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But to return to the British army : —still
unwearied, and anxious to embark in other
enterprizes, they seemed to receive, all re-
ports of the peace with a singular degree of
indifference and incredulity ; and, though
the Vizir had mentioned it at Cairo, and even
insisted upon its probability, unbelief and a
seeming disposition to court new laurels still
prevailed, till, as Sir R. Wilson observes,
“ to the discomfiture of every project and
glorious hope,'’ a vessel with a white flag
arrived, and stood into Alexandria on the
L5th of November, and proved to be the
Lodi, brig, announcing “ that the prelimina-
ries of peace were actually signed.” But
whether, as Sir R. Wilson continues to re-
mark, peace is unnatural to soldiers, or that
the terms displeased them, ro joy was ex-
cited at the intelligence ; but, had the army
heard the shouts of Englishmen yoked to the
carriage of Citizen Lauriston, (the Aid de
Camp,) which was dragged through the
streets of London, the echo would have re-
verberated in tones of horror ; nor could they,
£- 7 •/ '
used to face and even vanciuish this boasting
X O
- enemy, have reflected that this unthinking
or base rabble were their own countrymen,
without feeling the strongest decree of indig-
o w o o ~
nation against hirelings who had probably
sold that national character, for the mainte-
nance of which, some of the best blood of
England had been copiously shed.
1 he. Lodi, brig, had hurried from Toulon
without delaying a moment on her passage ;
but, nd kn0'
Malta W
l>daG . ; • ■
the sea, w
carry to the E
contained the
bottle, inspnn
fears, as tn
many years
one of a quart
ral’s home;
read, and th<
the surrend
Wilson ob"
of the person1
However,
inthc pos-.ib:
but, the an i
three day ? :
that pleasin
Mt of tl'.e Is
came to lig
than ever; a;
independent
monarchic:; I
mated by th
contended a
vasioa, with
We have
nours whic
pleased to <
ins. been en
%pt. T:
He tw wd!
But to return to the British army : —still
unwearied, and anxious to embark in other
enterprizes, they seemed to receive, all re-
ports of the peace with a singular degree of
indifference and incredulity ; and, though
the Vizir had mentioned it at Cairo, and even
insisted upon its probability, unbelief and a
seeming disposition to court new laurels still
prevailed, till, as Sir R. Wilson observes,
“ to the discomfiture of every project and
glorious hope,'’ a vessel with a white flag
arrived, and stood into Alexandria on the
L5th of November, and proved to be the
Lodi, brig, announcing “ that the prelimina-
ries of peace were actually signed.” But
whether, as Sir R. Wilson continues to re-
mark, peace is unnatural to soldiers, or that
the terms displeased them, ro joy was ex-
cited at the intelligence ; but, had the army
heard the shouts of Englishmen yoked to the
carriage of Citizen Lauriston, (the Aid de
Camp,) which was dragged through the
streets of London, the echo would have re-
verberated in tones of horror ; nor could they,
£- 7 •/ '
used to face and even vanciuish this boasting
X O
- enemy, have reflected that this unthinking
or base rabble were their own countrymen,
without feeling the strongest decree of indig-
o w o o ~
nation against hirelings who had probably
sold that national character, for the mainte-
nance of which, some of the best blood of
England had been copiously shed.
1 he. Lodi, brig, had hurried from Toulon
without delaying a moment on her passage ;
but, nd kn0'
Malta W
l>daG . ; • ■
the sea, w
carry to the E
contained the
bottle, inspnn
fears, as tn
many years
one of a quart
ral’s home;
read, and th<
the surrend
Wilson ob"
of the person1
However,
inthc pos-.ib:
but, the an i
three day ? :
that pleasin
Mt of tl'.e Is
came to lig
than ever; a;
independent
monarchic:; I
mated by th
contended a
vasioa, with
We have
nours whic
pleased to <
ins. been en
%pt. T:
He tw wd!