The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-04-24 00:00:00

r„sk. their retreat, pursued by General Cnrascosa. On .ltst, the King of Naples reached Forli, and on 11,0 Ist inst. he moved his head-quarters to rtienza.— The. 'mops with which the King of Naples arrived at Rimini consisted, of from 33 to 34,000 men. The Austrians are forming a considerable encampment between Bologna and 'Modena. Arum 3.—Yesterday, after the arrival of a coot• tier, the Granti puke, our Sovereign, quitted this capital, accompanied by Prince Rospigliosi, and re paired to Pisa. This morning the following Procla mation was posted up:— " His Imperial and Royal Highness has given no cause to any Power to be at war with him. The Neapolitan troops are, nevertheless, entering his States. His Highness thinks it his duty to remove to a distance from these troops, being ignorant of the object of their movement, inasmuch as it is contrary to the formal declarations of their Sovereign. He intends, however, unless circumstances should render it necessary, not to quit his States. But, at all events, his Highness will find his consolation in the rectitude of his conduct, in the remembrance of his olear subjects, and tn tile assurance that he will live in their hearts during his momentary absence. (Signed) " FERDINAND. " Given at Florence, April 14." The illoniteur of the 19th contains the following article, under the head of 'tumor, Amu, I2.—We hourly expect the re turn of the King to his capital. Various persons attached to his Court have already arrived. It may be easily conceived how impatient we were to obtain from them accurate details of what is passing at Vien na, in the present extraordinary and unforeseen situ ation of Germany : the following information is from the mouth of one of the most intelligent of • these persons : I saw, said he, the Empress Maria Louisa enjoy. ing the best health. She was walking in the park at Schoenbrunn,with Madame Horan, one of her women. Since the return of the Emperor to Paris was known, the crowds of people curious to see her had increased and the Vienna public took pleasure in receiving her with shouts of " Live the Empress of the French !" Her son was lodged in the palace at Vienna, in apartments which the King of Wirtemberg had occu pied; he had with him his governess and nurse.— He was waited on by a French maitre Whole!, a French conk, and other domestics. The Empress went daily to see him ; after which she visited her father. The Empress's footmen still wore their green livery—there was no change in her house !' old. The Viceroy had been unable to obtain any thing fon) the Congress, as far as regards himself person. ally ; the Congress, therefore, had violated the Treaty of Fontpiohlenu in regard to him, as it had done in other points. This Prince at one time appeared to be intimate with the Emperor Alexander, hut since the news of Napoleon's arrival in Paris, Alexander has caned to see him, telling that political business prevented him. The Eciperor Alexander appears very wa 4n. He declares on all occasions that he wished nothing of the French ; that he despised the Bourbons ; that they were a degenerate race ; but that he would never consent to the Emperor Na poleon's reigning over France; that his honour was engaged in it. It is said, that while thus talking in company, Ma • dame Bagration, who was known for her enmity to Napoleon during his greatness, but who has since changed, and become one of his panegyrists, availing herself of the right which she arrogates of saying every thing in company, replied to Alexander,— " But, Sire, if you consider this as an affair of ho nour with Napoleon, why don't you send him a challenge ? Judging from his character, I doubt not he would accept of it, and then you would have no occasion to send against France armies of 100,000 men, 10,000 Cossacks, and trains of artillery."