126 MALUS. “ 
The eleventh day, Malus felt himself infected with the 
terrible disease which decimated our army. From this 
moment I will allow him to speak for himself; science 
may perhaps derive some advantage from the details 
which I transcribe :-— 
“A burning fever, and violent pains in the head, 
foreed me to seek repose; a continued dysentery was 
added ; and one by one the symptoms of plague showed’ 
themselves. About the same time General Grezieux 
died. Half of the garrison had already been struck¥ 
thirty soldiers fell victims daily; Brinquier, who had 
taken my place in superintending the hospital, was seized 
on the fourth day, and died forty-eight hours afterwards. 
At this period characteristic bubo showed itself on my 
right groin. I had all along up to this time entertained 
hope that my disease might not be the plague; the num- 
ber of days I had lived since the first attack seemed to 
indicate it; but since the bubo appeared, and the pains 
at the heart were redoubled, I could no longer feel any 
doubt; I resigned myself to my fate. I sent to Fran- 
cisqui, who was with the wounded General Damas, the 
articles which I wished to leave to my relations and 
friends. I ought to remark that Francisqui was the sole 
one of my comrades who had not abandoned me, and 
who, in order to tranquillize me, had not hesitated to 
come near me; on the day of his departure he carried 
his devotion to sich an extent as to embrace me, though 
he was then certain that I was infected. 
“Only one man in twelve escaped. St. Simon arrived 
in Egypt and came to see me; he was then in perfect 
health, in two days afterwards he was dead. The siege 
of Acre was protracted, the sick fell back on Jaffa and 
increased the numbers of the dying; besides this, the 
