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of the arrival of Admiral Gantheaume’s squa»
dron off Cape Dime ; and, not being able to
land his reinforcements, of his putting to sea
again, with the loss of his anchors. Of course
no dread now remained to the General of any
reverse of his good fortune.
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To prosecute the approaches to Cairo, on
the evening of the 14th of June, an officer,
with some Mamelukes, was sent patroles to
Giza, deemed a strong out-post to that city.
His report was, that the destruction of the-
bridge of boats, from Old Cairo to Giza, was
practicable. He wished to have given a
more particular account of the bridge on the
Giza side of the river, but bis Mamelukes
refused to go round. About the same time,
Captains Murry and Lutchins, of the Light
Dragoons, reached the heights of Mokattan,
which have a great command of Cairo, and
had advanced as far as the old mosque, just
above the citadel, when the French endea-
&
voured to cut them off, but failed in the at-
tempt.
A Maltese deserter came into the camp
soon after, reporting, that the news of the
taking of Ireland, for which the feu de Joie
had been* fired, was brought by a corps of
dromedaries, sent by General Menou from
Alexandria.
The Captain Pacha and the General, on the
17th, went as far as Dockee to reconnoitre ;
and, in the evening, a French serjeant-major
came in as a deserter, and proved a very in-
telligent person. Some papers were also