1  he  Sicilian  fovercign,  with  the  main  body  of  the
Neapolitan  army,  entered  Rome  the  apth  of  Novenn-
ber  ;  whilft  the  combined  fleets  of  England  and  Naples
took  poflTeflion  of  the  port  of  Leghorn.  The  French,
unable  to  make  any  refiftance  to  fo  imrfienfe  a  fuperi-
ority  of  numbers,  had  retreated  towards  Ci  vita  Cafiella-
na,  leaving  a  garrifon  in  the  cattle  of  St.  Angelo.  A
fummons  of  furrender  was  fent  to  the  compiander  of
the  garrifoni  of  which  the  mott  remarkable  point  was

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a  menace  by  General  Mack,  thai  if  the  NeapoUtajit
were  fired  at,  thefick  troops  in  the  hojpitals  Jhould  be
put  to  death^  one foldier for  every Jh-^t.