— The Princess Esterhazy, and many other ladies pre sent, applauded this. Sensible people at Vienna treat it as ridiculous to march so many armed men, when it is declared, that one man only was their ob ject. The very preparations seem to exalt above hu manity the man meant to be attacked. In several banking-houses, 1 have heard it ob served, " the Emperor Napoleon is returned, so much the better. He knows how to govern, and has really in view the interests of the people." It was at first proposed to arrest Prince Eugene, and send him to the fortress of Comorn; but the Em peror Alexander opposed this. lie was asked to give his honour that he would not serve the Emperor Napoleon, but lie indignantly refuse.t, and it has been since decided that he should remain, during events, in the castle of Bayreuth. It is told of Lord Stewart, one of the English Mi nisters, that on the arrival of the lieWS of the Empe ror Napoleon's entrance into Paris, heaving it dis-1 puled whether he had a right to violate the Treaty of I the 11th of April, he said, " since they talked of rights, Napoleon had them all on his side; that no' engagement had been kept towards him or his family; that he had repeatedly made this remark, but to no purpose; and that, in point of justice, the matter was balanced." gress, which was already degraded in the tions by the ridiculous scenes which have for a year. The Poles were in the most lively kadignal strong Polish army, composed of patriots, raised by being flattered with the hope o' l'oland ; but that hope was soon deceived, A French emigrant hearing mention contempt of the Emperor of Russia for bons said, " 6 What is your wish, then, it have neither a legitimate Sovereign nor Do you wish that anarchy should reign or is it true that you wish toimposeon Fran► !toys( of tiwerlen, in order to re.establisl, nephew in Sweden ? From the moment that be no longer question of the Bourbons, no think of contesting the rights and titles of for myself, I should then decide for the Emi all the ancient Noblesse have the same you do not wish to support the Bourbons, leave France quiet." This conversation, which took place of my departure, made the makers of sarca the utterer: of rain declamations much mor spect. The English who are at Vienna, and , great numher have been at the Island of generally, in society, very favourable tr peror. They exclaim with indignation pretensions of the Bourbons on the score mat,. In that case, they say, the Stuarts legitimate masters. For the rest, they have at Vienna fa' France. They suppose that the Emperor , than 100,000 men, and 20,000 horses. They dispute the attachment of the old soldiers seen him on the field of battle; but they forces by the deduction of all that be might leave in strong places, on the Alps, on and they conclude from thence that he present from Dunkirk to Huninguen more men, and 20,000 horses. This calculation sustains their courage hope of being six to one makes the only r success in a war into which they wish to themselves with so much imprudence. In the societies of Vienna I ha►e heard men of business, terrified by the fall of the . " But before we gi►e oursel►es up to &mak expensi►e, would it not be more natural to Napoleon to ratify the Treaty of Pal does not ratify it, the war, at least, wil object ; bat if he is willing to ratify it, none." I I We are assured, at Vienna that the Charles has refused to take a command: r firmed that be said, " The danger is not of Paris, but on the side of St. Petersbui marching against Napoleon we should march all France : the simplest observations provr could it be possible that a man against whi year, so many injurious things have bees whom attempts have been made to in so many manners, could arrive alone possession of France, if he had not the wi for him? I will not meddle with this war. thing in it but disasters. Sire, said he to niake haste to recognise your son-in-law him his wife and son, and if he ratifies the Paris, let armaments cease on one side ai other. Europe will be tranquil, and you avoided great misfortunes." On the 4th of April, in spite of wile' Vincent and M. de Bombelles had told hi Metternich was still of opinion that the Emi only the army for him. As soon as Prince Talleyrand knew that peror was at Grenoble, be said among his " all is lost." But his official disceorses cording to the meaning of his part, and he war ! Several Members of the French who are more Royalists than the