, . - . - .. . . ." .-.- V 1? . : 'y ' X. - : -- -eF B f IT XT tTTT mvJriT T, i 3 1111 Ei h . r u ii w in... II - tt ' H i -i 1 1 n.. 3 FVa N Pa'lishad wsekly byAlzxAxoHjiLL, Dollars a Year, '". "TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 1803. - . -- - - 1 ' -i- , - . : r ' 1 : " , .. '5i . . . .. tarIS, May 2U -:-f 'RLFORYif Colbnel SEBA$TIAKA to 7 :r Pt rtnnh ifMTf y Contiftued frbra our k&t. tl At Acre I met with the. Procura tor ofthePropapogandi, and the Pro vcurrator of the Holy Land. To the former and the commissary of the Se ven Isles I am indebted for the exact inform Uion I received, Tespectih:' the present state of Syria, and the forti fication of Acre, of which I could or.ly o'.)S'rrye a part. '.The Procurater cf tiie ll.y Land is "penetrate 1 BW'Uh g"atitndc towards the First Consul for the protection he granted to the f ui i ; he assured me that my re Orr,:vs( ') ;'' ation to Djezar would be of ypsKl service to them. f - He dd.H every" tht;i.j,.s tki t.S j Procurator, -to be re .iC'u'd ta'lAe First Consul. Itis -c .vii,t;:i thit Djsz r treated with great kia incss, the'erew of a French vessel IkcH ha I b eta at Acre before my 'ar- V 'D'air o'cYi pics the whole of Pa 1 1 tsnr. ; Vf. excepted, where Abi'u- 'v. has !"! iiy- months been bc I Iv.OSJO nti). Thisfcicpe pre D '' jmx -.csrryihg. on. the i'i .''0!-v!' w hi could wish a- I i tl." Druzes. The .1 ... -v y h im any tri i Ii l'. quil.- ir":s"V.'r tl thi1! nimfnt tran- tl. "s'itn"5;t'"AI-pp',' ''' hiS if n ;-(.h-iv'.'n, s t'lmr-ittpd it ivbdlicn D.niusrj! att s t u- ? D'.vo 1 :ns . 1 'li'.r, In- P ".("! j -f t hi; iri'n ' uu 0 -vce, : r.rt'je : 1.0 rom- m'l'uk 1 t w it '.ii'-! Hm the Turks, was d livere I r h'.s ;i-;rs, and hvl h's '.t-.'l ciit 01T, TlmPiclnlic iv ni;,H in the pi vcrof 1 13 rebel Pa ch'i V)Iiilah, who is a creature of I),c.is. ,'The htler has ivt-n him orders and afforded him m ans fnr es- ct?"iri t'e Pilgrims from Mecca. In a it ird rtlmnst all Syria is governed by l)j;'''.r and tlie Osmanlis who a-e as tu-ich dttotd thete as in Egypt. j " Tlv Mntrialis live tranquilly in thei;-villages ; they have, ho.VeUr .been obliged to retire from the shore. w Abonnvirack is at the last ext-,--r.iity. Itq.is an inr,oTitWTat': mati," and his cruelty cqu;Js, if it docs not surpass tlut of Dijzar. Tlie Christians dread him more, and he sub- - jert- th-!ni to every possible ' vexatiop.' 1 nc M inks of the Conveut.of Jarfa have with Irawn'to Jcni'.ilcAil . , 44 Onthe3 )th Bnimaii-e, Idepsrt"d from Acre, and as the wind was not f-ir for Ja(T, I (Sailed for Zante. where I arrived on the 13th Frimairc. I ljuuicithesainetl.tr, but we were put under quarantine. I however, ( o'jUined nrrmnsion to Vis.t the Go- 1 ssrnpr, and the French commissary, escorted hy puaHs of health. I soon learned 1'iat the IsUnd and all the Republic w ert divided into different prtics, and that its tranui Y. ra4 threstencd. I osssmbled sc vcr-1 of lb (,:insitit,d Authorities, aii 1 so, nc of I'm principil inhaMunu i;."'"'! : t j i. Kt ih h-une of the Go a v rri ten fl.v v-' 1 for '.'.c pi t ! tl ;;r so ii,'.r. k; c pre eri'fi hi 1 vt.-t 1 . 1 i . n i . 1 1 ' r Vt'-c kv -A-.-.H .,. i : -1 v.tH fnthihttitm, s '! ;; , .1 i-i 'Vive It Frit'ice ! 'ne nu.rpr:? !- Thric ties wrr rtpv.i.cd on my -inqj uay liy ln i-e lh..n 400 p.-rvnij rho accompjfti'-tJ mc tot4'' l'i!. Thc Govcn.crand the llussUn Cc m mir.d.uiti ttcre aliri.r l n ihisj snd I learned next -ilay. fiom fne Frrnch Commissary; that two persons rf the firt inl.icnce lis.