1799
ArrivalatJaffa—Thesiege—BeauharnaisandCroisier—Fourthousandprisoners—Scarcityofprovisions—Councilsofwar—Dreadfulnecessity—Themassacre—Theplague—Lannesandthemountaineers— BarbarityofDjezarr—ArrivalatStJeand'Acre, andabortiveattacks—SirSidneySmith—DeathofCaffarelli—Durocwounded— Rashbathing—InsurrectionsinEgypt.
OnarrivingbeforeJaffa, wheretherewerealreadysometroops, thefirstpersonImetwasAdjutant-GeneralGresieux, -day, andofferedhimmyhand."GoodGod! whatareyouabout?" saidhe, repulsingmewithaveryabruptgesture; "!" ImentionedthecircumstancetoBonaparte, whosaid, "Ifhebeafraidoftheplague, hewilldieofit." Shortlyafter, 'Acre, hewasattackedbythatmalady, andsoonsankunderit.
, which, toroundasentence, waspompouslystyledtheancientJoppa, heldoutonlytothe6thofMarch, whenitwastakenbystorm, , , asortofcaravanserai, , whoweredistinguishedbywearingthe 'aidedecamp' scarfontheirarms, , ofwhomtheserefugeeswerealmostentirelycomposed, criedfromthewindowsthattheywerewillingtosurrenderuponanassurancethattheywouldbeexemptedfromthemassacretowhichthetownwasdoomed; ifnot, theythreatenedtofireonthe 'aidesdecamp', , notwithstandingthedecreeofdeathwhichhadbeenpronouncedagainstthewholegarrison, , oneconsistingofabout2500men, theotherofabout1600.