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rendered, would instantly he sunk.'' It was towards 
sun-set when the author reached once more the 
magnificent Turkish pavilion of audience, sta- 
tioned on the borders of the Lak<^ of Abouldr, 
Prime Minister, two were killed with the Cashef, one was most cruelly 
wounded, and two were drowned. Two only remain, who were made 
prisoners by the hired assassins of the Pasha, The whole of this 
transaction being reported to Sir J. {noyi Lord) Hutchinson, he imme. 
diately waited upon the Pasha at the head of his troops, and, after 
calling him, to his face, liar, coward, villain, assasnn, and using every 
menace and other opprobrious expression until the mean traitor 
burst into tears, he demanded the bodies of the Beys; of those who 
were dead, as well as of the living. Thus intimidated by the spirited 
behaviour of the English General, the Pasha delivered up the three 
dead bodies, togetlier with the persons of the living. The three 
bodies were interred, with military honours, within the city. Thus 
the English have taken a very decided part in favour of the Mama- 
lukes, and God knows what will be the event. We are in complete 
possession of ^/e^awrfria ; no armed T'wrA 'is permitted to enter the 
town. The same sort of scene has been attempted at Ca'iro. The 
Vizier pretended to invite the Iieys,'?Lnd to present them with pelisses . 
they have all been seized, although I have not yet heard that any 
violence has yet been offered to their persons. Sir J. Hutchitison has 
threatened, it is said, to march an army against the Vizier, if he do 
not immediately release the Bei/s from their confinement. Whatever 
may have been the policy of England, our General has conducted 
HIMSELF WITH HONOUR AND PROPRIETY. He could not havc remained 
an inactive spectator of such base transactions. The Beys were under 
his immediate protection; therefore, by the common laws of hospi- 
tality, he was bound to declare himself their guardian. His own 
honour, and that of his country, were pledged for tfieir safety. I saw 
this INFAMOUS TRANSACTION from our camp. I was witness to the 
firing of the musketry ; but not suspecting what was passing, I did 
not take particular notice of the circumstaoce." Colonel Squiie's 
MS. Correspondence, 
