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and Progress of bis native Country, and
from so celebrated a pen as that of Doctor
Robertfon ?
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Containing
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ing what the Doctor had completed pre
vious to his death. It has lately been
given to tVc public with a pre
face by his son at Edin
burgh, has already patt
ed through three or
spur editions, and
h. nsbeentra;ifla
ted and pub
lilhed in
French at■ Paris. '
Mr. Robertfon in his preface observes,
«• During the course of'tedious illness, which he
early forefaw would have a fatal termination, Dr.
R«bertfon at different times dellroyed many of his
papers: But after Ins death, 1 found that part of
the History of (British) America which he had
wr'ot« many years before, and which is now offer
ed ro the public. It is written with his own hand
ti all his works were ; it is as carefully corre&«d
as any part of his manuscripts which I have ever
seen ; and he had thought it worthy of being pre
served, asit escaped the fl-mes to which so many
other papers had teen committed. I read it with
the utmult attention; hut,teforc I came to any
rjfolution about the publication, 1 put the MSS.
into tl.e hands of some ol th"fe friends whom my
father ufcd to conl'utt cn such oscafions.as it would
have boen ralbncfsand prefumjition in me, to have
trufied to my own partial decision. It was peisif
ed by f nne dthev persons also, in whofc taste and
judgment I havK the grcatetl confidence: by all of
them 1 was encouraged to offer it to the public, as
curiAus and iutcrclting in itfcll, and not inferior to
anj oi my father's other works."
•J he Editor of the Paris Edition apofiropbir.es
the above auork in the following manner.
» Every thing ensures success to this volutin ;
the taUnts and reputation of the author, and the
impression Hill rcctnt in the minds ol all who have
read the excellent work of which this is the com
pletion—all confpir" to give it an extenCve spread.
The history of America was the mailer-piece of one
•of the two ahlcft, or rather one of the two only
modern historians. He has created this part of
history, diflinguilhed this chaos of the New World,
dillinguilhed with the hand of a matter the part of
-genius, fortune, cour.tge atid crime, and conquer
ed as it were, America, for literary, commercial,
arid political Europe.
"Toenfure this last volume circulation, it is
necelTary only to name its author, and to r«mark,
it poffelTes all that acut-nefs of observation, that
peifpicuity of exposition, the art of rcfeiring ef
icifls to caules, and of mingling with the account
of events, the wholefomelt and most approved
yricipies of moraU and politics, for which this
writer was so eminently confpicuous—ln ihort,
that it exhibits the talents of RoaEKTSov"
jan 19. \ fit
City Commiflioners Office.
January ith, 1799.
THE following arrangement was made by the
Board, for the more effectual cleanflng of
the City; each Commifiioner to superintend a
diltridl, —vi .
No. 1. Nicholas Hicks, from the North fide of
Vine-ftr«et, to the South fide of Mulberry
ftreet.
2. Ifc Roberts, fromthe South fide of Mul
berry-itreet to the South fide of Chefnut
flreet.
3. Joseph Claypoole, from the South fide
of Chefnut-llreet to the North fide of Spruce
street.
4. Isaac Jones, from the North fide of
Spruce street to the South fide of Cedar-street.
Note.—When any of the public Pumps are
out of order to the Southward of High-ftrect—
application may be made to Thomas Dlxey in
sth near Cedar-street, or Godfrey Gebler in
4th between Walnut and Chefniit-ftreets. And
for the Northern part of the city to Dixcy and
Dehaven, in Bth street, between Saffafras and
Viiie-flreets.
0" Meetings of the Commissioners are as
usual, every Tuesday evening, at 5 o'clock, at
the Old Court-Houfe.
jan. 19.
City Commiflioner's Office,
January 15, 1799.
For the information of the Citixent, the follow
ing extra 3 of an ad »f AJJembly, passed the
18tb day of February, 1769, is now re
published.
