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Zomovr, June £
GENERAL ORDERS.
THE king lias been graciously pleased to express,
through his royal highness the commander in chief,
his most marked and entire approbation of the bravery
and good conduct of his troops in Egypt, in the following
official paper, which lias been circulated throughout the
army, and read at the head of every regiment in the ser
vice.
War Office, May 27, ißot.
The recent events which have occurred in Egypt have
induced his majesty to lay his most gracious commands on
his royal highness, the commander in chief, to .convey to
the troops employed in that country his majesty’s highest
approbation of their condud; and at the same time his
majesty has deemed it expedient that these his most graci
ous sentiments should be communicated to every part of
his army, not doubting that all ranks will thereby be in
spired with an honorable spirit of emulation, and an eager
desire of distinguishing themselves in their country’s ser
vice.
Under the blessing of Divine Providence his majesty
ascribes the successes that have attended the exertions of
his troops in Egypt to that determined bravery which is
inherent in Britons; but his majesty desires it may be
most solemnly and most forcibly impressed 011 the consi*
deration of every part of the army, that it has been a
strid observance of order, discipline, and military system,
which has given its full energy to the native valor of the
troops, and has enabled them proudly to assert the superi
ority of their national military charader, ih situations
uncommonly arduous, and under circumstances of peculiar
difficulty.
The illustrious example of their commander cahnot fail
to have made an indelible impression on the gallant troops
at whose head, crowned with vidory and glory, lit ter
minated his honorable career; and his majesty trusts that
a due contemplation of the talents aild virtues which he
uniformly displayed in the course of his valuable life will
for ever endear the memory of fir Ralph Abercromby to
the British army.
His royal highness, the commander in chief, having
thus obeyed his majesty’s commands, cannot lorbear to
avail himself of this opportunity of recapitulating the
leading features of a series of* operations so honorable to
the British arms.
The boldness of the approach to the coast of Aboukir,
in defiance of a powerful and well direded artillery; the
orderly formation upon the beach, under the heaviest fire
of grape and musketry; the reception and repulse of the
enemy’s cavalry and infantry; the subsequent charge of
our troops, whih decided the vidory, and established a
footing on the shores of Egypt; are circumstances of
glory never surpassed in the military annals of the world.
The advance of the army, on the 13th of March, to
wards Alexandria, presents the spedacle of a movement
of infantry through an open country, who, bting attacked
upon their march, formed and repulsed the enemy, then
advanced in line for three miles, engaged along their
whole front, until they drove the enemy to seek his safety
uwW *l-I** pmtedion of his intrenched position.
Such had been tne order and regularity of the advance.
Upon the 21st of March the united force of the French
ih Egypt attacked the position of the British army.
An attack begun an hour before daylight could deVive
no advantage over the vigilance of an army ever ready to
receive it. ‘1 he enemy’s most vigorous and upeated ef
forts were direded against the right and centre. Our in
fantry fought in the plain, greatly inferior in the number
of their artillery, and unaided by cavalry.
They relied upon their discipline and thcftrcotirage.
The desperate attacks of a veteran cavalry, joiiieuto those
of a numerous infantry, which had vainly styled itself
Invincible, were every where repulsed; and a conflict the
most severe terminated in one of the most signal victories
which ever adorned the annals of the Britifii nation.
In bringing forward these details the commander in
chief does not cal! upon the arinv merely to admire, but
to emulate such conduct. Every soldier who feels for
the honor of his country, while he exults in events.fo
splendid and important in themselves, will henceforth
have fresh motives for cherishing and enforcing the pract
ice of discipline, and by uniting, in the greatest perfecti
on, order and precision, with activity and courage, will
seek to uphold, and tr.mfmit-tmdimin-ished to posterity-,
the glory and honor of the British arms.
Nor is a less useful example to be derived from the
conduct ol ttie'distingirbhtd -eormwandcr who fell in the
field,
ilis steady observance of discipline, his ever watchful
attention to the health and wants of his troops, the per
suvning and unconquerable spirit which marked his mili
tary carter, the splendor of his actions in the held, and
t“e heroism <1 his death, are worthy the imitation of all
“ho desire, like him, a life of honor and a death of glory.
By order of his royal highness, the commander in chief.
ll.vnnY Gvlvkut, colonel, and adjutant general.
