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regiment, each must be six feet English measure, and 

 have served six years in some other regiment, without 

 the slightest blemish on his character ; these were 

 accompanied by nine Mamelukes, on splendid horses, 

 who were armed with a scymeter, a dagger, a brace 

 of pistols in their sash, a larger brace in their saddle, 

 and a short fusee ; these together formed the ad 

 vanced guard of the escort of the Chief Consul. I 

 became acquainted with some of the officers of the 

 first corps, most gentlemanly men, from whom I had 

 the particulars as to their regiment. 



Whilst Bonaparte was at Boulogne, an English 

 frigate fired amongst the workmen then constructing 

 the pier, and drove them from their work. Shot 

 were fired, by his orders, in return ; but not reaching 

 much beyond half way, he caused an examination to 

 be made as to the quality and quantity of the pow 

 der, and finding it defective in the first, and deficient 

 in the last, which act of peculation and villany so 

 enraged him, that he tore the epaulet from the 

 shoulder of the head responsible officer, and ordered 

 him, and every one in that department, to be placed 

 in confinement ; and finding the works of the port 

 had not progressed according to his orders, he broke 

 all the officers, and suspended the operations till he 

 should send persons on whom he could depend. 



During all the time I had been engaged in the 



