▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Republic , ▁a ▁nomin ally - in dependent ▁French ▁client ▁republic ▁that ▁covered ▁northern ▁Italy ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 7 . ▁That ▁act ▁viol ated ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁L un é ville , ▁in ▁which ▁Bon ap arte ▁agreed ▁to ▁guarantee ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Republic ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁client ▁republic s . ▁He ▁also ▁continued ▁to ▁support ▁French ▁General ▁Pierre ▁Aug ere au ' s ▁reaction ary ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁in ▁the ▁Bat av ian ▁Republic ▁and ▁its ▁new ▁constitution ▁that ▁was ▁rat ified ▁by ▁a ▁sh am ▁election ▁and ▁brought ▁the ▁republic ▁into ▁closer ▁alignment ▁with ▁its ▁dominant ▁partner . ▁ ▁British ▁newspaper ▁readers ▁followed ▁the ▁events , ▁presented ▁in ▁strong ▁mor alis ing ▁colours . ▁Haw kes bury ▁wrote ▁of ▁Bon ap arte ' s ▁action ▁at ▁Ly ons ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁" g ross ▁bre ach ▁of ▁faith " ▁exhib iting ▁an ▁" in cl ination ▁to ▁ins ult ▁Europe ." ▁Writing ▁from ▁London , ▁he ▁informed ▁Corn wall is ▁that ▁it ▁" created ▁the ▁greatest ▁alarm ▁in ▁this ▁country , ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁persons ▁who ▁were ▁pac ific ally ▁dis posed ▁and ▁who ▁since ▁this ▁event ▁are ▁des ir ous ▁of ▁renew ing ▁the ▁war ." ▁ ▁The ▁Spanish ▁negoti ator , ▁the ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁Az ara , ▁did ▁not ▁arrive ▁in ▁Am iens ▁until ▁early ▁February ▁ 1 8 0