1806.]. 
fpach. The revenues and the refources of 
the country fhall be put in fequeftration for 
the maintenance of the troops which fhall oc- 
cupy it, during the time which fhall be 
judged neceffury. 
<The army, the command of which is 
entrufted to me, fhall obferve ftrict difci- 
pling; and I will‘punifh with all the rigour 
of the laws every foldier who thall defert, or 
who {hall difturb the tranquillity ef the in- 
habitants. 
<* On my part, I have reafon to hope that 
the people of Anfpach will receive as they 
eught the troops under my orders. 
‘6 Anfpach, Feb. 24. 
“ BERNADOTTE,” 
ITALY. 
The laf month will be remembered in 
Hiftory for the Ruin of the Royal Houfe 
of Naples, which has. been forced by the 
‘Tyrant of the Continent to ‘eek an afvlum 
in Sicily, which we however hope will be 
fuccefstully defended by the combined 
Englifh, Ruffians, and Sicilians. Tne par-. 
ticulirs of this new outrage on humanity 
are contained in ‘he following account, in 
the Paris New!papers’: 
; Paris, Feb. 26. 
Laft night, during the performance oi Arha- 
Zia, at the Theatre Francois, the Emperor re- 
ceived difpatches irom Italy. At the con- 
clufion of the aé&, one of the performer $ can 
forward, by mrlee of his Majeity, and an- 
mane te the audience, that the French 
army had entered Naples, and occupied all 
the forts of that city, as well as all the prin- 
cipal fortreffes in the kingdom, and that the 
Neapolitan army were prifoners of war. 
This communication was received with an 
enthufiafm impoffible to defcribe. The pre- 
fence of the Emperor caufed the fhouts of ap- 
plaufe to be inceffant, fo applicable to his Ma- 
jefty’s reign was a paflage which had juft be- 
fore been repeated —“* Eb, quel tems fut jamais 
plus fertile en miracles ?”—What age was ever 
more fertile in miracles ?—The important 
news of the fuccefs of the Imperial Army was 
rapidly ciculated, and to day. we have all the 
details. The French army had only. to ap- 
pear and begin the attack, when the whole 
country fubmitted to its new fate, which will 
caufeit to pafs under the domination of one 
“of the branches of the imperial. family, who 
will fucceed tothe dynafty of the ‘Two Sicilies. 
The fol!owing are the official particulars: 
Prince Jofeph Napoleon writes to his Ma- 
jefty, from the head quarters at Capua, the 
14th of February, announcing that his orders 
have beén tulfilled.. He Rithes: that he di- 
+ vided ‘his army into three bodies, and marched 
with the centre civifion under the command 
ot Marthal-Maffena through San Germano and 
Capua, while the right, under Gen. Regnier, 
went by Terracina and Gaeta; and the leit 
confifting of a corps of Italians. under Gen, 
Lecchi, proceeded by way of Itri. 
State of Public Affairs in March, 1806. 263 
General Partenneau has entered Naples 3 
the forts oe immediately occupied, and on 
the 1¢ththe Prince Jofeph fet off for the city. 
The Neapolitan Officers having requefted per- 
mifion to ferve, Prince Jofeph has formed 
fome corps of Neapolitans, and hag’ placed 
over them the Neapolitan, Officers who wete 
in the pay of the kingdom of Italy. He has 
appointed M. Pignatelli to be Colonel of the 
firft regiment of Neapolitan. in‘antry. i 
Prince Jofeph has been: at Caferta. As 
foon as the people of Naples. had recovered 
from their firft terror, they exprefied much at- 
tachment towards the French. 
General Regnier on arriving at Gaeta, fent 
to the Prince of Heffe, who commanded that 
plates the foilowing Summons : 
‘ General ,—Before I begin the. operations 
which will put me in. poflesiion of the place 
which you,command, I invite you to reflect on 
your fituation, and on the impoffibility” Qi your 
preventing ine furren: der of Gaeta to.my army. 
You have nothing of a garrifon 5 little means 
of defence; and no hope of afliftance; ina 
few days I thall reducg you to extremities, 
and you cannot be ignorant that the garrifon 
and the inhabitants would then be the fufier- 
ers- You know that nothing can oppofe the 
victorious progrefs of the French armies; and 
that in a fhort time the kingdom will ie! con- 
quered, and change its mafter. .Today,. Ge- 
neral, I will grant you a Capitulation with.all 
the honours of war ; and-I invite you to give 
your anfwer immediately to my Aide-de- 
camp, In the evening J will not accept it ; 
but will no jonger retard the ee of 
my operations. 
«cf have the honour, Gena) to falutte 
you with the moft diftinguifhed confideration, 
1 6 REGNIER 
4 ge OL afew er, 
<< General. Having received repeated Ote x 
ders from the King to deiend.this-place.to the 
iaft extremity, .and having been. furnithed 
with all the means of fo doing, I can.only 
obey my inftruétions. .I therefere inform 
you, that I cannot accept. the Capitulation 
which you offer me, as l.intend te fulfil the 
confidence which the King .has placed in.me. 
I have neverthelefs, the ee to-be, with 
every poffible confideration, General, . = 
‘© Your moft- obedient and humble fervant, 
. The Prince of Hesszok 
In confequence of his anfwer, Gen..Reg- 
nier. ordered an attack to.be made on the .ré~ 
doubt of St. André, mounted with fix: ,pleces 
of cannon, which was carried. Gen. Grigny 
had his head fhot off. by a cannon “pall, He 
. was a diftinguifhed Officer, ard is mucin te~ 
gretted by the -army.: he has left 'afoa and a 
daughter, whom, Prince: Jofeph. +has, recom- 
_ mended to, the. Emperos.as: ORE of a pens 
fion, ae = 
On the rath of ‘February, ‘the centre davis 
fion invefted Capua, which aniwered™ th 
fummons by a diicharge of its artillery. Oa 
the hee i in the merping, a Depita stiow from 
he das “ ~*the 
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