CORFU - GENTILI ANTOINE: (1743-1798) Corsican General of Division during French Revolution and first Governor of ...

CORFU - GENTILI ANTOINE: (1743-1798) Corsican General of Division during French Revolution and first Governor of Corfu. A good content L.S., `Gentili´, two pages, 4to, Corfu, Head-Quarters of Corfu, 9th November 1797, to General d´Arbois, in Italian. Gentili first refers to his correspondent´s letter received today `I have received this morning my dear friend your letter dated 13th October from Naples. I can see according to the date that it has been brought to me walking..´ further referring to the difficulties they are facing and the expected troubles on the island if things do not change promptly, stating in part `The needs have very much increased since your departure. We have spent all funds remaining. The provisioning of October and the one of this month have not been paid. And the salaries of the officers have not been paid this month. The supply of wheat will be consumed in two or three months because we are obliged to feed the Navy and a legion of Cisalpine troops, you can then understand the disorders and confusion.. Add on top of this the Venetian troops, we have consumed their biscuits, and we live on what still exists here, in warehouses, shops, houses, and which will all be consumed by December. If the General in chief do not send the necessary funds proportionally to the demands and needs , we can expect big disorders.. make them know what we need to be able to preserve the control of this island..´ Gentili further refers to his health `Mi health keeps on deteriorating..´ and comments that the situation on the islands is still peaceful, stating in part `A perfect tranquility and harmony reigns in this and in all the other islands, we wait for the news about the conclusions of the Udine Congress, and about the Peace conditions and the destiny of the states we compose the Venetian Republic, Dalmatia, Istria, and this island´ A letter of very good content. With address leaf bearing a large red wax seal split in two as a result of the letter opening. Very small overall minor age wear and creasing, otherwise G Joseph-Louis d´Arbois de Jubainville (1764-1803) French General during the French revolutionary wars. He was a member of the St.Domingue expedition. Arrested by the British and mistreated, he died of yellow fever at the early age of 39.