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' 6 Yeftc&a arrived fiere, lie brig Pca
cbck, Crafts in 6 daye frm; London ;
ntrfnging London paperPmhTl I ftof
-rMayfevculten iayt later than before re-
' ceived. ' '. ' '
'.Of (the war in Egypt, aid it profped,
. thefe papers furnifh numerous i dctji ,
The difference between Great Britain, and
the Northern Powen, appeared in train
v of amicable adjollmem. . ;V-'
A Ve do not meet with a fin'gle, articlf oh the
iubjeAof the negotiationbetween France
-and England. ' rV.V ?
Sir Hyde Parker. Ha been recalled as cdm-'
snander ikt -.the, Baltic fleet, and
t 'the i command couferred jOoXoid Welfyni,
. A'Lond6D ppcr of May o meutbns,
that oine fail 65 Spamlh Ihipa crt the line
in two fquadrons, had efcaped fom Bull
1 KarBour, ;deftioidtfl the Mediterranean;
The Elbe declared open to all natWhg.S.
Peace haa been concluded betveeen Ptri-
tak aodTWs. .
The Biitifh,1 in their feveralactldas in E
gypt, have' taken' fourteen piece of
French field artillery.
Warfare in Egypt,
LONDON GAZETTE, May 15.
Lord Hobart received this morning, dif
patchci from Egypt.
Camp, ifore Alexandria,
- Mini 19, .
Sir I havlj the bohorWenclofe the ar
Sides o( capitulation of the fort of Aboukir,
together with a return of the prifonen fur
rendered, and of the .prdipanceand. Korea
found in the fort.
I have the honor to be, &c. .
R. ABERCKOMSlE.
Here follow Jve artiest of f p tulitim, in
tbi French langunei by Auhkb the garrifun
mert allow fd r-fe botorritf tttarfteft t n
JuatJ onboard the Britijbjlctt ; thneivere
13 cannon in the fort, and 1 50 prifontrt.
Camp, milti from Alexandria,
Jiprit 5 , ltC t.
SIR, .
1 have the" honor to acquaint yoii, tnar
on the 18th "of March,' an afLir took place
between a patrole of our cavalry and one of
the encofiy, in the neighbourhood uiAlc
andria. I have to reg'et that col. Arch
dall of the 12th Light Dragoons received a
wound in the arm, which Las fince been
amputated, and that we have loft fome va
luable officers and rrien, I hclofed herewith,
I have the honor to tranfmit to you 'a lift
of the killed, wounded, and taken pnfon
erg on that day. v , -
V I have the honor to be, . &c.
(Signed) V .
I J. H. HUTCHINSOH."
f Here follows a retu'tr? of killed,, wound
ed, &c t quarter matter, 7 rank and file,
' 43 horfes killed 2 pfficeri, I ferjeant, 6
- rank and' file," 12 horfes wounded 3 f&
cere, 1 quarter maftery, 12 xank and tile, 7
horfes miffing .., . , :. .. ,
Head Quarters, Camp, four milei frotti
Alexandria, JprU stb iioi.
sir, ' .
"I have the honor to inform you,
that after the fcffair of the tcb Marchy the
army took a pf fition about four milgi frotn
Alexandria, having a fandy plain in front,
the fea on theiKight, the canal of Alcxai'
dria fat ortfent dry) and the Lake of A-...
bouktr on therr. left. la this pofition wtf'
remained without any material occurrence
tking place till the 2 1 ft of Match, when . I
the eoemy attacked tis with J neatly the
whole of .their force, amounting probably
lto-j:leveni)!L twelve s.ihpufdnd pien Of.
fourteen demi .'bngadea.'oTinfalotry'wtcfi';
the French have in this tfovintry,' twelve ap v
pear to have been engaged, and all4their
cavalry, with the eaceptiori, of one regl-tneot-
; ; . ' : ' : ."' vir'
n- enemy mae the following 3fijpo
fit ion of their army.: ,; ;
Gen, Lanuffe'was on their left with
fovjir deraij-btigHdts of infantryand a corn
fiderablc body of cavalry, commanded by
Gen. Roize ; Generals Friant and Ram.
poh wefe in the centre, with five demi bri
gaiJe4i,.Gen.lRcjj;uirropn jthe right, .with
two demi brigade) and two regiments of
cavalry j Gen. -- De'ftain'' commanded the-advance-guard,
tonfifting .of one demi bri
gade fame light trooDt and a detachment
t cavatrv.
