Lloyd's Evening-Post (Newspaper) - January 2, 1799, London, Middlesex L L O EVE IN Vol. TV From January 2, to January 4, 179^. 6452. Jan. STATE of the FRENCH DIRECTORY the KINGS or NAPLES and a Message to the Council Five December TEE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORY TO THE CIL OF FIVE HE Executive in their of the 6th to that they mould to you the make the long train of perfidy of which the Court of Naples tuve teen guilty x brought to its height by audacious attack on the French It this before details which the connivance of the Court of joined to the machinations of the Sicilian have rendered that which they made to you to the Kings of Naples and Fur a long time has Europe with of the perfidy of the and for a long time it have been at the magnanimous moderation Executive while on the other hand the of the Government to live at with the King of was not lofs Superior to the juil indignation which this Court had j revoked its fo many Court that during the whole of the war of the Monarchs by the moil fury the French Government received with fur eft the grit which were to for good they made no ufe uf th the rebels with and an and never towards this new Republic the molt threatening the dared not openly declare war fought to in Italy all the States which were under her The French Government without inflicted vengeance for this public protection was to the frequent formed at Rome the French as well as for the number of with which at Naples was But far from giving way to this the Di- did npt think proper to the taking in the and two officers who came from the made between the two States their which our Victories gave than ior the of in a all the advantages of the Treaty wtr reciprocal as if of the war had Such magnanimity fcr ever put an end to the of this and have attached them Republic by tics as as of Eat its prevented it from laving its It without ve to atf the hopes to deft ruction of the Republic gave while alone rrc capable of took cf peace for the re as been ing them j pole of carrying n fee were the rigid will be to It Lc r. readers the the Cabinet of 3 while we on our part This Let us I i vers ot the - its r to the of our which continuance ot the ten from the when putting a flop the of contented to it From that October 17') 5, conduit has that perfidious Court been When the Government to overthrow that Government which our warriors to be the Court ot whole it is were not to having in vain attempted to with the ruins that of which feigned to all the ft in their to prevent the of a on that which was become the conquered Land of this Court her armaments and marched towards the Frontiers to enter the All preparations the on futile She at Rome with open fomented the troubles ihc had there j of the Duchy of They even mediation to deliver the King of from which Rome had on his But not They fent to Naples anew with the and conciliatory At the moment ia which the Army commanded Buonaparte the Executive Directory were anxious the King of Naples as to the object of this In they to him the repeated of their unutterable defire to maintain tranquillity in Italy it is a not lefs energetic that Roman had been placed by the current of events under the of the French might be able to its But neither friendly nor the voice of nor the of could in the of that pretence was made ufe ofta her her and at length her numerous infractions of The French Republic replied to the Manifesto of Malta by of that IfLand at that moment the Court of with the ridiculous dated to revive its pretentions on a country which it had neither governed by its laws nor by its e French Government did not k. this as if it ct i by the appearance of the of well public as for and hatred Treaty was and the from motives of for the article who were detained for the Neapolitans of having a j witn who were the of our peaceful friends ot the French Republic were- to liberty j upon the they were loaded with At length the whom commercial affairs alone the States of the King of were every m they were and and attempts remained The third Article of the Treaty that His the King of the Two the neutrality towards all the Belligerent and he therefore engages to without the entry into his of all armed belonging to the exceeding the number of at according to the known laws of All ammunition or known as thall be refilled to How has this the fenfe of which is by no means been executed days after the the the had frigates in port on the 9th prevent the from getting Neapolitan Government gave to the of to hinder them from while he a corps of who were in of to be Is it not that the fleet of Admiral was victualled in the ports of that on its return afterwards to it received from the of the the of which it in need not that long before this foth the whole of the Englim fleet having appeared before a brig was which li the fourteen of Admiral entered at full fail ttw ports of and and in whatever manner this article be obvious this was an infraction of it. Government of thought themselves obliged this by that it was not in their power to force a contemptible it did not even and the Senate of received the Admiral with About period the 17th five Pot mips of and were received in the port of With to of articles forbidden by this is it notorious after the of the the attempting to board had a with General Acton and the in order whatever might be the titt attack upon the French fleet that in addition to the and the that they received from pilots were alfo to clear the 8treightS"of a without fuch would dared td and in they hoped to be of the French which were to-be yet at Malta in a is it not clear that nothing that could be injurious to has been by the Court of to our enemies In addition to if the conduct which Naples has directly towards us be if it be that in 4th article of the which Stipulates the King of Naples be bound in all hi j Roads and fumy arid protection to ait French however and to all fhips of which not exceed of the convoy of the French fleet having obliged to anchor in the Roads of evidently excited the Government of broke out at at and in which of the Fretich went on were if k Be recollected that fince Malta has been in the kande of the the boats which came as to take in ( in were the and they were with that the Malta while it remained the hands of the was not even by the Neapolitan and that a bark was carrying French font to the Viceroy of having been forced by the refuge at the having were with by the and the bark was immediately taken by the without the Neapolitan Government the to caufe the Neutrality to that on another occasion one of our Having carried off by force port of the Governor of that place did not any to prevent the King the Two and irt is the delirium and hatred of King of Naples towards the French and their that m contempt of all the ties which mould bind him to King of he has had the impudence to receive in his pots a prize taken by the inconceivable joy which at Naples on the fight of thx the public honours which the Court 4w going oat to welcome him his triumphal the large reward granted to the who brought the account of his and rejoicings which took place on the If it be that from the time of this the audacity of the Neapolitan Government ius no bounds that lately an broke the windows of our at the tan any to fuch an that the late at Malta was openly protected in the Neapolitan the and the public placed terrible wio were inclined to encourage with were the tuolt acrimonious rage 5 .at length a by the King uf menacing with death whoever carry tQ the at If all are it mull that more never were than more 1
