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Alexandria Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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Reports from Leghorn via ship Charles arriving New York Dec 20: French General Massena passed Monteleone, Verdier at Cattaro, advanced guard nearing Reggia; Sir Sidney Smith returned to Messina with Calabrian chiefs; Marshal Jourdan back in Paris; 600 Poles at Capua, only 3000 of 18000 troops allowed to Naples; frequent executions in Naples; 6000 French entered Ragusa via Turkish lands; Montenegrins withdrew with booty, refusing Russians; Russians repulsed near Bocca di Cattaro, losing 600 men and retreating.
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NEW YORK, December 20.
The ship Charles, captain Burnet, left Leghorn on the 16th October. A gentleman who came passenger in her informs us,
That Massena had passed Monteleone, and Verdier was at Cattaro. It was expected that the advanced guard of the French army had arrived at Reggia.
Sir Sidney Smith had returned to Messina with the chiefs of the Calabrians.
Marshal Jourdan had returned to Paris.
600 Poles had arrived at Capua; and of the 18,000 men ordered for Naples, only 3000 were permitted to go.
In Naples the executions were very frequent, scarcely a day in which 5 or 6 persons did not suffer death.
The French, to the number of 6000, had entered Ragusa, through the Turkish dominions.
The Montenegrins have retired with the booty they had collected, and refuse to rejoin the Russians. The latter have been repulsed in their attack on a fort near the Bocca di Cattaro, with the loss of 600 men. The Russian army had retired to that vicinity.
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Italy
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16th October
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russians repulsed with loss of 600 men; frequent executions in naples (5-6 per day); only 3000 of 18000 troops permitted to naples; montenegrins retired with booty refusing to rejoin russians.
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Massena had passed Monteleone, Verdier was at Cattaro, advanced guard of French army expected at Reggia. Sir Sidney Smith returned to Messina with Calabrian chiefs. Marshal Jourdan returned to Paris. 600 Poles arrived at Capua. In Naples executions very frequent, scarcely a day without 5 or 6 deaths. 6000 French entered Ragusa through Turkish dominions. Montenegrins retired with collected booty and refuse to rejoin Russians, who were repulsed attacking fort near Bocca di Cattaro and retired to vicinity.