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The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor of the French
The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte Emperor of the French Author:Walter Scott Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. French Naval Squadron.—Conflicting Statements of Buonaparte and Admiral Gantheaume in regard to it.—Battle Of Aboukib on 1st August 1798.—Number ... more »and Position of the Enemy, and of the English—Particulars of the Action. —The French Admiral, Brueyes, killed, and his ship, L'- Orient, blown up.—The Victory complete, two only of the French Fleet, arid two Frigates, escaping on the morning of the 3d.—Effects of this disaster on the French Army.— Means by which Napokon proposed to establish himself in Egypt.—His Administration in many respects useful and praiseworthy—in others, his Conduct impolitic and absurd. —He desires to be regarded an Envoy of the Deity, but without success.—His endeavours equally unsuccessful to propitiate the Porte.—The Fort of El Arish falls into his hands.—Massacre of Jaffa—Admitted by Buonaparte himself—His arguments in its defence—Replies to them—General Conclusions.—Plague breaks out in the French Army. —Napoleon's humanity and courage upon this occasion.— Proceeds against Acre to attack Djezzar Pacha.—Sir Sidney Smith—His character—Captures a French Convoy, and throws himself into Acre.—French arrive before Acre on nth March I799, and effect a breach on the 28A, but are driven back.—Assaulted by an Army of Moslems of various Nations assembled without the Walls of Acre, whom they de- feat and disperse.—Interesting particulars of the Siege.— Personal misunderstanding and hostility betwixt Napoleon and Sir Sidney Smith—Explained and accounted for.—Buonaparte is finally compelled to raise the Siege and retreat. When Buonaparte and his army were safely landed in Egypt, policy seemed to demand that the navalsquadron, by which they had been escorted, should have been sent back to France as soon as possible. The French leader accordingly repeated...« less