Accounts from Calcutta Hate, that the brother of the
Rajah Ik cumber died lome time fincc, and the next mor
ning afte r his decease his funeral pile was railed with great
iolemnitv at Bauhoo Ghaut, in lpite of every ie
monftrunce, two fine young women, his wives, committed
themselves to the Haines with the corpse of the deceased
Rajah.
fort lerrajn, which makes fiicli a gallant defence a
gainif a strong corps of French troops from Florence, is,
we underhand, garrisoned bv about 1 ;o Britilh.
From the 15th to the 23d May veffels puffed the
Sound, the greater part laden with corn for this country.
June 8. The county of Essex is remarkable for pro
ducing men of vail bodily bulk; the dinienfions of the
cofhn made for a mr. Somner, who died a few dav S iince
at Billericay, worth 80,000!. are, length 6 feet 9 inches,
width 2 leet 8 inches, and depth 3 feet,
t The wife of a peasant in the commune of Marmont,
■ named Guilliaume Bergen, was lately delivered of a foil
‘ Jv ‘tigers and 1 2 toes. Os the fingers 6 were on the
yV, ami 7 on the right land; the toes were b on each
ion.. Ine coda is likeiv to do well.
r 7 "2'r , K '"" in S to atitlicntic letters
Com ifcria,, k* twakt! turn his fa* p retul i; om upon
the eledorate ltanov< ■ and the rivers Elbe and Welerj (
which concession will r > doubt-- prevent the immediate I
breaking out of holtilites between France and Prussia. 1
T'he French minister .IMurnonvHle, at Berlin, has also j
assumed a much gentler tone in bis diplomatic communi- j
cations with the Pruffiau cabinet. Under these circum
flanccs it is expected that t>ie Prussian troops will soon c
vacuate Hanover.
It was the Ruffian prince Gagarin who officially com
municated to the Britilh merchants in Pete rib urgli the re
moval of the embargo and feque It ration. At a pt-rfonal
interview, to which leveral of them had been invited, he
further assured them, that it was the emperor Alexander’s
anxious desire that every circutnftance which had given
rife to the late miliindtrftanding lhould be buried in obli
vion, and that a perfect confidence Iliould be restored be
tween the Engliffi and Ruffian nations, being convinced
that this was alio the cordial wifli of the Britilh govern
ment.
June 10. Tl ie French have failed in their attempt to
take Porto Ferrajo; they have abandoned the liege, and
have contented themselves with blockading the place.
June *9. The troops gore from Malta to Egypt Ccn*
fift of about t2oo men, being the recovered lick left be
hind on the reembarkation of the arinv. The garrii’on of
the ifiand, conlidering the extent of its works, would not
admit of any other draft.
Duting the lull fortnight very few, if any, private let
ters -were allowed to come from France to Britain; a cir
cumstance which gave rife to much {peculation and various
reports. It is supposed the French government flopped
them, in hopes of intercepting fome treafonablc correspond
ence, oh gaining information relpeding certain political
designs. On Monday; however, a great number of let
ters were received from France, and from them we are
enabled to throw fome light on the present ftaie of affairs.
The report of the arrest of Maffena was not wholly un
founded. By perloiu arrived from France it, was known
that his arrest was expected. We can now add, upon
good information, that a political intrigile has been for
fome time Carrying on at Paris for the purpose of lupplant
ing Bonaparte and his government. The leaders of this
intrigue are Reubell and Maffena; we know not whether
Carnot is a party to it. Tongues have been buf'y in Paris,
though the newspapers have been blent.