Bourbons, quently testify by their sarcasms their displeasure the expressions of contempt which escape ment from the Emperor of Russia against mily. ... • • Tilt STATES: .. -7-- D ecTiOvi, Rat CORIicFe.ScPcOTNID:oNenTy ritvC S. - a eyes of na. The Pri . • passed there 1 FRANILP.: *. ecL LOPPT, have be •o received thismoriu7 :ll: Nl 4 is expected " f Peace with ir awe, and sboll be inserted tis ettoy gnation. A , They' w '"' i:,le• ts, had heels will fix his he , __________ of restoring , Au Austrian Ar . Mans. . Do e d. 0 I count, that news • ' been C ere ' made of the bloody actions in Italy. The Austrians h ' re- 0 0 Livhon 1 1 .. 4. the Bour- pulsed the Neapolitans, taken from them 300 pri- s 1 if you would goners, and four pieces of cannon, and killed one : u _________ another 1- 1 General and many Officers. PRICE t I SI'OCKS THIS DAT AT mi. tre i , ol ., t ain France ?I Armenia, Aram 10.—The head-quarters of Prince .„,„,,,, Loi,. Ann 14; 5-15 ice the Prince Schwartzeuberg broke up on the Bth, and will be at 1 Pt t . e ' . 1 1 1:. C N i ed m ; 7, 0 India Bunch. 12 13 p 4 per ser unit:. 711 , 2 " Exchequer Mit, 6 9 p sh your own 1 Ratisbon on the 24th. The Prince is expected to Oansium at there shall leave this city on the 2 01 h. t per Cent. Navy 861 Consols for Ace ti7iii El Person will I Prince Charles sets out on the 12th for Mentz.— —...—,., _ .---,..—..i f Napoleon : . The head-quarters of the Austrian army, as well as r.isperor, and the Bureaux, go the same day to Ulm. It is sup- THE STATESMIAV • e views. If ! posed that Baron Stein will have an important situa- _____ _ _ -- - —_ ono, at least ; tion in the administration of the armies. The Arch- ; duke John will shortly go to Italy, where he will LONDON: on the eve visit the fortresses. . ... MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1815. arcasms and i Fresh regiments arrive daily from Moravia and nore circum• , Gallicia. They have all more than their full corn- plement. A Hamburgh Mail arrived this forenoon. The is. , I of whom a i The Ministers accredited to Louis XVIII. have I telligence which it furnishes from the Aeolian and 1 of Elba, are , received orders to repair to their post. Baron Vitt- Prussian capitals is not very flattering to that cause and that pride of power in which the " Hi g h Alli es " 1 to the Em- cent w ill repair to Belgium immediately. The Duke against the •of Saxe-Weimar has taken the title of Grand Duke , are prepar i ng t o marc h f or th. The tallness of dig. l Ire of legiti- 1 Gesroa, APRIL 3.—We expect, in a few days, dairy and royal contempt which were carried s a f ar t Ire 1 'Os are our i 10,000 Sicilian troops ; and great preparations are I making to defend our city, in case of need, towards Menai., King of NAPLES, as even to refuse use ideas of 1 Zuarcit, APRIL B.—The Diet has decreed the for- reply to his remonstrances, have now given place to 1 has no more : mation of an Army of Reserve of 30,000 men. the most eager curiosity and desire to know,whether They do not I BRUSSELS, APRIL 20.—Prince Charles Bernard s he will deign to accept the proposals which th e i r 's who have of Saxe-Weimar, is arrived here. This Prince who r reduce his distinguished himself in the last war, set out this h igh and Mightinesses of the Congress ha ve b een I fight have to ' morning for Namur, where the Saxontroops are. I compelled to make to him, recognising that titl e an d the coasts ; Private letters from Paris say, that M. Flabaut, those pretensions which, in the hour of their n eces . v i a could net who had been sent to Vienna on a mission, returned ! sity, they were glad, to acknowledge, but which is a , than 60,000 to Paris on the 13th. He was not allowed time to I the intoxication of success and fancied secu r ity t Iget any news about the mother or the son ; he was they so shamefully and openly showed th e i r ; ;e ; and the ;the bearer of bilker-dour, which were refused to be ; i ncl i nat ion II to disavow and destroy. It would appe ar prospect of I opened; in short he was not received. !that the Allies, though blind to their error and the o i precipitate Letters from Lille of the 17th state, that there is i