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London, England, 1806-09-08 00:00:00

INTERCEPTED LETTERS.
OENER•L lIRRTHIRR. cant OP Tell WM/ 1, TO
GENERAL R.ONTER.

-.ENE..
NAPLES. JCI.Y 8, 1806.
GENERAL—.W.s Majesty received, by M. Jamin, tile-de-
tails of the landing of the enemy, sad of the dispositions which
htd made Ilis Majesty is extremely vexed, and inn more
surprised, at the condoe of the troops, which has reivleeed your
we judged dispositions unair.iil;ng. 'The lit itegiin,nt of
Light Infantry might to have remembered, that it had b.-fine
sbewn itself afraid of the F..iglish, end since that epoch, they
liars teamed to make it fly : but the other corps had given
pro,.fs, that they formerly knew bow to march forward, ac-
companied alwais lay viflory. His Majesty does not know to
what this moment of shimcfol panic ought to be ascribed ; but
he flatieistiiiiitia, that by the time you rece.ve the• lett,i, the
troops will be recovered from their delusion, or, rather, that
they wrh have recollected that they are Frenchmen. H`s Ma-
jests desires, that it may be made known to the troops, that be
wishes the Emperor to remain ignorant of the extmt of their
neglect et duty, and he looks fo•wani to fresh details, which be
hii;es will prove, that those you have under your command
are Frenchmen.
ble Ma2r.ty sends 1,100 men to reinforce General Verd:er,
with instructious, a copy of which is traiisniitteti to put. He
unties the troupe to defile above Cassino, which is a centred
pouts, end in the posseuion of which they V/ la be able to dues*
their march Whefe•tr their preiiirlic• may be necirsary• • ilea
Majority expected a landmg of the Eiiglikh. at the remould
when the etta.:k was to be urada on Gaeta, in order to make a
diversion for mesas( the siege, and to cut of all Calabria ley the
event which has happened to you. His Majesty new desires
you to abandon all !tither Calabria, aid, consequently, re-
quire. you to take a positiJo before Catanzaro, If the enemy
be not already masters of it; or of any other positinn you
may judge inure suitable for arresting his moy,res,, presery-
iwg always a retreat by Cassano, that, under all possible
events, you may be able to lout one forces, in order to
assume the offensive; for Iln Me;reity rather wishes that
the enemy stsoubl dsensberk on that coast, than in the
neighbourhood of Naples, where the moral elf( et of their pre-
sence might be still more derigerotts. His Majesty desires that
!au will send him accounts of your °Merrell ins on the situation
of the enemy, as often as powible. He has given orders fur
issuing pay aid subsistenee money to the troops.
hate the honour to salute you, Nt.insmur General, with
the most marked consideration,
(Sliied) C BERTHIER,
G'eneral of Division and Chief of the Suff.

°VIZI AL •11111311111 TO GENERAL R1141%1E11.
OENaRAL, Manna, July Ei, 1806.
I have withstood, as well a' I was able, the whole rebel po?u•
latiou of the Province, which has attacked me near Cosenza,
fm:n the Ist to the Otla current. I have received h.formation
by His Majesty's Aid-de-Camp, Jansin, of your engagement,
and your retreat upon Crotone In consequence of my an2M II •
onion being wastod, and 200 of my troops killed or wounded,
joined to the unpleasant account.' of your situation, I detr-
mined to proceed to Cassano, and wishing as much so avoid
fighting at Castro-Villari and Murano, which I knew to he in a
state of insurvirtion, as to cover your retreat upon that polar,
in ease you should have continued your movement us tl at
direction. When I arrived heforc Cassano, I found the peop'e
in insurrectoris and 1 had to open a passage through them,
and take the Linn by mails force, in dying whreh I Got many
mtns and exhausted all the cartridges I still had remaining
While the place was taking, I had is sustain an attack, sai...l
in hand, from noon to four o'clock, p. et We at Tait suc-
ceeded, without ire arms, in repuisiug the vast multitude of
daring peasants. I took advantage of the ebscordy of the MICA
to reason to this spade.; the only place where I can hope
procure succours in men and ammunition, and to avoid Nl*
M3SSacrr of my troov, who are without the meats of defend...g
tavern...lves.
On arising at Totrene, I found an Officer of the Siaff, who
was chs-ged with rile ...sexed dispatches fur you, bp-which
I leant that wale reinPecearenu are to be sent to us. Thz
recognises not bersig aisle to can'iuue his route to you, 1 hare
rent him beck to Naples, and Guiravd the rhspirents to yon
by the only CO 4.altinicalt3ll which romans open to u., ',Mat

Is the sea.
I exiled that whew Ho Majesty loons nor teal tlivation.
he teal rke inessmits to trigs* us front tha emtiattaring
caritquitantits Itl • h Mil We ate u'oeed.
The relation at all that hes occurred to me Mite; text ea,
tu•nnioto t•• be maitre,' to you at th•s mtrue it, I have
merely sem it I , the statr, Intending to tran.mtt you a tsyy
at a more fasuumbie oppottunity. Your's, wholly,
T. A. VERDIER.

The Artitvia, from Newfoundland, f.:.r
Oporto, is captured, and
_burned on the coast or
Portugal.
Notwithstanding the various reports of persrns
taken up on suspicion of the niurders of kiriez
raerLoon and Mrs. Poor. of, three only hair_ as
yet been in cnstody, so as to undergo a leg,iiisr exa-
mination at Union• Hall—two Women and cne man;
but although much equivocation was used, and
addresses given, yet, on the whole, there did not
appear any regular ground for cemmitramt, an..l
tliey were Mercier* discharged.