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 forward under the orders of the Honourable Captain Alexander Cochrane. The seamen straining every nerve, but at the same time moving in such concert, that no boat got a-head of the other. Every thing had been hitherto conducted with he utmost silence, the soldiers sat immoveable in the boats, and without exchanging a word, intently but fearlessly, gazing upon the terrible array on the shore. The enemy again, laying completed their preparations, awaited in silence the approach of their asșailants. Now, however, judging that the line of boats had come within the range of their guns, they opened a tremendous fire from their batteries in front, and from the castle of Aboukir in flank. Till that moment they did not believe the attempt was serious, or that our troops could be so fool-hardy as to hazard such an attempt on-such lines and defences as they maintained. As the boats approached the shore, a fire of musquetry from 2500 men was added to showers of grape and shells, which fell in such quantities amongst the boats, that their effects upon the sea on that occasion, has been compared to the ebullitions of a boiling pot. Undismayed by this salutation, the boats continued to advance with the greatest order and regularity, which was so admirably maintained, that every prow touched the beach nearly at the same instant. They were now, and before they had time to land, charged by the Trench cavalry, who were seen hacking the men in the boats. But the scene was shortly changed, in a few minutes the British soldiers leaping into the water, formed upon the beach, and, as a commencement, nearly anuihilated the cavalry which had first annoyed them. Scarcely one of these returning to boast of their temerity. As an irregular fire however would not only prove ineffectual,