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Lord Hbbart h received his mdrning. dif-
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. 1 Qaritfi cejart Alexandria, jriarcfr 19. I&OI
1' I have the. honor to lnclofe, the articles
X f capitulation .1 of. the for v of: Ahotikir, tp
erher vinK a retiirn of the priiLners fiir
fendeied, a6d of the 'ordnance and ftorei
foanin fotu ; I have the hbnoiy &cl
, 'I. Vi i X-1' ; fe " ABEft CROM BV.
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. tHere" follow five articles rpf capitutatipii
sis th rtfnch language, by which the Er
rXk wr allowed the honor of war. ; to
l rrniaed 00 board th Brkifh flett:
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LONDON, May 154
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CTrfW r i7f frftrt Alexandria,
Ztk AprtL VbOl
was'onufuaUy obftinate ; the enemy were
twice lepaiieoy' sou, iacr wvairv wcio; ic
pea ted jy mixti -.With our infantty. They,
ai length.rctired, . leaving a prodigtou nura-
UWhile this was- pacing oq the ligfct, they
attempted to ipenetrale oar centre with a
column of infantry, who were alo repulftd
with, Jo (s The French the whole of .thi?
aftibri referVed their righi rTljey puflifd
forward, -howeveri a- corps of flight, troops,
fupported by body of infantry aiod cavalry,
to I tceeo bar hit in check ; wilcri certainly
was, at that mt, the weakeft part of Our
line,, ,;! f-4 .,h
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Vv hive takn about two hundred, orifcU
neft (not woondedX; b"t it vvasj inapoffiblc
toporrud pur vicloty, on. account of bur in
fenority in cavalry, andbeaufe the Frcrjch
had lined tliei oppofite hills .wip 1 cannon,
under which !thev retired. . We alfo have
f fuffered conhderably i few mqre.fevere atti
T SIR have tbe honor to acquaint you, j ons. have ever beSn fought,' cpnOdenng -.trie;
.ou M,rrl!' Vrt affair took ! nunihrrs encratrcd on both lides.L . We have
place between a patrple of our cavalry and ; tuQained an frreparable lofs :fi the perton pf
one of the enemy in the neighbourhopd of, our never; fufficiently t0;be, lamented Corn
Alexandria : "(I hae to regret that Colonel j mandej jn . Chief Sir Ralph Abercromby,
Arcfidaltof the 12th light dragoons, receiv, ! who mcit ally wourdfd in) the'aclipn,
-j-,. nrMm:M ; r. t v, - r m vhirh has Cititc and died on the aid cf March.'. 1 believe
Been amputated ; and that we have loft fome
Valuable officers .and mcD. InclQied here
"with I have the honor to tranlmit tb you a
lift of the killed, wounded and ta.ken prifo
iers oh that day. I have the honor f&c
X J- H HUTCHINSON,
, Here fellows a return of the killed; &c.
i ouarter-mafter, 7 rank and -file, iqfhor-
fes killed ; 2 officers, 1 ferjeant,' 6 Tank of
file,! I2i noriej, wourflea ; . 3 oipccrs, i
quart er-rria ft er, 12 rank. and file miffing.
he was wounded early, but lie concealed
his utualldnfrqm thole about him, and con
tinued in j the field, giving his orders with
tliat cojolpefs' arid perlpicuityi which had e
vefvtnarked his ch rafter, ! ujntilf long after
ttie ?clioii! wis! over, .when he jfainted thr6?k
weaknefsl a ud ! the Ipfs of blood. Were it
permitted for a foldif r to regret auy one.
who has fallen W the fervice of his country t
jradier- General Hope was woueded .in the
hand ; the army has been deprived of .the
fer vKes of a moil aclive zealouiand judici
ous Officer, i ; '. Kl-U ; ". ; - . i- V
; 1 he lofs ofthe en emy has been great : it
it calculated at 'upwards of three thbufand
killed, wounded and, j prifoners ? General,
ripiie, who coTpmandcd the cavalry,.! whicbt.
fuffered conOderably, wa killed in the fkldi
Generals JLanufie and Bodet, are fnce dead
of iheircjwounds. il have been ir formed
tnat feverai otlurf General Officers,- whofe
narnes 1 do noVlcnpw have either been kd.eoX
or'fvbuniled - . :. h:r , ; -j- l:!.