-I lcrn p-il iupt i,Mi, j bul in rumcoience pf !ii prli4tson, aniline IcarM my rrproa-'ti:s. thry rre rt at liberty dto in;; ihu ni'a. 1 rcpairt.d lo the en-'. Mat ihf pnte. and sent fir the (Jove ruor. He es- Uibiled tonltitin, and ptfniUctl to f-onsidct ttiosc siho had ciitd 4 Vle j unpatf,, only as Rood t'ui?rns, I and lo treat thrm as inch. I 44 As heha l lept aCourier lo lira ' tvernmentdCrinftlhcnijili!. and as . I had reason to btlitvc he had mid a f.lNc rtlKirt lif Itlikttikd Muni. I tAin i rof lolhe Charge O'AlTairts of if.o yepuMiC of Corfu, to inlorm Mm of hat hd pssed, and sailed immtdi- ilv aiirr for Messma. 44 1 sl.nuldtviltltpjrf from the trvth terf 1 loassert, Uutths : lihuds of il, lonian ScSvwId ?.ecl ce thsmseU'es French, the moment they might be lecuired so to do. . . " ENGLISH ARMY IN EGYPT. " This army commanded by Gene ral Stuart, is 4430 strong . as appears by the subjoined statement. It occu pies entirely, and exclusively' Alex: andria a,nd the surroundinV forts The Turks who garrisoned some f these forts, have bien ' driven from them. The Epglish G;ncral lately caused Djezrto b3 occupied by. iOQ infantry and lOO cavalry, under th protexdf repressing the Arabs. The English take no pajnito maintain the works of the forts. Thf." palisadoes are entirely . . . j uestroyedi, anan: damage none oy j the rains has -grdatly injured all the 1 recent fortifications. They occupy j none of the works without the inIo j sure of the Arab?, and all the exterior i redoubts which existed on the depar 1 ture of the' French army are destroy I td. The Pacha of Cairo furnishes the I English army with cpm, rice,' wobit, The consumption is triple, "wM it f ought to be, and great depredations j are commuted. . " The greatest misunderstanding prevail between General Stuart and the Pacha. ' " . " SITUATION OF THE ARMY. The Regiment1 uf Dillon (emigrants) " ' ' j ' . . .... 45,0 British Chassetres, (idem) 550 P-"le Regiment, (Swiss-) 600 : WatviH's Regiment, (idem) 680 ' Vhr l O.'.h Rcjj.. of infantry (lig.) 600 iTv" '6 1st 7da.' do. (idem) 650 26i! do. of Dragoons, (idem) 350 'AvtiUsry, (idem) 150 ... xTotal 4430 " TURKISH A i'i MY. ".Mahomed, 1'achl of Cairo, who Ins Uk?:i, no mvi know why, the ti ll? of. Viceroy-of E-jrypt, dots not command the troons in tcrson. Mi'- hammed-aly bun Chcrstme, wlio had the co Minvd before ray arrival, was killed bifore Giza. I hey are ioy j! under the orders of Juseth Kiaht.t. !j. Tair is Pjcln of the Armaoutes, who comnorc. the trreat maioriiV of this (. army, amounting io 16,000 men, di-s- t triSuUd us, hereafter explained. It ;j receives' successive rrinforcenients ; wh'r.h are lan.lc-1 jt Alwvakir, but it sufcrs much from desi vtion. 44 Ilhoirchid-.hriui; a V&ri wltti H two s;il, is .t Alexander, With 600 '. men who occupy no works.- . This .1 '.I' - Cu n v U; reirded as the prison j .crofihc English. . : .. , j. " Abouk'n This furl- is in ft verr t! iiizti wi'i oTiuny no wonts.- . 1 1111 iJ tate, It has aot Wen repaired j incc its cspture. Tlie breaches are.;, neither clesred nor built up. The MrRc lower is partly destmyttl, and all rqunu n is ct-mpiet-iiy tpcn. me : fort and the tower nre armed with two 24 pounders, five pieces of small ca- . h ue, and two 11 inch mortars. The vrhole is in very bad sutc. . It is oc- 'cupisd by ICQ AMi.mi.ms, commanded by M.Htipha Ai, and ta'ten frem ihe troops of the Pjchrlic of Alexandria. I Fort Jullcn This fort is also in a hitants ol the village, who fwrm its g 1 tr I, a.4 are pail by the Pacha. Eihaminia This fort is almost tl stroved b the inundation. . It is o;cilpi'-dhy 35 men. , . 