Thedisgustinggalleyswereemptiedoftheiroccupants: Thesameprincipleswhich, afewdaysafter, formedthebasisofBonaparte'sproclamationtotheEgyptians, guidedhiminthisactofreasonandhumanity.
, , whichthegreatheatrenderedmostdelicious.
Onthe19thofJune, afterhavingsettledthegovernmentanddefenceoftheisland, theGeneralleftMalta, whichhelittledreamedhehadtakenfortheEnglish, .
, wholearnedthecaptureofMaltaatMessinaonthedaywelefttheisland, saileddirectforAlexandria, , witheverysailset, andunembarrassedbyanyconvoy, hearrivedbeforeAlexandriaonthe28thofJune, threedaysbeforetheFrenchfleet, which, nevertheless, , whichweperceivedonthe25thofJune, andafterwardsstoodtothesouth, favouredbytheEtesianwinds, whichregularlyprevailatthatseason.TheFrenchfleetdidnotreachAlexandriatillthe30thofJune.
Whenonboardthe 'Orient' , mathematics, , whoseconversation, suppliedbyknowledge, wasatonceenergetic, witty, andlively, , itwaseasytoperceivethathepreferredMonge, andthathewasledtothatpreferencebecauseMonge, endowedwithanardentimagination, withoutexactlypossessingreligiousprinciples, , Bertholletwas, withhiscoldimagination, constantlydevotedtoanalysisandabstractions, inclinedtowardsmaterialism, anopinionwithwhichtheGeneralwasalwaysmuchdissatisfied.
, , BonapartehavingaskedBrueysinwhatmannerthehammocksweredisposedofwhenclearingforaction, hedeclared, afterhehadreceivedananswer, thatifthecaseshouldoccurhewouldordereveryonetothrowhisbaggageoverboard.