one of the highwaymen was killed, and the General badly wounded in two places. As soon as he recovered from his wounds, he proceeded to the place of his destination. We accordingly find him on the staff of Gibraltar, where he remained till the expedition was determined on for Malta and Egypt, when he solicited to join that army and his request being granted, he was placed on the staff under the brave Abercrombie, whom he accompanied to Minorca, Malta, and Cadiz, and was ultimately selected as one of his generals upon the expedition to Egypt, where he shared in the well-fought battles which ended in the splendid victory and glorious death of their much-lamented chief. General (now Lord) Hutchinson succeeding to the command, and the resolution being adopted of making a move towards Cairo, Generals Craddock and Doyle were sclected by the new commander in chief to accompany him on this expedition.

After the affair at Rahmanie, the army halted at the village of Algam. On the morning of the 17th of May, (the army being encamped upon the borders of the Desert,) an Arab was conducted to General Doyle's tent, who brought intelligence that a body of French troops, which he computed at two thousand men, were within a few miles of the camp, with a large convoy of camels. General Doyle immediately took the Arab to head-quarters, reported his intelligence, and at the same time earnestly requested permission to pursue the enemy with the cavalry in the camp, leaving directions with the infantry

infantry of his brigade to follow as fast as they could. General Hutchinson acceded to his request; and he repaired to the camp, where he found that the Turkish cavalry had been detached a day or two before, and that a squadron of the twelfth dragoons had, previous to his arrival, been sent to water at some distance: but he considered that every thing depended upon promptness and expedition; therefore, without waiting for the absent squadron, he left an officer to bring it on, and immediately struck into the Desert in search of the foe. After a long pursuit, the cavalry came up with them, when the enemy formed a hollow square, and commenced an irregular fire of musketry. At this time the General had ordered Major Madden of the dragoons to proceed with a flag of truce, and summon them. to surrender; when Major Wilson, of Hompesch's hussars, arriving at this moment, volunteered his services on the occasion, and carried the General's message to the French commander, who, after some parley, agreed to the terms.

The following is a copy of the dispatch upon this occasion to General Hutchinson:

" SIR,

Lybian Desert, 17th May, 1801. "I beg leave to congratulate you upon the success of the enterprise which you did me the honour to entrust to my charge, and I forward for your approbation the terms upon which the French Commander has surrendered his force, and the convoy accompanying it, to my detachment.

"Agreeably to your orders I proceeded into the desert in pursuit of the enemy, (stated by the Arabs at two thousand,) with such of the cavalry as I could find in camp, amounting

to two hundred and fifty dragoons, leaving directions with the infantry of my brigade to follow with as much celerity as the great heat and the deep sand would permit. I pressed forward with the cavalry as fast as I could without blowing the horses, and after a pursuit of four hours in the desert, I came up with the enemy, who had formed a hollow square, in the centre of which he had placed his convoy of five hundred camels, his cannon, and his colours.

"As we came near, a file-firing commenced by the enemy, when a flag of truce was sent in by that gallant and zealous officer, Major Wilson, of Hompesch's dragoons (who volunteered his services upon the occasion), summoning them to surrender.

"It is impossible to say too much of the zeal and perseverance of the troops, who marched the whole day in the desert without provisions or water, preserving their usual cheerfulness. I cannot express my obligations to Colonel Abercrombie, for his animated zeal, and I consider that the success of the enterprise was greatly owing to his activity and intelligence. Lieutenant Sutton, of the Minorca regiment, (acting as my aide-de-camp,) was extremely useful in encouraging a small body of Arabs to hang upon the enemy's flanks, and in restraining their impetuosity during our parley.

"I thank you, Sir, for having afforded me the opportunity of manifesting my zeal for his Majesty's service, which is all I have to boast. "I have the honour to be, Sir,

(Signed)

"Your most obedient humble servant, "J. DOYLE, Brigadier-General.

To the Hon. Major-General Hutchinson,

&c. &c. &c.

"Return of prisoners, stores, &c. taken from the enemy by a detachment of cavalry under the command of Brigadier-Ge

"One four-pounder and a stand of colours taken at the same time.

"One hundred horses and dromedaries (private property) not included.

"CAPITULATION.

"Conditions aux quelles les troupes aux ordres du Chef de Brigade Cavalier, coumandant le regiment de dromédaires chargé de Pescort d'un convoi allant au Kaire, se rendent aux troupes Angloises commandés par le General Doyle.

"ARTICLES.

"1. Les troupes recevront tous les honneurs de la guerre, les officiers conserveront leurs armes, et les soldats ne les de poseront qu'au quartier-general des troupes Angloises.

"2. Les officiers et les soldats seront conduits en France libres de leurs personnes.

❝s. Tous les effets appartenant aux officiers, soldats, et autres personnes à la suite de la colonne, leur seront conservés. "4. Il sera permis aux troupes Françoises d'envoyer au Kaire et au Alexandrie chercher les effets qui leurs appartiennent.

5. Les officiers de santé et employés à la suite de la colonne seront également conduits en France,

6. Les chevaux, les chameaux, et les effets des officiers, leur seront conservés.

"7. Tout ce qui appartient au Gouvernement Françoise sera remis au Commandant Anglois.

"Fait dans la Desert à la hauteur du village Comnerhirié, le 27 Floreal, An 9 de la Republique Françoise, repondant au 17 Mai, 1801.

(Sigué)

"CAVALIER, Chef de Brigade.
"J. DOYLE, Brigadier General.

Approuvé par le General Commandant en Chef,

"J. H. HUTCHINSON."

By some accident, neither this report nor the accompanying capitulation was ever mentioned in the official dispatches, or met the public eye.

On the 19th of June, the army, which had remained

in front of Cairo on the banks of the Nile, received orders to cross the river the next morning, and the artillery had actually passed over the bridge of boats that evening. It happened, however, at this time, that Brigade-Major Doyle (who was left wounded at Rosetta) had obtained the most accurate intelligence of the strength of Cairo from the French prisoners; and indeed had the address to prevail on a very intelligent person, who had recently left Cairo, not only to furnish information, but even to join the British army, and offer in person to accompany the column of attack. This enabled General Doyle to use such arguments against this movement, and in favour of that to Giza (and which were backed by General Craddock), as met the approbation of the Commander `in Chief, and induced him to countermand the orders at nine o'clock at night by a pass order with his own hand, and even without the usual interference of the staff. The artillery actually recrossed the Nile during the night, and the army marched next day to Giza. The consequence of this movement was an immediate proposition from the enemy for the surrender of that place.

Little doubt can remain of this movement's having tended to decide the fall of Cairo, when the speech of General Donzelot at the Congress is considered: "We saw (said this General) your intention of crossing the Nile, and commencing your operations on that side: be assured we would have given you three years contribution of all Egypt to have attacked us on the Cairo side; in that event you would never have heard of this convention."

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