1798
EstablishmentofadivanineachEgyptianprovince—DesaixinUpperEgypt—IbrahimBeybeatenbyBonaparteatSalehye'h—Sulkowskywounded—DisasteratAboukir—Dissatisfactionandmurmursofthearmy—DejectionoftheGeneral-in-Chief—HisplanrespectingEgypt—MeditateddescentuponEngland—Bonaparte'scensureoftheDirectory—Interceptedcorrespondence.
FromthedetailsIhavealreadygivenrespectingBonaparte'splansforcolonisingEgypt, , , duringwhichtimeheemployedhimselfinexaminingeverything, andconsultingeveryindividualfromwhomhecouldobtainusefulinformation, hepublishedthefollowingorder:
HEADQUARTERS, CAIRO,
9thThermidor, yearVI.
BONAPARTE, MEMBEROFTHENATIONALINSTITUTE, ANDGENERAL-IN-CHIEF, ORDERS:
, composedofsevenindividuals, whosedutywillbetosuperintendtheinterestsoftheprovince; tocommunicatetomeanycomplaintsthatmaybemade; topreventwarfareamongthedifferentvillages; toapprehendandpunishcriminals (forwhichpurposetheymaydemandassistancefromtheFrenchcommandant); andtotakeeveryopportunityofenlighteningthepeople.
, , whomhemaytakewhereverhepleases, forthemaintenanceofgoodorder, subordination, andtranquillity.
, whosebusinesswillbetolevythemiri, thefeddam, andtheothercontributionswhichformerlybelongedtotheMamelukes, .
, andtoexecutealltheordershemayreceive.
(Signed) BONAPARTE.
WhileBonapartewasthusactivelytakingmeasuresfortheorganizationofthecountry,
—[FarmorethoroughlyandactivelythanthosetakenbytheEnglishGovernmentin1882-3-4]—