44 M n.)i'if-lT,he towers of the town ' ar n'ntJ and abndof)c l. The prov'i- of Meaouf is occupied by , 40u mem ! 44 Boulak The two levers armtd and occupied by 35 tr.cn. The Okil Aly Uy his hcci restored lo its an cient uc The fm l of the Wells,, of tin A pjediutf the C t(iel of Cairo, the aic of Hahe-El Ninir, nd (he in, JoMir s fr aitlit pate Ilihc I'.l A di I Mirt Sou!koshy,FortQuantiii, aqd tlie farm of Ibrahim Dcy are occupied nnj aimed., TJie part towards Up- perE.pt,i a seeurity gainst all attempts ttt thit side and is wr II t!v 1 rdol. 'lh; woiks of the furls arc the Mine as they were left Ly the Er. nch, but tliey have not been taken r iw of, and irc therefore, in a suie f tlrray. Te hnuse of Elfi Hry. nrw occupiedb) ihr I'achs.ls If onlr - P'nt by which ihe Turks have forti. c'l. I nude C'l. J'crve -draw a pi nt 1 f il.wh'uh I tubjoin. The fmi of lSuhim lief lus nMhin tificatioti but Ihe nme. 1 ortI)rmj Is in ruins and aha rhnrd. The itair st.d the interior work l.ave herr. carried away. The atnrnninilii.tf lo. Jtrs hate Jns, hut ar tiot wiufted. The works of the fcrt of the institute are not maintained thaNfort is indeed almost destroyed, The bridges of Gise, and the farm of Ibtahini Bey, no, longer exists. , ' v r i( The powder magaeihe of Houdag U destroyed ; the Nilomelre, though armed is not occupied. ; ' Gie is also i a very bad. state i the part of, the works which froht Up per Kgypt is alone -maintained. , 5 -'. " Birket-El-IIadji isbandoned. v , " Bebeis and Salahie are also aban doned and parti y de st roy d . --'---..'.- " Masoura The loryers;of the.towh are destroyed.' The province Man soura is occupied by 5C0 men. . 'il.esaeh is Alsolike the vest in a bad state". The Turks, far from cop pleting the works whict were began, do not even preserve those which necessary to the support cf the .place. The whole is bdty armed, ; the gun J carriages could not stand tvo rounds ! ,'ot iirmg. 1 he t v,o towers of the Bog. ,hae are armed,- eiM in pretty good condition. The fort and the jowers arc occupied by a garrison of 200 men from the Pachalic of Damietta. The tdwers tf Dibe and Ouma Forage are l;stro)ed. . , : The province of Damietta is -bc- bupied by 600 mh. ' 44 CithieThis fort exists no Ion? ger. ; The Arabs hav returned and rebuilt a village hero. " ' El-Arich ThePachn has repaid ed the fort, and entrusted it to the in habifants of the village. - I saVr the Sheik of this place at Damietta, where he came for tn pieces of canndn to. mount on the works. v, Sucr. is occupied by Osmaolist there are no English there ' Recapitulation and'distribution of the Turkish troops in Egypt. At Alexindria, At Ahohkir, rt.Julien, Roictta, 600 100 15 25 5 CO 5,000 100 .100 f,4C Kahmania, rrovince ot Mcnouf, , . Caira, Roulcc, and Gisry Suez, . ' ... Provlnr? if f ansoura, Do. of Damietta and Ix-hev DISPOSABLE FORCE. Xnf-intrj, f.,0C( Cuvaliy, . . 2.0C0 Artillery, , , 5'o 6,I4) - .Ith Rce(!TcsH VrtT.V.f".thiH h ntanarmy. i he men are. Undly ai med, without discipline, without confidence in their Chiefs, andcner-. V.ited by the excess of ddwiclu The dcer every way resemble the sol- 'l bY are iguoiat.t of the first J principle cf the military art, lindane mulated merely, by the desire cf ney minKoi noiinnj; out en- iMimm; ncmscirc. o u ritncn ' would at this moment be suflUicr.t to conquer Egypt. V ARMY of the -MAMELUKES. ! 