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killed, wounded, or taken prisoners. The general was 

 also captured, as also, amongst the number, a PVench 

 colonel of most agreeable manners, and who was sub- 

 sequently introduced to my friend Lutyens. They be- 

 came very intimate, and as the Frenchman required 

 money, he advanced the sum he requested, and provided 

 him also with some of his linen. Soon after this action, 

 a capitulation took place between General Hutchinson 

 and the French general Menou, by which the French 

 army was to evacuate Egypt, and to be sent back to 

 France, and Major Lutyens and the colonel took an 

 affectionate leave of each other, never expecting to 

 meet again. 



When my friend was afterwards taken prisoner, and 

 marched to ^Madrid with a considerable number of 

 prisoners, Spanish and English, they were all lodged 

 for a day or two in an extensive room of a deserted 

 convent, and my poor friend had only straw to lie upon. 

 The evening before they were to be marched off early 

 the next morning, on their route to France, escorted by 

 a strong French detachment, a general officer with bis 

 staff arrived with the officer who was to command the 

 escort, and whilst he was giving him some orders, he 

 walked round the apartment looking at the prisoners. 

 When he came to the spot where my friend w^as lying 

 he suddenly stopped, and examining his countenance, ex- 

 claimed, " Ah, mon Dieu ! c'est mon ami le Capitaine 

 Lut3'ens I " flew into his arms and embraced him. The 

 astonishment of both at this unexpected meeting may be 

 easily conceived ; and the general said, " Now, my dear 

 Lutyens, I have an opportunity of returning to you much 

 of the kindness which I experienced from you when I 

 was a prisoner in Egypt ; although it is not in my power 



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