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950 State of Pudlic Affairs in September, 1801. [O@ober ty 
the 2oth of June,:and from his letter we 
Jearn, that the Brittth treops, and thofe. 
of his Highnefs the Captain Pacha, inveft- 
ed Gizeh on the left bank of the Nile, 
whilft the army of his Highnefs the Grand 
Vizier moved forward, and took a pofi- 
tion nearly within cannon-fhot of Cairo. 
On the 22d in the morning, the French 
fent out a flag of truce, and informed the 
General, that they withed to treat for the 
evacuation of Cairo, upon certain condi- 
tions. After a negociation of feveral 
days, they agreed to furrender the town 
and forts on the conditions. which he had 
the honour to enclofg. ‘They then took 
pofleffion of the gate of Gizeh at five 
o'clock in the evening of the 28th, and 
alfo of the Fort Sulkofki on the Cairo fide 
of the river. Hoftages have been mutual- 
ly exchanged, and the final evacuation was 
te have taken place in about ten days. 
‘The General fuppofes that there were 
nearly 6000 troops of all kinds in the 
town, The trocps, from the great heat 
of the weather, the difficulty of the navi- 
gation of the river, and the entire want of 
roads in the country, have fuffered a confi- 
derable degree of fatigue; but the Gene- 
ral fays both the men and officers have 
fubmitted to it with the greateft patience, 
and have manifefted a zeal for the honour 
of his Majefty’s arms that was above all 
panegyric. 
Then follow the cenditions of the Con- 
vention, comprized in 21 Articles. In 
fubftance it ftipulates, that the French- 
army at Cairo, and its dependencies, fhall 
be conveyed in fhips belonging to, and at 
the expence of, the Allied Powers in 
Egypt, together with their baggage, arms, 
ammunition, and other effects, to the 
neareft French ports in the Mediterranean. 
Of this Convention, fent immediately to 
Alexandria, Menou is at liberty to avail 
himfelf, provided he fignifies to the Bri- 
tifh General his affent thereto in ten days 
after its prefentation to him. 
The Moniteur gives extraéts of ac- 
counts from Egypt down to the 14th of 
July, at which time the French ffill held 
out at Alexandria, where they are ftated 
to be in fuch force as to defy any attempts 
that might be made upon them. They 
ftate the place to be alfo well fiocked with 
provifions. 
Fiom Paris, the 8th of September, we 
Jearn that Citizen Lugan, Captain of the 
Heliopolis, left Egypt on the s4th of 
July, on board a fimall veflel calied La 
Santa Madona Didra, manned with 20 
good French failors. It efcaped the cruiz- 
-ers, touched at Cephalonia, and landed 
at Tarento. C. Lugan delivered to Gee 
neral Soult difpatches from General Me- 
nou, which were brought to Paris by a 
courier extraordinary. Generals Menou, 
Rampon, Friant, Songis, Dettaing, Fau-. . 
thier, &c. and all the other officers Chefs 
de corps, and {uperior officers of the gar- 
rifon of Alexandria, had refolved to bury 
themfelves under the ruins of the place 
rather than accede to a capitulation which 
they confidered ag difgraceful, becaufe 
they did not believe it to be neceflary. ~ 
Alexandria was defended by more than - 
600 pieces of artillery, was abundantly 
fupplied with provifions, and particularly 
a large quantity of rice. The garrifon had 
bread and bifcuit to laft them through rhe 
winter, and rice for feveral years. The 
foldiers were labouring inceflantly, and - 
with extraordinary a€tivity, to augment 
the fortifications ; they amounted to more 
than 9000 French, including the failors 
and Members of the different Adminiftra- 
tions, who had all taken up arms. Ge- 
neral Menou beftows great praifes on the 
zeal and activity of the Captains Ville- 
neuve, Barré, and Richer. The Fort of 
Pompey’s Pillar, by the extraordinary la- 
bour of four months, had acquired the 
fame ftrength as Fort Cretin. ‘They were — 
mafters of the Lake Mareotis, by means 
of forts conftruéted in different places, 
and of gun- boats tranfported thither fron 
the ports of Alexandria. | 
The entrenched camp which General 
Menou had made choice of was fécure 
from any coup de-main, and defended the 
approaches to the place. The Englith 
could not approach but by the boyaux of 
the trenches. Lae 
The French Papers continue to fay, that 
after the Convention of El] Arifch was 
concluded between the Grand Vizier and 
General Kleber, it was afked which of the. 
two armies had been victorious? The 
battle of Heliopolis, which took place two 
months after, furnifhed a fufficient anfwer. 
The Convention agreed upon by General — 
Belliard, on the 2%th of June, is precifely 
the fame with that of El-Arifch. If Ad- 
miral Keith fhould fail of good faith, and 
refufe a paflage by fea, as he did after the 
Treaty of Ej-Arifch, the {peStacle would 
foon prefent itfelf of a new battle of Helio- 
polis. Ifthe Englith (fay the French Pa- 
pers) had fome fuccefs on the 21f of 
March, it was becaufe all our General 
Officers did not demean theméfelves like the 
brave General Lanuffe, and did not evince 
thofe heroic fentiments which alone can’ 
command victory. A cannon-ball carried 
off his thigh early in the a¢tion, He fur-. 
vived 
