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

Though, to many, it appeared unneces-*
sary that General Hutchinson should.^suffer
General Baird to march towards Cairo, after
that place had surrendered ; notwithstanding
the former much wished for the re-embarkation
of General Baird’s army, as there were some’
other services of importance in which they
might have been employed ; yet, as he knew
nothing of the progress of the negotiations
for peace, and that the Frenth were still en-
deavouring to throw succours into Egypt,
he thought it prudent not to run any risk,
in dispensing with yuch powerful auxiliaries
as the Indian army. His orders, therefore,
by Lieutenant Budgen, were positive, for the
junction of that army with his own.
General Hutchinson, while at Cairo, re-
sided at the house of the celebrated M. Ro-
setti, the Imperial consul ; and, during his
stay, remedied several acts of violence from
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the Turks. One of their Chieftains had turned
the widow of Morad Bey out of her house ;
but the General soon effected her admittance,
and also the restitution of the rights and
immunities of the Mamelukes ; though he
at the same time engaged for the regular
payment of the tribute from the Beys to the
Turks ; and also, that the Turkish Pacha
should no longer be kept as an honorary pri-
soner, but have the command of*such a
body of troops as should at least render him
worthy of proper respect. However, the