44 The army of the Bey con.sists of ; 3000. Iamelukes, 25.W0-Arabs, of the trifce of AbaMe, of Chark, and 3,500 of th'e tribe of Bmmly. Mu- named Uer Elfy. ha marr cd the tribe llincaly. The power in this ar. : my is divided between Ibrahim Bey, 1 .1.. ri.' r fir., n , 1 s mc wnici, r.ny uey nna vismaa ucy They have with them 80 French de tertfrs. Hitherto they have bct the Tu.-ks on every occasion. All Upprr Egypt is in their power. 5YHIA. " Acre. The 1 walls of this tdaec are rcptirtd. The Gates covered Lr a snull horn work, and the lowf r of ihe j aneleofthewall hr a half moon. A I small flechc hss also been constmcltd I on the will if tU I'.rkJ. .i.- All the works are well prcserr cd. 7 he weakest part it that towards the sea, i I'ji ufcuuri mc jwini , which tie fends ike entrance to the port. ,4,The forces of Dictar amount st this moment to 'between 13 and 14, 000 men, 9000 of whom are rtnpjoy. ed in the afejje of Jffs. Jerusalem and Naxarcth are ocenfird ty ih trcips of the IV ha of Ar re. The Naploumns Icrve aglnn Abouina rk. . , 1 Jaftt.. The rlxicr, afier the re ronquestfj' Egjpt csuwd the stalls lo be ipirrL svlucb arc however at ll-is moment m a trry bd condition. A KiitmAralc. l'aob, of ralisthe, who efrmtriiplice,liss 4OC0 tneo in ,M,Catji Isfccuplrd by 40Oof Ahou araJi ,ICiQdi,.1 k Emnlra of I Dnufsa4rrfufedlo pay kit anpl twutw w v(Mi imi r.ti rsjs4 a I powerful force. 'The Pacha waits for the surrender kof Jaffa to attack him. ;.The English have oHVredt to filter 'pose as mediators between the Emir and Djezar, but the latter has refused their mediation. . .T; : 7 i ' Tha Porte has at this moment ve ry Tittle connection with syria." HORACE SEBASTIANA." 1 '. INTERESTING STATE PAPER. The following is document,' No. 38, .of those lately presented to the Bri tish Parliament on the subject of the late negotiation betw'aen France and England. This and the decla . ration, contains the principal info'r- mation on thet&uses of the renew al of. war. As B uon aparte" has here acted the part of sovereign and mi nister, and strongly 1 exhibited ; his extraordinary character and views, . this paper will undoubtedly be read , with great interest. -.' Vxnis, ftp. 2&, 1803. To Lord Ilawkesbury. My Lord, ; . : ' . . . . ,.. B MY last dispatch, in which I ava your lordship an account of my con ference with M. de Talleyrand, was scarcely gone, when I received a note from him, informing me that the First Consul wished to converse with me and desired I would come to him at f the Thuilleries at - cine o'clock He received me in his Cabinet with tole rable cordiality, and after talking on -different subjects for a fcV minutes, he desired me to sit down, as he hint aelf did on the otherside of the tabled anfl began. He told me that he Mt it recevsary, alter what had passed between,! me and M. de Talleyrand, Hint he fhould in a most clear and au thentic manner, make, known his sen timents to me in order, to their being communicated lo his. Majesty and he conceived this wond he more tf fcctually done.by himself rtian throur h any nitdmrn whatever. He said, that it was a matter of int.mtc disappoint ment to him, that the treaty of Ami ens.lristcad of being followed ly con iitiation and .frit-nrtship, the natural effects tf IVn'ccihad bttn productive