Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1806-05-08

bic occupation of Hanover is its ob-
iea, others are Of opinion that it is
defined to occupy the neighbour
hood of the Sound, for the purPofs
of preventing Englifr ihips from paf-
fing the freight. The fact is, Bona
parte has let none of the powers of
Europe into knowledge of bis views
Letters of the I2th ult. from Ven
ice and Rome fate, that the king and
queen of Naples embarked at Naples
for Sicily,leaving the hereditary prince
and bis comfort, the dauenter OF the
prelen. king Of Spain, 10 watch over
the intereit of the peopl- threatened
by the approach of the French army ;
but we learn by
THE FRENCH JOURNALS,
Which have reached US (Star) to the
I'd infant, that the Royal Couple me-
yer arrived at their place of deltina-
ton. The fsigare which carried them
on its padagc to Palermo, was oblig-
ed by the violence Of the wind, to
anchor under the batteries of the coat,
and furrender TO the French. On the
fate of this unfortunate Princefs the
Moniteur is meanly triumphant and
fcurrillouly ibellous. 1t contains the
mott unpri,iceiy inveetives again(t her,
whom il FILES vindiStives and blood
thirty woman and accufes her Of
having robbed the Bank, and alto
private individuals. But what can be
expected from 70 degraded prels as
that of the French: !:
Among our extracts from thefe
Journals will be found the details of
the operations of the French army in
the Neapolitan territories. The er-
iaance oppofed to the invaders was
as great as could be expected, and as
unavailing. All the ltrong places in
fllc continental dominions of his Sell
Ian Maieity, and Naples yielf, have
been iurrendered. The military e.
vents therefore are Of little confe-
quencc. Naples is conquercd.--The
sfab'ilhmens ofa new dynalty, under
a French Prince, is announced-Jof-
eph Bonaparte,. in all probability, is
the perfon defined for tile throne,
which more than any othcrin Europe
has for ages been the fport of all ca
prices of ambition, and has pafled
through almof all the ancient royal
families of Europe, from thcoli Span
ilh dynalties to the new, from the
Houfe Of AuGria and Bourbon to the
race of Bonaparte. This change will
not furprife the prefent time, nor flu
fure alterations, poferity.
The French army advanced IL
three columns, and feems to have met
with no reliaance except at the fort
Of Gaeta, the mott advanced defence
of the Nepolitan capital, commanded
by The Prince of NeGe. On the 18th,
Captur was fummoned, and on the
morning OF the 18th, deputation
from the city had an interview with
Jofeph Bonaparte,w when the furrender
of Naples, Gaeta, Capua, Pelcara, and
all the other garrifons, was arranged.
On the 18th, the future king was to
make his lolemn entry into the capi-
tal of the Two Sicilies.
1t isimpofible to form even an idea
of the changes and arrangements de-
fined to take place among the powers
on the Continent. The detail of the |
operations againf Naples is wound |
up with a dreadful denunciation, but
whether levelled particularly at Ruflia |
or at Prufiia, or at both, we cannot
decide -" The 6ra prince who fhall |
dare to facrihce the tranquility of the !
Continent to the caprice and guineas
Of thefs avaricious and infatiabIe Ipe-
(meaning Gaeat Britain no |
doubt, ihalI lofe his throue." In the |
interim the French have occupied al |