" The aft ion commenced about an hott
before day ,light;'.bjr a ftife attack n 6Ur
left, ; which was under Maj. Geo. Craddock.. '
The mo!l . viggjf-oos -efforts'of the eneriiy .
wct?t .howevefi.iliitjft41againft ojitjightii
which they had ufed ewj.'V fo&ble rxertton
to torn::- Thr'amckroirthjjt" pwnt iiaVaa fer
i;an with great "imp'etUofity by tha French
fpfrrtry, fuflaioed by a flrong by of ca-?
air j wh-charged H xoluma. ;sThf y twer
repivfj by. "obr Iroops with equal ardor, &
the utmolt - fteadinefs and di'fcialine. sThe-
conteit wai bntiGml.lr oTiltinate ; the enemy;
werompelrepulfed, nd their cavalry were
cpcaicaiy rcixea wun ineiniintry. 1 titj
at length tctircd. leaymg aprodinrjnm
bee of dead and wountVd on the field. 'i
', '' While thia was'vpafpng on the right
tpey, attempted to penetrate our; centre:;
with a column, ot inf irttry, who w?re alfo
repulfed,' and -ftbliged tp retreat wirh i f.
The Ftcnch dutipg tb-whole o(f the action",
fefufed their right. -They poffced forward.
however, a corps oNighf troopixffipport. .
ed byaabjidy pf infantry and cavjilrj, 0
keep oir left ickhich certaiily was"
at that time, the weakcfl pait cf our line.
'. We haver taken about two hundred
prifoners (not wounded); but it was im
pofflble to purfue our victory,; on account
of our inferiority in Cavalry, and bfcaufe
the French had lined the oppofite liiij with
cannon, under which they retiied. "We
alfo have fufftd j;6nfidei tly $ few mure
fevere adtions have ver beea foaghr,- con
fidering the . number engagtd. We hays
fuflaioed an irreparable lofs in the prrfcx) ot
our never 'fuffi-iently 10 be lamented I'unt
mander in chief, Sir Ralph Abercromhie,
who was mortally wounded in tte adtioo,
and died on the ah of March, t believe
he was wounded eaily, but he concealed
lii fitmtin from thofe abouT"hlTi, and
"continued in the field, giving hin orders
wi'h that cfwlnef and pc; fpi'cuity, which
h id ever marked Inn character, until long
after the s&ionr was over" when he fainted
through -'weak tie ft anJ lofa of Wood. Were
it permitted for a foldier to regret any cue
whaLhas fallen in- the fervice of hit cou'utry,
I wight be excufed for lamenting him faore
than any other 'per fun ; but it is fome con
LIdiion to thrfe ho teaderly loved him,
that as his life eras honorable, fa was bis
deilll glorious. His memory will be record
ed in the annals ol his country, will be fa
Cred tij every Britifb foldier, and embalmed
in 1 he recollection of a grateful poltenty.
It is imprHlbl? for . me todojnflice to
the zeal of the officers and to t lie gallantry
of the foldicis of this army. The rcfeive,
again It whom the principal attack ofabe
enemy was directed, concluded themfelves
with unexampled fpitit. They refitted the
irnpejuofity of the French infantry, and re
pulfcd feveral charges of cavalry Major
gen Moore was wounded at their head, tho'
not dangeroufly. I regret, however, the
temporary abfence; from-the arjny of this
highly -.aluablf,, fnd meritorious officer,
v.h'fe counfel and co operation would be f
highly nectffary to irc jhis moment.
