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Nos. 41192-41194 were purchased at the sale of a further portion of the collection of the 26th Earl of Crawford (cf. 41170-41173).

41192. LETTERS AND PAPERS largely relating to the campaigns of the First French Republic, 14 Pluviose, an 4 [3 Feb. 1796]-16 Apr. 1804; mainly in French. The names of the writers are given in the Index. Among the contents are:-

1. Papers of British naval commanders in the Mediterranean, viz.:-

(a) Autograph letters of, and commissions signed by, Admiral Sir John Jervis, Earl of St. Vincent (1797); 20 Apr. 1796-22 July 1798. Jervis's letter of 30 Dec. 1796 (f. 5) speaks disparagingly of Sir Hyde Parker and Rear-Admiral Mann, the latter of whom had recently failed to rejoin the Mediterranean fleet. ff. 1-8;-(b) Letters of [Vice-Admiral] William Waldegrave [Baron Radstock 1800]; 9, 16 Feb. 1796. ff. 9, 10.

2. Three letters from P[hilippa Elizabeth Dorothy, wife of Richard Malone, Baron] Sunderlin to her sister-in-law, Elizabeth, wife. of John Rooper, of Berkhampstead Castle, co. Hertf., describing the progress of the Irish rebellion; 29 May-3 Nov. 1798. On f. 15 is the statement: "had the french landed any Body of Troops, the affair could not have been disputed, since it has required our utmost Efforts to preserve our8elves without them." The last letter adversely criticizes Lord Cornwallis's leniency after the suppression of the rebellion. ff. 12-17.

3. Despatch from the French Directoire-Excécutif, signed by [Étienne François Louis Honoré] Le Tourneur, President, and [Lazare Nicolas Marguerite] Carnot, on behalf of the Secretary, to General [Barthélemi Louis Joseph] Schérer, Commander-in-chief of the Army of Italy, modifying the plan of campaign addressed to him on 2 Pluviose and ordering him to take the offensive immediately; Paris, 14 Pluviose, an 4 [3 Feb. 1796]. The despatch is described, from the copy in the Register of the Proceedings of the Directory (Arch. nat., AF 111, 344, dossier 1554), in Recueil des Actes du Directoire (Coll. des Does. inédits sur l'Hist. de France), 1910, i, p. 539 (cf. also pp. 462-465). Fr. f. 19.

4. Letters to [Antoine Christophe] Saliceti, Commissioner with the French Army of Italy, from:-(a) His colleague François Joseph Ritter, respecting a mutiny at Ormea due to shortage of rations; Nice, 14 Ventose, an 4 [5 Mar. 1796]. Fr. Signed. f. 21;-(b) The Directory, congratulating him on his share in the victory over the Austrians [at Montenottel ; Paris, 4 Floréal, an 4 [23 Apr. 1796]. This letter, which is printed in Recueil des Actes du Directoire, ii, p. 211, is signed by Étienne François Louis Honoré] Le Tourneur, President, and [Joseph Jean] Lagarde, Secretary of the Directory. . Fr. f. 23.

5. Papers relating to the French campaign in Egypt; 4 Complémentaire, an 6 [20 Sept. 1798]-3 Nivose, an 8 [24 Dec. 1799], and one n. d. The writers include É[tienne] Poussielgue, Administrateurgénéral des Finances de l'Égypte, and the following generals: A[uguste Frédéric Louis Viesse del Marmont [Duke of Ragusa 1808], [Charles Françoia Joseph] D[ugua], [Jean Louis] E[benezerl Reynier [afterwards Count]. With the exception of Marmont's letter of 16 Floréal, an 7 (f. 44), which is concerned with disturbances in Lower Egypt, the documents deal solely with matters of administration. Fr., etc. ff. 34-54.

6. Papers of General Jean Baptiste Kléber (assassinated 14 June 1800), Commander-in-chief of the French Army in Egypt after Bonaparte's departure (22-23 Aug. 1799); 16 Nivose-27 Prairial, an 8 [6 Jan.-l 6 June 1800]. ff. 55-62. Included are:-(a) Kléber's despatch to the Directory announcing the conclusion of the Treaty of El Arish (24 Jan. 1800); 10 Pluviose, an 8 [30 Jan. 1800]. Printed (from two different venions) in Le, Moniteur universel of 22 Germinal, an 8, and Kléber et Menou (ed. M. F. Rousseau, 1900), p. 213. Fr. Signed draft. f. 58;-(b) Accompt by M[arc] A[ntoine] Geoffroy [-Château], Chef de Bataillon du Génie, of Kléber's funeral expenses; 27 Prairial, an 8 [16 June 1800]. Fr. f . 62.

