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plague was in every house of the town where there still 
were any inhabitants. The refugees of Ramlé, who 
came to Jaffa to place themselves under our protection, 
perished nearly to a man. The Convent of the Capu- 
chins, which was placed in quarantine, could not escape 
the contagion: the greater part of the monks died. All 
the Frank families perished except two men and one 
woman. 
“T no longer knew a single individual among those 
now at Jaffa. I had lost successively my friends, my 
acquaintance, and my servants ; there only remained my 
French servant, who attended me with constancy during 
my illness, and he died at my side the 24th Germinal.* 
I was now alone, without strength, without help, without 
friends ; I was so exhausted by the dysentery and the 
continual suppurations, that my head became extraordi- 
narily weakened ; the fever, which redoubled its inten- 
sity at night, often made me delirious and agitated me 
terribly. Two men of the corps of sappers undertook 
the care of me, and they perished one after the other. 
“ At length on the 2d Florealt I was put on board 
L’Etoile, which was setting sail for Egypt and whose 
captain had the plague ; he died the night of our arrival 
at Damietta. ‘The sea air produced a sudden effect on 
me; it seemed to me as if I were relieved from suffo- 
eation. After the first day I almost began to feel some 
wish for food, I was nevertheless very feeble. Contrary 
winds kept us several days out at sea; this delay pro- 
duced a very marked amendment in my health; my 
strength revived, the crust of the bubo fell off; my appe- 
tite was restored. 
“On the 7th Floreal t we came to anchor before the 
* April 12, 1799. ¢ April 21. ¢ April 26. 