Brigadietefi, Oaks was wounded nearly at
thi fametiroe, and the .'army has beende-,
prived df the fervice of an excellent xfficer.
The jSishriniltd regiments afted in the
mott .dillinguifheJ and brilliant manner,:
Coir' Paget, an officer of: great promifc,
was wounded at the head of the former re
giment: He has fioce, though not quite
recovered, returned to his duty. ,V '
f Brigadicr,general .Stuart, and, the fo
reiglTbrigade,. fspported the relerve with
much proroptnefa and Spirit : indeed it is
but juftice to thi.crjrp's to fay, that they
have, on all occafions, endeavored o emu
late the zeal and fpitit exhibited by the Bri
tifh troops, and perfectly fucceeded. .Maj.
gen. Ludlow defcrves much approbation
for hit conduct when the centm of the Br
iny was attacked 1 under his guidance,' the
guardis conducledTthcrnfetves inlhciol$
cool, intrepid, and foldier-like manner
they receWtd virj cflectual fuppofrhy "a
movement of the fight of general Cootes's
brigade,; Brig, general Hope war wound
ed in the hand t the irony has been depriy-.
ed pf the ftrvices of a niofl aftive, aealotis
and judicious officer; "r 1 ,
The lofs of the f rSeroy.has bees great
it is calculated at upwards of three thou-
fand killed and taken prifoners. Genara
i-" 1 cannot conrin.ii. ft.;a i-,.
. To-' . .. b.liw VTItHUUb
Wrraaly affnrin jou, that, in the' ardu
or. rconteft fn - which wc sie at prcfent-en- '
gaged hi majefty's troops in Egypt have
r and nobly upheld the fam? of
the.Britifh name and nation. , . ;
,'i:: ' have the honor to be, kct
.(Signed) , . .-,...
' . i-jiV ttpriui'nton.y'
.gHere follows a lift of kiUedrrwoonded,
acc-.the total pf which wa. ienfSirfr: n
ferpeaU, 224 rank and file KILLED ;
60 Pficers,48 ferjeaats, 8 drummers, io$i
rank, and fib; WOUNDED j i officers, 1
ferjatfj .iS rank k file MISSlNG.- The
namei pf the " officers, killed; ' Gen. Aber
pQ&ihie, Col. Duteni, Lieut. CoL Qgil
ye, M4 BifTer,. Captains St, Pern.: Gib
fon, Luuteneiits Colin .CampbWl, Robei
Snderfoa, .Stewart, J.icelyn, Duavercicr,
ejsan, and Ei.llgn Campbell. ,
. the ftffijc"rs wdWJedw
Moe," Brigadiers General Hope, Oakes
ad Lawfon.' . ;. ,.- ..' ' .
; N, lJOne ftand oi colors and two field
piecesj were taken. ' "';
The fjlrft party that joined, confilted of a.- '
bout 450 good cavalry, well mounted, .an4''
feveral parties have joined fincW; , ' . v
. . v . .'' : :'. .3 :s-''.... ." .' '
-CONSTANTINOPLE, Artl tu-
I W the attack which Gch.:Meoou roade X
on the Loglifh the 21ft, M ich, after a ,
council, of war held at Alexandria,; hi '
greater part of the corps which he brouehd
; up fiom Cairo confuted of Copts, Giecks' : L
uu mncan recruits. . - i
Another and a deciiive batt'e U rapectea.
' Egypt, when Gen. Regnier-fliali come V
up, who is on his match with a frith corps) ':
of 12,000 French STid Afiican troops. "iM u
rad Bey likewifc has piomflfed the FreiMi .
affittance. " . . .. ;. - .j'.'.w .'