7. Papers of Napoléon Bonaparte during his command of the Army of Egypt, viz.:-(a) Proclamation to the inhabitants of Cairo upon the surrender of the city on the day after the Battle of the Pyramids; Giza [Ghizeh], 4 Thermidor, an 6 [22 July 1798]. Printed, with some differences, in Correspondance de Napoléon I, iv (1860), p. 241. Fr. Signed copy. f . 63;-(b) Letters to Contre-Amiral [Honoré Joseph Antonin, afterwards Comte] Ganteaume; Cairo, 28 Thermidor, an 6 [15 Aug. 1798], 19 Pluviose, an 7 [7 Feb. 1799]. The former, congratulating Ganteaume on his escape from the explosion of L'Orient at the Battle of the Nile (1-2 Aug.), is printed ibid., iv, p. 339 ; the latter orders the equipment of vessels to protect Alexandria from an English blockade. Fr. Signed. ff. 64, 65.

8. Letter from Napoléon Bonaparte, as First Consul, to [Louis Alexandre Berthier, Prince of Neuehâtel 1806 and of Wagram 1809], Minister of War, ordering the immediate despatch of troops to Flushing and the island of Walcheren and the preparation of those places for a state of siege; Paris, 10 Germinal, an 11 [31 Mar. 1803]. Printed ibid., viii, p. 262, with differences. Fr. Signed, the letter being in the hand of Baron Agathon Jean François Fain (cf. Add. MS. 23004). f. 66.

9. Letter from [Major-General] John Moore [K.B. 14 Nov. 1804] to Major [afterwards Lieutenant-General Sir Hudson] Lowe, Corsican Regiment [Royal Corsican Rangers], Malta; Sandgate, 16 Apr. 1804. After referring to Lowe's mission to Portugal, Moore writes: "In our intercourse with Foreign States, we shall be outwitted by the French-which tho' the most profligate & wicked, seems to be the only Government in Europe that possesses much energy, or is directed by great talent-In England certainly, tho' we have had men of abilities, we have not, for many years, had a Great Statesman -at present our views do not extend beyond self defence, and to judge by the deficient manner in which this is executed, we may conclude our rulers wise who do not attempt more-fortunately the difficulties in the way of Invasion are innumerable, and, I suspect, so difficult to surmount, that I doubt if even Bonoparte [sic] will hazard an enterprize, where there is so little prospect of success." This letter is perhaps an answer to a long letter from Lowe, a copy of which is in Add. MS. 20162, f. 16. Other correspondence between Moore and Lowe (chiefly copies) will be found in the following volumes of the Lowe Papers:-Add. MSS. 20107, 20163, 20165, 20166, 20189. f. 68. Paper; ff. 70. Folio. Crawford sale-cat. (Sotheby's, 27, 28 Apr. 1925), lot's 620, 626, 630, 662, 686, 697, 711, 734, 788, 837, 852, 975.

Scope & Content:

France; Sovereigns of, and transactions in particular reigns. First Republic: Papers rel. chiefly to the campaigns in Italy and Egypt: 1796-1804.: Fr.

James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford; 9th Earl of Balcarres: Papers collected by.

includes:

