Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser

CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 10.
There now exists not the least doubt of
the French Toulon fleet having landed in
Egypt. Our government has received information of it through several different
channels; but it has not yet received any
circumstantial details of the military operations of Buonaparte, and the opposition
made by the inhabitants. The letters and
reports, which continually arrive, make too
vague and contradictory to be relied upon.
Some announce, the taking of the cities of
Alexandria and Rosetta with the loss of
much blood, and that the Candian merchants, who were there in great numbers,
were all put to the sword. Others assure,
that the French are already in possession of
Cairo (situated at 150 miles from Alexandria,) whilst our best informed politicians affirm that the army of Buonaparte has been
obliged to retreat after a battle fought with
the army of the Beys, between Cairo and
Rosetta. The disagreement of all these reports is a fresh reason for placing confidence
in the official advices, received by the Porte
from Damietta, dated July 18, which say,
that the French are intrenched in the environs of Rosetta (30 miles from Alexandria)
in view of the army of the Beys, which was
only one mile and a half from their camp.
A great fermentation still reigns in this
capital, and the police will be forced to redouble its vigiliance in order to hinder the
people from committing violence upon the
French who are here However, the government still continues to act with moderation
and caution towards them. Every one interprets this conduct according to his own
wishes or opinion. Some see in it a secret
intelligence with the French, others believe
it to be only an act of circumspection, which
agrees with the secrecy of the military operations that are preparing. If any thing
can solve this species of problem, it is the
orders issued by the Porte to all the provinces of the Empire. The preamble is conceived in terms of the most marked indignation ; the proceedings of the French is there
represented as the most unjust act of aggression, & highly contrary to the faith of treaties. These orders prescribe measures offensive and hostile.
The English minister appears to have
much influenced these determinations, and
his active zeal neglects nothing that can
tend to strengthen the energy of government. The Russian Ambassador does not
appear to show less activity in his negotiations ; but we do not remark a concert in
the operations of the two ministers, and if
they tend to the same end, the means they
pursue are widely different.
Buonaparte has addressed a letter to the
Divan, in which he says that if the Ottoman
Porte should permit the Russian fleet to pass
the Dardanelles, he shall consider it as a declaration of war.
He requires the Grand Signior to put aside all the pretensions of Russia ; to oppose
firmly all attempts which that court might
make : and adds that he has the greatest
There is reason to expect such a line of conduct from him, as he has delivered him from his great enemies, the knights of Malta.

Official letters from Gaune, in the island of Candia, dated July 18, announce the appearance of a squadron before that city. The commander, after having received information respecting the French fleet, determined to sail direct towards Egypt. A letter from Smyrna, of the 18th August, says, that this same squadron was met beyond Rhodes, sailing with a fair wind towards Egypt.

The fidelity of the Greek Patriarch has just been put to a severe test. Some persons had endeavored by a thousand promises and perfidious insinuations to draw him into a conspiracy in favor of liberty. He pretended to agree to the designs of the emissaries who made him the propositions, and endeavored to procure from them all the necessary information. No sooner had he obtained it, than he communicated it to the Grand Signior. His Highness thanked the Patriarch, placed himself at the head of several thousand Janizaries, marched to Pera (suburb of Constantinople) and there caused all the accomplices of this conspiracy to be strangled. Orders to execute similar justice have been sent to every place where the ramifications of this conspiracy are known to exist.