival of the Turkish
troops and feet which the sultan has
promised to send, Bonaparte will be
lost man. My countrymen do not like
generals who fail. And now, gentle
men, you will kindly excuse me. !
must to my work. Au revoir."
HE is always like that-worlz, work,
work, night and day." said Capt. Mil
Ter. 81 doubt whether he sleeps three
hours In the twenty-four. And he has
certainly done wonders. You have no
idea what state these walls were in
when we came hither the other day.
Murat might have ridden through them
with his cavalry. Nothing like hatred
for making a man energetic"
"You mean that Phelippeaux hates
Bonaparte?"
Gas the devil hates holy water, and
rather more"
"Why?"
81 dare say he would say because he
is q royalist and Christian, and very
good reason too. But in his case l i'm
agine there are other reasons. Bona
parte and Phelippeaux were at college
together, and rivals; and people said
Phelippeaux was the cleverer of the
two and would make more show in the
world. Well, he has not, and l dare
say that is a sore point"
81 see; he is disappointed man."
That's it; also a very able soldier,
and a colonel in our army. believe he
would lick Bonaparte on anything like
equal terms. But here we are at the
divan. Old Djezzar is always in at this
time. am glad you are clever at Ian
guages. I am not. / don't know a
word of Arabic-they say it is Internally
difacult-and only just enough to ask:
What ship is that?' and tell a French
captain that If he does not strike his
flag will blow him out of the water. u
Several soldiers and others were about
the door of the divan. One of them
came toward us and made obeisance to
my companion.
THE pasha's dragoman; just the fell
| low we want. He speaks French like
the Gallo cock, and knows even a little
English. Is the pasha in, Moses?"
Eyes, sar; sartinly, sar."
| "Win you announce us?-Capt. Miller
and Commander Roy"
"This way, sar. He seraskier now
advise gladdersee English officer"
Moses, as Capt Miller call him Che
called himself Mose), took a great
weight off my mind. He would be able
to give me lift with the Arabic wher
was talking to the pasha.
The divan was a large and lofty hall
| with bare walls and q tessellated mar
BILE floor-the same room, doubtless, il
| which the dramatic incident described
to me by Sir Sidney had taken place
Here and there the floor was discolored
| "Blood-stainsr' whispered Miller
pointing to these portentous spots.
Moses led us to the upper part of thu
hall, where the man we were come t.
see was sitting among his cushions
deep in conversation with two of his of
fcers.
Ahmed Djezzar Pasha was as fine al
old gentleman as l had seen-tall
straight and well set up, and, except il
the wilderness of his heavy mustach
and flowing beard showing few sign
of age. His forehead was high ant
broad, nose straight, mouth wei
shapen, face square and massive; tn
eyes were brown, cheeks sunburnt ant
ruddy, and his strong white teetl
showed that he was blessed with Wig