The National Register. — London, England, 1821-03-04 00:00:00

. .:41:Oft lit 4 -„ , k1stibd, id vu ro. 1,301.—V0L. XIV.] SUNDAY, M. r• • THE AUSTRIAN DECLARATION. After a long series of political storms the kingdom of Naples was, in tier year I nls. restored, by the assistance of the Austrian arms, to the paternal government get its legitimate King; the two portions of the sit-ilia:l monarchy which had been so long separated were again united, and the wiskes of all well-disposed persons - were gratified by the happy prospect of durable repose. The latter period of the foreign government load, however, revived au in ternal enemy, more dangerous than any oilier to the repose ni the Italian puoinsula. There witted in the kingdom of Naples, as well as in other states of Italy, a sect, wink ing in darkness, whose secret chief; continued to meditate Coo overthrow of all the Italian governments, as the first step towel& the execution of the extravagant plans in which they were engaged. At the moment when Moral, In order to support his tottering throne, coned% eil the desperate project of con quering Italy, despair inspired hint with the idea of call ing to his aid those same Carbone' i whom he had more than ence combated, mid whose crimesl intrigues acquired Prow that time au influence, which, without the assistauce of ibis unlooked-for alliance, they would perhaps never have obtained. The vigilance of the royal government, the seal with which it employed itself in promoting essential improve. penis in all the blanches of the administration, the general affection borne to the Sovereign, whose paternal goodness bad gained to hint the hearts of his subjects, rendered *bonnie all the enterprises of this sect daring the first year which followed the restoration; and perhaps, like so Many other secret associations, it would have Insensibly become powerless and have fillet) into oblivion, if the events whir+ took place in the kingdoteof sipain at the commencement of the year 11/320 had not gimp it a fresh impulse. Front this moment its nittlacity redoubled, and assisted by the contagions fanaticism which it excited, it soon increased so much in numbers and in infitieisce that Me laws anti the taihority ref the executive were no longer sufficiently powerful io suppress it. It disseminoted with Indefatigable industry, amidst all classes of the people, till then tranquil and moderate in their desires, a spirit of discontent and bitterness, dispositions hostile to their government, and a passionate desire for political innov tion. It succeeded at length infierrupting ioportion of the army end, assisted by this most criminal of all its sti aaaaa es this sect caused the revolution to break nut in the fi rst jays of the mouth of Jnly. It is impossible to give a more exact or more authentic Account of this explosion than that which is contained -in the circular despatch addressed by the new blintder for le °reign Affairs, on the day on'whieh he entered npotchis functions, to the diplomatic agents of Naples at foreign 1 :1041115:-- • "On tier nights of the Ist and Id (it is stated In this despatch) the pretest rya of the royal regiment of ca valry of Bourbon quilted its quarters at Nola, and raised p tricoloured standard, with the inscription—' Loug live the Constitatiool"lbe colours were 11105 c of the sect of the crothonari, which for sonic time past load kept cuts a fermentation in the kingdom, and bad demanded, with earnestness, a cutistitutiolial tot in of goveinment in the previnces, anti lastly, the insubordination of some chiefs of districts, proved to his Majesty that Btu with of the people. ytits IQ obtain a Con*lttntiuoal goverument. Its “li>ell"Pcv wbercaf the Icing pubtished a proclamation, annaUtleillai days lie nook, make public the basis of* CuPatilutioPc' The first atiratitage was only the preclude of a more derisive attack. On the next sty' the chiefs of the revolt fov