Amina Agha, the governor of the city, on himself and the soldiers and troops with him, and wrote him a covenant that the English soldiers would not occupy houses by force from their owners, but by rent and agreement, and that they would not desecrate mosques or abolish religious rituals therein, and that whoever had a debt on the government would have half of it paid by the English immediately, and whoever wished to travel by sea could travel under their escort to any destination they wished, except for the Ottoman Sultanate. And that the people of the city would not be burdened with anything from provisions or money for the fleet, and the Sharia court would remain as it is, judging people's disputes according to Sharia and Sunnah. The English would not consider the disputes of Muslims without their consent, and the subjects of foreign countries would retain all the international privileges known among the kingdoms. And that no customs duties would be levied on all goods except two and a half percent.

Muhammad Ali Pasha greatly feared the English occupation of the towers and forts, and was on the verge of collapse. He wrote to his Katkhuda to hasten the gathering of troops and prepare the equipment, and he stressed this. A detachment of English soldiers marched from Alexandria to Rashid to occupy it. Those stationed there and the inhabitants were fully alert in the alleys, courtyards, and rooftops of the houses. When the English entered the city, they fired upon them from all sides. The English were confused, threw down their weapons, and asked for safety. They did not pay attention to them, but captured them and slaughtered a large number of them, like sheep, and took the rest prisoner. A group of them fled towards Damanhur, where there was a detachment of soldiers and a group of Arabs. They went out and met that group, killed some of them, and took the rest prisoner. They sent the good news to Cairo. Then they sent the prisoners along with the heads of the slain Englishmen. The Sheikh of Al-Azhar called upon the students and those residing in Al-Azhar to abandon teaching, take up arms, and go to fight and wage jihad against the English. Sayyid Omar Al-Naqib stressed this to the general public, which increased the people's commotion and their clamor. The Sheikhs and Emirs gathered and consulted on what should be done to defend the country. They agreed to fortify the city and open the large trench that the French had dug at Bab Al-Hadid, and they took care to repair it as much as possible. They increased the gathering of weapons and ammunition, and the Wali increased his patrols and calls for the army to march and the inhabitants to prepare for defense. When the Admiral of the fleet learned of what had happened to his army in Rashid, he sent some ships from Alexandria waters to Rashid. The people of Rashid sensed this and sent their excellencies to seek help from the Pasha's Katkhuda, saying, "Hurry, for the enemy is at the gates with his ships." They flew the news of this to Muhammad Ali Pasha, so his fear increased and his patience ran out. He sent his messengers to the Egyptian Emirs, urging them to make peace and persuading them to prepare to repel the advancing enemy. He continued to deal with them for days, with them oscillating between acceptance and rejection, leniency and severity, promises and threats, until they leaned towards peace. He secured their commitment and left them. He descended with his armies towards Cairo and entered it at night. When morning came, he gathered the senior officers and dignitaries and informed them about the departure of the English. The news had arrived of their arrival in Rashid and their occupation of Kom Al-Ifranj, and he refused.

(3 - Kaf is the fourth)