26 ALASSIO AND ITS FLORA 
many others should be mentioned, but the 
brevity of this historical account hinders 
us from doing so. Thus towards the end 
of this century in spite of the sworn peace 
and the new brotherhood, this smothered 
strife between Albenga and Alassio recom- 
menced in 1790, and Albenga entered into 
treaties to. sell Alassio. Naturally the Alas- 
sians revolted, and a decree of Napoleon I 
finally put an end to the longstanding 
contest. 
The 19"^" century. — The campaign of 
Italy, fought partly in Liguria, did much 
injury to the Alassians, and first of all, in 
1800 the Austrians dismantled the bastions, 
and carried away the cannons. Shortly after 
the Genoese Republic underwent political 
changes, and became the Ligurian Repu- 
blic, and Alassio formed a Canton with 
Albenga as head of the district. In 1802 
Albenga lost its title of chief province, and 
was made the same as Alassio, the latter 
remaining a Canton which included the 
valley of Stellanello and Testico. But the 
Ligurian Republic, whilst it enlarged the 
Canton deprived it of its ancient privilege 