SeA. 41. A ND k. C " lurt^er ena<3edby the au
-L- thority aforefaio, That if any p</r
---ton or persons, (hall, after the publication hereof,
presume to cast, carry, draw out, or lay any dead
iiwl'e, or other dead carcase of cattle, ftieejrf, hog or
dog, or any excrement or filth from vaults, privies
or nceifary houf> s, and ihall leave fiieh earcafe,
carrion or filth, without burying the fame, a fuffi
depth in the ground, on any part of the commons
ott the Hid city, or on or near any streets, lanes,
alley, or highways, within the said city, diftriA or
township adjoining the fame, every person or p«r
lons so offending and being thereof, be
fore any juflice of the peace of the city or county
<.f I'hiladclphia, refpeitively, Ihall fotfeit and pay
for every I'uch off:nce, the sum of thirty shillings.
Agreeably to a resolution of the Select and Com
iut n Councils, t'ated the 10th of January 1799,
Notice is hereby given,
That a Pit or HoLr, is now prepared on the
weft fide of Fifth street, from Schuylkill, betw««n
Vine and Saffafras streets.
And one other Pit or Holi, is opened on the
weft fide of Fifth street, fiom Schuylkill, between
Walnut and Spruce streets, where all filfth or ox
erement from vaults or priyies, of the city ol Phila
delphia, (hall be depofitcd. Wherefore, if any
perfan or persons {hall be found tranfgrefling, they
n,uU expra to be punilhed as the law direfls, and v
lhat the lame will be ftridly enforced. v
*«* THE Members of the Society of Sr.
Gboxge, established at Philadelphia, for the ~
advice anil assistance of Englishmen in dis
tress, are requested to attend a quarterly
it. 1 ling of the Society, at the City Tavern, (
»:i Wednesday the z+d mst. at 6 o'clock in J
'>!<,■ e:-etling. CEO. DAVIS, Sec'ry.
The atuxual election of officers and several
members are te be ballotted for.
Jan, 16, 1799 . dt2 3 Jy.
Canal Lottery, No. 11.
COMMENCED drawing ihe 7th instant
There are only about 7000 tickets to draw
and the Wheel upwards of .10,00 c dollars richer
than at tie beginning.—Tickets, Nine Dollars
each, to tie had at Wm. bUCKBURN's Lot
[ tery and Brokers Office, No. 64, South Second
Street, — Where Check Books arc kept for re
gistering and examination in this, the City of
Walhington Lotteries, tec. &c. Tickets,
from the state of the Wheel arid the few that
are now for sale, will rife in future afier every
days drawing ; and that the public in general
may have an opportunity of becoming purchas
ers, the drawing is postponed till Saturday, the
f atohinft, when it will continue until finilhed.
jar.. 19.
1 Note —The business of a Broker duly attend
ed to, in all its branches.
" "TO THE
Promoters of Literature.
THE managers of the Beula Seminary,
impelled by -notivesof pure morality,
e having resolved to dispose of the following
property by way of LOTTERY", in order
to assist them in eredting a convenient build
ing for the accommodation of cue hundred
students, and the necessary pro:effort in the
different departments of feience—do offer
for sale three hundied and fifty lots in
BEULA, each fifty-eight feet by one hun
dred and twenty-fire, at twenty dollars per
ticket, each ticket enti led to a lot to be
determined by ballot; ten dollars to be paid
on receipt of the ticket, and the remaining
' ten on the delivery of the deed. The bal
' lot to talce place before impartial men, as
C soon as the whole number of tickets are fold.
1 The managers, anticipating the difficul
ty of obtaining ca(h for the whole, have re
-1 solved to receive an equivalent, for some of
1 the lots, in feleft books ; philosophical ap
paiatus, or in produce and materials for
r building, delivered on the spot.
1 It may be observed, that the value of
' prizes in this lottery will be more than dou
' ble the amount of all the tickets ; for 350
I lots, would at their average estimation, prOr
• duce at least 15,750 dollars ; wh il ft, accord
■ ing to the present proposals, the sum ob
tained for them will be only 7,00 c dollars.
