Advancing towards the metropolis of modern Egypt, the army made preparations for investing that extensive fortress; but on the 22nd of June a flag of truce arrived from the French Commandant, General Belliard, who agreed to surrender _Cairo_, on condition of himself and garrison being sent back to France. On the surrender of Cairo, the three companies of the EIGHTY-SIXTH marched into the citadel, which the French had evacuated a few hours previously. On the same day they took possession of Fort Ibrahim. In the mean time, the other three companies of the regiment which had returned from Ceylon to join the expedition, had been delayed by the difficult navigation of the Red Sea, and had landed at Cosseir, from whence a march of above one hundred and twenty miles had to be performed across the Desert to Kenna on the Nile. This distance was divided into stages, stores were formed at several points, relays of camels were placed to convey water, wells were found, and others digged, and the march was performed by the army with much less suffering than was experienced by the three companies under Lieut.-Colonel Lloyd, in the passage of the Desert from Suez to the springs of Elhanka. At the third stage, called Moilah, some soldiers of the EIGHTY-SIXTH dug a well at the foot of a hill, under the direction of Captain Middlemore, and found an excellent spring, for which they received the thanks of the commander of the forces. Arriving on the banks of the Nile, the troops embarked in boats and proceeded down the river to the island of Rhonda, where they encamped, while the forces from Europe were engaged in the siege of _Alexandria_. At Rhonda the six companies of the EIGHTY-SIXTH were united; four companies remaining in India. In the beginning of September, Alexandria surrendered; Egypt was thus delivered from the power of the French “ARMY OF THE EAST,” and Europe saw the dawn of liberty in the horizon. The EIGHTY-SIXTH received, in common with the other corps which served in this enterprise, the approbation of their Sovereign, the thanks of Parliament, and the royal authority to bear on their colours the SPHYNX, with the word “EGYPT,” to commemorate the share taken by the regiment in this splendid achievement. To perpetuate the remembrance of the services rendered to the Ottoman Empire, the Grand Seignor established an order of knighthood, which he named the order of the CRESCENT, of which the superior officers of the army and navy were constituted members. The officers of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, and other corps, had gold medals presented to them by the Grand Seignor, which they were permitted by King George III., to accept and wear. The object of the expedition having been accomplished, the EIGHTY-SIXTH sailed up the Nile in boats, in order to return to India; they arrived at El Hamed on the 14th of October, and on the 30th proceeded to Gheeza, where they remained several months.