Lieutenant Corbeviitiwlved
patches from lord
he Admiiaity,
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Rpizc.;who commanded the cavalry, wbttOT Cavalry mould join the .jjriwn army,
fuffi-red confiderably, was killed in the field. IMCPmmander in cruet may rec
Generals Launffe and Bobet ar fince e'ead
of. their., wounds. I have -been informed
that feveral other general officers, whofe
names I do not know, have been either kill
.d pr wounded, ""'l'::;:
Admiralty Cffi:fi ,jfay e, lgcf.
mani l-orDfVfctict
fom Egypt, btiaS-'fii
Ktethto the Secfci.. 'of t
datedkj - -. . M -
' u FotidrSyant, Aboukir Bay,
. A orii r. ig;ir.
i I Ha tlie very great concern in arqaaint
ing yl that in a defperate auaek made
upon air lines by the French army n the
moroW of the 2 1 ft ult. my gallant and re
fpeta3 fcoifcaguc General air Ralph A
bercrnjbie, unfortunately receive a wound
of whra hc; died on boani this fhi'pr on the
atfth-r It is onnece'flry to fay how much
this cj&fnry has been regretted, by the ar -ray
an Jy Jthe C-'et. Thtit JLordfhips will"
SfelfTH were' repiilfedrwTth:
vtiy g'rtatLrs. ' f encloft- fr t,heit iufor-
muion, a cojiy of Sir Sidney Smith's re
port of dial fuflained by the detachment of
fetimen ferving under his order ; and haje
the pleifure of adding," that his own wound
has not been fo material as to deprive me of
his ferv'tes. The marines were not engaor-
ed, hvbg-beenr prevtouflyo-the ac'tion,
appointjd to the duty of Aboukir CalUcj
and its jicinity. jvl..... '
. I ikve the hoaSr to be, &c.
i KEITH.
P S The Captain T'aqh arrived on
the a6ty ult. with three fail of the.line,
and a body of troops,'; and on the follow
ing dayl Turkifli Vice-Admiral joined.
Herj Mlowj a return of feamen killed
and wiinded, amounting to twenty five
oaIy-3 --
Sif'.fure, off Alexandria, April 7.
We a tie, in our endeavors to keep off
the Ihore, been obliged to carry fail to fueh
-degree Ui) wcmr our .irtw piec-;
es s' and wt. received further proof of the.-
impoffibiliof forming an efTeAuaL block-
aaeot any port even m tins unc comury
Onthe niijht of our return from the Oiling
we (poke iie Pearl frigate .bringing ti ad
vice of tht failing of a French fcj'iadron of
feven faiUf the line, a frigate, two floops,
and ivra fture . fhips, . for this place, having
7I000 troops and 3 Generals on board.
Lord .Keith has been bufied in preparing
the? Stately for the line, and bur force n6w
confifU of the Foudroyant of 8. guns, Ti
gre B-o AiaJt Northumberland, Swiftfure,
rKent,4H Minotaur pf 74, Stately p 4,
with fereralfrnall vtflels. 8
- 1 ' Downing'Street, May ifj.'
; Ity ar! vices received this" mornings front
MajoV Hollway,, dated the camp of the
GrantLVizjf rat Gaza, March io. 1 80 1 ,
it appears, thai on the 1 8th of that month,
I ,ooo A fiatic' cavalry advanced, from "that
place, and on the foft6wirigday 1000 A.
tab cavry'- Thii body is to be, lender the
commandpf Tahfr Pafha, as. an advanced
guard. On its arrival at El-Arifh, it is to
halt a day 01 tworjuntil, -Mahomet Pacha
arrives wijh a confiderable part of the army,
probably about $,000 men, when Tahir
Pafha is to advanee to Catieh. It is the .
Grand Vizier's intention that thefc 2,000
when
commander in cniei may reuuuc
It a!fo appears, that Djeggar Pafha has
entered into an accommodation of all differ
mrra. and ordered tf.oOO 01 his troops tO-
join the Imperial army, for the purpofe'of
the cxpulfiou of thcvea:Tnyr from Egypt,
: ENGLISH EDITORIAL RMARK-Si"
". ;The account of the operations pf he it .
my contained iu the London Gazette "Eit "'
Iraordiiury, would no dfxibt alone -bf:&w4fi-
udercd as highly fatiefaftory, tut weare i'en,
ijpbled by private letters to add many -facial
hich mrilt have a coifiJerabIe4iffect on th5
fiiccefs of our expedition. After theadtioci
of the 2 til March,, feveral deferters, amon
whorri were forty cavaliy, came in frm thel
French ariny, they ftaftd that th Republt .
cans were corr.pleatly difpirited at their de
feat thatAbt-fitict Geutrals Lanuffc (oi
whofe talents he Moniteur has fo much caU .
culated) Roiz, Jk Bodet, two other Ge
ncrals were killed and three wounded. A
mong the latter was General Regnier, arl
officer beloved and cftccmed by, the army.
