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Major-General Sir HudsonLowe, 
come to the determination to pro- 
ceed immediately to Marseilles, 
with about three thousand men 
of this garrison,* which embark 
with the assent of the Sardinian 
government, at our request, and it 
Is my intention to take the trans- 
ports with the arms on board, to 
be employed as may be found ad- 
visable. I shall use every effort 
to afford all the assistance and co- 
operation in my power, to carry 
into effect the intentions of his 
Majesty's government, as detailed 
in the papers accompanying your 
letter of the 30th of May last, 
which I have this morning had 
the honour to receive from Sir 
Hudson Lowe, who embarks on 
board the Boyne: and I hope to 
sail in the morning for Mar- 
seilles. 
ee 
Boyne, off Marseilles, July 18. 
In reference to my letter of the 
$rd instant, a duplicate of which 
accompanies this, I have the ho- 
nour to acquaint you, for their 
Lordships’ information, that we 
anchoredin Marseilles Roads, on 
the evening of the 10th, with the 
ships named in the margin.+ The 
following morning I went on 
shore, accompanied by Major- 
General Sir Hudson Lowe, where 
we were received by the Marquis 
de Riviere, the Members of the 
Royal Committee of Provence, 
acting in the name of his Majesty 
Louis XVIII. and all the other 
'* 14th regiment, 800; Pied- 
montaise, 600; Italian levy, 1,406; 
artillery and cavalry, 200. 
+ Boyne, Impregnable, Pom- 
pée, and Bombay. 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1815. 
Authorities, with every manifes- 
tation of joy: 
On the 13th, the transports 
from Genoa, under convoy of the 
Aboukir, anchored in the Bay; 
the following morning the troops 
(about 3,000 men) debarked, and 
have occupied such positions as 
the general and myself have 
thought most eligible. I have 
landed 500 marines from the line 
of battle ships, who are doing 
duty with the army. 
The loyalty of the Marseillois 
is very conspicuous, and the ap-. 
pearance of a British force, toge- 
ther with the arming the national- 
guard, which the Marquis de Ri- 
viere has been enabled to accom- 
plish through my assistance, has 
produced the best effect in calling 
forth professions of attachment to 
the royal cause, which their un- 
protected and defenceless stateun- 
til now compelled them tosuppress. 
Toulon still displays the tri- 
coloured flag under Marshal 
Brune, and great excesses have 
been committed in raising contri- 
butions in that neighbourhood. 
On the 13th, Marshal. Murat, 
who is at Toulon, sent his Aide- 
de-camp, Lieut.-General Rosetti, 
to me, to propose his being receiv- 
ed on board one of the ships for 
protection and safe conveyance to 
England. In-reply, I charged 
this officer to inform Murat, that 
if he chose to go on board one of 
the ships off Toulon, in order to 
receive personal protection, it 
would be afforded, but that I 
should not enter into any engage- 
ments with him as to his destina- 
tion, leaving that point to be set- 
tled by reference to England. [F_ 
have this day heard, that Murat, 
finding (on the return of his offi- 
