larly favourable to the two laft. The movements, although under a conftant cannonade, were regular and accurate: the General in this last action had his horfe fhot under him.

The pofition we occupy is good; it cuts off the communication between Alexandrio and the Nile, excepting through the Defert: Our applies are conveyed by means of the Lake with eafe and fecurity.

ADMIRALTY OFFICE, MAY 5.

[This Gazette contains letters, giving an account of the capture of La Laure French privateer brig, of 14 guns and 78 men, by the Immortalité, Captain Hotham, belonging to Admiral Cornwallis's feet; of the taking, likewife, of Le ReHard French privateer lugger, by the Fortunée, Lord A. Beauclerk, in company with the Trent, and Dolphin cutter; and, allo, of the capture of La Dorad French brig privateer, mounting 14 brals fixpounders, and 53 men, by the Jafon, Cap

tain Lofack.]

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, MAY

[This Gazette contains a lift of captures by the Leda frigate, attached to the Grand Fleet. Of the capture, like wife, of two Spanish veffels, by the Bonne Citoyenne, belonging to Lord Keith's fquadron; of a French corvette, Le General Brun, by the Amethyst frigate; of the Huron, of 14 guns, by the Earl Spencer private ship of war; and of Le Furie, of 14 guns, and 64 men, by the Endymion, Captain Durham.]

DOWNING-STREET, MAY 9. A difpatch, addreffed to the Right Honourable Henry Dundas, of which the following is a copy, was this day re ceived at the Office of the Right Honour able Lord Hobart, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, from General Sir Ralph Abercromby, K. B. Com mander in Chief of his Majelty's troops ferving in the Mediterranean.

I am fully fenfible of the exertions of his Majefty's Ambaffador at the Ottoman Porte, as well as of the Quarter Master General, and the other Officers who were fent forward to provide for the neceffities of the army. Our delays originated from other caufes. For a confiderable time previous to our failing the weather was extremely boisterous, and the winds contrary. The moment that it became practicable to fail with fo large a fleet, Lord Keith put to fea; we left Marmorice on the 2d of February, and came in fight of

Alexandria on the ift of March.

On the 2d, the fleet anchored in Aboukir Bay. Until the 7th the fea ran high, and no difembarkation could be effected; on that day every arrangement was completed, and on the 8th, the troops forming the first divilion, confifting of the reserve. under the command of Major General Moore, the brigade of Guards, under the Hon. Major Gen. Ludiow, and part of Major Gen. Coote, got into the boats the first brigade, under the command of early in the morning: they had, in gene. ral, from five to fix miles to row, and did not arrive at the point of landing till ten o'clock. The front of difembarkation was narrow, and a hill, which commanded the whole, feemed almoft innacceffible. The enemy were fully aware of our intention, were in force, and had every adever, notwithstanding their being exposed vantage on their fide. The troops, howto a very fevere cannonade, and under the fire of grape-fhot, made good their landing, afcended the hill with an intrépidity fcarcely to be paralleled, and forced the enemy to retire, leaving behind him seven pieces of artillery and a number of horses,

The troops that afcended the hill were the 23d regiment, and the four flank companies of the 40th, under the command of Col. Spencer, whofe coolness and good conduct Major Gen. Moore has mentioned to me in the higheit terms of approbation. It is impoffible to pafs over the good order in which the 28th and 42d regiments landed, under the command of Brigadier Gen. Oakes, who was attached to the referve under Major Gen. Moore; and the troops in general loft not a inoment in remedying any little diforder which became unavoidable in a landing under fuch circumftances. The difembarkation of the army continued on that and the following day. The troops which landed on the 8th advanced three miles the fame day, and on the 12th the whole army moved forward, and came within light of the enemy, who was formed on

an advantageous ridge, with his right to the canal of Alexandria, and his left to wards the fea. It was determined to attack them on the morning of the 13th, and in confequence the army marched in two lines by the left, with an intention to turn their right flank. The troops had not been long in motion before the enemy defcended from the heights on which they were formed, and attacked the leading brigades of both lines, which were com manded by Major Gen. Cradock and Major Gen. the Earl of Cavan.

The 90th regiment formed the advanced guard of the front line, and the 92d that of the fecond; both battalions fuffered confiderably, and behaved in fuch a manner as to merit the praife both of courage and difcipline. Major Gen. Cradock immediately formed his brigade to meet the attack made by the enemy; and the troops changed their pofition with a quickness and precifion which did them the greatest honour. The remainder of the army followed fo good an example, and were immediately in a fituation not only to face, but to repel the enemy. The referve, under the command of Major Gen. Moore, which was on the right, on the change of the pofition of the army, moved on in column, and covered the right flank. The army continued to advance, pushing the enemy with the greatest vigour, and ultimately forcing them to put themfelves under the protection of the fortified heights which form the principal defence of Alexandria. It was intended to have attacked them in this their laft pofition; for which purpose the reserve, under the command of Major Gen. Moore, which had remained in column during the whole of the day, was brought forward, and the second line, under the command of Major Gen. Hut. chinfon, marched to the left across a part of the Lake Mariotis, with a view to attack the enemy on both flanks; but on reconnoitring their pofition, and not being prepared to occupy it after it should be carried, prudence required that the troops who had behaved fo bravely, and who were ftill willing to attempt any thing, however arduous, fhould not be exposed to a certain lofs, when the extent of the advantage could not be afcertained. They were therefore withdrawn, and now occupy a pofition with their right to the fea, and their left to the canal of

Alexandria and Lake Marictis, about a league from the town of Alexandria. I have the greatest fatisfaction in faying, that the conduct of the British and Fo

reign troops under my command is deferving of the higheft praife; their courage and their discipline have been equally confpicuous. To all the General Officers I am indebted for their zeal and intelligence.

