NAPOLEON I (1769-1821). L.S. "Napole", Stuttgart January 16, 1806, to Prince Eugène, Viceroy of Italy; the letter is written by Méneval; 2pages in-4 (paper slightly browned). After the Treaty of Presburg (signed on December 26, 1805 between France and Austria after the Austrian defeats). He received his dispatch "with the medals from Milan. Shortly after receiving this letter, I imagine you are leaving for Italy. Write to me from Inspruck and as soon as you can, send me the situation of your army. The Prince of Lichtenstein has proposed to put my troops in possession of Istria and Dalmatia before the treaty deadline. Do not lose sight of what I dictated to you before you left. Appoint a receiver for the finances of the State of Venice, and never confuse them with the finances of the Kingdom of Italy. -I leave tomorrow for Carlsruhe. I have made known in the meantime to the King of Bavaria [Maximilian I, whose daughter Eugene married on January 14th] that I wished to establish our limits, from the Trento side to Lake Garda and the line from Torbole to Mori, which I would like to take as the limit of the Kingdom of Italy. However, my intention would not be to weaken it considerably. Perhaps the Lodron valley should also be taken. But I don't want him to lose more than six thousand souls, and if he were to lose more, I would look for ways to compensate him elsewhere. Please send me a memorandum on the establishment of these limits. I forgot to recommend that you make few proclamations and avoid publishing in newspapers those of your acts that are purely administrative. This great publicity, which the newspapers of Europe seize upon, has more disadvantages than advantages"...