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been already related, nor prevent 

 the division under Suchet from being 

 cut off, as also already noticed, and 

 entirely separated from the army of 

 Genoa. On the same day, a frigate, 

 from lord Keith's fleet, came within 

 cannon-shot of Genoa, and, after 

 firing forty rounds on the quarter of 

 Conignor, again withdrew. The 

 object of this cannonade was, no 

 doubt, to effect a rising among the 

 numerous inhabitants of that quar- 

 ter : however, they remained quiet. 

 The third day of the siege, the 

 seventh of April, was more auspi- 

 cious to the French. The Austrians 

 having come within the sight of 

 Genoa, by the occupancy of Monte 

 Jaccio, of which they had gained 

 possession the preceding evening, 

 lighted up fires in the night, and 

 sounded the tocsins in all the adja- 

 cent country, in order to alarm the 

 inhabitants of Genoa, and, on their 

 first appearance, to damp their spi- 

 rits, by an impression of terror on 

 their imagination. Massena per- 

 ceived how necessary it was for 

 him, in these circumstances, to gain 

 some victories over the Austrians, 

 in sight of the Genoese, in order to 

 do away the impressions that had 

 been made on their minds, by the 

 first advantages obtained by the 

 Austrians. He therefore formed a 

 plan, and gave orders for an attack 

 on that part of the Austrian army : 

 and liis measures were so well con- 

 certed with the generals Damaud, 

 Miolis, Pelitot, Hector, and others, 

 that they overthrew the Austrians 

 at Monte Jaccio, at Panesi, at St. 

 Alberto, and at Scofera ; and gene- 

 ral Miolis again took possession of 

 Monte Coruna. Tlie Austrians on 

 this day lost fifteen hundred prison- 

 ers, among wliom was the baron 

 d'Aspres; and the return of the 



commander-in-chief to Genoa was 

 triumphant. On the same day, the 

 second division retook Rongo di 

 Fornari, Cazella, and Savigone, 

 which the Austrians had taken on 

 the day before ; and the third di- 

 vision, being that on the left, set 

 to rights and restored the line 

 from Voraggio to Campani. 



April 8. The whole of this day 

 was taken up, on both sides, in 

 general and particular dispositions 

 of the forces. General Melas made 

 dispositions for new attacks. Mas- 

 sena, in the general dispositions 

 which he made, divided his right 

 wing into two bodies : the first of 

 which, under the orders of Miolis 

 and d'Amaud, was charged with 

 the defence of Genoa ; the second, 

 under the orders of Gazau, Gar- 

 danne, and Soult, were to keep 

 the country. 



The particular dispositions that 

 respected the first division, under ge- 

 neral Miolis were all theinstructions 

 that were necessaryfor defending the 

 approaches to the city of Genoa ; 

 and the orders given to the com- 

 mandant of marine, were to follow 

 with the flotilla, as far, at least, as 

 was possible, the movement pro- 

 jected by the commander-in-chiefj 

 in order to defend the transports 

 against the small craft of the English. 



This was not the blockade of a 

 single place abandoned to itself. It 

 was the right wing of the French 

 army of Italy completely cut off, 

 which, whUe it maintained its 

 ground, and defended and support- 

 ed itself, gave time to the left wing 

 and the centre to set themselves in 

 motion, and to undertake, with the 

 whole energy of which they were sus- 

 ceptible, some decisive enterprize. 

 The enemy himself, numerous and 

 strong as he was, was not in a condi- 