f. 1 John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent: Letter to P. Magra: [1796].
f. 3 James Innes: Commission as Surgeon of H.M.S. " L'Unité": 1796.
ff. 3, 7 John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent: Commissions signed by: 1796, 1798.
f. 5 John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent: Letter to E. Nepean: 1796.
f. 7 John Delhunty: Commission to, as Surgeon of H.M.S. " Centaur": 1798.
ff. 9, 1 0 (signed) Admiral William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock: Letters to P. Magra: 1796.
ff. 12-17 Philippa Elizabeth Dorothy Malone, wife of Richard Baron Sunderlin: Letters to Mrs. E. Cooper: 1798.
ff. 12-17 Ireland: Letters describing the Rebellion: 1798.
f. 18 Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet: Letter to the Comte d'Antraigues: [circ. 1795?].: Fr.
f. 19 Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot, Minister of War to the French Republic: French Directory despatch signed by: 1796.
f. 19 Barthélemi Louis Joseph Schérer, afterwards General and French Minister of War: Despatch to, as Commander-in-chief of the, Army of Italy: 1796.: Fr.
ff. 19, 23 France; Sovereigns of, and transactions in particular reigns. First Republic: Despatch and letter of the Directory: 1796.: Fr.
ff. 19, 23 Charles Louis François Honoré Le Tourneur, Deputy, French National Convention: Despatch and letter of the French Directory signed by: 1796.
ff. 19-23 Italy: Papers rel. to the French campaign in.: 1796.: Fr.
f. 21 Ormea, Piedmont: Letter rel. to mutiny of French troops at: 1796.: Fr.
f. 21 François Joseph Ritter, Deputy, French National Convention: Letter to A. C. Saliceti: 1796.: Fr.: Signed.
ff. 21, 23 Antoine Christophe Saliceti: Letters to, as Commissioner with the French Army of Italy: 1796.: Fr.
f. 23 Joseph Jean Lagarde, Baron 1810: Directory letter signed by: 1796.
f. 24 François Antoine Morin, of the Conseil des Cinq-Cents: Letter to the French War Office: 1797.: Fr.
f. 26 Elizabeth Chénier, formerly Santi Lomaca; mother of M A and M J Chénier: Letter to Prof. J. F. R. Mahérault: 1798.: Fr.
f. 28 Charles François Jean Joseph Victor Genissieu, member of the Conseil des Cinq-Cents: Letter to the Minister of Justice: 1798.: Fr.
f. 30 City of Paris: Paper rel. to property of Irish and Scots Colleges: 1799.: Fr.
f. 31 b Emmanuel Marin Guillaume Desprez: Extract from proceedings of Conseil des Cinq-Cents signed by: 1799.
f. 31 b Lucien Bonaparte, Prince de Canino: Extract from Conseil des Cinq-Cents proceedings signed by: 1799.
f. 31 b Dominique Dillon: Extract from proceedings of the Conseil des Cinq-Cents signed by: 1799.
f. 31 b Jean-Baptiste Bara: Extract from Conseil des Cinq-Cents proceedings signed by: 1799.
f. 32 Louis Jean Gabriel La Potalre, member, Conseil des Anciens: Letter to - Pérignon: 1799.: Fr.
f. 34 Jean Louis Ebenezer Reynier, French General, afterwards Comte: Letter to the Commissaire ordonnateur-général in Egypt: 1798.: Fr.
ff. 34-65 Egypt: Papers rel. to the French campaign in: 1798-1800.: Mainly Fr.
f. 35 Jean-Baptiste Étienne Poussielgue, Administrateur-général des Finances de l-Égypte: Letter to Gen. J. L. E. Reynier: 1798.: Fr.
f. 37 Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont, Duke of Ragusa; Marshal: Letter to Gen. J. F. de Menou: 1798.: Fr.: Signed.
f. 38 Captain Rets, of the French Army of Egypt: Letter to Gen. L. A. Berthier: 1799.: Fr.
ff. 39 (signed), 47 Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont, Duke of Ragusa; Marshal: Letters to the Ordonnateuren-chef in Egypt: 1799.: Fr.
f. 41 Piné, agent divisionnaire des transports militaires in Egypt: Letter to Gen. C. F. J. Dugua: 1799.: Fr.
f. 42 Pinon, Chef de Brigade in the French army in Egypt: Letter to Gen. C. F. J. Dugua: 1799.: Fr.
f. 44 Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont, Duke of Ragusa; Marshal: Letter to Gen. C. F. J. Dugua: 1799.: Fr.: Signed duplicate.
f. 46 A- E- Canot, French army paymaster in Egypt: Report to Gen. C. F. J. Dugua: 1799.: Fr.
f. 46 Charles François Joseph Dugua, French general in Egypt: Minutes cone. payment of troops: 1799.: Fr.
ff. 46, 48 Jean-Baptiste Étienne Poussielgue, Administrateur-général des Finances de l-Égypte: Minutes by: 1799.: Fr.
f. 48 b Jusseff Sciurbagi: Letter to E. Poussielgue: 1799.: Ital. and Arabic.
f. 50 General Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French Commander-in-chief in Egypt: Letter to the Ordonnateuren-chef: 1800.: Fr.: Signed.
f. 50 Jean Gaspard Pascal René, Adjutant-General in the French Army of Egypt: Letter to Maj. A. F. Deriot: 1799.: Fr.
f. 51 Jean-Baptiste Étienne Poussielgue, Administrateur-général des Finances de l-Égypte: Letter to the Paymaster-General in Egypt: 1799.: Fr.
f. 52 Jean Louis Antoine Reynier, Swiss naturalist: Letter, as agent of the French Army of Egypt, to Gen. C. F. J. Dugua: 1799.: Fr.: Signed.
f. 53 Major Richter, French commandant at Bulak: Letter to Gen. C. F. J. Dugua: [1799?].: Fr.: Signed.
f. 53 b Charles François Joseph Dugua, French general in Egypt: Précis of a deserter's information: [1799?].: Fr.
f. 55 Marco Calavagi: Receipt by: 1800.: Ital.
ff. 55, 61 General Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French Commander-in-chief in Egypt: Letters to the PaymasterGeneral: 1800.: Fr.: Signed.
f. 57 General Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French Commander-in-chief in Egypt: Letter to J. J. Fourier: 1800.: Fr.: Signed.
f. 58 France; Sovereigns of, and transactions in particular reigns. First Republic: Gen. J. B. K1éber's despatch to the Directory conc. Treaty of El Arish: 1800.: Fr.: Signed draft.
f. 58 Treaties: General K1éber's despatch to the Directory announcing the conclusion of Treaty of El Arish: 1800.: Fr.: Signed draft.
f. 58 General Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French Commander-in-chief in Egypt: Despatch to the Directory conc. the Treaty of El Arish: 1800.: Fr.: Signed draft.
f. 62 Funerals: Expenses for Gen. J.-B. Kléber's, in Egypt: 1800.: Fr.
f. 62 Marc Antoine Geoffroy-Château, Chef de Bataillon du Génie: Accompt by, of funeral expenses for Gen. J. B. K1éber in Egypt: 1800.: Fr.
f. 62 General Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French Commander-in-chief in Egypt: Accompt of his funeral expenses: 1800.: Fr.
f.62 Accompts: Funeral expenses for Gen. J. B. K1éber in Egypt: 1800.: Fr.
f. 63 Napoleon I of France: Proclamation to the people of Cairo: 1798.: Fr.: Signed copy.
f. 63 Cairo, Egypt: Proclamation to the people of, by Napoleon Bonaparte: 1798.: Fr.: Copy. Signed.
ff. 64, 65 Napoleon I of France: Letters to Adm. H. J. A. Ganteaume: 1798, 1799.: Fr.: Signed.
f. 66 Baron Agathon Jean François Fain,; Private Secretary to Napoleon I: Letter, signed by Napoleon, in hand of: 1803.: Fr.
f. 66 Napoleon I of France: Letter to the Minister of War: 1803.: Fr.: Signed.
f. 66 Netherlands; Batavian Republic: Order by Napoleon for fortification of Walcheren: 1803.: Fr.: Signed.
f. 68 Major-General Sir John Moore: Letter to Maj. H. Lowe: 1804.

