Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-07

coded the dominion of the ocean to his
great enemy. Ever after the Egyptian
campaign, his endeavor looked more
and more to the creation of Continen-
tai power which should countervai]
British supremacy on the deep. The re,
suit to him of the battle Of the Nile was
in every way disastrous. The effect OF
it was calculated to inspire distrust in
France, encourage the Coalition, and tc
reanimate the Mamelukes. n
Complaints broke out in the French
army. Though victory came, depriva-
ton came also. The soldiers were
scorohed on the blistering plains, and
had little to eat but watermelons.
Nevertheless, Napoleon went steadily
on with his scheme.
On the 22nd of October, at precon-
oerted signal, Cairo broke into insurrec-
tion. For a while the French occupancy
was endangered; but the revolt was
suppressed, and terrible vengeance was
wreaked on its authors. Meanwhile,
Napoleon conceived the project Of max
ing campaign into Syria, and attack
ing the English strongholds of Jaffa and
st. Jean d'Aore. The situation was
this: France and Turkey W ere nominal
ly at peace. Napoleon had overthrow,
the Sultan's rebellious beys in Egypt.
Therefore he was friend of the Sui
tan; and he Of him. But the thick brain
Of the Porte at length cleared sufficient
~ to see that Murad and Ibrahim Beys
were not half so dangerous as the for
eign lion that now sat on his launches
at Cairo, licking his mouth for more.
The Sultan perceived that the French
must be expelled. Napoleon had seen
that this conclusion would be reached,
and that Turkish army might be ex-
peoted to come against him out Of Syria.
Therefore he would better preoccupy
Syria. Moreover, the hated English had
got the coast of the Eastern Mediterra-
mean. The Turkish army might not lie
expected during the winter; but the
English were there already. Hence the
Syrian expedition.
Napoleon divided his forces. He left
about twelve thousand men to occupy
Egypt, and with like number set out,
on the l It'll of February, 1909, in the d.
reotion of Suez and Palestine. The
march was accompanied with great
hardships. At the wells of Messoudiah
the French found water; and soon aft
erwards the green and fertile plains Of
Syria arose to view. El-Arish was taken
on the 18th of February. On the LIST Of
March, Napoleon slept at the convent
of Ramleh. He passed within few
miles of Jerusalem, and then made his
way to Jaffa. A siege was Immediately
begun, and on the 9th Of March the
place was taken, with pillage and mas
saore. About four tho'isand of the pris-
oners were, after three days of delibera-
ton, set in lines on the seashore and
shot. This was done under the terrible
necessity Of the French to preserve
themselves in the enemy's country.
Next came the horror of the plague.
With the fall of Jaffa, the march was
begun against st. Jean d'Acre. The
Arabs now made common cause with
the Turks. Lannes, pursuing the wild
men into the passes Of Nablous, was
ambushed, and lost considerable num-
Der Of men. On the 18th of March the
French arrived at Acre, and found that
the Pasha Djezzar had cut of the head
Of Napoleon's envoy, and thrown his
body into the sea. The English under
Sir Sidney Smith, and the Turks, held
the town. - n
Acre was besieged until the 4th Of
May, when the French ammunition be-
gan to fail. General Caffarelli, one Of
Napoleon favorite officers, already one
legged from heroism, died from the am
putation Of an arm. On the 10th of the
month the French made an assault, and
gained the trenches. During the sixty