only. 0! (ontiuual ard increasing jea lous; nfit! mist rust j end that this'inis trust was iow avowed in such a man ner as init bring the point to an is sue. .',. " . He now enumerated die sYv? ral pro- 'n. itnons wine 11 re preimtie'l to have received front Eni-land. He claced in the first line our not evacuating Malta , and .AK'knndr'u as we were bound to do ly treaty ; In this he said that no consideration on earth should make him ncnuic.rr t atwl il,n, nfii.. two he had ruher see 11s in the pos-j sessirniofthr I'atixtMiuri; St. Antoinc, lhaja Mslia.- He I hen adverted to ihe! ain:e throvn out iainst him in the English public prints j but this he said he did not so much ret-srd. r.s that which appeared in the li rrnch psp-rs published ir Jxmdon. This he ronsi rleiYd ai 1. much more mischievous since it was meant to eiclte thi m,.n. try against him and .'u povcnitoenu He complained of the protection r. ,rw .l0. (!tfrRf others of his th'criptioni who instead of heinj?; stnti to vanaua, as nd liecn nptratedty promised, were prmi(tul to remain in England, handsomely pens'urfird, and constantly committim? all sorts of crimes on ilje coasts t)f, France, as will as tbemtcilor. .In confumatlcn' 01 iiis, lie tt.ld mc that two men had within these few duvi hern annrK. drd in Normandy, 'snd stte now on! im tr way 10 r.ns, who trtrt hired s.' Mssins, arxl en.pl-jVed by the Iliihop' of Arr.t, by the llaren de Holie hr1 Geortts. and l Uuthril. u x .m k.'l - rwMit, lully proved tn acnurt ofiustlrr. mnA made known to all the si orld. J He acVtiowlodgtM. t!t the Wrin-I uon ha ku airatnsi Lnehnd. tne J ed daily. because eitrr wind fl m-ki' wscasmurhasl Can of his own irk it l ana eaprrss.onsj which blew from LtiRlsnd, brought noihincj bat enmity and hatred i;mit Mm. He now rrC.n,!"t.V 1 VP knd tttl1 . UhchwJftlt thesmallrst inclination, to take pouession. of it ty forte, fcc tninht hivc tlone it a month ifft. Km setdin-2j,C0 men toAUukiri s.1,0 would have poiicittd thrroaclve of the whole country Ui defiance of the 4000 IWiUhh Alesndri. That in alcrul of that rtfton brin Y Jme ofprt,ertlng IVypt, U fctj faf. ti'slmiichim wifh aprrierre tf iov-.. dun; it. This he shotld net do. whatever tninht be Mt l.,ire to hsse .. . wny. otcsuse , did IK.t think i 4 worth the fls'iyt of a War, la llh. M mii.l,pcihr's be connitrcd as the ' v8fegreVsor, tod "bj which lie aliclcl lose more tavi uc fuuuiyain .-, .aincp sooner or later Egypt would belch W i France, either, by the falling tq pi j tea of the .Turkish Empire,' jor bf aotne arrangement yrnh the. ytiu H : ;, As a proof of, his desire to.maioUi pace he wished to know vhttt haJhsid to gain br ewing toVar.wjitif Englife Ji v vA descent was the.only ineana of 1 t)f fence he had)' and .that he wassleter . mined to atterapt, by putting himself at the head of the;.-expedition ta JBat hovr coukl it be supposed, that having gained the height od which hcratriqcU he rould risk, hi$ life and, reptitafitJnV . in such a hazardous 'attempt,lmksa forced tolt by - necessityc''iwhifcUh chances vvere that he and the gfealest part of the expedition would goiothp bottom of the sea, s, Helke AiucU on! this subject, k'tt never ofkete'd V diminish the danger- He ackh6yl"evU ged that there were 6nf hVaidVea chances toone.againsthiTii. .but stjjjl he was detenrtined tp attempt it,if war shbuid be the consequence of the prq sent tliscussiort ; and tlwt aclt wa v the disposition of the troopshat