e a the hill' to proclaim the SV:,11i1,11 COlAlCsitillUll and without any preperutory Wahlii es, they cailhOl boa Majesty, his iniaisters and finictionaries, and his troops, to take o soletnu oath to that constitutioin, wbleb, in Ihr midst of disorders and tel they declared to he the fun damental law or the kingdom. Its lignin; his tit at priciniae, the !Sing had made a great factitive to the 4gitation which prt v4j1.1.1 1 find 11111 1 01gli his Malt sty could not hill be aw are how isivuosiderate and impossiole to he excepted was the ifteOcct of rowing A maid otion its ria;it days, there rematitc4 k , hill) et toast the hope, that more citillt Anil wiser' solution would AnCford to the eth•rvetcfocc of the toompitt, Bot every ppprAraiiro changed, when, after this hilt court:64km, a conostrentional act was etteted for the lireOpt hey Niag.drawa tip e!gtal years hetere Ina rule 'go rontifty; (miler anspico particularly difficult end disas trous:- int set of witty!' neither tile Kit% nor his olipidtors, tu ne any Neapolitan, with ;ha c&p.ptiiiii of a I'M calltipire- Gm, had any knowledge, e!:crpt l , y eatractt from Papile , PIO of which', at the mooxiit of its prevlatnatimi, there did ;tot exist even a tratitiOloo at Noploo : love hare top clearly' the iiiarich Pe Ito Origin, and Of the rii!rinal means which could alt m 'maitre it• specese, for s he lepat doliot to remain as to the position of the MI). natelis pr of the tittle. itucl. a eoneessiom, committing (rally the digniti pt the•Susettlen destiojes yf the co antel, con not be rota MitiCiik by mitre mesas limn ;hose isf violence and menace, desire of pi °riding «cultist (;s ealer reiir, *44 of prevent lug the commission Of dretictotil crimes, email alone inclose the 'tint; to conisent at the mono 4,ip so fatal a Measure. c4plamiktiosi of tut cy Inesplicable in nny tut bee sonar, would exec y with it its own confienontioloolvi li .Wife It not otherwise esi;tinishrd by intfratphir proot%! ''hr grew Wit helm/ Bias given ) and to ) al enthe !ley etffitily deitroyenti the Etna; of the *ell of ihrir principal associates 4; Me first &Mira of Ili' rcvoit ioirao dliateiy took ppon thensielvo exclistire resistance pinch the inc(h.n. strily urpo , lllits Iliru sthitntry vtittipir lees cm us l .lll h.f , ti pea in min, 0111C1 to On its ihtit Iti , arpation eons.: to fury, ,they soon created, finder korigur a !'eltitsonal Went, an Instrument, by mearsiof,evlsioll, In es& spate of a few mouths, they overturned 'all exietiog Sights, and all the basis of public order ; and through till:Shy without any outer posxer het their arbitrary will, they substituted, is the room of the ancient civil and political laws of the two kingdom., institutions perfectly unknown. sandlifiliCil by nu experience, and which were no less in ceetradiction to the character than to the wants of the [toque. The King, unahle to consider such a state of things so annaturel as likely to be of long derntion, persuaded at the sans , . time tlertenntimely opposition would only draw down new perils upon his person, Isis family, and his country, supported with resignation this cruel lot, which he hail in nowise merited. All the enlightened iubabi tantsof the country, the greatest part too of those who, seduced by the vale hope of a more fortunate termination. had at first favoured, the revolution, bat who had subse, (meetly become convinced of the pernieltme t-tfects of a system .which the ruling party had established as most suited to their particular interests atone, without reference ' to the isitenests of the country—all these were condemned to silence. The mass of the people soon recovered from their ephemeral enthusiasm; and grieved to see their hopes deceived, and discomagesi by vague forebodings of the calamities tsl,ich menaced them, they awaited in silent uneasiness the final issue of the crisis. "!'lles is to be ex 'stained that apparent tranquillity under