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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Voice of Prophecy~

Chapter 11 – A Literal Prophecy
sent across by sea from Alexandria. A

Turkish fleet soon appeared in the offing,

which, with the Russian and English vessels

then co-operating with them, constituted the

“many ships” of the king of the north.

On the 18th of March the siege commenced.

Napoleon was twice called away to save some

French divisions from falling into the hands of

the Mussulman hordes that filled the country.

Twice also a breach was made in the wall of

the city; but the assailants were met with such

fury by the garrison, that they were obliged,

despite their best efforts, to give over the

struggle. After a continuance of sixty days,

Napoleon raised the siege, sounded, for the

first time in his career, the note of retreat, and

on the 21st of May, 1799, commenced to

retrace his steps to Egypt.