130 ANNUAL REGISTER, 180%. 
CHAPTER VII. 
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' Peace of Presburg—Treaty of Vienna between France and Prussia, and 
ccupation of Hanover by the latter—Affairs of Naples—Treaty uf Por- 
tici—Vivlation of the Neutrality of Naples by the English and Russians— 
Acquiescence of the Court of Naples in this Proceeding —Proclamation 
uf Bonaparte against the Neapolitan Dynasty—Evacuation of Naples by 
the Russians and English—Flight of their Sicilian Majesties to Palermo— 
Progress of the French Army under Joseph Bonaparte—Its Entrance into 
Naples—Duke of Calabria retires with a Body of Troops to join General 
Damas, in Calabria—Pursued by Regnier—Actions at Lago Negro and 
Campo Jeneu, in which the Neapolitans are defeated and their Army dis- 
persed—Juseph Bonaparte declared King of Naples by his Brother— 
Efforts of the Court of Palermo to excite Disturbances against him—lIn 
Abruzzo—In Calabria—Expedition of Sir Sidney Smith to the Coast of 
Naples—Sir James Craig succeeded in the Command of the British Army 
in Sicily, by Sir John Stuart—Expedition of Sir John Stuart to Cala- 
bria— Buttle of Maida—Consequences of that Victory—French expelled 
trom the two Calabrias—Return of the English Army to Sicily—Opera- 
tions along the Coast—Surrender of Gaeta—Progress and Cruelties of the 
French in Calubria—Account of the Massé, or Calabrian I. usurgentsand — 
their Leaders—Sir John Siuart succeeded in the Command of the English | 
Army by General Fox—Reasons for not acceding to the Wishes of the 
Court of Palermo, and making another Expeditwn to Calabria—State of 
Sicély— Occupation of Cattaro by the Russians—Of Ragusa, by the French — 
—Siege of Ragusa, by the Russians and Montenegrins—Battle of Castel- _ 
nuovo. 
HE armistice, concluded at Austria, was soon brought to a 
Austerlitz, by prince John, of 
Lichtenstein and marshal Berthier, 
was followed by conferences for a 
separate peace between France and 
Austria. This negotiation, which 
was entrusted to Talleyrand on the 
part of France, and conducted by 
prince John of Lichtenstein and 
count Ignaz de Guylac on the side of 
favourable issue. A definitive treaty 
of peace was signed by these.pleni- ~ 
potentiaries, at Presburg, on the | 
26th of December, and was, next — 
day, ratified by the French emperor. 
Prince John of Lichtenstein, who 
was the chief adviser of the emperor 
of Germany in these pacific mea-, 
sures,}is accused by the partisans of 
the 
