struck off the head of a captain, and
having turned a battery against them, they returned to the assault.
Unfortunately for Abdullah, his gunners ran from their pieces, and he
was obliged to capitulate. The Egyptians confessed a loss but of 1,429
wounded, and 512 killed. Thus fell Saint Jean d'Acre, after a memorable
defence of six months. The capture of this place insured to Ibrahim
the possession of Lower Syria, and enabled him to advance in perfect
security.

While the son of Mehemet Ali was thus vigorously pushing forward the
war, the Porte was still occupied with her preparations. In the month of
March, Hussein Pasha, celebrated by the destruction of Janizaries, and
by the extraordinary bravery he displayed in the Russian Campaign, but
in other respects, a soldier _a la Turc_, was appointed chief of the
expedition to Arabia. To this soldier was confided the safety of the
empire, with the title of field-marshal of Anatolia. He was solemnly
invested with the Har-vani (a short cloak) with an embroidered collar.
He received a sabre set in brilliants, and two Arabian horses, superbly
caparisoned; and, on the 17th of April, he received orders to join the
army which Horsen Pasha had organised, the headquarters of which was at
Konisk.

By the formation and rapid assembly of the new regular regiments, the
army had been raised to 60,000 men, including artillery and engineers.
The mass of their forces was composed of Beckir Pasha's brigade of
infantry, with the 2nd regiment of cavalry and a strong brigade of
irregulars, under the orders of the governor of Silistria; of Skender
Pasha's brigade of infantry, and the 6th cavalry; and Delaver Pasha's
brigade, with the cavalry of the guard. Each of these corps was
accompanied by its batteries. An European organisation had been given
to the different services, such as the paymaster-general's department,
commissariat, etc. The Sultan had written out many of the regulations
with his own hand.

The young general of division, Mehemet Pasha, a manumitted slave of
Hussein, was specially charged with the direction of the regular troops,
under the orders of Hussein Pasha. He was tolerably well acquainted with
all our manoeuvres, and possessed some military talent. The European
instructors were attached to his suite. They were the captain of
artillery, Thernin, whose counsels would have saved the Turkish army
had they been listened to; the engineer officer, Reully, a brave and
experience