Tickets maj be had <
, during this winter, of Morgan J. Rhets,
president of the board of managers, no. 177,
south Second-street, Philadelphia ; who vcill
receive proposals and plans for the t reft ion
of the building. It is intended to be of brick
or stone ; its situation on the fu'mmit of a
gradual rising eminence; Commanding in ex
tensive profpeft of the surrounding country ;
an observatory to be on its top.
Land and out lots in the vicinity of the
Town may be had 011 moderate terms by ap
> plying as above. Mechanics and laborers,
of good morals will meet with encomige
ment.
Jan. 19. 3aw2m
WANTED,
A QUA NVlfr &F
UNREFINED CAMPHOR,
ENQOIRE Or THE PRINTER.
, an. 19 3t
, 1 1 •
Stray Horse.
WAS taken up, trelfpafling on the futferiber,
in the townlhip of Paßyunk, in the county
of Philadelphia, a grey Horfe,about fourteen hands
high, thirteen or fourteen years old,, blifld of his.
right eye, and Ihod before. Whoever his Joil
: hir», by proving property and paying charges, btay
him again on applying to the fubferrbtr.«"
JOHN SINK,
Oil the Banks ol Schuylkill.
j* n - *9. 3tl
India Sales,
AT NEW-YORK.
Cargo of the Ship Atlantic,
ON MONDAY.i
The 11ft instant, at iz o'clock, opposite the
Auftion-Room, for approved endorsed
Notes at 60 days,
The Cargo of the /LipAAtlantisc f lately
from Madras, entitled to drawback,
—as follows—
-600 balesAhmood cotton,pr. famplt of to bale
joo bags of Barrille or Alkale, 10 of»o bag
In lots at 13 each
5 hhds. Salamoniac, per sample,
4 do. Aloes do.
I do. Borax, do.
1 do. Verdigreafe, do.
6 do. AlTafetida, do.
5 boxes Pruflian Blue do.
N. B.—All the above articles may be ex
amined previous to the sales, either per sample
or on board, by applying to the auftion-room.
ON WEDNESDAT',
The ajd instant, at the (lore No. in, Green
wich street, for approved endorsed notes
at 60 and 90 days.
An elegant and valuable assortment of
Madras Bengal Piece Goods,
CONSISTING OF
Madras handkerchiefs of the latest fafhion
and the best patterns, in bales and trunks. i
Ventapaulen handkerchiefs, of the latest
• falhuin and the best patterns, '
Pondicherry Combroys, c
Nagore Ginghams, r
Bleached Salampores,
Superfanamoor, r
Fine long cloths, .
Do. check'd handkerchiefs,
Do. cambric do. I
Do. book muslin do. (
Do. jaconet do. do.
Gold and silver muslins,
Embroidered do. book do
With a variety of other kinds of do
Blue guineas, India calicoes, 1
Mogga Cowrie Cownje, Sanah Moores (
Mamoodies, Baftas, Gurrahs
Bandannoe handkerchief J,
With a variety of other articles which 0
will be particularly designated in catalogues, See.
which will be delivered on the day previous to
the lales, when the goods may be viewed.
ISA/.G MOSES iff SONS.
New-York, M th Tan. (, 7 ) duoth
SHERRY WInV "
OAT AUCTION, J
N MONDAY MORNING, „ft in (, ant , A -
one o clock at Shannon and Paulk's Audion f
Store, will be told for ca(h,
F orty qr. ca/ks of Sherry Wine, 6
CUim NTITItI> T ° DIt A w BACK. V
JHANNQN V POALK, Auflioneers.
Jan. ja. t ]
CONTINUATION OF
; Hateiforeign Articles;
' VIA NEW-YORK,
* PARIS, Odtober 28.