cover of which the Parliament, powerless in itself 111141 subject to the eon ! trol of a small numlier of despots rriols to attempt every tiling, conducted the kingdom trsiMkrrls Os inevitable dis solution ;—a tranquillity which did not the the most 1 unbridled anarchy from swallowing up last remains of public prosperity, and the tree charm er of which could not be misunderstood by any foreign government. The events at Naples had produced a strong sensation throughout the whole of Italy. A- revolution, plotted by obscure fenatics, and executed by pet pued soldiers, who in a few days deprived a King of his power and of Wit liberty, mid phingell two kingdoms in the abyss of disor der, neceseasily Mildred, whatever im ititetiur develtip. nient might be, the moat eeriutis apprehensions in all the neighbouring governments. The snatches loudly pro claimed by the maims of this revolationeethe theility with which then) maxims were circulated, by words and k.writiAgs, in all parts of Italy--the daily conversations of their foreign accomplices these thiugs tended to augment the prusmice of the epprehents. No Italian soverei . go could conceal from himself t the internal peace and prosperity of Isis mates werantenaced equetty fby tint (-sample and the molts of an 'Overthrow which attacked the social edifice in its deepati Muudetions. The Emperor was aware hum the gut moment, that there would he an end of order and tronquillity in Italy fora length of time, if the chichi and funtWiters of a revolt which nothing could justify 41141 ilUttlipt could excuse, were perthitted with impunity to soctifice the monarchy of the Two hiciliee in their insane projects, His Imperial Majesty, penetrated is lilt a sense of whet ho owed to the preservattun and security of his own empire, to the pun. tpcaiuu of his happy and faithful people, to his dedicatee relations with the Piinees ut Italy, matt to bj. pusitiuu its the general political system of Kiiropediasteised to take measures for stopping the further prowess of these dis orders, and to seake mauifeet at the eine time, without reserve, the line which he had deckled to follow with reaped to the revolution of Konica. however painful it we, to his Impede, Majesty to impose an uneipecteil end considcrehle charge upon his figusuces, at it tOOilleilt s i tu lie had hoped to have burn enabled to Writ his whole attention to interior antelioretion. Auud wheal the con tiourit Inteentiell of the plan= forleoil by the edministra five promised the most beneficial results, all ssecosidary considerations gave way to this cueeettoit id the must altered of his duties, to the sitottiop to glitt;ii Whin; Will. the assembly of " • corr , d'arnise in the Italian 101:4*1111. of ttle ; it W. 14 141:kLit)Wiritgiiii as such by every men in Ausiiia end Europe. The 4 1 4 11 4) rate; Which this turiwitte Ins tt. trantoilloging the neighimerine stews ; up a 000 it At:» produced even at Nde'et., its eneuuteelee lite friettds met di euetetlieg the elation of order, is mew tonoiiitioo.is felt to the it Milo vs tent 14 the I tailian peoinstil4- 116 Nlaje,l) at the same mono ot relished to Treppeu, to 11. ldsee., is in pet sews% h josge:i Upon a ogit'stinii of the ::rfatt:vil tellnotaitcs, not only i t: ihiy— tut to the Ail:dries; R14)140;1.1 Moor, but to II Vittionno safety of 444tetie. These ttelibprotiolis did nut h:Ove any doubt as tti the eottoier jut which the led stunts regarded the el ntld 014 1 104 C of the revohlt• nof Naple., uud Ilsc . 