Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12

otai'' niu IN uoinR SO upelled Du Guesclin
Duceclfng, and ossian thus--Ooedn!
strange that this astounding oaooeraphy
was nos eoincident on his part with igno-
rance OF tho authors referred to
Ino Egyptian expedition smiled from
Louion on the 18th OF May. The Generals
snip was the Orient. On tho 10th Of June,
,ne squadron came to Malta, md that
place. with itA strong defenses wns--partly
by intrigue and partly by assault--taken
from the Knights. Tho French finv was
raised over the fortress, and many az the
knights Joined the expedition. Mean
while an English fleot under command
OF Nelson, passed the French flotilla with.
out discovering IT. sailed on to Aloxan-
dria; paused there, and then turned to the
northeast, believing that Brueys had
made for tho coast OF Syria.
All this Injured to tho advantage of tho
French. Napoleon was able to reach Alex.
hndrlh without attack. On the LIST OF July
the column Of Septimus Severus, rising in
tho distance, caught the sight of the
French commander, and gnyo token of n
snfo arrival The army wns hastily dc.
barked; but not sufficient care was taken
to put the Fronch feet In defensible DO.
sition. Without a moments delay, the
city was nssailod by tho invader, aud nfter
some desultory fighting was captured.
Tho oonquoror OF Italy easily made him.
self master OF the city which Alexander
had founded ms the capital of the world.
But all Egypt was not TO be SO easily
taken. Bonnparte proclaimed his mission
as that Of llberntor and paoifcator. Tho
Turks and Momelukes should ho expelled;
but tho people of Egypt should otherwise
have peace. Tho nation should be raised
from the dust. New institutions should bo
founded; but the old institutions and in
particular tho Mohammednn religion,
should be respected Extend to tho cero-
monies prescribed by the Koran" said the
General to his soldiers, "and to tho
mosques the Same liberation which you
have shown to the synagoguos-.to the ro-
ligion of Moses and Of Jesus Christ"
For six days Bonaparte had his head.
quarters in Alexandria He then removed
to the house Of the shoik OF Damanhour,
and there organized his expedition up the
Nile A flotilla was ordered to ascend tho
river, while the army marched up tho left
bank. By q strong wind from tho north
tho boats were driven ahead, and tho land
forces wero Obliged TO advance without
naval support. On tho lith Of July, tho
Mamelukes, who, falling bnck from Alex
nndria, had boon organized into an army
under Murad Bey, made a stand at the
village Of Chebreisso, and were forced from
that position by the French; but the ao-
ton was not decisive. Meanwhile, the
fotilla was assaulted by the enemy from
both banks Of tho Mia The Mnmelukes
mounted small cannon on cdnlels, md In
nlcted not little loss on tho Europeans
Tho Fronch boats, separated from the
army, wore CALLED by these attacks. On
the card Of July, junction was effected
hut not until great battle had decided
the campaign.
The conflict occurred on tho plain with
in sight Of the pyramids Of Gizeh. II was
perhaps the most picturesque battle Of
modern times, Tho French army was
drawn up In squares, on the Egyptian
sands. Tho artillery was planted at tho
angles Of the squares. The commanders
were Generals Desaix, kleber, Bcrthlcr
and Mcnou-undar the eye of tho General
in-uhief. Tho plains round about were
covered with heavy masses Of Mameluke
horsemon. Bonaparto addressed his sol
diors after his manner, in sort Of Pin
dnric apostrophe. lIO called their atten-
tion to tho setting Of tho scene and re-
minded them that from the summit Of
Khufu's pyramid forty centuries trere
looking dorR upon them, This battle was
bloody and decisive The Mamelukcs were
overwhelmed by thousands The officers
on the French hotllla, descending the river
on the next day, saw on tho bank literal
heaps Of tho Mamoluko dead which the
rising Milo was gathering and bearing out
to sea, Murad Boy fled to Upper Egypt,
and tho French entered Cniro.
Without moments delay Bonaparte
set to work Mt the heroulean task Of reur-
ganizing Egyptian society. He divided
the country into provinces, and over ench
province appointed q dlvau, or council, of
seven persons. TO each no assigned body
Of Jani2nrios. Over each civil intendhnt
was appointed TO levy the taxes. A finance
department was organized, under direc-
ton nj French officers. Dosaix was order
cd to pursue Murad Boy into Upper Egypt.
Bonararto himself marched against Ibra-
ham Bey, and, falling upon him at Sa-
lehyeh, defeated him and drove him back
ON El-Arsh Tho French authority was
rapidly wldcnod and confirmed through
out tho country,
-Four days after tho baltic Of the pyra-
mids, Napoleon wrote to his brother Jo-
seph, saying, Egypt is richer than any
other country in tho world In corn, rice
vegetables md cattle. But the people are
in state Of utter barbHrism We can not
procure money, even to pay the troops,
mag be in france IN tlcO months. En-
gage for nc country house near Paris or
In Burgundy, whore mean to pass the
winter" To this was added list of
things necessary to bo sent out from
France, as follows; A company Of actors;
company Of dancers; three or four deal
crs in mnrionettos; hundred French
women; tho wives Of all the men. en-
ployed In the corps; twenty surgeons
thirty apothecaries; ten physicians some
founders; some distillers and dealers in
liquor; fifty gardeners with their families;
all kinds OF vegetable seeds; each party to
bring two hundred thousand pints OF
brandy; thirty thousand ellis OF blue and
scarlet cloth; a supply Of soap and oil. "
Tho purpose Of the General to return to
France, bnt TO leave an army Of. occupa
ton IN Egypt, is sufficiently shown IN
these orders, in which tho comedy OF wal
is erotesquoly figured ON the background
Of statesmanship.
JONI CLARK RGDPATH.
,Ieaye No Stone Unturned."
The origin Of the expression, Leave no