1 1 canriont ccpcjude; talk letter without ft
lemnly affuring you, ; shat, in the verj
arduous corVtft in which we are at prtfant
5 engaged ; his Majcfty trrxmBgypthaTei
jaiuiiuiiy oiKiiargca ijicir uwiv w
try, apa nobly upnei.d me tame 01 inc an
tua name and -eation. c. ?' , , ; n -
H 1 have the honor fo; bey Ice
T. H HUTCHINSON
Here fbllows the lift' of : killed, otc the tor,
tl of which was, : j6l officers, 9 Merjeantsi
22a int and jfile kfciledi ; : 60 t,fEcers, .
ferjeantf, 3 dianmerVj ap32 ra and fiie
wounded ; 3 (officers,. 1 ler jeant, . 2& ttaulK
and hlcj miffingw . 7 The names of the efficera.
killed, General A&e'r'cr'oxnby, iCoh Dujen,
Lieutenant Ccfeonel CJgilvie .Major Bafleu
Captain. Stij Pern,. Gibfon, (JLieHt.- Camp
be II , Rbbcr 1 1 1 Ander fbn , Stewar .Joceiirlr
Duvergier, Ij)ejean, andYEriiignnCaanpbelU
Of the; i officers founded MajpH General
ivioore, nrigaaicr-generals iopc v m
Law Ion. J
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.- . -1 Andfia h April Soil v-; -J
- SlfV.-f-I haveihe honor to inform you,
that sfcer the sfFairTof the xirh' March, the.
I rnitiht be cxcaflir laiiient
than any other Parian but
folation .thofe who ttnderly
as his life Was honourable,
iloribus.! Hiiimembiy will be recorded in
the annals of his country; will be facrcd to
j every Britifli foldcrf . and -enihalmed id the
g htm more
it is fame, con
Tovd hi 1x1. that
fo was Ills'; death
. : ;'iV , r.;.v -,"kM,r fi,i. m'iiifrnm 1 rrnlleflion' of a-pr,ateful noftentv.
Alexandria, having, a fandy' plain in their i j It if tmpptTtb)e;Jdrme.toj do jufhee tOjthe j
froor, the Tea on their, right, andthe canal
ci ie,xanaria Iar preicni ury jniuu ut
f;Abopkir ,ot.t&e leftJ In thisTpbfitjbri We
lemaioecj . without : any material , occurence
Xakirg place, until the 2 ifi iMarcb, yvhea
i he enemy attacked us with nearly. the whole
of , their force; amounting proba&t j to eleven
or twelve tnoufapd men, , .Of; ,14 derhi.brU
gades of infantry which" the French e ha vd in
this couhtVy; 1 2i".'ppeir .tohaVe. b;et'V,en,
aged,;:apd all their cavalry with the exCep-.
tion of one regiment. .... i ; ! 4V . . : .
The enemy, made the following diljpotiti
On of their arm v :". . . v. i
General LanujOTe was on their left with s
tour uetni-oncaaes ot mtantry, ana aconu.
derablclbody of cavalry commanded by Gen,
Rozie ;j (Generals tenant and Rampon Were
in the ccn:rewith 5 demi. brigades; General
. Regriief ph the right, with 1 two deroi-bri-'
gades, and two regiments of cavalry ; crt,
fiEftaiti conljriahded jhe advanced Tlird
confiftiog of cXie demi-brigade, fone light
fttdops and a detachment of cavalry f t; j
TTliff -aftirin cnmmsnccd about ari hour DC
fbfe day-ligrit, by a falfeitack on our left,
Athjch was under Maibr- General Craddoclt's
tummand. where thev were foori repulled.
