Wilson, Robert Thomas: The British expedition to Egypt: carefully abridged in two parts (London, 1803)

PREFACE.

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‘ The English being those who defend and'
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provision Acre, the horrible conduct of
Dgezzar, who caused to be strangled and
thrown into water with their hands tied be-
hind their backs, more than two hundred
Christians, inhabitants of this country, among
whom was the secretary of
must be- equally attributed to this officer ;
since, from circumstances, the Pacha found
himself entirely dependant upon him.
‘ This officer having besides refused to exe-
cute any of the articles of exchange esta-
blished between the two powers, and his
proposals in all the communications which
have taken place, and his conduct since the
time that he has been cruising here, having
been those of a madman, my desire is, that
you order the different commanders on the
coast to give up all communication with
the English fleet actually cruising in these
seas.

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Commenting upon this document, Sir It.
Wilson observes, “• Such accusations many
may think too contemptible to be noticed ;
but there are others who, infatuated with
Bonaparte, might find in silence grounds for
recrimination. I, therefore, shall briefly ob-
serve, fust, as to the massacre of the Chris-
tians, that Dgezzar Pacha, previous to the
disembarkation of any individual from the
English ships, caused thirty men, in the

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