1 4ligeri with WhISII it nicutiossi other elan 5. W dl; respect tis the imulutioos with melt 14 stele of things etillet, fur, of itarticull4 cAtelidt-thtiesie of 4reitt itall'utduce seduced hoc Itritt.h eeveroitoitit tog to tot,e toot in those of the Oho? eourtb, mot coose4 the cabinets or F r : o w,: Pi le 111 , 1t1 wily under certain rebtrietioii. the Linpettor had glue satisfaction Initial ligitoclf perfectly in utiiam no the sue-tent wills the tigne t tl . ;l o pi Itoara, toed in crud to cognitive Isinist•Kot the same time Nal Ilse gl u treicinet of Po.ttnigt Mid wino, het% vett the plows* of I' i giining %board not give rise to ;my 014reiiee to, to thy. tow: of liwir - 11 1" ere, mid He to the KeigcCal ottilitrotity tsi pi incieles The Ttrippaii, though decided not to atiostaisactisie tine elmisigea Strhich tutee iiil4l it cult Lail ITO Me 40 !Shiley, MA to pot ell(' is it C0;11111011 OUlt le tint moths of thesis .iscre liars rthele , g* ,itieriCly 4111014*(131 it ilh the is; itria drone of eht.olu. , l; these eiceeta Igy pacific meigiis, and pith all the MOM s;rgiev due trg i 1 ;mutiny already ort.nitelt 1.0),?'" lac"y t misulsiona mot taLittittu a' It de so le this sioist Item Il" Isla hiekesly 14 rq.yt i , stool 1-o, heels. In altici 10 OI I'4 l * OttiP thew upatritto liroelwil, pie"l Vt Ilk OL (t, I toisi • ttr. Our Bing, Conigitution, antt itasnL •• faces 90- and future, of his kingdom. This invitatieu was sup. ported by his Majesty the Kisig of France. Aceoraiug to An article of the foreign code, which was in become that of the kingdom of the Two Sieilier, the Monarch cannot puss the frontiers of his States without the consent of Parliament. The Kisig, looking upon the invitatinn of the Sovereigns as a blessiug of Providence, submitted to this humiliating necessity. The Parliament consented, but it attached to its condition, to the effect of which the instigators of this measure could out be Wind, and which destroyed beforehand the prospects and the hopes of 'Moderate The Parliament, altholigh completely acquaiuteti with the principles of the Allied Cabinets, imposed upon the King the command to insist upon the maintenance, with out moJilicatiims, of the constitution ut present estab lished at Naples, and to put that co Killion leeward as the sole object and only Irmis of his explanations with the Allied Pawers. It is under such auspices as Mese, and having malting to rely on but the justice and the wisdom of his august friends, that the King of Naples came to daybed'. From the moment of his arrival mu that place hi, Nlajesty had reason to feel convinced that it a ould be vain to attempt to found any proposition upon a basis irrevocably rejected by the Allied Sovereigns. The Sovereigns declared in effect to his Majesty their firm &terminatiou not to allow tine continuaace of a sys., tent which had been formed 'woo the kingdom of the Two Sicilies by a faction without a name and without authority, and by means duo twat criminal—a system in. compatible with the security' of the neighbonrieg states, and with the _preservation of the peace of Europe. That if this state of thsugs did not end, as their Majestic, earnestly mid sincerely hoped it might do, by a spentamatos disavowal on she pint of those who exercised the power al Naples, it would be ueceesary to have recourse to :AMIS. that as woo as by either of these means this great obstacle to the peace of Naples and of Italy should hose do:mite:tied, the sovereigns would look upon their task as accomplished. riot it would he thou fur the King alone, culinitteued by the counads of the most honest mad able men of his kluge duns, us li/upside for the strengths mid stahility of his govern. meat ilium a just and wise cistern, in couformity M ith the permanent interests of the two people umted tinder lie scent" e ; and which goverisaseat, from this very eircumstauce, should bold out to all the neiAlibouring stales a mithcieut osarantee of their Isar ty and tranquillity. After such precise declarations, the King of Naples coull nut dissemble to himself, that, as every other question was irrevocably set mole, he had, Hs the Father mid pro tector of his people, but the task to Pettit—that of preserving the tepid and well-summing majority of his sultjects front thi• dangers and calionitios of a war brought is., by the bitted obstinacy or the