injustice of their conduct towards their former abl e a a great spirit of desertion in the troops in Artois and dit said, by Picardy ; there are frequently bloody disputes! assistant in Naples, having at length become sensible o le Exchange, i among the troops in garrison at Lille, and the cry of lof their own danger, bad clapped op some sort of tl .maments sn Vire le Roi is often heard. agreement with the Plenipotentiaries of King Jolt. I to propose COLOGNE APRIL 17. —The works on the fortifi- u iris? If he cations of this place are begun. cum, which they call a Convention, and which they ill have an Prince Blucher has this moment arrived here. wait now with great impatience and desire to Imo tr the war has A part of the Russian German Legion is already ratified ; and hopes are still entertained that JOA.. arrived at Altenhoen, tiear Aix-la-Chapelle. craw, by the ratification of this Treaty, will still ad- II i Archduke It has been signified, on the part of the Congress, here to the cause of the Allies. But every thing that is, : it is con- i to the Deputies erern Seitzerland, that in the present . In on the side extraordinary circumstances, it will be impossible to transpires from Italy tends to show the niter futility of Ti burgh. By i respect the neutrality of any people, and that they i such hopes. It is thought Al steal' merely took nelso n - arch against t expect the co-operation of Se iszerlarid in the pre- (age ofcircumstances, meaning no doteat the late event s lii rye it. How se n t war. in France to compel the Allied Sovereigns to rms. at s , horn, for a lii' ten spread, IMPORTANT' ..ST.I7'E PAPER. still an evident inclination at Vienna to dirrote him pil depreciate l ilt --es—. and his forces. Those, however who have atten. a and take k tively examined his proceediogs, and those o f the tan hole nation NO T E FR O M T il t P L E NI P O T ENTIARIES OF res MAJESTY r: I see no- Tilt KING OF NAPLES TO LORD CASTLEREAGH. f Congress towards him and the rest, of the Italian visa " Vienna Fe'. 11 1/45. Sul ' ' ' States, know that lie saw it neces sar y if) assume at his brother , 46 By a Note of the 31st of October last, the un- 1 " an early period a determined and formidable attitude a : send to el dersigned Minister Plenipotentiaries of his Majesty e Treaty of I . o b . and on the the King of Naples, communicated to his Excellen. ! of hostility, in which every thing that has since ors cy my Lord Viscount Castlerergh, Principal Secre- f'curred must have confirmed him. He has ghee a foi a will have , proof of his determination to adhere to•the fortunes of !tory of State of his Britannic Majesty for Foreign of I Affairs, the first violation , on the part of the Sid- NAPOLEON, by writing his resolution In the bloody( at General • Set iim, M. de lien Government, of the Convention of Armistice ; the Austrians. The Allies refuse to put faith in Bost. of the 3d of February, 1814, by prohibiting the mperor had admission of the Neapolitan flag into the ports o f ea ave,because, they say, he has broken solemn engage- itsi Sicily. I ments—M treat shows them their own gross and pal- US• at the Ent• „ Not w ithstanding " tot this, the Court of Sicily con- pable violations, and says,— Let no such men be s intimates tinues to maintain a hostile attitude towards s were ac- , trusted." The Proclamation of the Austrian Gene- err the Neapolitan Government, and it appears that it 1 . roe l excited to + rat Bcraxr: tern, which we copy in another column ral only waits for the assistance, which, it is said, bas i i Legation, • • Ifrom the Milan Gmette, confirms the previous in- been promised by the other Bourbon Families, to rheas, fee- carry war into the kingdom of Naples. Faithful to telligence of hostilities having commenced between the , 'pleasure a t the Convention of the 3d of February, his Majesty i the King of NAPLES and the Emperor of Aurrats, st tha hal eve enry t fa.. • ---°- the King of Naples, has never given the smallest ;as we ll a s th e a d van t ages w hi c h, th e f ormer i s sa id to ere provocation to the King of Sicily, and he did not !have obtained. Count BELLecartne's Proclamation ill . prohibit the admission