The Capitulation of Alexandria
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Title
The Capitulation of Alexandria
Description
Article 16, and the British army's response to it, read:
"The individuals composing the Institute of Egypt, and the Commission of Arts, shall carry with them all the papers, plans, memoirs, collections of natural history, and all the monuments of art and antiquity, collected by them in Egypt.
Answer. - The members of the Institute may carry with them all the instruments of arts and science, which they have brought from France; but the Arabian manuscripts, the statues, and other collections which have been made for the French Republic, shall be considered as public property, and subject to the disposal of the generals of the combined army.
General Hope having declared, in consequence of some observations of the Commander in Chief of the French Army, that he could make no alteration in this article, it has been agreed that a reference thereupon should be made to the Commander in Chief of the combined army."
"The individuals composing the Institute of Egypt, and the Commission of Arts, shall carry with them all the papers, plans, memoirs, collections of natural history, and all the monuments of art and antiquity, collected by them in Egypt.
Answer. - The members of the Institute may carry with them all the instruments of arts and science, which they have brought from France; but the Arabian manuscripts, the statues, and other collections which have been made for the French Republic, shall be considered as public property, and subject to the disposal of the generals of the combined army.
General Hope having declared, in consequence of some observations of the Commander in Chief of the French Army, that he could make no alteration in this article, it has been agreed that a reference thereupon should be made to the Commander in Chief of the combined army."
Creator
Abdullah Jacques Francois Menou
Publisher
Wilson, R. T. (1803). History of the British expedition to Egypt; to which is subjoined, a sketch of the present state of that country and its means of defence. C. Rowarth, Bell Yard, Fleet Street.
Date
August 30, 1801
Contributor
Admiral Keith
Lieutenant-General J Hely-Hutchinson
Kapudan Pasha Küçük Hüseyin
Lieutenant-Colonel James Kempt
Language
English
Type
Treaty
Coverage
British Empire
French Republic
Citation
Abdullah Jacques Francois Menou, “The Capitulation of Alexandria,” Omeka, accessed May 13, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/616.