The National Register.
London, England, 1815-05-07 00:00:00

INTERCEPTED LETTERS.

FROM FOUCHE TO BUONAPARTE•
" Lucca, Feb. 18, 1814.
"SIRE,-1 have received the letter from the Minister at War, trans-
minim; to me the instructions of your Majesty concerning the evactt-
alea of the Roman States and of Tuscany. Immediately after the
receipt of tlNit letter, 1 set out for Bologna, where the King of Na•
ples was. I experienced no difficulty as far as Florence, but. upon
my arrival i • that town, the new Authorities signified to me-that I
could neitlier continue my route nor remain at Florence, and that 1
must go hack as far as Prato. there to await the answer of the King.
dispatch d a courier to that Prince, and am returned to Lucca,
where I al. in greater safety than at Prato, which is in a state of in-
surrecilon I know not what the King will be allowed to answer.
The Austrian and English Ministt rs reproach him with being French,
and fart ciitarly with being too much attached to your MAJESTY.
'The Revolutionists, who govern Florence just now, assert loudly that
the King of Naples has an mid' rstanoing with the French, and that
he deceives the Italians. They attribute to my councils the inaction
of the N-•:molitan troops, which the Allies wished should march
2gainit the Viceroy at the moment when he was about being attacked
by Getter.' ht Ilegarde. The King is sick. with grief. He now tho-
roughly feels in whit a situation he is placed, It is difficult for mevo
make my advice reach him. If there werl as much firmness in his
character as giod qualities in his heart, he would be s• ronger tis Italy
than the coalition.
(Signed) " The Duke of OTRA NTO."

EXTRACT /FROM tin CORRESPONDENCE OP THE CONSULS.
KINGDOM OF ITALY.
LY ITER FROM THL CONSUL AT ANCONA (WITHOUT DATE, AND •
SUPPOSED TO IL WRITTEN FROM LUCCA.)
" The Consul had occasi-n to see the King of Naples on account of
his passports. The following is the substance of the conversation he
hail with him. Necessity alone, said the Xing, has obliged me to
unite with the Allies ; the great extent of the coasts of my kingdom
exposed them to the invasions of the English. Their maritime
strength, and their force in Italy, are well known. Who would have
defended my kingdom, had I carried my army beyond the Po? be-
sides, it would have been impossible for me to make it leave the king-
dom. On the other hand, my people were discontented in
,conse.
guerce of the stagnation of commerce, which prevented them from
realizing the productions of the soil, it would! have been easy for the
enemy to have reduced them to the sole detriment of myself and of
France. On the other hand, my nation would have been dissatisfied
had I not acceded to the proposals which the Allies made me, of in.
deinnif) ing myself for Sicily by the countries on this side the Po,
which his Majesty the Emperor of the French Was obliged to renounce
by the force of circumstances. He added, that his intenti•nts were so
much the purer on this head, as it was agvert that his army was
never to tight against the French ; he would recollect constantly that
he was himself a Frenchman. anti that he would nofforget all be owed
to his illustrious brother.in-law. He desired the Cinsul to remain at
Ancona, and to continue his functions, assuring hir. that his corre-
spondence should be free, since lie was not at war with France. The
Consul did not think that it was for him to make any objection.
" On their arrival at Ancona, the Neapolitan Authorities had all
the Italian arms taken down. The arms of France, paced at the
Consul's house, were respeeted."

• EUGENE TO NAPOLEON.
" Vola, Feb. O. 1614.
" a s—l have the honour to address to your Majesty a return of
}nut. army of Italy up to the 18th of-this month.
" The King of Naples, who appeared to ward' against us, and to