NAPOLEON I (1769-1821), Emperor of the French. Letter signed ('Buonaparte') as General of the Artillery of the Army of Italy to citizen Sénéguier (commander of the brig L'Alerte at Antibes), Nice, 10 Brumaire an 3 [1 November 1794], asking whether the Genoese have disembarked and where matters stand with the disembarkation he had ordered, 'Je te prie de m'instruire si les Genois ont débarqué et où en est Le Débarquement du reste que j'ai Ordonné', one page, folio, printed letterhead, remnants of seal, integral address panel (minor staining and discolouration, loss to lower left corner, skilfully restored).