of the Sicilian flag into his ,• • 4 'S ports, till after the admission of the Neapolitan flag I Is very much in the style of Lord CASTLEREAGH at i speeches, and talks a great deal about the generosity Poi was prohibited iii the ports of Sicily, declaring, tog ' Rte same time, that as soon as this measure should be And justice of the great Powers, who have been cut- 'a with the recalled, the prohibition of the Neapolitan Govern- Iting up the geographical face of Europe for their tit; erted in the went should in like manner cease. I o w n a d van t age so muc h a t Vi enna o f l ate , an d who t o j 1 66 His Neapolitan Majesty, determined not to are now about to cat up the population of the resper• P i g AN ARMY , thwart the views of his Britannic Majesty, manifest- ! . 4 five countries who shall oppose their plans, sita ell to his Plenipotentiaries by his Excellency my Lord : feet ring taken i Castlereagh, will not attatk Sicily. But, the stre h occupied ' hand, he cannot avoiddemanding from the English Go. kind in general. They are to give the world, France order in t 1 , s ! vernment the most positive assurance that he will tire- an d Italy in particular, the Count says, 66 a DPW 14 p, treat which I vent every hostile enterprise of the Court of Sicily; pro of the If a t op the + • • against the kingdom of Naples. And certainly, the Bri- , ctp. ksi. o i f n tabfeiewr d iod ay i s s : s ' oln . ble onion in the vane prin. noel ihnigh his ' tannic Government is too just and too liberal to pre- , tuts fours qua- that the King of Naples should remain with his) ! tend corning th e' Tbe King of PRUSSIA is also issuing Proctamations 41 without number. In the Papers which hate artiled g treat with- his !and bringing into action all the means of making war to-day, there are some of his Majesties issues to I against him. Besides, having ackn o wledged in the peop l e , w hi c h ma k e us acqua i nte d w i t h c i rc umstances ado m his arch, le declara tions last made by the English Ministry to 4i odena*Sn 4l j the House of Commons, the engagement entered into lof no little import. A Proclamation from one of P a ' I of on h id I of guaranteeing the kingdom of Naples to his Ma- , min lank; j etty the Prussian provinces on the Rhine (Lingen) com• . a you King Joachim, the Britannic Government can- PGI fir it was . not ermit him to be attacked without destroying the Plains that the whole youth and effective stren g th tin body of ! effec t of that engagement. I the province have evinced a shameful exception to the general zeal manifested •by the other provinces I Fied Mar- I • , s vis . th . the view, therefore, of conciliating all', bythe ere he ar. I • I interests and all engagements, the Undersigned re• • quitehaavigteld fledat home . Severe too, details of Excellency I t o induceo Castlereagh, to deter- i ques is compel obedience to the are quently been resorted to to leavingm measures a s to have the goodness represents . interpose it s power ful • b the Court of Royal Decrees', which have ordered a general arm - mediation with sad wound.ic. res II aicitiy, to oblige it to observe the stipulations of the ing throughout the Prussian territories ; and all the $ 400 'seri- i . Convention of the 3d February, regarding that Court, severities of the French conscription are none hm bu c t au t 3e hlt . note had in tl angiert was I Ger. 111 01 and to bring it back to such relations with the Court recourse to throughout most of the States Irf tle. lof Naples as may completely put an end to the re-and " N'• The many, that 66 liberty may be res t o red , " • ring Order 1 newel of war in Europe. I —othei• Pow POLLON and his adherents" may be put (leen, i " The Undersigned avail themselves of this occa- ., April 6.u ncic At S sion to reiterate to his Excellency my Lord Viscount ' wise it is feared the partitionings of the C D lib an armed Pious decants. : Castlereagh the expression of their very high cons;- may prove to hove been in vain. elan In the army deration. I It is eortliy of notice, that in the formation of ee then iw of minas, se which bas (Signed) " The Duke of CAM POCHIAIZO. • n l' , • it Prussian army, the garrison of Dresden is taken V troops, tells " The Prince CARI ATI." the 11l regard this account. His Prussian Majesty may pray •that hav e m a i !Doii sd inure deci- O n Saturday, the b • Provide nee rig, from Newcastle Saxons, in the hour of his danger, may not play /l if the Italian to Yarmosith, was wrecked at Winterton. The trick aln DE Yoace. TI tIMONT. ' master, f our seamen , a boy, and the master's dough- I VIENNA 5 Aran. 10.