They write from Raftadt the 27th Ven
[ dpnuier (19th Oaober) that the French and
y Austrian governments appear to be on better
j terms with each other j and hopes are not
given over of preserving peace to the conti
e nent—lt is believed that the fortrei's of Eh
renbreflein will soon be obliged to surrender.
Count Metternich, in a note to the French
ministers, has exprefled the surprise of the
- imperial deputation, at feeing the comman
ds of the French troops on the Rhine so ri
gorously press the blockade ; and that the
French ministers do not answer any of the
', demands which have been made on the iiib
g jedt. He fays, if the French continue to oc
r cupy the right bank erf the Rhine, and to re
- tain polleffion of the forts of Kehl and Caflel,
d after consenting to give them up, by way of
e preserving their advantages till peace, the
r emperor may, upon the fame principles, keep
n Ehrenbreftein till the fame period. The count
1- terminated his note by demanding a lhtis*a£to
r rv answer.
e This verbal note has given rife to very ani
d mated conversation between the count and
g the French ministers. After various obfer
[. vations on the part of the imperial ministers
s with refpedt to the blockade of Ehrenbref
[. tein, andfeveral replies of the French minii
|. ters, Bonnier, to end all difficulty, said—
.. Let the empire make its peace, and then the
f balls agreed upon will be completely executed.
. With refpedt to the republic, file has given
r a proof of her good intentions, and of the
propriety of her conduit by ordering her
f troops to march back to the right bank, in
. order to relieve the country. Citizen Ro
j berjot displayed the facrifices which the re
, public had made for the accomplishment of
. this objeft. He declared that its ministers
. would eonfent to ho tranla&ion which might
commit its dignity and political conlideration
—principles from which it would never de
part.
Since the exchange of the last notes be
] tween the Prussian and French ministers, a
, conlidcrnble degree of coolness appears to
L have taken place between them. It is said
l that Seiyts has transmitted a memorial to
the court of Berlin, in which he infills upon
the execution of the secularization, agreeably
' to the fee ret article Of the treaty of Balk.
November 6.
We are allured that the executive diredto
ry is again very seriously engaged about the
J means of preventing the evils of a continen
tal war, and that hopes of peace are not yet
entirely given up. The proportion it has
made to the court of Vienna exhibits a de
gree of moderation which, if they Iheuld fail
of flic eels, will cast upon, our enemies all
blame and refponiTbiJity for the events which
may ensue,
A journal from the other fide of the Rhine
„ fays, that a treaty has oeen concluded be
tween Prulfia and Austria, tending to insure
, peace and tranquility to Grrmanvi
Letters frem DulTeldorf announce that 60
1 ifieres of artillery, with a body of artillerists
and two regiments of Prussian infantry, have
; just arrived at Westphalia. Other troops
are on their march for the fame place.
LONDON, Navember 15.
The French papers are entirely silent on the
state of the interior of France ; but from an
English gentleman just arrived, who had
been for some time a prisoner in that coun
try, and had been inarched about twelve
hundred miles, in different directions, we
learn, that a very general discontent prevails
against the present government. Notwith
standing the pains taken by the Directory to
conceal their disaster in the Mediterranean,
it was pretty generally known, and had cre
ated much murmuring and discontent.
I hroughout the whole country, the propor
tion of women to men appeared to be about
twenty to one. Old men and boys only were
to be leen,and the new requilition of 200,000
men it feeras impossible for the whole extent
of France to supply.
The lower dalles of the people (hewed
great humanity to the English prisoners,
supplying them with food, whenever they
could do it without the cognizance of their
guards.
Intelligence has been received at Amster
dam that the Portuguese governors of Goa
and Mazambique have broken offallconneft
■on with the I fie of France and Reunion,
and seized four French ships belonging to
that quarter.
BERLIN.
Our court has just sent to Paris a courier
extraordinary to demand personally, it is
laid, of the Executive Dire&ory, if, in cafe
of war, its intention is to refpeft the line
of neutrality. There is bo doubt that the
reply will be in the affirmative.