The entire regiment of grenadiers whicbi '
bore the name of the Firft Conful, is dated
to have been deftroyed, and the Invincible
Standard of ; Buonaparte is brought home'' "
in the Florafc an evidenc,pf our triumphs'
Th.c Caps Pacha had joined Lord Keith's)
fleet with U fhips and y. 000 u en, tc woii
were fhortiy espetted. The Grand VI'
z'et.'s army had been reinforced with an e
q-ial cumber' of menfrom Gh!.JPat ba'sj
4pop; and was moving Xrt ward 10s Cairo, J-
Mor was the Uiength of their enemies all
that the Frenc.1.had to contci d with ; rheif
allies were deferring them in the hour ot
difficulty. Mouradey had already fent
to upper Egypt to obtain forgivenefv fot
having acted in Conjuuctiofl with the Rc-
publicans. IL-...
The fituation of otorarmyt's reprefentecJ'
as favourable as could be wifhed. Their
pofition before Alexandria was fo ftrong;
that there was no fear entertained of their
being attacked:..The army was healthy St' '
in high fpirii8, and f upplied from the coun I
try wi:b every article, of which it flood In ',
need. This circumflance alone proves the
wifdom of Gen. Hutchinfon's conduct in
cultivating his advantage, and improving
his fituationj inftead ofexpofing his army
to any farther lofs by an immediate attack
on the flrongly-fortificd pofition into which
the defeated army of thelcnemihad retiredv
His otje- "LVY"cr u,"l" ."rw"J " " "
marira"Scvm off all communication ; with
Aleitandnaj which he liad 't)lr'dott'btf''
iiigTThe defrrters date tharthe" French
loll above "jooa'men in the battle-of thef
2 i ft and thf8" agrees with Gen. Hutchin
fon's difpatch. ,- " ' ';; -: v:. .
The immediate, eonfequence of our vie-'' .
tory appears to. have been that General .
HutchinfoRjas--nablid to detach Colonel '
Spencer againft Rofetta, and aoothef corpjf
of A,ooo men agaiafl: Rhamania. The for-
mer wowia open toe communirauoD w tin .
tne Vizier's army. , The poffeffioo of Rha
mania would leave the French wit hout cpm .
munTcatron or fupplies except rpn the fidci
6f the Dtfcrt, where the Arihs were in de-.V
'tet mined holt ility againft thtml''rl:'
It appears, after deducting etery ppffihle '.
lofs," that our army muft ftilCconfift of near
ly 13,006 men, cxclufive 61 feamen, , and
the.Tokih,, reinforcements j while that of
- the epemy, from the numbers brought int -actibn'
pri the a iff, could not after the7
hattlc exceed form S,ooo to f jOeo men. ;
The combination of all thefe fads provesl r
onr decided fuperionty. Such has been' ...
the molt of this battle, which (trengthea
the eftablifhmcnt of our troops in Egypt,
and makes tht jiltiroate conqoeft pf thafj"
conntry almoft certato, though it nwj have
been delayed for a fhou or longer peripd pfc r
time.Eyery day muft Idd to the advani; v?
lage of our fituation, and muft deteriorate; '
that of our enemy. " - !'. l - '
' The Park and Tower Guns were yefterf . :
day evening fired in eonfequence of the difr
patches received from Egypt. ' " -The
remnanfs pfSif Ralph Abefcrotn-
bie were brought home to. the Flora frigat
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