328 FROM ROSETTA 
CHAP., from himself to receive the Rosetta Tablet, and 
v,«-.y.— ^ to copy its inscriptions ; fearful lest any 
accident might befal it, either while it remained 
in the possession of the enemy, or in its pas- 
sage home. His Lordship had already obtained 
an impression frcfm the stone, made with red 
chalk, upon paper, by some member of the 
French Institute ; but the characters so im- 
pressed were too imperfectly marked to afford 
a faithful representation of the original: this he 
consigned to our care, as likely to assist us in 
the undertaking. While we were thus engaged 
in receiving his Lordship's instructions. Colonel 
Montresor came in, and undertook to procure 
for us the horses and forage which Lord Hut- 
chinson had ordered. Having then given us a 
passport for quitting the English lines and 
entering the city, we were conducted to the 
tent of Colonel Probyn, of the Royal Irish ; and 
in a short time, Colonel Montresor, from whom 
we had often before experienced the most 
friendly attentions, arrived with horses, and 
every thing necessary for our conveyance. 
Thus provided, we left the British camp, and, 
crossing the valley which separated the two 
armies, drew near to the outworks of Jllex- 
andria. Our sentinels, being then advanced 
