The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-18

made an assault and gained tho trenches.
During tho sixty days at the Siege eight
storminy parties were sent against tho de-
lenses, and on ono OCCASION tho town was
partly occupied; but General Duroc, who
led tho assault, was wounded and the two
hundred men who had gained an entrance
wero driven out through the breach.
Twelve sortics were made by the be-
sieccd, only 10 meet rcpulse. About the
middle OF May news came that one IN the
many Mahdis. who have so frequently
arisen in Egypt, had appeared In the Nile
valley. Intelligence came also that the
Porte and the English government were
now at one against the French. Napo-
Icons guns were not heavy enough, and
his forces not sufficiently strong TO cap
turc Acre; and OH the Goth of May the
siege was raised. Tho losses of the French
In the Syrian campaign had reached near
ly three thousand men; those of the Turks
and the allies, perhaps five times that
number.
Napoleon was weak In the matter of re-
treat He could not retreat well. His
fallings back were likely to degenerate
into panic. This fact was exemplifled In
his Withdrawal from Palestine. The march
began on the Goth of May. The 22nd found
wards they reached Jaifa There pest
house had been established for those who
had the plague. Napoleon ordered the for
tifications of the town to be blown up; but
what should be done with the hospital!
Man was never I'm a sadder dilemma.
Bonaparte well knew that those of his sick
soldiers who should be left behind would
be horribly butchered rs 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,
I'm few hours the Turks will be here.
Let all those who have strength enough
rise and come with US" None could arise.
Then IL was that in hurried consulra-
ton with his MUSICIAN Dcsgcnettes, Bon
aparte proposed TO anticipate with por-
tion of laudanum and u painless exit tho
cruel death which he saw to be inevitable.
For this proposition he has been con
demned by q sentimental wurld-against
all reason and humanity. His project was
just such as a humane man would propose
for his own brother under the cruel alter
native then presented
The returning expedition reached Cairo
OH the l4th OF June Affairs In Egypt
were already in distracted condition.
FL Mahd was crying out like prophet in
Bohahireh. The fellabs and Arabs were
rallying TO his standard. Murad Bey was
returning with his forces from Upper
Egypt, to form junction with the Nah
di rout at the Natron lakes. Meanwhile,
a force of about fifteen thousand, com
manded by Mustapha Pasha and under
conduct of English ships, arrived at A bou-
kir. A division of French, under General
Marmont, held Alexandria; but that Off
Ger would be unable to keep the city
against the gathering forces of the enemy
Napoleon hastily marched against the
Turks and English at Aboukir. Here, on
the 25th of July, 1899, with only five
thousand men, he attacked the enemy,
three times az strong in numbers, and
gained a victory SO signal as almost To
counterbalance the disaster of the year be-
fore, when Brueys's fleet at the same place
was annihilated. In the negotiation that
followed between Bonaparte and the Eng
lish Admiral the former obtained a copy
of the French Gazette, OF Frankfort, in
forming him of the condition of affairs in
Europe. For ten months he had received
virtually no news at all from his own
tents been blockaded in Egypt and Pales
tine. "Heavensl" the General cried out;
my presentiment has been verified. The
fools have lost Italyi All the fruits of our
victories are gone. must leave Egypt"
1t was 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 bulletin to the army, say
ing that he was going to France, but
would soon be back again. The command
should remain with General Kleber, who
was truly said to have the confidence OF
the General in chief Berthier and Lannes
were to accompany the commander to
France. Two frigates the Muiron and the
Carrere, were quickly prepared and on
the 23rd of August, a company OF about
five hundred men went on board with Ma
poleon.
BY keeping close to the African shore
the vessels were enabled to escape detec-
ton. After twenty-one days the site OF
Carthage was passed, and the danger was
over. On the 1st of October the ships were
driven In at "A jaccio. Bourrienne narrates
the comical circumstance that the fretful
and impatient Bonaparte was obliged for
about a week to stand godfather for one
fourth of the recently born children In
Ajaccio; the hero was now popular at the
place of his BIRTH
While detained in his native island Ma
poleon learned of the disastrous battle of
Novi the death Of Joubert, and all the re-
cent misfortunes of France. On leaving
Ajaccio, his ship was followed by two
English vessels, and well nigh ken; but
on the 9Th of October, he reached the road
way of Frejus and was safe. The enthu
siasm of the people broke out spontaneous
ly. They Of Frejus, when warned to keep
of on account of the possible infection Of
the French, said, "All right; zoe prefer
the plague to the Austridnsr' Bonaparte
left Immediately for Paris, by the Bour-
bonnais road. At AK and Lyons he was
received with wild acclaim. Nobody stop
ped to inquire whether the Egyptian cam
paign had been wholly successful or not.
The French simply claimed everything,
and shouted.
On the 10th of October Napoleon en-
tered Paris. Josephine came to greet him.
and the suspicious against her, with
which his mind had been poisoned by
sOma racitals of .Iupot In Eovpf xyere soou