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The moft vigorous efforts -of- the enemy
zeal of the officers and to thtr gallpntry of
the foldiers ot .nis army. ; j i hje -.rtterve ;
uhrym the nrincinal attack of the ,enr
emy was directed; eonduded thewfelve s wiih
unexampled fpirit. They! re lifted the itft
petuofity of the French, infantry. &. repul
led (everal charges, of cavalry. Major-Gen-eral
oorq , was wounded t at tbeir head,
though hot;4Dgerpody.. I regrtt hove5
the im'nd rarVi abfeoce -from the? army
! of this hiehly. valuable and meritorious officer.
wn.pfe coun'ei ana co-operticm.wouiu do iu
highly neceflary t,o incat this inpment. ...jBri
gadierGeneral Oaks .was , wounded neatly at
the fame. time, -and 'the afmyjhas .been de?
prived of hi Jervic?. ; The 28th and 2d
reimenrs aaed in the moft dilltnguifhed ;and
hfiiianr manner. iColbnel Paoet, an officer
of. great prpmife was wounded at the head
rrf rUm fm-iriM" regiment he has' llnce. tho'
nbtxuuite IrecQvcred, returned to his duty. .
RtteriHier.Lienerai otuart ana mc
brigade fupported. the referve j with much
promptnefsVpd fpirir indeed ijt is but juf
tiee to this enrol to fay, that they have, on
all oceanons, endeavoured to emulate the
TThe Garerte nrct contains 1 letter frctu
Lord Keith mentioning ?the death of Geti
AherrronibvJ and havitvo a return i-OI . SS
r- u:u j Mt...,..4 . T. arffi that
tUm Pantnin Parka arrived f?h the 26thUlti '
wuh three j fail of- the-Kncanda bbdy'jof
troops ? arid bn the followfcg day a- Turk'b
Vice.Admxrat joxredj 1 he ?earl frigate
hadLjrrived o Fgvpi. )?Vd dgintell
gence pfAdiairal Gantheaume tew&S
Mediterranean. j -:':a:X 4t5?. ' :
lowayi dateci the camp of thejGriid . Vttjef
1 1 Gaza , M arch: 20, 18011 it appear thjCt
on the ;2 8th bf that month one tbouiand ?
Batre cavalry a d vaoced from that, . ' place ed )
on theibllbwing mbrnirg erne th Arab-
cayalry. This body ii to be under the comX
mand of Taliir Paiha, as aa advaoctd gjotrd
On its arrival it El-Arifcfei it is; to halt il,
day or twbrnntiliMahomet Pari axrivg
j with .a confide rabJe . part ofthe rmy? jpros, -bably
about jcob nienv wfien: Tahjr rap
is tb. adyacce to Cf tfebittris AtiitjGrniirX
Viiier'i intention i " J t lii V tliw 3eOjpai ,Vi W
invuld join the Jritifh army: whenever- thtt
It alfe aonears that Eiepgar Paftia htf-f
nrtt ini) rr'rfH fOCO of hU trOODS! tCI ioitt!
the Imperial army fpr the purpclc ofthe t&XX
pulfibn of the enemy from Egypt. 'ivTh.eJftf
party that joined cptidfted ol abbot 45 fibp r
cavalry -weii mounicu, iu tcvsii 1! 't
have ipinedfince.
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zeal and fpirit exhibi ted by the Brit ifh. troops
and oerfectlv fucceeded. Major-oeneral
LudTow defertes much . approbation for h'n
r- t,r- rApH actainft our 1 ripht. i condufl when the centre ot jtne army was
Which thev had ufcd everv Dolfible exertion attacked ; under hii guidance: the guards
; to turn. , The attack on the point was bV 'cqtidiiaed themlelves in the knoft f cool, in
Isj' : c... w.: iLL f?K H,M 4nr4 rnlHir like manner ;l thev recciV
ynfantfTfuftained by a ftrong -body of caval-j ed; very effeaual Jupport. by i movement, of. from BrdrRo
tr who chaigcd in columnf The conteft S the right of General Cooy bngadt, Bri: chtfotjj
LONDONMry 9. .
The (hbreji of Great-Britain a lEalxt.
tnreatenta Dy tne Dug-oear an mvalioti
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