60 ISLAND OF PATMOS. 
CHAP. Egypt; and, as each began to boast of his per- 
sonal prowess in the late campaign, some con- 
tradictions took place, and a most turbulent 
scene of dispute ensued. In the midst of this, 
a figure entered the warehouse, whose appear- 
ance silenced the whole party, and was parti- 
cularly gratifying to our curiosity. It was 
Barthelemy, the famous Greek pirate, who en- 
gaged in the French service under Buonaparte, 
and was chief of a regiment of Mamalukes in 
Egypt. His figure was uncommonly martial 
and dignified : he wore the Mamaluke dress, and 
carried a large knotted club as a walking-staff. 
Placing himself at the table, he began to com- 
plain, in a very hoarse voice, of the treatment 
he had experienced, which he stated to be con- 
trary to the most solemn stipulations; contraiy 
to his deserts; and highly dishonourable to the 
French army, for whom he had fought so many 
battles, and made such important sacrifices, 
They made free, it seemed, with his women; 
of whom he had many, that he was conveying, 
as his property, to France. One or two of the 
principal persons present endeavoured to pacify 
him, by the assurance that he should not be 
molested in future ; and filling a large goblet of 
wine, proposed to him to drink " Success to 
the Republic, and the liberation of Greece." The 
