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Narrative Of The Expedition Of Buonaparte.
NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION OF BUONAPARTE .
[ COKTlSt'KD FllOM TAGE 255 . J
IN the last number ot our Magazine we continued the Narrative of 1 Buonaparte ' s Expedition ; and with heartfelt satisfaction were enabled to follow it up with an account of the destruction of the French fleet , in which this enterprizing genius was wafted to the shores of Egypt . In order to afford our readers every particular relative to this them with the
extraordinary expedition , we present followineradditional account , chiefly collected from Buonaparte ' s own letters . It is our intention to mark his footsteps with a curious eye , and we pledge ourselves for the insertion of every thing relative to the failure © r the success of his undertaking . On the 6 th of Julthe army set out from Alexandria It arrived
y . at Demenhour on the 20 th , having suffered greatly in traversing this desart , from excessive heat and want of water . On the 22 d it met the Nile , at Rhamanie , and joined the division of General Dugtia , who had proceeded to Rosetta b y forced marches . The division of General Desaix was attacked b y a body of seven or eight hundred Mamelukes , who , after a brisk cannonade , and the loss of some men , retired .
In the mean time the General learnt that Murat Bey , at the head of his army , composed of a considerable force of cavalry , with eight often large cannon , and several batteries upon the Nile , was advancing He waited near the village of Chebreissa . On the evening of the 24 th he began to march , ami on the 25 th , at day break , arrived at the village with only 200 cavalry , wearied and harrassed . The Mamelukes had magnificent bodof
a y cavalry , covered with gold and silver arms of the best kind ; carbines , pistols of London manufacture , the best sabres of the East , and mounted on the best horses on the continent . The army was ranged—each division forming a battalion four deep , their baggage in the centre , and the artillery in the spaces between the battalions . The battalions were ranked , the ? d and 4 th division behind the tst and . 3 d . The five divisions of the nrmv vJr *
placed en echelons , flanking each other , and flanked b y two villages oc cupied by the French . Citizen Perree , Chief of the division of Marine , with three armed sloops , a chebec and a galley , proceeded to the attack of the enemy ' s flotilla . The battle was extremel y obstinate t erree , the Chief of division , was wounded in the arm with a cannon "all ; but by his good disposition and his intrepidity ained
reo- possession of three sloops and a galley which the Mamelukes had taken and set fire to their Admiral ' s ship . Citizens Monge and Berthollet ' who were in the chebec , evinced at the most difficult moment the ' Utmost courage , General Andreossi , who commanded the troops
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Narrative Of The Expedition Of Buonaparte.
NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION OF BUONAPARTE .
[ COKTlSt'KD FllOM TAGE 255 . J
IN the last number ot our Magazine we continued the Narrative of 1 Buonaparte ' s Expedition ; and with heartfelt satisfaction were enabled to follow it up with an account of the destruction of the French fleet , in which this enterprizing genius was wafted to the shores of Egypt . In order to afford our readers every particular relative to this them with the
extraordinary expedition , we present followineradditional account , chiefly collected from Buonaparte ' s own letters . It is our intention to mark his footsteps with a curious eye , and we pledge ourselves for the insertion of every thing relative to the failure © r the success of his undertaking . On the 6 th of Julthe army set out from Alexandria It arrived
y . at Demenhour on the 20 th , having suffered greatly in traversing this desart , from excessive heat and want of water . On the 22 d it met the Nile , at Rhamanie , and joined the division of General Dugtia , who had proceeded to Rosetta b y forced marches . The division of General Desaix was attacked b y a body of seven or eight hundred Mamelukes , who , after a brisk cannonade , and the loss of some men , retired .
In the mean time the General learnt that Murat Bey , at the head of his army , composed of a considerable force of cavalry , with eight often large cannon , and several batteries upon the Nile , was advancing He waited near the village of Chebreissa . On the evening of the 24 th he began to march , ami on the 25 th , at day break , arrived at the village with only 200 cavalry , wearied and harrassed . The Mamelukes had magnificent bodof
a y cavalry , covered with gold and silver arms of the best kind ; carbines , pistols of London manufacture , the best sabres of the East , and mounted on the best horses on the continent . The army was ranged—each division forming a battalion four deep , their baggage in the centre , and the artillery in the spaces between the battalions . The battalions were ranked , the ? d and 4 th division behind the tst and . 3 d . The five divisions of the nrmv vJr *
placed en echelons , flanking each other , and flanked b y two villages oc cupied by the French . Citizen Perree , Chief of the division of Marine , with three armed sloops , a chebec and a galley , proceeded to the attack of the enemy ' s flotilla . The battle was extremel y obstinate t erree , the Chief of division , was wounded in the arm with a cannon "all ; but by his good disposition and his intrepidity ained
reo- possession of three sloops and a galley which the Mamelukes had taken and set fire to their Admiral ' s ship . Citizens Monge and Berthollet ' who were in the chebec , evinced at the most difficult moment the ' Utmost courage , General Andreossi , who commanded the troops