art'iy after army would be found for the e.u terpriie, '.. y, ..:. : u?t. HeUheti 'feypatiate'd much' tn .it natural force of the two countrUa France with an army of 480.000 mtV r for to this amount, it is,' he saidvlo bh I immediatel)'. completed,-, all rcao y foK the most desperate enterprires ttia England with aCcet which ,made lief mistress of the seas, and which hflttisll not think he should be able to eqvial ik less than ten years. Two. .tuch cwaf . tries-, by a proper; Vmdersunilinif, might govern ht world, but by tbtiilr snides might; overturn it...',, .lie said that if he had hot felt the enrr.iiyi;oT the Utitinh government on ertry ct casion since the treaty jof AmitW, mere woua have been nothing that ht would not have done to prove, h'wtltk sire to conciliate ; participation in lii demnities, as well asinOuence on thi continctit ; 'treaties of commerce,' la short, any thing tltat oould, hive 'tfv Yea satisfaction, and have testified !hi friendship.' Nothing1 however, -hAU been able to conquer the' hatred ofiHfc British government, and thcrcfore.it was now tome to the point, w-helhef we should have Peace or War Ml ; preserve Pence, the treaty of Amn?na must be fulFdlcd, the ahuae of the pub! lie prints if not totally suppressed, t ', least kept within bounds nd coiifint-d la the English T papers 1 'and the prok tct tion so .openly given lo his bitter? sk enemies alluding to Georges, atnl persons of that dcscriptioni must he 1 wunurawn. Hwar, it was peces. rj to say so. t ami to tcfuie to fulfil th treaty.- IU now trade the tuir: of Euf v.iu piu o me, mat in ms preseiti, state, there was no power with which we coiild coalckce for the -purpose of miking war aguinsi Frce ; conse quently it was oar interest td nairs ' time, and if we had any point 1 to i?ain) renew the wur when circl.mitinera were more favouranic. He laid, it was doing lim iusiice to suppose' that he conceived himself hnre tho opinion of his countrr of cfEuMpei He would not rifc uniting Europe a giinst him by any riolmf act of ag gression ; neithcr,was he powerful in rraner, as to persuade 'the nautni to war, hnlesson gidd rronds.- l said that he had not chsuUrd tbt Al gennes from his unwillingness to txi cle the jealousr of other Powrrs. but hehope.fthat EnLn.!, r,nV 1 rn e, would one day!fctl that it waa thir interest to de thy sjrh a nest of tl icves, and Torce theirf to live rather " ky cultivating their Lnti than by pluo-" dcr.' , .tj! In the little I- as!4 to'him, ' for j Rare In the course of two hour, bur erf Tew opportui.iilf vof-saying a word, I confined myself strictly to th tenorofyuur Lordhip,i instructions. I urged thrm in the same nunner a I had done to Xl de IVIlcy rand, and dwelt as sjrcngiy as I could on lh sensstion which h puUicatlonof Nev hastiajia's report had crested In l.ng : w'4,1, where the riews of .France lov wrds E?pt, must' always com rrvuadthe inmost iti'iUnc and jesl OUsy. mainiained that w?at ought to convince lis of his dclirr.'ril pestd was on the one .hand Ihe fmltheh.d to gain by renewing th wsr, and 6t tms oilier the fnhiy with rhich f e micht have taken possrsilon tf.E-,, ryptwilh lhovty ships,and Vf.a whij wrrt anw p.ing fniiri the J t ilite rrantsn to fit. DcmlncW tl at with the approhsti.in of all I'.nrorKv und more psrticulsily .of Ihe iTurki ho had repeatedly invited hin to join i5hhfm r7f,bf pf po f forsbg 10 ,rr-k,u territur. !

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