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Names:

Bara, Jean-Baptiste, politician, 1761-1824
Batavian Republic, Netherlands
Bonaparte, Lucien, 1st Prince of Canino and Musignano, 1775-1840
Calavagi, Marco
Canot, A- E-, French army paymaster in Egypt
Carnot, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, Minister of War to the French Republic
Château, Marc Antoine, army officer and military engineer, d 1806
Chénier, Elizabeth, formerly Santi Lomaca; mother of M A and M J Chénier
Desprez, Emmanuel Marin Guillaume, politician, 1768-1842
Dillon, Dominique, clergyman and politician, 1742-1806
Dugua, Charles François Joseph, army officer, 1744-1802
Dulhunty, John, naval surgeon, fl 1793-1828
Fain, Agathon Jean François, Baron, historian, 1778-1837
First Republic of France
Genissieu, Charles-François-Jean-Joseph-Victor, lawyer, politician and deputy to the French National Convention, 1749-1804
Innes, James, of Add MS 41192
Jervis, John, Earl of St Vincent
Kléber, Jean-Baptiste, General; French Commander-in-chief in Egypt
La Potalre, Louis Jean Gabriel, member, Conseil des Anciens
Lagarde, Joseph Jean, Baron 1810
Le Tourneur, Charles Louis François Honoré, Deputy, French National Convention
Lindsay, James Ludovic, 26th Earl of Crawford and 9th Earl of Balcarres, astronomer; collector; politician, 1847-1913
Malone, Philippa Elizabeth Dorothy, wife of Richard Baron Sunderlin
Marmont, Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse, Duke of Ragusa, Marshal
Moore, John, Major-General
Morin, François Antoine, of the Conseil des Cinq-Cents
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Pinon, Chef de Brigade in the French army in Egypt
Piné, agent divisionnaire des transports militaires in Egypt
Poussielgue, Jean-Baptiste Étienne, Administrateur-général des Finances de l-Égypte
René, Jean Gaspard Pascal, Adjutant-General in the French Army of Egypt
Rets, Captain; of the French Army of Egypt
Reynier, Jean Louis Antoine, Swiss naturalist
Reynier, Jean Louis Ebenezer, French General, afterwards Comte
Richter, Major; French commandant at Bulak
Ritter, François Joseph, Deputy, French National Convention
Saliceti, Antoine Christophe
Schérer, Barthélemi Louis Joseph, afterwards General and French Minister of War
Sciurbagi, Jusseff
Waldegrave, William, 1st Baron Radstock, Admiral, 1753-1825
Worsley, Richard, 7th Baronet

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Cairo, Egypt
Egypt, Africa
Ireland, Europe
Italy, Europe
Ormea, Piedmont
Paris, France