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the Conference, addressed to the Emperor
Napoleon a communication intended to remove
the latter's apprehensions as to the character of
the interview, and its probable results. This

Letter was, it seems, written in reply to one

which the Emperor Alexander had previously
received from the Emperor of the French. The
Emperor Napoleon, however, wrote a second letter

to the Czar, which letter arrived at Warsaw

whilst the Conference was going on ; and in it
the Emperor Napoleon, after thanking his

imperial eerresperedent for the pacific assur-

ances with Which he had favoured him, in-

roduced the subject of Italian affairs, for
the plirridse di' expressing his disapproval of

recent events, etitiitigi at the same time, that it
was not in his power to pre*ent their taking

place. As to the future, however, it is affirmed
that Napoleon did not hesitate to say that if Sar-
dinia were attacked, Franoo would feel herself

bound to defend her ; and that, on the other hand,
should Sardinia attack Austria, France would
abstain from meddling in the quarrel, on condi-
tion, however, that Austria should declare that,
whatever might be the issue of the war, the

arrangements of Villafranca *mild be respected.
I have every reason to believe that the fore,
going is a correct representation of the substatici6
of a correspondence which actually took place

between the two Emperors, and the contents of

the last letter alluded to must be held as having

undoubtedly exercised a most material influence
on the deliberations of the three Sovereigns; for
it would seem to follow, from the declarations
of the Emperor of the French, that unless
Austria Was prepared to give a iidsitite assu-
rance to France that id ifik eventuality WhiL-
ever, the treaty of Villafranca iesPected;
France would at once take military occupation d 1
Lombardy, and hold it for Sardinia ; and it is
needless to add that such a proceeding could not
be viewed otherwise thas as the immediate fore-
runner of another complete and direct rupture be-
tween the Governments of the two Emperors. It
will now be remembered that previously to the last
Italian war, when the Moniteur of February 5,
1849, admitted that a defensive treaty had been

concluded between France and Sardinia, a rumour
was spread that France had, by a secret article,
undertaken to guarantee to Sardinia the
possession of the territories which she at that time
possessed, in all eventualities whatever. It is
this secret article, therefore, which would come
into play, in the latter of the two cases to which
the Emperor Napoleon alluded in his second letter
to the Czar; it is this article which his Majesty
will, no doubt, adduce at the proper moment as a

justification of the enormous preparations which
are at this moment being made in France; and
is the eventuality contemplated under it, which
has prompted the recent increase of the army of
occupation in Rome.
The proposed visit of the English volunteers to

this city does not yet seem positively certain.
The proposal has given rise to many objections
on the part of the English residents, whose
opinions on the subject appear to be shared by
no inconsiderable portion of the British public.
Again the rumour is received that the Pope i
about to leave Rome. This time report has it,
that His Holiness intends to quit his capital on
the day on which Francis 11. is driven from
Gaeta. What is quite certain is, that the breach
between Pius IX. and Louis Napolean continues
daily to grow wider ; the affair of the mutilated
despatch having the principal share in pro-
moting the rupture. All the intelligence from
the Roman States speaks of the extraordinary
enthusiasm which the inhabitants are exhibit-
ing on the question of annexation. The
women and the youth of the States who are
under age, have taken part in the movement by
signing addresses of adhesion in favour of Victor
Emmanuel. At Ancona, a special ballot was
opened for the ladies, independently of the legal
and official ballot, and they went and deposited
their votes in favour of annexation, en masse.
All these facts, however strange they may
seem to English notions, are very significant of
the feelings of abhorrence in which the Papal
Government is held by all ranks and classes of
the population; but as there are no people so
blind as those who refuse to see, so, we may ex-
pect the result of the voting to be laic hold of as
another hook on which' to hang a new protest
against the perversity of the age, and against
" the infernal machinations of the enemies of
religion," which are falsely substituted for bad
government.
To return to the subject of military prepara-
tion in France, I may state that I have been told
that all soldiers on leave, who are staying at a
distance from their own homes, have been ordered
to return, so that they may be ready at any
moment to place themselves at the disposal of
the military authorities.
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SURRENDER AND EVACUATION OF GAETA,
AND DEPARTURE OF FRANCIS U.
TURIN, Nov. 8.
A despatch from Naples states that the depar-
ture of Francis IL from Gaeta is imminent, in
consequence of the advice given to his Majesty by
the commanders of the foreign fleets.
TURIN, Nov. 8.
It is asserted that yesterday negotiations were
commenced between General Fanti and the cons
mauder of Gaeta, for the evacuation of the fortress