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Description Of Egypt: With Observations On The Expedition Of Buonaparte;
cupy a post to the rtght of Alexandria towards Rosetta , they were surprised by a corps of about 6 , 000 Egyptian horse , and some thousand foot , commanded b y a Bey who enjoyed the reputation of a brave and gallant soldier . ' The engagement lasted a few hours , and the Bay was obliged to retreat with considerable loss , though the French suffered likewise considerably ; and their loss was more severely felt , as they were unable to repair it . This action convinced
. Buonaparte of the sentiments of respect entertained for him b y the Arabs , and by the Egyptian troops . He called a council of war , the . result of which was , to advance beyond Rosetta , and to entrench himself about ten or twelve leagues from that town , on the banks of the Canal which leads to Cairo . In this position he endeavoured to set on foot a negociation with the Beyswhohoweverperemptoril
, , , y refused to treat with him ; but insisted on his re-embarking his -troops , and quitting the dominions of the Grand Signior . He then issued a proclamation * addressed to the people . From these two accounts which differ not in any material degree , relative to the advantages gained by the General in his progress across the Isthmus of Suezwe fairl him nowhaving beaten
, may y suppose , the Arabian and Egyptian tro . ps , Which he mi g ht easily do , with a regular disciplined army , in possession of Grand Cairo . And here we will stop , and hazard a few conjectures upen hisbteiitions ;—whether he means to revolutionize Egypt , or pursueh is course 011 the Red Sea , and make an attempt on our territories i nthc East Indies .
By the possession ofthe Isthmus of Su < . z , an immense traffic mi ght be opened to Europeans from Persia and Arabia , on the one side , and Egypt and Abyssinia , on the other side of the Red Sea , with which , if it were connected by the Nile at Coptos , the whole of the trade of these countries , ' as well as that of the East , by the navigation of the Red Sea , might be conveyed to Europ :. An ' advantage ' of which there can be no calculation of the immense value .
But 111 order to effeft this purpose , it will be necessary first for the French General to maintain possession of those advantages which he has already acquired .
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Description Of Egypt: With Observations On The Expedition Of Buonaparte;
cupy a post to the rtght of Alexandria towards Rosetta , they were surprised by a corps of about 6 , 000 Egyptian horse , and some thousand foot , commanded b y a Bey who enjoyed the reputation of a brave and gallant soldier . ' The engagement lasted a few hours , and the Bay was obliged to retreat with considerable loss , though the French suffered likewise considerably ; and their loss was more severely felt , as they were unable to repair it . This action convinced
. Buonaparte of the sentiments of respect entertained for him b y the Arabs , and by the Egyptian troops . He called a council of war , the . result of which was , to advance beyond Rosetta , and to entrench himself about ten or twelve leagues from that town , on the banks of the Canal which leads to Cairo . In this position he endeavoured to set on foot a negociation with the Beyswhohoweverperemptoril
, , , y refused to treat with him ; but insisted on his re-embarking his -troops , and quitting the dominions of the Grand Signior . He then issued a proclamation * addressed to the people . From these two accounts which differ not in any material degree , relative to the advantages gained by the General in his progress across the Isthmus of Suezwe fairl him nowhaving beaten
, may y suppose , the Arabian and Egyptian tro . ps , Which he mi g ht easily do , with a regular disciplined army , in possession of Grand Cairo . And here we will stop , and hazard a few conjectures upen hisbteiitions ;—whether he means to revolutionize Egypt , or pursueh is course 011 the Red Sea , and make an attempt on our territories i nthc East Indies .
By the possession ofthe Isthmus of Su < . z , an immense traffic mi ght be opened to Europeans from Persia and Arabia , on the one side , and Egypt and Abyssinia , on the other side of the Red Sea , with which , if it were connected by the Nile at Coptos , the whole of the trade of these countries , ' as well as that of the East , by the navigation of the Red Sea , might be conveyed to Europ :. An ' advantage ' of which there can be no calculation of the immense value .
But 111 order to effeft this purpose , it will be necessary first for the French General to maintain possession of those advantages which he has already acquired .