culpable ambition of certain audividtals. In this conviction it we• that his Majesty addressed to his son, the presumptive heir to his throne, it 'rank and paterusl letter, fur the purpose of representing to him the siapureaneo of the circumstances, and the necessity of employing, (or the safety of the kingdom, all this means which might tie at his commaud The expresser', of these pacific seutimeuts id too Kau, was accompanied by more caption in s trectiina, issued by the cabinets of Austria, liatatia, and Pi UAW, to their diplomatic agents at Naples I and Ow pleMputentiartei. of his Majesty the Kiug of Fraud" likewise Wilt tustructioas to the Charge d'AlToirs of their Sovereign. The effect of t hi se important tuemones must, decide the impending fate l( the kingdom of the Tait Cilittli• • lo this state of things, the army destined to carry into effect the cleersitros Witco at lass isuch lop received orders t.' Mitt the Pu, and to triareti towards the Neapolitan frouttess, It Is repugnant to the feelings of his Imperial alajesty to suppose that this army Call swig will, eh) tetlol/: telitStollt.c. None but the enetuita of the politic the incurable partisans of a s ) stimi leading al thitT lit tho thin a the Sicilian 111,11111.01Y,callthatakt, w hit, eerier Ibis cireutietaltecS its v. , It th. , t iii smart hy is how ploceti, s. owing to ever) . 103441501dh1, and every Mall 141.4Ch0d In bi, COontrt, to his oolictelgli, and to the safety of his fellow citiarso• The great 11)444640n nation, ilvvestod to ;la mooarch, ilteguste4 with an unainary liberty, which . only Prodn'od 6 ' 31 C 1 ‘. 1 tYtonny, end tired of 3 tliallfl4ol3 and precarious existttiee— conscious likeviise, fur lonic tune pita, of the J 1431 and Ir acrol of inientitins by which the Xiiiirr:ror is animated, will romise with cutifklerice dhow who, in the iirone vi' his Imperial MAjesty, and of hia august allies, octane to ofibr peace, frienrtahly s and ',rotor , . tiun, Irthis jos , hope should not be is:alio:1, ttit army will know hub to suriiinunt the tlinizoltie• erhinit may iiiipttle its pnwriai ; and it; visntrary to t olcultittuni, awl onistrary to the fondest hopes of the itllitxl inottanita,, en otittrpriae formed with the purest interoion and netnatOd by nu Nastily spirit should ilegeruwatt into actual wat t or it the t:..ittance of an impltiaable shnuld he prot;aeted for an indefinite Omni hit the hoperor of all toe lltissimi, always faithful to his eonvineeil Of the auceetity of struggling :Wain%il4 evil in Se TitAti. and guided by that noble and con •tont friendship, of %shalt ehe hat lately blVito oo 4 tin imtny previous tokens on ihn }Overac t would low no time in joining his forces to thitec of A retries. In th,.. whole of tin: trans:n:llms which have just ("WI Pifftri. tlir Min 110141:: have Only 11/14 in view the safety of the chives th i gi tut called upon vi govern, and tile tranquillity of the world. This yt the impact of their policy: no other thought, no ohs' tiitortro, no orator restitiu,ltprt found a place OW di:lila:ratio:la of th‘ir cabinets. 1.11, intwl u t i lit y y ftill K im', the iolloputelenee of 11l 14wititi4u: N ovexu.qcut l ., Ili. 11,Lvgicky of 011 thutr . pos.t.ssioim. th‘su itfe the btltii:4 (flint which theta fugifinffil4s wit never dr YirhG Th. Monarchs will haseoluainvil the sumaiit of their wiohe, t , and will IL: fully rew.irded for all tlitit efforts, it it should be rot late to ensure un thew foto:o4lmb tranquilidy I. .;ie interior s ic sast,s, the Tights of thrones, i.ett Ow trot) liberty arid ! irrupt/ or of natioirs.alrlessings wohtrut whalt t:atertuil pt.ve it-elf could 113/V ryilinr 1,4111. rear thireuort. They will . rho, ;karat when. tel fit , ' Unlit all ( .0 4 4'1.. rtf Mitl,l.•. 11 . 1, Can lielietO Lit riti°cl"Flinn o,, Ikea Ult rUlhi; Willit“ PIP herd. totfl•Ltfti't ::runt than lieltettas ~ - 7,•,..„-„' „--,:•v,:-!' .t..1,....:__1(..cy. .1 i`~i` ~ 1 .