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but, observing that I insisted upon an explicit
answer, he declared that he had no order from
• • his court to quit Alexandria, and that he thought
. kr| he should even continue there during the winter.
: ■ “ General Stuart’s talents do not rise above
mediocrity. His Aid-de-Camp is a French
emigrant, the Chevalier de Sades, a man of
intelligence, and possessed of great influence
over the General.
" The same day I paid a visit to the Pacha
of Alexandria and the Captain Bey, who com-
manded the Ottoman forces. After the usual
. .. . compliments, I informed them that the agents
. appointed for the French commerce were on
the point of proceeding to Egypt. They ex-
. . pressed their satisfaction at the intelligence, and
did not conceal the uneasiness they felt at the
.. . residence of the English in the country. I
’ assured them that they could not remain much
longer, and that the general peace left no doubt
with respect to their speedy departure.
“I went to Aboukir on the 21st, the fortress
b of which is in a ruinous state, and the next day
I arrived at Rosetta.
1 if
K At Faiaume, I received from the Cheiks’
protestations of attachment to the First Consul.
At Menouf, I assured the Cheiks ,that the First
Consul would interest himself in their favour
with the;iPorte.
<( Upon my arrival at Boulak, a suburb of
Cairo, 1 dispatched Citizen Jaubert to acquaint
’ ' the Pacha of Cairo with my coming.
“ The next morning he sent a detachment
1 3°° cavalry and 200 infantry, commanded
a 4 &•' '
but, observing that I insisted upon an explicit
answer, he declared that he had no order from
• • his court to quit Alexandria, and that he thought
. kr| he should even continue there during the winter.
: ■ “ General Stuart’s talents do not rise above
mediocrity. His Aid-de-Camp is a French
emigrant, the Chevalier de Sades, a man of
intelligence, and possessed of great influence
over the General.
" The same day I paid a visit to the Pacha
of Alexandria and the Captain Bey, who com-
manded the Ottoman forces. After the usual
. .. . compliments, I informed them that the agents
. appointed for the French commerce were on
the point of proceeding to Egypt. They ex-
. . pressed their satisfaction at the intelligence, and
did not conceal the uneasiness they felt at the
.. . residence of the English in the country. I
’ assured them that they could not remain much
longer, and that the general peace left no doubt
with respect to their speedy departure.
“I went to Aboukir on the 21st, the fortress
b of which is in a ruinous state, and the next day
I arrived at Rosetta.
1 if
K At Faiaume, I received from the Cheiks’
protestations of attachment to the First Consul.
At Menouf, I assured the Cheiks ,that the First
Consul would interest himself in their favour
with the;iPorte.
<( Upon my arrival at Boulak, a suburb of
Cairo, 1 dispatched Citizen Jaubert to acquaint
’ ' the Pacha of Cairo with my coming.
“ The next morning he sent a detachment
1 3°° cavalry and 200 infantry, commanded
a 4 &•' '