General Villettes to Nelson, Malta, 5 July 1803 on French attitude to Naples, but he does not expect an attack on Sicily, unable to detach any men for Messina but will keep a force in readiness, he recommends using Neapolitan troops under British officers, several officers from Italy unable to go home by land awaiting convoy

General Villettes to Nelson, Malta, 5 July 1803 [private, duplicate, 2 pages], on French attitude to Naples, but he does not expect an attack on Sicily, unable to detach any men for Messina but will keep a force in readiness, he recommends using Neapolitan troops under British officers, several officers from Italy unable to go home by land awaiting convoy

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Item reference:	CRK/13/112
Catalogue Section:	Artificial collections previously assembled
Level:	ITEM
Date made:	1803-07-05 - ?
Creator:	Phillipps-Croker
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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Collection of naval manuscripts gathered by Sir Thomas Phillipps. (Manuscript) (PLA)
- Phillipps-Croker (Manuscript) (CRK)
  - A series of correspondence listed alphabetically by surnames beginning with 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W' and 'Y'. (Manuscript) (CRK/13)

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