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Kentucky Gazette And General Advertiser
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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Dispatches from the Continent received in London on April 10 report a declaration from Bonaparte to St. Petersburg threatening French occupation of Hanse Towns and Naples if Russian troops land in German or Italian territories. Letters from Genoa indicate the Toulon fleet is in port.
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On Sunday dispatches were received at Lord Hawkesbury's office from the Continent, which caused a great deal of bustle yesterday, and several of the foreign ambassadors had conference with—
We do not pretend to know the cause; but report states that, among other accounts, a declaration of Bonaparte to the Court of St. Petersburg has been received, stating, that in case any Russian troops from the Baltic should land in Mecklenburg, Holstein, or any where else upon the German territory, the French troops would immediately occupy the Hanse Towns; and if any Russian troops from the Black Sea should attempt to land on the Italian continent, French troops would occupy not only the city of Naples, but every sea-port in that kingdom.
Letters from Genoa of the 18th ult. state that the Toulon fleet was filling [in port].
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Dispatches Received Sunday Prior To April 10; Genoa Letters Of 18th Ult.
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french threats to occupy hanse towns and naples ports in response to potential russian landings
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Dispatches report Bonaparte's declaration to St. Petersburg: French troops will occupy Hanse Towns if Russian Baltic forces land in German territories like Mecklenburg or Holstein; occupy Naples and its ports if Black Sea Russian troops land in Italy. Toulon fleet filling in port per Genoa letters.