I It is pretended that the King is displea
sed at the evasive manner with which the
French plenipotentiaries at Raftadt have re
plied to the last notes of his ministers at the
Congress.
ROME.
. T he recu ' tln g business continues with ac- -
tivty. It is expedted that this levy will
furmfh 40,000 men.
Ihe French emigrants who were here
have been arrcfted and shut up in the castle
of St. Ange—feals have been put upon their
papers.
Venice, 3 d Brumnire.
Reports fromTriefte fay that on the even
ing of the twenty-firft Vtndemaire a French
veflels arrived there, on board of which was
Mr. Edward Berry, Captain of the Van !
guard, who had been sent by Admiral Nel- !
son to St. Vincent with an account of the
engagement near Abroukirk. Mr. Berry 1
was 011 board the Leander, of jo guns, com- '
manded by captain Thompson—in their way '
they met ift, Fruftidor, the French man of
war, Gcnereux, "{ 74 whlrfh had ef
caped during the ba'tle and was making fail
for Corfu. This (hip atta ked the Lean
der and after a very obftnuue engagement
which tailed from 9 in the m.irni'ig, till 4
in the*afternoon, the Leander having loft all
her malls (truck her colors.
The Gencreux towed htr to Corfu, where
they arrived on the 13th Frudtidor. The
' English officers, fix in numb r were set at
liberty on their parole. They arrived at
Trieste on board the Genereaux, which left
Corfu the second complementary day.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 8.
1 Immediately upon receiving the news of
the viflory of the month of the Nile, the
Grand Signior diredtcd a ftiperb diamond
Argrette, (called a Chelengk, or plume of
triumph) taken from one of the Imperial
turbans, to be sent to Ad'niral Sir Horatio
Nelson, together with a pelice of fable fur
of the firft quality.
He diredtcd also a purse of 2000 zequins
' to be distributed among the British fcamen
wounded at the battle of the Nile.
These presents arc to be conveyed to Sir
Horatio Nelson in a Turkifii frigate.
The following is a translation of the note
delivered to Mr. Smith, his majelly's mini
ster plenipotentiary, upon the OcCasion :
j TRANSLATION.
It is but lately, that by a written com
j munication rt has been made known how
. much the Sublime Porte njoicedat the firft
. advice received of the English squadron in
. the White Sea having defeated the French
, squadron off Alexandria in Egypt,
B/ recent accounts, comprehending a fpe
, cific detail of the action, it appears now
; more positive that his Britannic majeftv's
r fleet has actually destroyed by that action
1 the belt (hips the French had in their poffcf
. lion.
This joyful event, therefore, laying this
' empire under an obligation, and the service
; rendered by her much esteemed friend Ami
ral Nelson on this occalion, being of a na
ture toca'l for public acknowledgment. His
Imperial Majesty, the Powerful, Formida
ble, and Molt Magnificent Grand Seignior
has destined as a present in his Imperial
name to the said Admiral, a diamond Aigrett
(Chelengk) and a fable fur with broad
flceves ; befidea aooO zequins to be distribu
ted among the wounded of his crew. And
as the English Minister is constantly zealous
to contribute, by his endeavors, to the in*
crefe of friend-fhip between the two courts,
it is hoped he will not said to make kaown
this circumstance to his court, and to folocit
the permission of the Powerful and Mod Au
gust King of England for the said Aigrette
and Pclicc.
LEGHORN, Sept. 30.
No doubt is entertained here of the re
commencement of the war. The entry of
a Ruffiian fleet into the Mediteranean, with
troops on board, has already been announ
ced. The troops will debark on our fide,
while the Auftrians and Neapolitans will at
tack on the.other. It is believed that the
King of Naples will provoke the firft hos
tilities, which will force the Emperor, hit
ally, to adt likewise.
FOREIGN SUMMARY.
