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

Before the army moved from El Hamed
the son of the Sheik of Rahmanreh, being de-
puted by the inhabitants, came to renew their
fealty to the Turks, and claim the protection
of the Captain Pacha and the English gene-
ral. ilis father, it seemed, being suspected
by the French of an intent to give up Rah-
nianieh, was arrested, and hourly expected
to be put to death.
The whole force of the British, now assem-
bled at El Hamed, amounted to

Cavalry . . . . . .
Infantry . . . . .
Artillery . . . . .
Total •>••••

300
4000
112
4412

The movement of the army was still much
impeded for the want of draught-horses and
camels to carry ammunition and water; for,
there were not more than 100 of these useful
■animals altogether. ;
Twelve hundred men, on the 4th of May,
English and Arnauts, under Colonel Stuart,
were ordered to cross the Nile, and station
-
themselves at the canal of Birambal, and
there to regulate their motions by that of
the main army. Ten pieces of cannon were
sent with this detachment ; but, not to imi-
tate the French mode of putting private pro-
perty in a state of requisition, positive orders
were given to the troops to give receipts for
whatever was taken from the inhabitants.

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