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nervations upon General Belliard’s capitula*
tion, and declared that he was resolved to
bury himself under the ruins of Alexandria,
rather than imitate his example. But, Sir
It. Wilson asserts, that this pledge in the
French language, is not to be understood
strictly and literally ; and that thence the
soldiers on the out-posts excused it to those
who commented upon it, as a mere facon de
parler^ a manner of speaking.
General Doyle’s brigade marched into the
camp of Alexandria on the 9th of August.
On the 11th, General Hope’s brigade arrived ;
and, on the 12th, the reserve under General
Moore. The Nile, having risen upwards of
thirty feet on the 13th, twenty-six English
and Turkish gun-boats, with much difficulty
working- through Lake-Maadie into the inun-
dation, they proceeded to attack the French
gun-boats in Lake-Marcotis ; but the latter,
avoiding an action by drawing up dose in
shore, the former were contented with re-
connoitering. .
General Hutchinson coming on shore and
arriving at the camp on the 10th, resolved
without delay to besiege Alexandria on the
eastern and western fronts; with an army of
16,000 effective men.' In ; fact,.the siege
Could not have commenced sooner, as all the
boats had been employed in embarking the
French; and, as both the corps, stationed
eastward and westward of Alexandria, re-
quired boats to carry them supplies from the
fleet, two important offices of the same kind
codd no,
•relief8!11
been made
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tion, and declared that he was resolved to
bury himself under the ruins of Alexandria,
rather than imitate his example. But, Sir
It. Wilson asserts, that this pledge in the
French language, is not to be understood
strictly and literally ; and that thence the
soldiers on the out-posts excused it to those
who commented upon it, as a mere facon de
parler^ a manner of speaking.
General Doyle’s brigade marched into the
camp of Alexandria on the 9th of August.
On the 11th, General Hope’s brigade arrived ;
and, on the 12th, the reserve under General
Moore. The Nile, having risen upwards of
thirty feet on the 13th, twenty-six English
and Turkish gun-boats, with much difficulty
working- through Lake-Maadie into the inun-
dation, they proceeded to attack the French
gun-boats in Lake-Marcotis ; but the latter,
avoiding an action by drawing up dose in
shore, the former were contented with re-
connoitering. .
General Hutchinson coming on shore and
arriving at the camp on the 10th, resolved
without delay to besiege Alexandria on the
eastern and western fronts; with an army of
16,000 effective men.' In ; fact,.the siege
Could not have commenced sooner, as all the
boats had been employed in embarking the
French; and, as both the corps, stationed
eastward and westward of Alexandria, re-
quired boats to carry them supplies from the
fleet, two important offices of the same kind
codd no,
•relief8!11
been made
1 obliged to b
tifeiOn : -
> ;;Ontbc.e
I ihOO mt*
> tion, th’.-
1 tended pvii
On the s
of gainin.
I and to lh
Coote, C
cause
readru
a corps of
under (
I The 1.
to storm t
French lin
cup-.' d
in advance
was said 1
-povemujt
Vi
llw (
i time, and
| troops too
proved ot
remove
\ •■Gene:/
I though -
ring j)bc
I canaonad