About six-and-thirty hours afterwards Nelson arrived in the bay with a force which had joined him during his cruise, consisting of seventeen sail of the line, with 1700 troops on board, and the Prince Royal of Naples in the admiral's ship.

A flag of truce was flying on the castles, and on board the SEAHORSE.

Nelson made a signal to annul the treaty; declaring that he would grant rebels no other terms than those of unconditional submission.

The cardinal objected to this: nor could all the arguments of Nelson, Sir W.Hamilton, and Lady Hamilton, who took an active part in the conference, convince him that a treaty of such a nature, solemnly concluded, could honourably be set aside.

He retired at last, silenced by Nelson's authority, but not convinced.
Captain Foote was sent out of the bay; and the garrisons, taken out of the castles under pretence of carrying the treaty into effect, were delivered over as rebels to the vengeance of the Sicilian court.