'admires and loves him; and you may

'boast of having as your son as your son the most

' amiable man, and the best General, in

the British service: this is a universal

opinion, and does not proceed from my 'partiality alone.

'God bless you, my dear Sir; I hope, in a 'few days, to have it in my power to tell 'you that considerable progress is made in 'Moore's cure; and believe me, with great respect and regard,

Very faithfully yours,

ROBERT BROWNRIGG.'

Dr. Moore to Mrs. Moore, Marsh-Gate, Richmond:

My dear Jane,—Our dear Jack is alive and in a fair way of recovery. Colonel Brownrigg was so good as to write to me, and sent orders to his servant at the office to bring me his letter, with one from Captain Anderson, which is signed by Jack himself. The brigade he commanded formed

'the advanced guard of the column com'manded by Sir Ralph Abercrombie.

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[Here follow the words of Colonel Brownrigg's letter.] 'Captain Anderson says that, after five hours of constant action my son's brigade, 'when many had been killed and wounded, and the remainder greatly exhausted, were

attacked by a fresh corps of the enemy. 'He sent Anderson to General Abercrombie, 'desiring succours; when they were nearly 'surrounded he received the wound in his 'cheek, and would have been taken prisoner had not the succours arrived, and repulsed the enemy. Anderson assures me, that 'neither the jaw, nor any other bone is 'broken. The Duke of York sent his sur

geon to dress his wounds, and Jack himself 'begs we may keep ourselves easy; he passed 'a good night, and is free from fever: so,

upon the whole, my dear, we have reason to

be thankful, and to bless the Almighty.

'Jack had a horse shot under him. How many merciful escapes has he had! Lord Huntley was shot through the shoulder, but

'Anderson says not dangerously. I know no more particulars, but you may rely on

it I will write to you as often as I hear any

thing that you will not see in the public

papers. I fear we shall hear of many killed ' and wounded.

Farewell, my dear; for my part I had 'such a dread of Jack's being killed, that 'this is a relief to me, and I hope so it will 'be to you and Jane.

'Yours affectionately,

'J. M.'

'Tuesday Morning, between One and Two.

P.S.-I received the letter only half an

' hour ago.'

'Chelmsford, Jan. 11, 1800.

'My dear Mother, I have had the pleaC sure of both your letters of the 2nd and 7th.

I knew nothing of my father's illness until it was past, but I shuddered not a little ' when I knew he had been so unwell, and 'when I reflected upon the loss we had nearly sustained. I am not yet prepared ' for this shock, which would not only make

me very miserable now, but would have 'deprived me of much pleasure which I have in view for hereafter. I trust he will be 'more careful of himself in future,-if he is, he has the prospect of many years of enjoy'ment; it is quite a joke that old people are not happy. This world is so well organized, 'that there are enjoyments suited for all ages all we have to do is to endeavour to

preserve good health and a sound con

science, without these we can be happy at

no age, and with them we may be happy at

any. I have not the least objection to long life, though I hope, should it be other'wise destined, that I shall at any time be

able to yield it up, and to retreat calmly

hopes of getting a short leave next week, and shall pass as much of it as possible at 'Marsh-Gate. My love to Jane, and believe 'me, my dear mother,

• Your affectionate son,
'JOHN MOORE.'

The Diadem, Aboukir Bay, Egypt,

March 25th, 1801.

'My dear Father, My letter of the 16th March, which went by the vessel which

carried the public dispatches, contained a 'tolerable detailed account of our operations, 'from our departure from Marmoris.

We

'were employed from the 16th in strengthening our position; in the meantime, pro'visions, stores, guns, &c., were forwarding, to enable us to advance. However desperate it might appear to attack the strong position the French had taken, Sir Ralph was, I believe, determined to do it. But Menou, the French commandant, having ' collected his force from Cairo, and every other quarter, joined the army in front of Alexandria; and attacked us an hour be'fore daylight, on the morning of the 21st.

His principal attack was made upon our 'right, where I was posted with the reserve,

and upon the guards, who were immediately upon the left of the reserve. The French had contrived to approach very near us in