. The British in Capri, 1806-1808 . received a letter from General LaMarque, of which the following is a copy :— Monsieur Le Commandant, Jai Ihonneur de vous pr^venir que la conventionque nous avous faite hier est approuv6e. Je voyais avec peine que vous parussiez douter de laloyaut^ dun militaire qui vous avoit doim6 quelquespreuves de la franchise de son caract^re. Agr^ez Monsieur Le Commandant,Iassurance de ma consideration distingu^e,Le G6n6ral de Division, (Sign6) M. La Marque. The person who brought it showed also General Murats order to General La Marque for the ratification. Neither th
. The British in Capri, 1806-1808 . received a letter from General LaMarque, of which the following is a copy :— Monsieur Le Commandant, Jai Ihonneur de vous pr^venir que la conventionque nous avous faite hier est approuv6e. Je voyais avec peine que vous parussiez douter de laloyaut^ dun militaire qui vous avoit doim6 quelquespreuves de la franchise de son caract^re. Agr^ez Monsieur Le Commandant,Iassurance de ma consideration distingu^e,Le G6n6ral de Division, (Sign6) M. La Marque. The person who brought it showed also General Murats order to General La Marque for the ratification. Neither the certainty which Lieutenant-Colonel Lowe had thus acquired of saving the troops, if he could not ^ Translation.—Sir Commandant: I have the honour to inform you thatthe convention which you drafted yesterday has been approveid. It gives mepain that you should appear to doubt the integrity of a soldier who lias affordedyou several proofs of his frankness. Pray accept my best respects. General of Division, (Signed) M. La JOURNAL DURING THE ATTACK 207 save the island, nor the doubt arising from the stillimpropitious state of the weather whether the succoursin view could be landed, nor his uncertainty when thosewhich had sailed might arrive, nor the diminution of ournaval force from the absence of the Sicilian squadron,whilst the enemys flotilla still remained active, nor theforward state of the enemy approaches, which renderedit probable that an assault would be made, even beforethe remainder of Lieutenant-Colonel Buckleys detach-ment could be well landed, presented consideration^ toprevent Lieutenant-Colonel Lowe from desiring such adetermination on the part of the enemy as might haveafforded him a pretext for the recommencement ofhostilities, for the confidence he had in the resources ofhis position, and in the spirit of his men was imabated :and, he had now obtained, that which was of moreimportance to him than the arrival of any partialsuccours, the information of
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