From the Hon. Brigadier Gen. Hope, Adjutant General, and Lieut. Coi, Anftruther, Quarter Matter General, I have received every teftimony of zeal, and the most able affittance, in the operations of the army; and to the other Officers of the General Staff I feel obligations. Qa the 8th, the arrangements made by Lord Keith were fuch as to enable us to land at once a body of Gooo troops.

The Hon. Capt. Cochrane, and those other Captains and Officers of the Royal Navy, who were entrusted with the dif embarkation not only of the troops but of the artillery, ammunition, provifions, and ftores of all kinds, have exerted themfelves in fuch a manner as to claim the warmest acknowledgments of the whole army. Sir Sidney Smith, and the other Captains and Officers of the Navy under his command, who landed with the Army, have been indefatigable in forwarding the fervice on which they are employed. The enemy have left a finall garrifon in Aboukir castle: it has been neceffary to bring up a few pieces of heavy artillery, and there is reafon to believe that it will fpeedily furrender.

Majors Mac Karras and Fletcher, of the Royal Engineers, who went down in the Penelope frigate to furvey the coaft of Egypt, a fhort time before we failedfrom Marmorice, were unfortunately furprifed in a fmall boat in Aboukir Bay; the former was killed, and the latter taken prifoner. Our communication with the fleet is at prefent kept up by means of the Lake of Aboukir. We have been fortunate enough to find water fufficient for the fupply of the army; and we begin to derive fome fupplies from the country.

I have the honour to inclote herewith returns of the killed and wounded in the actions of the 8th and 12th inftant, together with a return of the artillery taken from the enemy on those days.

I have the honour to be, &c.

RA. ABERCROMBY. P. S.-I have had no means of afcertaining the lofs of the enemy, but it must

have been confiderable.

Return of the Killed, Wounded, and Miffing of the Army under the Command of General Sir Ralph Abercromby, K.B. Aboukir, March 8.

Brigade of Guards.ift Battalion of

the

Lieut. Sturgeon; Quarter Master Com miffary Lane.-Lieutenant O'Brien, of the 8th regiment, fince dead of his wounds. (Signed) J. HOPE, Adj. Gen. March 18-Lieut. Col. Bryce, of the Coldstream Guards, wounded and taken prifoner on the evening of the 14th inst. and fince dead of his wounds.

J. HOPE, Adj. Gen. Return of Brass and Iron Ordnance captured on the 8th inft. at and near Aboukir, by the Forces under the Command of his Excellency Sir Ralph Abercromby, K. B. Commander in Chief, &c. Brafs in French measure. Twentyx pounder, 1 eight pounder, 3 four pounders, fix inch howitzer.

Iron:-1 Nine pounder, 1 fix pounder, one ammunition waggon, and a mall quantity of thells, fhot, and mufket ammunition.

My difpatches of the 22d ult. by the Speedwell, will have acquainted you, for the information of the Lords Commif. fioners of the Admiralty, that the armament on that day quitted the harbour of Marmorice for this place, which the whole fleet reached on the ad inft. the Turkish gun-boats and kaicks excepted, all of which, by night, bore up for Macri, Cyprus, and other ports, during the prevalence of strong wefterly gales that we encountered on the paffage.

Too much of the day of our arrival here had elapfed before all the fhips could get to anchorage, to admit of the landing being effected before the approach of night and an unfortunate fucceffion of trong northerly gales, attended by a hea vy fwell, rendered it impoffible to dif embark before the 8th. The neceffary preparations were made on the preceding evening. The boats began to receive the troops at two o'clock in the morning, and at three the figual was made for their

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proceeding to rendezvous near the Mon dovi, anchored about a gun fhot from the hore, where it had been determined that they were to be affembled and properly arranged; but fuch was the extent of the anchorage occupied by fo large a fleet, and fo great the diftance of many of them from any one given point, that it was not till nine the fignal could be made for the boats to advance towards the shore.

