Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-04

be blown up; but what should be done with the hospital!
 Man was never in . sadder dilemma Bonaparts we'll knew that those of his would be horribly butchered as soon as the Turks should re-enter Jaffa To take the infected with him was only to spread the disease. He went with his surgeons and aides into the plague house, and passed among the dead and dying. He struck his boot tops with his whip as he went along. saying. "In O few hours the Turks will be here Let all those who have strength enough rise and como with us None could arise Then it was that, in Q hurried consulta- tion with his physician DesgenetteS, Bonaparte proposed to anticipate with q potion of laudanum and Q painless exit the cruel death which he saw to be inevitable For this proposition he has been condemned by Q sentimental world -against all reason and humanity. His project was just such as a humane man
 
 der the cruel alternative then presented.
 The returning expedition reached Cairo on the l4th of June Affairs in Egypt were already in distracted con. dition. El-Mahdi was crying out like prophet in Bohahireh. The fellahs and Arabs were rallying to his standard. Murad Bey was returning with his forces from Upper Egypt. to form a junction with the Mahdi's rout at the Eatron lakes. Meanwhile, Q force of about fifteen thousand, commanded by Mustapha Pasha and under conduct of English ships, arrived at Aboukir. A division of French, under General Mar mont. held Alexandria; but that officer would be unable to keep the city against the gathering forces of the enemy.
 Napoleon hastily marched against the Turks. and English at AboRkir. Here. on the 25th of July, 1799. with only five thousand men, he attacked the en- emy, three times as strong in numbers, and gained Q victory so signal as almost to counterbalance the disaster of the year before, when Brueys's fleet at the same place was annihilatsd. In the ns- gotiation that followed between Bona parte and the English Admiral, the for mer obtained a copy of the French Ga zette. of Frankfort. informing him of ten months he had received virtually no news at all from his own country. The French army had to all intents been blockaded in Egypt and Palestine "Heavens!" the General cried out; my prcScntiment has been verified The | fools have lost Italyi All the fruits of our victories are gone must leave EgyptH'
 twas necessary that Napoleon should be secret as well as expeditions. He in. | formed the divan of Cairo that he should be absent briefly in the Delta | Afterwards he published n bulletin to I the army, saying that he was going to Franco, but would soon Do back again. Tho command should remain with Gen. eral klrber. who was truly said to have the confidence of the General -in-c chief. Berthier and Lannes were to accompany the commander to France. Two frigates. the Muiron and the Carrere. were quick ly prepared. and. on the 2Srd of August a company of about five hundred men went on board with Napoleon
 By keeping close to the African shore the vessels were enabled to escape de- lection. After twenty one days the site of Carthage was passed. and the danger was over. On the Ist of October the ships were driven in at Ajaccio
 While detained in his native island | Napoleon learned of the disastrous bat | q NF Fh 1F ,,6 l all tho recent misfortuneS of France 1 On leaving Ajaccio. his ship was fol lowed by two English vessels, and we'll nigh taken; but on the Sth of October. he reached the roadway of Frejus, and was safe. The enthusiasm of the people broke out spontaneously They of Ere | jus. when warned to keep of on account of the possible iHfecti sa of the French, said, All right; rre prefer the ptd0ue to the AuStrtGnS' Benaparte left i'm mediately for Paris, by the Bourbon nais road At Aix and Lyons he was re- eeived with wild acclaim. Nobody stop ped to inquire whether the Egyptian campaign had been wholly successful or not The French simply claimed every thing. and shouted
 On the 18th of October Napoleon en tered Paris. Josephine came to greet him. and the suspicious against her, with which his mind had been poisoned by some recitals of JHaot in Egypt, were soon dispelled. AR interview with the Directory followed on the next day, and it became evident thnt the relations between Napoleon and that body were already strained. The General informed himself of everything: and it was not long till he conceived the project of get. ting himself chosen Director, with the ulterior design of ovcrthrowing the ex. istinG order. JOHN CLARK RIDPATn