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particularly Ali Khasaki, whom the First Consul had invested with 
a pelisse : he is possessed of great credit, and is much attached to 
the French. There are at Damietta two Christians, who are men 
of meritj and may be very useful to us : they are M. Bazile and Don 
Bazile. They are possessed of good information, have very consi- 
derable fortunes, and are very highly respected. In Egypt, chiefs, 
merchants, people, all like to talk of the First Consul— all offer up 
prayers for his happiness. All the news which concerns him spreads 
from Alexandria or Damietta to the pyramids and the grand cata- 
racts with astonishing rapidity. On the 1 4th the frigate arrived at 
Bogaz from Damietta: I immediately set out for Acre, at which 
place I arrived on the 19th. 
