Paoli was a Corsican noble, who had roused his countrymen to throw off the domination of Genoa; and, on the arrival of French troops to take possession of their purchase, he made a vigorous resistance to the French General, the Comte de Marboeuf; but eventually he was overpowered, and forced to fly.

Paoli was Boswell's guest there in 1771.

By George, though, that Paoli must be a clever onethink of his knowing about ricin.