As the means of succeeding in their designs the Reubel
lifts have repreffinted Bonaparte’s government as a defwt
ifm, deftruftive. of liberty. In the canfe of freedom Run
bell could form but a we T party; in another cause he has
been more fuccefffiil. His friends have repjvfi-.nted the
protracted negotiations between Britain and France as a
proof that the chief consul has nodeugn of making peace;
that he is trifling with the dillreffes of the people, and
meditating new wars and conquests, which, however they
may add to his glory,, mult prolong and aggravate the
fulFerings of the French people. Among other plans of
ambition, that of the iuvafion of Brit, in has been held out
as tiie inoft chimerical and dangerous. The difficultits in
the way of the fe* dement of the indemnities have also ai
fifted the iicubt liitrs; and -whoa it appeared that the French
troops bad crossed the Rhine a strong feiuiment of difcoij
tent was man! fuff among tne public. This period, too,
was thought to be the favorable one in which Reubell and
Maffena Iholild fliike a blow, and an exploiion was actu
ally looked for at Paris. But Bonaparte is too \ igilaift
and penetrating, Fouche, minister of police, who has de
fertecVthe Jacobins, has kept a w atchful eye over the con
lpifators, -with aJI of whom he is acquainted, knowing
their haunts and proceedings as well as their willies, by the
reports of his spies, numerous and well paid. Bonaparte
and Fouche know so completely every flop of their ene
mies that they are under no uneaiulefs; and they will not
arrest them, if it be poffiblp to avoid that measure with
fafety, confcicus that even the an est of their enemies would
excite an alarm of danger, and call in question the [labi
lity of the government.” It was the dread of a political
exploiion, mure than the appearances of war on the Rhine,
that occasioned the late fall in the French funds; it was
to counteract the efforts of this faction, to banifii the an
pne hen lions of-# new war, that the review of the f'tate .of
the French republic, in reined to her foreign relations,
appeared last week in the Moniteur, and that the project:
of invading England was dilcountenanced. For the fame
veafon was the high panegy tic on the Britilh ministers pub
lilhed in the offieftd journal. But hollow are tbe praifies
of the chief consul, and little faith do we place in his pro
teffions of peace. He has adopted a kind and compliment
ary language to lull the-fears and to raise the Ikqxrs of
France; to give the people tins great proof of his own lin
cerity, and a great proof it is, that he believes the Britifii
sincere.
June 24. The dispatches received here, on Sunday
from admiral Cornwallis are dated the 16th instant, and
contain information that the enemy had 25 fail of the line
and S frigates in the outer harbor of Broil, perfectly e
quipped, the whole of which were hourly expected to put
to sea. The Doris, as the advanced frigate, is Rationed
about three miles, add her watch boats within half that
diftanre, of the enemy’s van mold fl.ips; so that it is im
poflible they can get away without being uncovered*
Private advices from St. Peterfburgh mention that
more than 40,000 peribns have returned tothztcitv fmee
the death of the late-emperor. This influx has made house
rent so dear, and so filled the town, that a lodging can
scarcely be procured for money.
Plymouth, June 22. Came in the Cockchaffer lug
ger, from otl Havre de Grace; flic brings the disagreeable
intelligence of the capture of his majesty’s ship La I.oire,
of 40 guns, capt. Newman, which ship had been watching
the motions of a squadron of frigates and gun vessels, and
diove them back leveral times; she flood so near into
Havre the last time, while pursuing them, that she got
aground on a bank, and, notwithstanding every exertion
*>as tiled, it was impossible to get her off: The confequer.ee
was, that the tide left her, and as the flood made again
the French got two of their large frigates, and several
bomb and gun vessels, cut of the harbor, and placed them
in such a situation that refinance proved ineffectual; not
withstanding, she fought a considerable time, and the of
ficers and crew had the mortification to be towed into
Havre, ihc ioU of men is uot known.
Glafgiv:,’ June 27. An extract from tlnCoJ
Milan mentions, that fix vessels laden with aims
iution and troops, had la •< and from Barcelona and Alicantl
!.sr ani that fivc ° r t,! = ia
Coud Dc%,,> a,,d
Monday morning the Guelderland, Amphitrite, anJ
Galathee fioop, Dutch Clips of war, arriv ed at Cove, fol
tne purpole ol taking out troops. *■
Conjlantinople, May 9. On the evening of the itJ
the Engl.lli ambalTador, lord Eg;n, received a courier!
vvho left Egypt on the aad April, and yesterday morainj
the tollowing accounts were communicated to the foreb. J
ministers here. t, 1 *
After gen. IJutcbinfon had compelled the French J
keep within their lines, on the deftnfive, he avoided er M
gaging in any now action of conference, til! the arrival ofl
reinforcements which he expeded, and the army of tl, e l
grand Vizier. Ihe grand vizier had proceeded on hi]
march, in the beginning of April, upon which the French!
evacuated Salahich and retired, ’li-cir retreat encourage™
the Turks to liaften their march, ar* on the 22 d April!
they were only two days march from the advanced n-.<h!
bf the Engliffi. P ° uS |
Mm-afd Bey had joined the Englifii with his troops a .|
gamft the French. 1 m
‘%ee impoitant posts, amongst which werp Damietta!
and Rosetta, were occupied by strong Englifii garrisons.!