The whole line began to move with great celerity towards the beach, between the Castle of Aboukir and the entrance of the Sed, under the direction of the Hon, Capt. Cochrane, of his Majesty's ship the Ajax, afflifted by Captains Steevenfon, Scott, Larmour, Apthorpe, and Morri fon, of the Europa, Stately, Diadem, Druid, and Thisbe, and the refpective agents of transports, the right flank being protected by the Cruelle cutter, and the Dangereuse and Janiffary gun-vessels; and the left, by the Entrepenant cutter, Malta fchooner, and Negreffe gun-vessel, with two launches of the fleet on each, armed for the purpose of fupplying the places of the Turkish gun-vellels, of whofe fervice I had been deprived. Cap. tain Sir Sidney Smith, of the Tigre, with the Captains Riboleau, Guión, Saville, Burn, and Hillyar, of the Aftrea, Eurus, Experiment, Blonde, and Niger, appoint. ed, with a detachment of seamen, to cooperate with the army, had the charge of the launches, with the field-artillery accompanying the troops. The Tartarus and Fury were placed in proper fituations for throwing fhot and fhells with advantage; and the Peterell, Cameleon, and Minorca, were moored as near as poffible, with their broadfides to the fore.

The enemy had not failed to avail himfelf of the unavoidable delays to which we had been expofed, for ftrengthening the naturally difficult coaft to which we were to approach. The whole garrifon of Alexandria, faid to amount to near 3000 men, reinforced with many small detachments that had been obferved to advance from the Rofetta branch, was appointed for its defence. Field-picces were placed on the most commanding heights, and in the intervals of the nu merous fand-hills which cover the shore, all of which were lined with mufquetry; the beach on either wing being flanked. with cannon, and parties of cavalry held in readiness to advance.

The fire of the enemy was fucceffively opened from their mortars and fieldpieces, as the boats got within their

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reach,

reach, and as they 'approached to the fhore, the exceffive difcharge of grapefhot and mufquetry from behind the fand-hills feemed to threaten them with deftruction, while the Caftle of Abcukir on the right flank maintained a constant and harraffing discharge of large hot and fhells; but the ardour of our officers and men was not to be damped. No moment of hesitation intervened. The beach was arrived at, a footing obtained; the troops advanced, and the enemy were forced to relinquid all the advantageous pofitions which they had held.

The boats returned without delay for the fecond divifion; and before evening the whole army, with few exceptions, was landed, with fuch articles of provifions and ftores as required the most immediate attention. I refer to the General's report for the lofs fuitained by the army in this dangerous and difficult fervice. I enclofe the cafualties of the fquadron and tranfports, and feel much fatiffaction in conveying to their Lordships my full teftimony to the merits of all the officers and men employed under my orders on this arduous occafion.

I have the honour to be, &c.

KEITH.

Copy of a Letter from Admiral Lord Keith, K. B. Commander in Chief of his Ma jefty's Skips and Veffels in the Mediter. ranean, to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated Aboukir Bay, March 16.

SIR,

The army had a sharp conflict with the enemy on the 13th, as they advanced towards Alexandria, for the particulars of which I refer to the General's details. I enclofe, for their Lordships' information, an account of the lofs fuffered on that occafion by the detachment of feamen under the direction of Captain Sir Sidney Smith, and by the battalion of marines under the command of Lieutenant Colo

Return of Killed and Wounded in the Baitalion of Marines, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Smith, serving with the Army under the orders of General Sir Ralph Abercromby, in the Aion of the 13th of March.

Two officers, 22 rank and file, killed; 4 officers, 2 ferjeants, 2 drummers, 27 rank and file wounded.-Total 59.

Names of Officers Killed and Wounded.

P. Huffey, Firft Lieutenant (rank in battalion Captain) killed; J. Linyee Shea do. killed. W. Minto, Captain (rank in battalion Major) wounded; R. Forkington, Captain, wounded; J. Parry, Firft Lieutenant, wounded; G. Peeble, Second Lieutenant, ditto. A List of Officers and Seamen belonging to the Ships of War and Transports, Killed, Wounded, and Miffing, in dif embarking the Army in Aboukir Bay, the 8th of March.

Total 22 feamen killed; 7. officers, 65 feamen, wounded; 3 feamen milling.

Names of Officers wounded.

Stately, Lieut. J. Bray. Europa, Lieut. G.. Thomas. Dolphin, Lieut. F. Callins. Swiftfure, Mr. J. Finchley, Midfhipman. Charon, R. Ogleby, Mater's Mate. Iphigenia, J. Donnellan, Midhipman. Dictator, E. Robinson, MidShipman, fince dead.

(Signed)

KEITH. Extract of a Letter from the Right Hon. Lord Keith, commanding his Majefty's Ships and Veffels in the Mediterranean, to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated March

18, 1801.

the afternoon the Captain Bey arrived Aboukir Cafle has capitulated. In with two fhips of the line, four or five frigates and corvettes, and fome small vellels of the country.

[FROM THE OTHER PAPERS ] The Paris papers mention the follow

army on fhore.

Paul I.At eleven o'clock in the morn ing preceding his death, being on the parade, he appeared all on a fudden to be ftruck with fome idea: he called for pen and ink, and wrote upon his hat a letter to the First Conful. He first gave orders that ordinary Courier. Afterwards, upon reit fhould be inftantly fentoff by an extra

collection, he said it would be fufficient to entrust it to the Courier who was to be fent on the following day to M. de Kalitchew. At nine o'clock at night, hê en

tered