The Brooks, arrived at Liverpool, took
in the Clemout, from N. Carolina, recaptu
red from the French.
The Cairo, from N. Carolina, is wreck
ed near Wexford.
The Young Men of Fiance, have politive
ly refufed to join the army- considerable
tumults have arisen
His Majesty's Packet, Harriot,
was to fail for New-York.
Parliament was farther prorogued to the
20th of November last.
The Anfon frigate has arrived at Fal
mouth with a 48 gun French frigate, cap
tured off Ireland.
Four sailors have been executed at Ply
mouth on board the Thifbe frigate, tor at
tempting to excite a mutiny on board the
Glory, of 98 guns.
Four others were executed on board the
Captain, of 74' guns at Cowland bay—They
were implicated in the fame crime.
Baltimore, January i S .
A gentleman who left Annapolis yesterday,
stepped into the office tbis mnorning, and
politely informed 1 is, that a vessel bad just
arrived there, bringing English news to the
2otb of November. 7"be papers, he says•
contain not much information respecting the
affairs of the continent, and not a word of
Buonaparte. They state, that Holt bad sur
rendered himself by capitulation, reserving
the liberty of trasporting himself. His ap
pearance in Dublin, it is said, bad occasioned
as much joy as if it had been Buonaparte.
There was no official account of the destruc
[ tion of the Dutch fleet; but two of frigates
luitb troops from the Texel, are stated to huve
been captured by a British frigate. Tone,
who was to bead the French troops destined
for Ireland, bad been taken, and was to have
been tried as a rebel, but gave the govern
ment the slip by cutting bis own throat, not so
as to expire immediately, but to leave small
hopes of recovery.
Should we be so fortunate as to get posses
sion of the papers, no time will be lon in lay
ing their contents before our readers.
notice.
'T'HE creditors of George Johnfton, late of
Q. ueen Ann » county, in the state of Mary
it^ arel i ercb y rcquelted to appear
said on TU n m l T" ty and state ature
w?h °" ™ ur J ay the tiH day of January next,
with heir claims against the said deceased,
properly authenticated, at which time a propor
tionable div.fion of theafTets in .he hands of the
iubfcriber will be made among the creditors ac
Z"!l ne r ■? i aW : and ,hofc who do "<* appear
on the said day, will be forever precluded from
tneirclaims on the said ellate
r , R^ C £, JOHNSTON, Executrix.
Church Hill, JDcc. 1%,
! tins 3?aj»'s ®aiL'
\ _
1 T
| INTERESTING.
I |
• Continuation of the- Foreign Intelligence, kj
the ship Two Friends, arrived at New-
York from London.
LONDON, November 6.
, This day the three mails that were duo
from Dublin all arrived at the port-office.—
| In conlequence of letters by this conveyance,
a notice has been ported on Lloyd's books,
that the Robust man of war, and the Etha
lion and Doris frigates, arrived in Dublin
Bay with the French man of war la Hoche,;
on the 30th ultimo. Our own letters, on the
contrary, which are dated the ift instant, fay
that the Hoche had been carried into Lough- l
fwilly. We know not how to reconcile the
two accounts, but our correspondent's letter '
announces other circumstances concerning
the Hoche, which incline us to think there
is some mistake in the notice ported at Lloyd's,
though generally their notices are entitled to
. the greatert credit. Theobald Wolfe Tone,
and seventeen other Iriflimen, traitorously
engaged in acts of hostility against their na
tive country, have been taken in the Hoche,
and an armed force has been sent from Dub- '
lin to conduit them thither.
The accounts at tlie admiralty are, that'
the Hoche has reached Waterford.
In consequence of the remonrtrance made
by the American ambafl'ador, the state pri
soners in the several gaols in Dublin received
official notice from the Irish government on
1 itefday Lift, rtating that they could not go
to any part of the United States, as had
been proposed. Government lias it now, it
is i.ud, in contemplation to fend them to his
majesty's poiTelfions in Canada.
