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

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he proved highly serviceable in obtaining in
recommended to the Grand Vizir
warded his services.
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At the entrance of the harbour of Rah m a

plague raged in every village in advance of*
the army.
Much skirmishing and some maneuvring
took place previously to the attack of the out-
posts and the'*port of Rahmanich. In this
neighbourhood, the
the Sheik of Dessong with a bodv of Arabs ;
he proved highly serviceable in obtaining in-
telligence, provisions, &c. and was therefore
. who re-

nieh, the grenadiers of the 89th were sent
with six light guns, to take post along the
Nile, within half musket-shot of the enemy’s
. batteries. The troops of the enemy being
driven from them, in about a quarter of an
hour the grenadiers marched steadily on, not-
withstanding the constant discharge of grape
from other batteries.
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In consequence of this bold movement,
seventy of the French dgerms, on the point
of escaping out of the harbour into the Nile,
were forced back, and one great gun-boat
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sunk.
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The Turks, amazed at the intrepidity of
this action, were at a loss for expressions for
their feelings ; though “ Bono John,” (Good
John,) a name by which they distinguished
the English, was now their common cry;
while the Arabs, raising the thumb as a
sign of admiration, re-echoed the word Tieb,
which signifies excellent. In fact, the gal-
lantry of that movement reflected the high-

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