[Footnote 1432: This was Moore’s criticism. _Diary_, II, p. 174. Moore
to Brownrigg, 15 April, 1807. _Diary_, II, p. 167.]
[Footnote 1433: The British agent at Rosetta, the Maltese Petrucci,
expecting a simple “walk-in” had actually prepared a banquet for the
officers. Deposition of Carusi, 15 June, 1807. W.O. 1, 348.]
[Footnote 1434: Fraser to Windham, 6 April, 1807. W.O. 1, 348.]
[Footnote 1435: Fraser to Windham, 6 April, 1807. W.O. 1, 348.]
[Footnote 1436: The casualties: 11 killed, 110 wounded, 800 prisoners.
Stewart to Fraser, 18, 25 April, 1807. W.O. 1, 348.
Missett to Windham, 26 April, 1807. W.O. 1, 348. He attributes the
failure of the first attempt to rashness, and of the second to excessive
caution.]
[Footnote 1437: Fraser to Missett, 21 April, 1807, and Missett to
Fraser, 22 April, 1807. W.O. 1, 348.]
[Footnote 1438: Lord Valentia, _Travels_, III, pp. 348, 442, 475.
Mengin, op. cit., I, p. 286.
Deposition of Joseph Aziz, 20 Oct., 1807. W.O. 1, 348.
Djabarti, VIII, p. 111. “Ces troupes (Albanians) commirent de tels excès
que la population les détesta et souhaita l’occupation du pays par les
Européens, quelle que fût leur nationalité.”]
[Footnote 1439: There is unfortunately a gap in the _Correspondance
Consulaire_ of Cairo preserved in the Archives of the Ministère des
Affaires Etrangères, between June, 1804, and April, 1808. I was refused
access to the “Cartons” of the Consulate of Alexandria, on the plea that
“cartons” were only accessible to the year 1793. M. Driault had,
however, been allowed to make use of them. He states (_Politique
Orientale de Napoléon_, p. 116) that there is in them a gap from 14
April to 12 Oct., 1807. The explanation is that Drovetti corresponded in
1807 exclusively with Sebastiani. The Ambassador, however, neither
communicated nor referred to the reports of the Consul. As a matter of
fact, it is only in the despatch of 28 April, 1807, that he refers to
the capture of Alexandria by the British. (Arch. Aff. Et. Turquie,
Corresp. Pol., 213.)]
[Footnote 1440: Djabarti, VIII, p. 104.]
[Footnote 1441: For example, Osman Hassan declared that he would not end
his days fighting for the Christians. Djabarti, VIII, p. 98.]
[Footnote 1442: Mengin, op. cit., I, pp. 291-2.]
[Footnote 1443: Ibrahim to Fraser (April, 1807). Shahine to Missett, 1
April, 1807. Ibrahim to Fraser, 21 April, 1807. Shahine to Missett, 22
April, 22 May, 1807. W.O. 1, 348.]
[Footnote 1444: Fraser to Windham, 1 May, 1807. W.O. 1, 348.]
[Footnote 1445: Missett to Windham, 18 May, 1807. W.O. 1, 348.]
[Footnote 1446: Fraser to Windham, 19 May, 1807. W.O. 1, 348.