2801.) 
general Cradock immediately formed his 
brigade to meet the attack made by the 
French ; and the*troops changed their 
pofition with a quicknels and precifion 
which did them the create honour. The 
remainder of the army followed fo good 
an example, and were immediately in-a 
fituation not only to face but repel the 
French. It was intended to have attack-. 
ed them in this their lafi pofition; for 
which purpofe, the referve under the com- 
mand of Major-general Mooie, and the 
troops under the command ef Major-ge- 
’ neral Hutchinfon, marched to the _left, 
acrofs a part of the Lake Marcotis, with 
a view to attack the French on both 
flanks ; but on reconnoitering their pofi- 
tion, and not being prepared to occupy it 
after it fhould be carried, prudence re- 
quired that the troops fhould not be ex- 
pofed to 2 certain lofs, when the extent 
of the advantage could not be afcertained. 
They were therefore withdrawn, and then 
occupied a pofition with their right to the 
fea, and their left to the canal of Alex- 
andria and Lake Marectis, about a league 
from "the town of Alexandria. We are 
forry to find that the fuccefies obtained 
have been purchafed at a very dear rate ; 
no fewer being killed in both actions, 
than ro officers, ro ferjeants, and 237 
privates ; total 257. Wounded, 92 ofi- 
cers, 95 ferjeants, 12 drummers, and 1395 
privates ; total 1595: amounting ia the 
whole to 1888, in kilied, wounded, and 
mifiing. Seamen killed, wounded, and 
mifhng, 132. ; 
By comparing the accounts publifhed 
in tke Moniteur with our own, we find 
that the French were at this time headed 
by General Lanuffle, who arrived at Alex- 
andriaa few days before, with zoco ad- 
ditional troops of the line, and 400 horfe. - 
In’ confequence of this. augmentation, 
the forces of the French aftually engaged 
in the attack on the 13th, amounted to 
about 4600; the attack was commenced 
by Lanuffe, although the whole body of 
the Britihh army, not lefs than 16,000 
men, were oppoied to him. After the 
aéiion of the 13th, Menov, the French 
Commander in Chief, arrived at_ Alexaa- 
dria with. the main body of his army ; the 
precife number of which, howevér, added 
to thofe already at Alexandria, the of- 
=. account does not particularly fpe- 
cify. 
Go the 21% of March, was fought with 
a divifion of this army, about four miles 
from Alexandria, 2 memorable battle, 
which commenced about an hour before 
Gaylight by a falie attack on the left of 
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the Britifh army, under Major-gencral 
Cradock, where the French were repulfed. 
The me% vigorous efforts of the French, 
were, however, directed to the right of 
the Eaclifh army, which they ufled every 
effort toturn. Tie attack on that point 
was begun with great impetuofity by the 
French infantry, iufained by a ftrong 
body of cavairy, who charged in column. 
The conte was unofually obfiimate; the 
French were twice repulfed, and their ca- 
walry were repeatedly mixed with the 
Engiith infantry. The French at length 
retired. While this was pafiing on the 
right, the French attempted to penetrate 
the centre of the Britith army with 2 co- 
lumn of infantry, who were alfo repulfed, 
and obliged te retreat. They pufhed for- 
ward, however, 2 corps of light troops, 
fupported by a body of infantry and ca- 
valry, fo keep the left of the Englifi 
army im check, which certainly was, at 
‘that time, the weakeft of the Engiifh line. 
The Engiifh took about two hundred pri- 
foners (not wounded) ; but it was impof- 
fible to purfue their yidiory, on account 
of their inferiority in cavalry, and becaufe 
the French had lined the oppofte hills 
with cannon, under which they retired. 
The Englifh have fufiained an irepara- 
le lofs in the perfor of their Commander 
in Chief, Sir Ralph Abercrombie, who 
was mortally wounded in the adiion, aad 
died on the 23th of March. Major-ge- 
neral Moore was alfo wounded, though 
not dangeroufly. The lofs of the ‘Frenel 
was vaguely calculated by the Englifh 
General, at three thoufand killed, wound- 
ed, and taken prifoners. General Roize, 
‘who commanded the cavalry, which fuf- 
fered confiderably, was killed in the ficld- 
Generals Lanuffe and Bodet are fince 
dead of their wouncs. _ The total of the 
killed among the Englifh, amounts to to 
officers, 9 ferjeants, 224 rank and file ; 
of the wounded, So officers, 28 ferjeants, 
3 drummers, 1082 rank and file; and the 
miff_ing. 3 officers, x ferjeant, 28 rank and 
file. ‘Taken one ftand of celours and two 
field-pieces. 
We donot know the exa& number of 
the French troops in Egypt, and much 
lefS the number of the divifien engaged in 
this battle. The Moniteur, in the begin- 
ning of May, calculated the whele of their 
force in Egypt at not lefs than.13,000, 
previous to the battle ef the 21ftof March, 
independently of the natives who have 
joined them. Of the nature or extent of 
our advantages, we can_therefore form no 
adequate ica till we have the French ac- 
counts. Fromno advance, however, hav- 
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