The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-09-21
Iniercented Letter.
FROM LORD WILLIAM BENTINcK TO ERR
BATHURST, Sc. &c. Sc.
Secret Separate
Pnlerrn. Eehrnarr o. 1913

BATHURST, sc. &c. &c.
Secret q Separate
Palermo, February q, 1918.
have the honor to enclose the COW of letter
from Madame Nurst to Napoleon Sonaparte. in.
,ercepted 10y the Russians, AM sent to nc Nv air.
L'aton' IL was written at Z time when proposed
to maze attack upon Italy.
felt great satisfaction in this docum ent from the
rs'te ton which trust il i'll afod IN your lord.
ships opinion 70 The measur which bad AZ the Ia =
m contemplation Il proves, | thuA, connleteiv
tie justice OF tie grounds upon which that ex ID
90 vss pro eeted. ii proves, that in the insdoni
OF Naples az eas'. there was at 'ae i"y Vel, in
considerable force that ther y s'rd g. t!ls coun
try cCnstf rabie agitation; that he government
were 'apprehe siyc of TIE -'Trc1s even a. = Gemon-
stra'ioo only, upon the Toinus he >. ,p,e OF the
cap'ts! anC that they were ia .nerrI F0t t.s oui
IS 10 thVir situation. l. Is my ueiei G,st the pre-
Jectsd attack woCi have hem successful; that n
successful, The hoe oi Icy would hsvr been res
cued ircnI tiie y h o. France, sua tast the most
ciie etu&i diversion wO'd have b, made III fsycr
Spain and Russia
had been prsyiou''y dc De- by lis r,jest,'s
guvernment, TO give, sycusye'y very pos.iLl ID
to Spain. Your ioris'np sppov,i ny fssI deter
ai"n.
L is my duty now to state that in my Judgment
tie stu tton oi Italy and OF Enpl-s is if ,,.b
more tavoraYte TO attsck dian sven M ii year * p
nave intelligence Tat the corps of observation Of
Or AIR IS veg much reduced; chat the force in Ca.
''" ID "'S 'eth OlbMsne1, and that the djgcpHient
- ire eiWe II a.pears that every eXertiO is max.
81. o.! itay well - by every part of Frrope sui.
trt to Franc, to recruit the armies in the north
he success at tie Russian arms and the suR,.ri,e.
a tne FRENCH armies cannot fail TO have added 10
tle f'ssusti tiSi every nation, and particularly te
,aDs must feel in climate so Gttle eourena, IN
iier feeling and ia So entirely uncGnaer, ed
with ;'eir Interests. White such is the state OF Ia,
~ on' position m Siciy continues, though slowly 10
uuprrve. The Sicitiaa army is in Inneb better
STATE of equipment and OF Disposition The hostile
outy u reduced in numbers and IN poV.r TIE
e'ns,9inn is beginning TO take effect IN Sicily and
us example Of the successful establishment OF I;ber-
~ must form advantageous eoptrast betverp tLe
benefits OF French and sritis alliance, and mus a.
0rats other countries with the desire and bopes Of
Obtaining the same BLESSINGS.
lis curious 70 remark, IN this letter from NJ adame
Nurst tie iremense force furnished by Nsul :.
'rom VII nee judgment may he formed Of tue re-
ources drawn by EOnaParte from his Iialisp to,ni-
Nons. DO not imagine, that including CalsSgia
mere are in the kingdom Of Naples above 90 900
men.
beg leave to observe, that am merely ronre.
scnng f"r TIE Information Of his msiestvis ming
ters, that which consider To- he prsetiealdr If the.
dposable fierce IN tbs Mediterranean could he 30 mn
pfnpriated by the state OF Span.--Oi Lord WeIlpg-
IONS pi7usi whether the presence O! the cor, Sns-
taehed from hence to Aleant spansqbIc Co en- lie
lin eilier 60 of usye operations or 10 ,o,io
tain tbe defence Of Portugal of all The cream
stances, IN short, u?on which sucb question mus
"'S.'ie'S1 uVP'h"f "th tOtAtiy Eniaut; ~ these
'od Of tha relative advantage OF the application Of
'nr force lord Wellington must be the ncst aud on
y judge snail send 20 liz orGsip COPY OF t,s
4 spatrh.
iappears n NE, that the s;ote Of Eur0re afford.
" u founded hope, q st the destruction of Bona.
PIT. my be aec'matsird
d is al the s'ne tine clear, that the efforts a,raa
dJ made, are to' mfioiest aud cannrt D. SO. yyas.
sfa has iHated tssg s4cccs ./ but her sucress h4s
DeeN # q HeR0rre k.EI Sic has mud the di5qa
y1atafe IN az her 1uiti-s rvifH rie fr-acE 5ytcu
f1Tg met B,nGoarfe has bcen treat b. the c1id
mt Jd1uire. mt bg He Rn55i7n arms. hiad Rns
sa n tbc conrory, defeated the French in her frs
encqaem -Hts, and driven her blcl OH the Oder as
"ouqGer"g crc~r, tlen tie downfall MIGHT have
b''n pro luce iy Russo, aId'by the rest OF Gsrma.
ny Vet All have onej her auigrd Bot i
~ kss nc ;hat Russia hos nearly come 30 TIE term
o. her 9v~piaees ofer E0uapart-. Sae h1s rot tr
means ~ carrying IN e9 offensive war against
fta"c"-~ to'h money, Tat ares. arggy nus. sub.
-ist upon t1e c"urtr, snd Nith tha Nv eud gonr
oWWttnn ~ 'ne officers, viii thc p'unAefi1g Ia
BITE @. tfs wbo'-. U-ig presence uu-. be curse 70 /
''s covttry, aSd m.F create general disgust. m
''Fn . '' ny o"1'o1 t1e on'y power ~ Europe th,t
~ so'cncs Ind tx1.ris.cs rscssg.rv o. carry ON m
fc..ve wer a4aibit France. Il she would nov
Hn Ices O.. 9tcc. ts n gi De considered re certain
be " ~ power o! tussla. i5 10 ry judgment de-
0e sc only.
10 Dr.; ont trcces.es of spsin. no dorb, have
psr7te' Ha.a ncs posi- ''al ffesr.cu ior R,.s-ia. (,
'1nap.' 'e appea11e eiisF ~ ah,rdo' I'd fort,e
zee 't o.. 7sropFton % So r'rg F'e0-f 4. r.f,
1',t cnIIbei ee5"tteiY itlia rraat ri ...f T.,
" country s~haps,cd, her tessuces V8sf6.Q.,!se,