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CORRESPONDENCE Of Sir William Hamilton, chiefly hologra drafts of despatches by him, while Envoy at Naples, to Lord Grenville, Secretary of State for Foreign Affaris ; 18 June 1798- 22 Apr. 1800. There are also drafts of letters from Hamilton to Lord St. Vincent, 30 June, 1798 (f. 11), to Sir Morton Eden, Envoy at Vienna, 23 Oct., 6 Nov. 1798 (ff. 31, 37), and to Sir James St. Clair Erskine, Commander in Cheif in the Mediterranean, 29 Aug. 1799 (f. 125). The letters to Hamilton are from the following:-

(a) Lord Grenville; 23 Nov. 1798, 20 Aug. 1799. ff. 43, 123;-

(b) The Hon. William Wyndham, Envoy at Florence; 30 Nov. 1798. f. 45;-(c) Capt. Edward James Foote; " Sea-Horse," off Procida, 22 May, 25 May, 1799. ff. 78, 80; (d) J[ames] Vivion, of the Royal Artillery, commanding in Malta; 31 May, 1799. f. 82. The following documents are also included :-

1. Viscount Barrington, Secretary at War, to Capt. W. Hamilton, accepting his resignation of his commission as lieutenant in the Guards; 17 May, 1758. f. 1.

2. Account by Sir Charles Hotham of Hamilton's fees as K.B. [3 Jan. 1772]. f. 3.

3. Spiridion Foresti, British Consul in Zante, to Hamilton's secretary, on the state of affairs round Corfu; 28 May, 1798. With a note by Hamilton, forwarding it to Nelson. f. 5.

4. Protest by [Ferdinand von Hompesch], Grand Master of the Knights of St. John, against the French occupation of Malta; [1798]. Ital. f. 57.

5. Copies, in French, of Captain Foote's summons to surrender, addressed to the forts of Rivegliano and Castellamare; 15 June, 1799. With the replies. f. 91.

6. Capt. Foote's statement of events at Naples relative to the capitulation, " deliver'd to Lord Nelson in Naples Bay, June 26th, 1799." Signed copy. f. 95.

7. Col. Tschudy, Colonel of Swiss Guards, to Capt. Foote; 27 June, 1799. f. 101.

8. "Nota di quei individui " [from Rivegliano and Castellamare] "che vogliono essere scortati AL Tolone"; [circ. 24 June, 1799]. f. 103.

9. List of the British Fleet in the Mediterranean; [1798]. f. 151. Paper; ff. 151. From the Holding Collection (sale-cat. lot 184). Folio.

Scope & Content:

Sir William Hamilton, KB; Envoy at Naples: Correspondence: 1758-1800.

France; Sovereigns of, and Transactions in particular reigns. Republic: Papers relating to the war with England, Naples, etc.: 1798-1800.

George III of England: Papers relating to the war with France in the Mediterranean: 1798-1800.

Kingdom of Naples and Sicily: Papers and dispatches relating to: 1798-1800.

Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Papers connected with his command in the Mediterranean: 1798.

Island of Malta: Miscellaneneus papers connected with, during French occupation: 1798-1800.

includes:

f. 1 William Wildman Barrington-Shute, 2nd Viscount Barrington: Signature: 1758.
f. 3 Sir Charles Hotham, 4th Baronet: Note to Sir W. Hamilton: [1772].
f. 5 Corfu, the Ionian Islands: Letter on naval events near: 1798.
f. 5 Spiridon Foresti, diplomatist: Intelligence of naval events near Corfu: 1798.
f. 6 b Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Letter to, from Sir W. Hamilton: 1798.
ff. 7, 13, 17-30, 33-41 b, 47-56 b, 59-77 b, 84-90,105-121,127-149 William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville; Prime Minister: Drafts of dispatches to, from Sir W. Hamilton: 1798-1800.
f. 11 John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent: Draft of dispatch to, from Sir W. Hamilton: 1798.
ff. 31, 37 Sir Morton Frederick Eden, 1st Baron Henley: Despatches to, from Sir W. Hamilton: 1798.: Drafts.
ff. 43, 123 William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville; Prime Minister: Letters to Sir W. Hamilton: 1798, 1799.: Signed.
f. 45 William Frederick Wyndham, diplomatist: Letter to Sir W. Hamilton: 1798.
f. 57 Ferdinand Joseph von Hompesch, Grand Master of the Knights of St. John: Protest against the French occupation of Malta: 1798.: Ital.: Copy.
ff. 78, 80, 99 Captain Edward James Foote, RN, afterwards Vice-Admiral and KCB: Letters to sir W. Hamilton: 1799.
f. 82 J- Vivion, Royal Artillery: Letter, while commanding in Malta, to Sir W. Hamilton: 1799.
f. 91 Captain Edward James Foote, RN, afterwards Vice-Admiral and KCB: Summons to forts of Rivegliano and Castellamare to surrender: 1799.: Fr.
ff. 91-103 Fort of Rivegliano, at Naples: Papers connected with the surrender of: 1799.: Engl., Fr. and Ital.
ff. 91-103 Castellamare, Sicily: Papers concerning surrender of: 1799.: Engl., Fr. and Ital.
f. 99 Captain Edward James Foote, RN, afterwards Vice-Admiral and KCB: Statement for Lord Nelson of events at Naples: 1799.: Signed copy.
f. 101 Colonel Tschudy, of the Swiss Guards at Naples: Letter to Capt. Foote: 1799.: Fr.
f. 125 Lieutenant-General Sir James St. Clair Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn (1805): Letter to, from Sir W. Hamilton: 1799.

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Record Type (Level):

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Languages:

English
French
Italian

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Latin

Start Date:

1798

End Date:

1800

Date Range:

18 Jun 1798-22 Apr 1800

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Names:

Eden, Morton Frederick, 1st Baron Henley
Erskine, James St. Clair, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn (1805), Lieutenant-General
Foote, Edward James, naval officer, 1767-1833
Foresti, Spiridion, diplomatist, d 1822
George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1738-1820
Grenville, William Wyndham, 1st Baron Grenville, politician and Prime Minister, 1759-1834
Hamilton, William, Knight, British envoy at Naples and art collector, 1731-1803
Hompesch, Ferdinand Joseph, Grand Master of the Knights of St. John
Hotham, Charles, 4th Baronet
Jervis, John, Earl of St Vincent
Nelson, Horatio, Viscount Nelson, naval officer, 1758-1805,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121400634
Republic of France
Shute, William Wildman, 2nd Viscount Barrington, politician, 1717-1793
Tschudy, Colonel; of the Swiss Guards at Naples
Vivion, J-, Royal Artillery
Wyndham, William Frederick, diplomatist

Places:

Castellamare, Sicily
Corfu, the Ionian Islands
Fort Rivegliano, Naples
Malta, Europe
Naples and Sicily, Kingdom of, Italy