“Apart from donkeys, mules and horses, which we continue to eat as before, we have now also eaten most of the dogs and cats as well as a good number of large rats” MaltaRansijatFrench Blockade Author:Bosredon Ransijat - during the two-year French Blockade of Malta in 1800
“The manner in which we have been treated by the English has exceeded all our expectations. It is regrettable that two such generous and advanced nations have to be enemies with one another. Why is it not possible for us to unite? I must say, that under the current circumstances my feelings towards this illustrious nation are very different to those I had during the blockade. I am enchanted by their open-mindedness, the sincerity, the culture of the people we are dealing with. They have given me a strong desire that someday soon we can become friends of these interesting people who deserve a better form of government.” MaltaBlockadeRansijat Author:Bosredon Ransijat - during the two-year French Blockade of Malta in 1800