—It is remarkable that More, n mats from ter, were saved by one of Captain MANaT's mortars; and gave ou r Lin g though he has commenced hostilities, of i,„ Feediallod• one man was swept from the deck and drowned be-' in *few fore the rope was thrown on board the vessel. One Court notice of it, by a letter from Anco a 016.111111 of hundred and six persons have now been saved by this ' 27th orMarch, repeats his offer o( acredinsth V ! SOM. I alliance against B —onspartes under the consideratiso ar e it • FLANDERS MAIL. MILAN, Amur. 9.—Thie article begins Proclamation of General Bellegarde, inserted Moniteur of the 20th. Then follows: OFFICIAL NEWS FROM THE AUSTRIA. IN ITALY. Field-Marshal Lieutenant Bianchi halt the command of a part of the corps which the Legations, executed with the greatest the face of the Neapolitan army, the retf had been prescribed him. Finding himsell Panaro, in an advantageous position, tl forces consisted of only four battalions, drone, and one battery, he thought it beci honour of our arms not to continue his reti out fighting. On the 4th, therefore, he suspended his opposed the enemy on the freest read to Modena, repulsed him. A Neapolitan column filed right on the side of Spilimberto, find took him but it did not succeed in this manceovre, f repulsed, and forced to retire. The mai the Neapolitan army having come up, the Field steal continued his retreat upon Carpi, where ' rived on (he sth. We have not yet any this action, and it is therefore impossible mine our loss, which the Field-Marshal as trilling. That of the enemy in killed and ed was considerable : we took, besides, soners ; and the Neapolitan General Filangieri left mortally wounded on (he field of boll , Baron Frimont has published the follow , of the Day : Generally speaking, men of generous soils, through out all Germany, are disgusted at the Declaration of the 13th of March, which has been circulated with Ruch profusion. The distinction affected to he drawn between France and the Emperor Napoleon is deem ed equally miserable. The appearauce of the Court of Vienna is rather gloomy. A Mr. Montrou, who escaped from Paris with important papers for the Prince of Benevonte, as well as Count Vincent, the Austrian Ambassador at Paris, coeld not refrain from saying that it was a great mis take to soppose Napoleon shut up in the 'nuilleries; that it was certain that the mass of France was for I Henri-quarter., at Piadrn , , him, and that millions of mc n w ou ld rise to support I T c h : ' uK.l,7t.otoramNraii:ried.' hat •iolated i m l i h r so ir t r a r n it y w previous Ywlth their independence, and the man of their choice.— one of war. At the same time that I announce '- To this were opposed the hopes o f civil war in La tutwei!thv rand . act, wholly contrary to the Vendee, at Toulon, and Marseilles; and much was c g o s m o ulua ( iNs e t rc r t r o on i o fti w r ti t ie he a 6 b n or t e sniceg lu n oj t h , ; 1 7 1 r , expected from the mission of M. de la Tour Dupin have ever maintained the himour of our arms, wilt from Vienna to the latter place, but sensible people ti. ve z ceu rst S tor. us the harbinger of more important and wagered that on his arrival he w ou ld fi n d Napoleon " The Generale, Cavalry, Commander-in-01100f every where established. army, FR. In Muesli' as in Germany, there is much genero. ITALY, APRIL S.—By the last accounts city of thinking. They desire a liberal and solid Vienna, his Imperial Highness A rchdwkp ' Constitution ; and those immense preparations for of Este, will hare a taestaand in Italy. %r r, %MA are directed only against one man, ap-- days we shall have along the Po, strew; Coltillatte p..ar absurd. This gives the finishing blow to Con. troops from Austria and Hangary.