In ail the filial 1 adlions and fkirmiflr. 5 which had taken!
place during the last foimWeks the Englifii had constant J
had the advantage. At the departure of the courier the!
Englifii had lcceived a reinforcement of 3000 men.
Admiral Iveirh had taken a French convoy of 22 film J
escorted by a French corvette, which had troops on boardl
destined for Egypt. 1 his convoy, immediately on its ap!l
pearance, was iurrounded by a number of Itngiifh ships. 1
The reinforcements which tbe Ei'.gliih in Egypt havfl
received came from Gibraltar, Minorca, and Malta. ■
B/.ry 12. Another courier, arrived from Egypt wit J
dilpatcftes, lias brought the following intelligence:
I‘- e I’liiiiii have blocked uo all the avenues to!
Alexandria, both by land and lea, in such a manner!
th.u there remains but little hope to the French garrison!
of itceiving luccor, either from Cairo or any other part I
<: ‘ Egypt. Gen. Hutchinson has also cauied deep trenches!
to be and a line of circumvallation, strengthened with!
reuouotsjVo be drawn, in order to prevent any forties!
w.iic!) niigfk be attempted by th'c besieged. On the fide!
of the sea tire port is closely blockaded by a line of veffels*!
Notwithlfanding these menacing demonftratidns the French!
ieem to be under no imealinefs, and wait the ilfuc with!
the coo.tif intrepidity. I ney have rejected all proposals!
mane .u them tor the evacuation of the place, declaring!
that they would defend tiiemfelves to the last extremity;!
they will.not even receive any flags of
them when they appear.” 1
1 he utmost exertion will be made to finifii the campaign!
before the hot leafon commences The report that thefl
1 lunch has offered to evacuate Egypt ftfil requires confirm-!
ation. ■
Parii, June 15. A letter from Pan, dated the 6thl
ir.ff.mt, contains the following intelligence: “ We ha\ J
official confirmation of tiie concliilion of peace between!
Spain and Portugal, and consequently between the latter!
power and the republic- The ambafliidor, Lucien Bona-I
parte, is gone to Badajos to fie 11 the treaty.”
June 17. An adjutant commander has arrived at Ra-I
dajos with the news of the success obtained by the Spaifli|
army, jhe whole province of Alentejo has been con- 1
quered. Elvas is blockaded.
Campo Maggiore, after a long refinance, yielded to 2I
bombardment of throe days." 7 * H
At Alonchts a corps of Portuguese troops has been de-l
feared; it has loft a great number of men killed, and 50a !
priibners. Another affair has taken place at Avis. J
The minister Pinto had arrived at Badajos, furnifliedl
witn full powers from the regency of Portugal; he bad!
offered to Ihut the ports of Portugal against the Britifii,!
and had made other advantageous propositions, but not!
Inch, as to reach the object proposed to themselves by!|
trance and Spain, that of obtaining in those Britilh
vinces objects of comptnfaticn tor tiie French, Batavian*
and Spaniih polleffions, which treason or the fate of v. 1
had put into the power of the Britilh. i
At the departure of the adjutant commander a corps
French troops, 18,000 strong, was at Grindad RoderigoH
and had not been engaged. * \ j
* June 18. Hie Courier of tbe Po states, that aft ere.®
expedition has failed from Ancona. It consists of a grea®
many final 1 vessels, which were put in requilition; and i®
is a deled, this flotilla has on board physicians,
painters, and architeds, for the inoft part Neapolitans. 1 f
Sobcje. I
THE Members of the Grand Lodge of Georgia, an®
the refpedive Lodges by their proper Reprefentatives®
are desired to attend at the Lodge Room in the Filature, i®
the city of Savannah, on Saturday the sth Septembe®
next, at 1 o o’clock in the forenoon, being a Grand Qua®
terly Communication. ®
By Order of the Right Worfhipful Grand Master,
John M‘Call, Grand Secretary®
Savannah, 20 tb Augujl , 5801.
NOTICE IS HEREBT GIVEN, I
THAT the Board of Fire Matters will, on ThurfHa®
next, the 20th instant, proceed to eled the
ing Officers, with the salaries annexed: *
A Clerk, 150 dollars per annum.
A ico dollars per annum. f§ j
Thole who are candidates will fignify their intention ifli
writing. g.'J
By order of the Board,
Tboxas Pitt, Clerk. E.|
Augujl 17. H