Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-04-28

neslay have arrived, with letters and
| apeIs 10 the ID instant. We have
| $50 received Paris Papers TO the Cd,
| md Dutch Papers 10 the 7th inst. The
Paris Papers contain an account OF the
surrender Of the cities Of Naples, Cap
VA, Caeta, and Pescara, to the French
army. Bonaparte was at the Theatre
Francois, on the oath, last, when the
dispatches, announcing these events,
arrived and, by his orders, the cele-
| brated actor, Talma, communicated
the intelligence to the audiance. We
announced, In former paper, the arri-
val OF Joseph Bonaparte upon the Nea-
Poitan frontier, at the head OF the
French army. In his progress into
that kingdom, he divided his army in
to three corps. The right commanded
by General Regnier, marched by Ter
racina and Gaeta the left, consisting
Of the Italian corps, made It's way by
Itri =; while he proceeded in person with
the centre, under the immediate COM
mand Of Marshal Massena, by Cerma-
co and Capua. Gen. Regnicr, upon
his arrival at Cacta, summoned the
Prince Of Hesse, who commanded the
place, to surrender. The Prince Doti-
ned his intention OF defending bis post
TO the last extremity. in consequence
of this answer, General Rcgnier order
ed -n attack to be made upon the re-
DOUBT of ST. Andre, which he carried
after slight resistance, in which the
krench General Grigny was killed.
On the 18th, the centre summoned
Capua, and also met refusal. On the
18th, however, Deputies arrived from
Naples, and signed the surrender OF
Gaeta, Capua, Pescsra, Naples, and The
forts that command jt.-The french
General, Partonnaux, Immediately en-
tered Naples, and on the 18th, Joseph
Bcnaparte set out from Capua for the
same destination. On the 23d Of jan
uaFy, the King of Naples embarked for
Sicily, leaving his family behind, of
whom the Hereditary Prince was in
vested with unlimited powers to act in
RS absence. APprised ofthe approach
OF the French army, the Prince sent
his brother with propositions to Joseph
Bonaparte, which being rejected, the
Hereditary Prince put himself at the
head Of the LazzaroEi and his broth
er, the Prince Saint Theodore, endea-
vourtd to raise the people Of .Abrazzs.
Their efforts DO net appear to have
been seconded by tie Neapolitans in
general and, indeed, the Paris Papers
DO rot hesitate 70 admit,that the French
lad strong party both within andwith-
out ii ty Of Naples. Under these
circumstances, no efiecuaI resistance
could be madc,and the capitpIation was
signed. As farther evidence of the
treacherv and cowardice Of the Neapo-
litans, we find that the NeapoIitan Off
GERS had requested liberty to enter the
French service. Joseph Bonaparte
had formed several Neapolitan corps.
tie entered Naples on the 18th ult. at
two O'Clock in the afternoon. He was
waited on BY the Colleges Of Regency,
whom he received in the RoyalPalace
on the following day, be posted the
Proclamation, signed by the Emperor,
at Sehoenbrunn, and that il is said,qavc
great satisfaction to Naples. The
Queen Of Naples, it is stated, has car
ried to Palermo, not only the Royal
property, but also a great deal of pli-
vate property She has taken ten mil
lions from theBnk ofNaples, and most
Of the families Of that city are descIi-
bed as ruined:
The French army found i'll the ar
s-nal more than zoo pieces of cannon, /
and about 100000 lbs. q cuu-powdor. !
The frigtte on board which tue
Queen Of Naples embarked, has suffer- /
ed much by storm.
The French army is marching ra- |
pidly 70 Calabria.
1ozboN, rEB. 20.
Venice, as we stated Yesterday, has |
been taken possession Of by the French, |
and formidable Navy, VIZ. are told, Is !
70 be Immediately constructed I'll the I
Venetian Dock-yards, The timber for |
which purpose il to De drawn from !
DA!matia, which Province is also to far
nlsh some excellent Saiiors. We have
no doubt that the French VIII immedi- ,
ately set about making tlfe most Of cv- |
cry advantage which It IS possible to de- /!
rive from the situation and resources Of
Venice.