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,with about 1000 men, retired 70 Riminl, All

with about 10000 men, retired TO Rimini. ani
1Aa on the 24'h his rear near Ssergnano.
Inc following is ( letter sent by Gen. M;Iler
Ide Nilleneuve, Chief ofthe staff OF the Neapoli-
team Army, TO the Austrian Commander IN Chief.
on ule %lst April 70 obtain IN sr1nist:ce II.
| " Ienerai-ihe King ofNaPles, in the lust n-
easNess respecting the security of bis states
whicn the negotiations at Vienna excited in him.
ana after the unexpected eyeDts which seemed
likely 10 renew the coalition Of the Europesn
SoFereigns against France, thought that he oiighr
AGAIN 20 occupy, and thsthe had right 10 oecu-
Ply inc line which he held during the late war, in
consequence Ofs formal convection signed by
Se.Is NuSent and L.ylOn, which he has not re-
hounced by aRylate stipulations, ard from which
VIC NeApoi!tAI army retired merely IN conse-
quehce OF I conventional arrangement His Agaies-
Sshattered himself that the line would be giyea
up 70 nm without difficulty and perhaps no hos.
tiiItles would have taken place if your Excelen-
cy had received the communications, wh, ch have
peen prevented by unforeseen acc .derts, and
WINCH his Majesty has been too late informed Of
40 the Austrian troops at Cessna had fired ur-
on the Neapolitan troops, the King could nat but
peheve that II was by your orders, and flat YOU
lad received from your Court instructions 20 act
IN uhostle manner towards him. As soon rs his
''ajesiy saw himself engaged in war against such
. great power, without having intended IT, he
Thought 1t necessary 10 make use of all the re-
sources which had long since been offered him II,
ita!y, and the extensions OF which lie did not even.
turiher attempt TO realize The movements OF
our army towards Bologna, Ferrara, and AIodena,
were Known TO your Excellency while they were
eNecu1ngi the King saw BY communications
witl Lord 8entincl, that tn hostilities comuenc-
eel against HIM ere not the CONSEQUENCE of SCI
ueo plan, because the English General stated
ulat he had received no notification on the
SUBJECT, but at the same time his Majesty saw
ulAs England, with which lac desired 10 remain
AZ peace, might take part in tie war if it were
cont nued
"rhis double information excited wish. that
Reconciliation with The Austrian Court might
De possible Ills majesty, therefore signifed to
Lord Bentnck his intention OF making q retroeads
movement, and he wonld have proposed an a.
n'sticc to your ENcellency, had he not feared
mat sucf proposal might have been considered
as means TO check the activity of the military
disposition against his army, at the moment when
If began lis retreat
g Now that the king finds himself with his
whole force IN the line, which he thought FIX to
choose, now that he has sufficiently proved that
ms movements were not compelled, and that he
Is uliy MASTER OF theTn his majesty authorsesnDe
to acquaint your EXceilency, that he has require
ed at Vienna new declarations, and made over
tuers to your Court, from which he expects <
happy result Meantime his majesty orders me-
to propose an arTnistice to your Excellency, 20
avoid all unnecessary bloodshed.
itis -'iVtSSty WISHES, SeDefat, that YOU NAV
accede to this proposal. The king would thea
namea General, with full powers 10 FIX, with
whomsoeyer your Rxcellency shall appoint. the
line winch such of die armies occupy
Il have the honor, &c.
(Slgned) " AifLLET DE VILLENEUVE
Chief OF the STAFF, and capt, of his M4iestys
Guards.
g Head Quarters .91,il 81"
In the reply ofthe Austrian General, he saws,
that the Question Of war was decided by the ad-
vance Of the whole Neapoiitan army into the Le-
cations, and by the Proclamatious published Il
Vienna on the 30th March He adds, that he mast
continue ms operations and refuse an GrraisGce
Reports prevailed at Dover yesterday, that
Vs'enciennes lad deClared for Louis XVIII
that Isle Was equally well disposed. Are these
$ the acts of rebellion in the department of thf.
North alluded to by Fouche % Two officers
landed at Dover, ftom Bordeaux, with sccouuls
OF the disturbances that have broken out there
Two French officers have arrived at Plymouth
from Ysnnes, in the department of 9lorblhcn--
They are understood to bring accounts OF tie
risings in the west in favor of Louis XVIII.
Desertions from Dunkrll and all the Northern
Fonters are frequent and numerous