. he military ftafTcfhblifhmment of Great
Britain, and her dependencies, has increaftd,
through the neceflhy of the times, to the
t< Mowing numerous body of general and field
oihcers, vrz,
Field-marshals . 5
Generals - . 2 g ()
Colonels - _ . 2 .
Lieutenant-colonels - 64S
Majors - 505
Total 1863
Extract of a letter from Donne gal.
" We were a good deal surprised on Sa
turday morning at day-break, to perceivt a
French frigate of 30 guns at anchor close in
with the town, and two more in the bay, all
crowded with men. Our drums were set
going, and in a tew moments we were on
the mirch : however, we could do nothing
more than line the coast, as we had no can
non. i'hey feYit out two boats with about
one hundred men, just as we got there, but,
perceiving us, they returned. The (hipsre
mained until T-efterday, and then departed.
" I never knew any thing equal to the
loyalty of the country people ; after driving
away tWii- rod -tftetr "t)6at'.
they armed themselves with pitchforks, add
any other weapons they could get, and came
down in hundreds along the shore ; and I am"
convinced they would ha-.e protected it
even had we been away. Thole frigates al
io put into Killybegs, from whence they
like wife went away. All the harm they
have done is to the fiffiermen, whom tliey
ftnpped of all the boats they could get, and
took them away."
FRA NCE OFFICIAL.
Buonaparte, Member of the National
Inrtitute, General in Chief, to
the Executive Directory.
Head-Quarters, Cairo, 6tb Tber
midor, (>tb Tear, July 24.
Citizens Diredtors,
On the 19th Meffidor the army set out for
Alexandria. It arrived at Demenhour on
the 20th, having fufiered greatly in travers
ing thisdefart, from excessive heat and want
of water.
BATTLE of RHAMANIE. % i
On the 22d we met the Nik,at Rhamanie.Sc
joined the div.hon of Gen. Dugua, who hacf
proceeded to Roletta, by forced marches.—
he divihon ol Gen. Defaix was attacked by
a body of seven or eight hundred Mamelncks
who after a brisk cannonade, and the loss of
lome men, retired.
BATTLE of CHEBREISSA.
In the mean time I learnt that Murat Bev
at the head of his army, compcled of a conl
iderable force of cavalry, with eight or ten
Cannon ' f cv 'eral batteries upon the
Nile, was advancing. We waited near the
\ ulage of Chebreifla. On the evening of the
24th we began to marcli towards it. The
25th, at day break we arrived there. We
had only 200 Cavalry, wearied and harrafled.
lie Mamelucks had a magnificent body of
" va r £ , cov , ered with gold and silver arm's of
the bed kind ; carbines, pistols, of the ma
nutadture of London, the bert iabres of the
Lalt, and mounted on the bert horses on tlie,
continent. The army was ranged—each di
vision forming a battalion four deep, their
ba gg»ge in the centre, and the artillery in
the spaces between the battalions. The bat
talions were ranked, the 2d and 4 th di vision
behind the jft and 3d. The five divif.ons of
the army were placed en acbeurs, flanking
each other, and flanked by two villages which
we occupied. Citizen Perre, chief of the
division of marine, with three armed sloops
a chebeck and a galley, proceeded to attack
the enemies flotilla. The battle was extreme
ly obstinate. Perre, the chief of division
was wounded in the arm with a cannon hali
but by his good difpcfition and intrepidity r e !
gained pofTeffion of three sloops and a ealkv
which the Mamelucks had taken, and set fire
to their admiral's ship. Citizen Monge and
Berthollet who were in the chebeck, evinc
ed at the mort difficult moment, the utmost '
courage. Gen. Andreoffi, who ConrnandeJ
the troops, condofted himfelf P crf.« lv t0
iati .taction. The cavalry of the Mameluckl
ioo.-i inundated all the blain. ft,- .» •