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French knights who were taken prisoners. Several knights killed, wounded,and ignominiously treated. The grand-master in a critical situation. Tu-mults of the people. The Greeks make an attempt, which fails. Deputa-tion sent to the grand-master. A tumultuous body of people assail thepalace. The council assembled. Ransijat delivered. The capitulation. 77

CHAP. VII.

Provisional government established in Malta. Conduct of the French in thatisland. The knights are ordered to depart. A general press takes placefor both soldiers and sailors. The grand-master leaves Malta; the salaryallowed him by the French ; his arrival at Trieste. Dispersion and fate ofthe knights. Paul I. elected to the grand-mastership. Creation of a grandRussian priory for the members of the Greek church. Insurrection of theMaltese; unjust conduct of the French towards them. Scarcity of money inthe French coffers. The ornaments of a church in the Old City taken away,and put up to auction. This event occasions the first tumults. - gs

CHAP. VIII.

Malta entirely blocked up by land and by sea. A plan for seizing on the store-houses for corn at Girgenti, given to the French. Vain attempts to bringback the inhabitants of the country to their former sentiments. The Frenchmake an unsuccessful sally. The knights not allowed to land in the island.Admiral Nelson summons the place to surrender. Scarcity of wood. Asecond sally equally unsuccessful as the first. The inhabitants of the cityput into requisition. Sale of all effects placed in the Mont de Piete. Aninsurrection intended to take place in the city discovered. Several priestsunjustly imprisoned. Churches shut up, and the ringing of bells for-bidden. The English take the Maltese under their immediate protection.Three Maltese sent to demand a parley apprehended. Situation of the cityLa Valetta, after the first six months of the blockade. Price of provisions.Mortality in the hospitals. - - - - - - - - joj

CHAP. IX.

Enumeration of vessels which entered the port of Malta in the first year of theblockade. Provisions they contained. Number of soldiers and inhabitantswho died from September 1798 to September, 1799. Price of provisionsin September 1799 * The garrison reduced to half-pav. The salaries of dif-