the 18th of May, 1772, taking the ambas fador of Ali on board.

The hafty retreat of Abou Dahab had given the Turks time to return, and fortify themselves in their towns; from which Ali again attempted to drive them. Having collected a body of fix thousand men, he gave the command to the brave Tentaoui, with an order to attack Seide. Sheik Lebi, and Sheik Crim, the one the fon, the other fon-in-law, of the prince of Acre, joined the Bey, and they marched together. Haffan Pacha, in an advantageous poft, waited for them, at the head of thirteen thousand men ; but, notwithstanding their inferiority, they did not hesitate to give him battle. Their cavalry was excellent; they fell impetuously upon the Turks, whom they broke, killed a great number, and put the reft to flight. The fugitives spread the alarm in Seide, which immediately opened its gates to the victors. Tentaoui, leaving a garrifon in the town, under the command of Haffan Bey, returned to the camp, where he received the compliments of Ali, and the prince of Acre.

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The 13th of Auguft, in the fame year, Ali marched against Jaffa, acompanied by the valiant fons of Sheik Daher, who had equipped two veffels to carry stores and provifions for the befiegers. The governor was fummoned to furrender, and, on his refufal, the town befieged. The walls were battered for forty days; but Ali's feeble artillery made very inconfiderable breaches: the fignal of affault was nevertheless given, and the foldiers advanced with intrepidity; but the difficulty of fcaling the walls, and the valour of the befieged, forced them to retreat. Finding he could not carry it by ftorm, he refolved to take it by famine; and, during the blockade, fent Tentaoui, with a detachment of cavalry, to take Gaza by furprife. The brave chief flew to the place, took it at the first onfet, left a garrison, and returned to the camp, crowned with laurel. The people of Jaffa received fuccour by fea, and refolutely defended themselves. The only thing they were in abfolute want of was wood. The country round is delightful, and scattered over with gardens, where the orange and citron extend their charming fhades, watered by abundant fprings, which defcend

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defcend from the mountain, and make their verdure eternal. These trees are loaded with fruit, during one part of the year, and Ali had fpared them; but, perceiving the befieged cut them down, and carried them off, under favor of the darkness, he had them felled immediately, and deftroyed those pleafant plantations.

Mean time Ali's ambaffador, Jacob, returned from his miffion on board an English veffel, commanded by Capt. Brown. Count Orlow fent him two Ruffian officers, and dispatches affuring him of his friendship, and promifing powerful affiftance. Thefe officers prefented Ali, on the part of the Admiral, three pieces of cannon, that would carry four-pound balls, feven barrels of powder, and five hundred bullets; and here ended the magnificent promises of Count Orlow.

The fiege continued, and Clinglinoff, the Ruffian captain, raised a new battery of three pieces, carrying twelve-pound balls, with which he greatly annoyed the city. Having beat down a part of the wall, and wifhing to see the effect of the artillery, he was killed by a mufquet ball, as he was looking

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through an embrafure. This brave officer had, a little before, embarked with a fingle man, during night, to burn the Turkish veffels, which anchored in the harbour; being discovered, before he could execute his defign, the fire from the ramparts obliged him precipitately to retire.

Captain Brown added fix more cannon to those which already played upon the city, and practicable breaches were made. Ali founded the charge, and his troops mounted to the affault; but ardent as they were, the numerous and valiant garrifon, which continually received reinforcements by fea, obliged them to retreat. Several Ruffian ships approached Jaffa, at the request of Ali, and, bombarding it for two days, beat down a part of the houses: but, fearing a leefhore, if the weft winds fhould blow with

violence, they left this

These multiplied attacks

dangerous road. reduced the be

fieged to great extremities. Their city was laid in ruins; the terrified governor fled, in the night; and, escaping the vengeance of his enemies, got to Naplous, where his brother commanded. On the morrow, the 31st of January, Ali entered the city. This fanguinary

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guinary fiege cost him three Beys and an infinite number of Mamluks. He gave the place up to Sheik Daher, who had supplied his army with provifions and stores.

While he lay before Jaffa, Mallem Reifk, the receiver-general of Egypt, came to his tent, disguised like a dervise: his fun-burnt face, meagre looks, and dirty and ragged drefs, difguifed him effectually. His story was that, as foon as he learned the fuccefs of Abou Dahab, fearing the avarice of the traitor, he hid his money, and fled to the deferts; where, for a 'whole year, he had lived a miserable life. Ali faw him unfortunate, pitied him, forgot his perfidy, and gave him cloaths and money. The camp was a witness, at the fame time, of another example of the viciffitude of human affairs, Emir Abdallah, who, by order of Ali, had been raised to the principality of Mecca, the office of Scheriff, came to implore his aid, His rival was re-eftablished, and he conftrained to fly. Ali confoled and loaded him with prefents, and he returned to Medina, Thus, the fall of the chief of Egypt entails misfortune on all who are attached to his party.

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