The National Register.
London, England, 1821-03-26 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER

confided to him, as towards the King, his among father.
whose interest eatinot he separated from that of his people.
Meantime, hostile to the social compact whirls, by the
hetielieence of our King, forms the pallatlimn of the nio
starchy of the Two Stealer, the court of Vienna pretends
to &oldish it. Because a nation regenerated to liberty
and independence does not yield to its will, It has em-
ployed every means to make it helie•ed that the interest
of its policy is that of b:mope, and has sworn titles ly to
overturn all one internal orgailizat ion. Already its troops
ate advancing for this portrite towards the Hat I fron-
tier; already the sword is stained with blood, and menaces
Europe wills a war winds has ne parallel, directed
against constitutional ideas, And the independence of
scitions.

It could not have been feared that *hog( same armies
which were 'totted a short time ago, in the name 01 social
order, to deliver Europe from oppression, would morel'
against a nation which cannot be reproached with ally
infraction of the law of nations. and which, without ex-
' citing troubies g any of its neighbours—without
offemling legitimacy, and even professing the must res-
pectful vetteration for its &Mel eigii and his august dy-
nasty, is perseveringly engaged ill the ameliorating its
internal administration. The powers of the second rank
moist see, in what happens to the kingdom of Naples, the
imminent danger which ilireutenstliem. On the day when
ottr rause shall be carried, the independence, the tibetty,
ill Europe will share the Mlle fate
Hut a cause protected by justice and public opinion—
a cause which interosts all wise gayer 1111 l e Its and all na-
tions who feel their tin:pity—a cause which will be de-
fended by the whole 114111)11, whose wishes have expresses
themselves on thin occie.ion with much imaminitv ; such
a cause
—he who defends the eountinitional la AS Mill indepen-
dence of the country, lie who combats the furl igner, who
comes to rub him of the first, and In tread tue second
under feet, is itot always the weakest.
The Neapolitan goveniment, though it has provoked
no note, though it lint' opposed the noble altitude of -
iteration to the Multiplied outrages which have been la-
vished upon it by these who connpiird its ruin, is now
attacked liy an Austrian army, who pretends to impose
LOA,. upon it. But since neither Russian nor Prussian
troops are matching toweros 0111 frontiers, it is only to
the Austrian government, that w' are obliged to oppose
the resistance which our own defence requires.
However, his Royal Highness flatters himself that the
august monarchs assembled at Lay bath, %realm the noble
feeling which unites the inhabitants of the 'f‘to Steins,.
and their unanionmin denomination to defend the liberties
and the I of thennation, will reanimire their pre.
jnilicro., and will leave at peace a rencroun people, who
live only to enjoy the bent fits of its new political sptent
z dove
;time pewee: of the constitutional or legitimate
a people which, do ing a period of seven mouths,
has shown that noble attitude, and that respect to the
Kong and to the royal family, which It iwe made Europe
judge it to he worthy or liberty ; a people, in fine, which
taking no share in the affairs of other nation+, has sorely
a right to expect that co time should uttetfere in its
Concerns. . _ .

Hi. Royal II ighners also flatters hnns.•lr that all the other
powers uf liwope nut concerned in the pr, beat roiliest aid
contribute, by their pea suasion or good mikes, to put ill rut
to the dtsa•ters in which the scourge of war, ready to fall
upon our country, threatens to Involve humanity. If the
fire is Imo kiudhd in the south of the I tala.th prnrosula, Mho
IN there that must mit fear the caimequenceb/ anal alto can
bay where its dreadful ravaiaes M all stop.
If. unhappily, a war of extermination cannot he avoided,
the Pt finer Urgent and his august brother will plater them-
selves at the head of the Neapolitan army, and will c hat
with it to the hot extremity agoutis( the foe riga baba-mai,
iiitukaitg the aid of the Supreme Arbiter of Empires, who
protect, imincence and right, and puna.aws utabes of force,
injustice, and oppre,..aaa.

POSITIONS OF THE AUSTRIAN AND NEAPOLITAN
ARMIES.

The battle which is said to have taken place at
Rieti on the 9th is very probable, judging from the
accounts in the Frenchpapers of the previous posi-
tions of the two armies. On the 2d of March ac-
cording to some accounts, Rieti, Polite Mollo, and
Palestrina, were occupied by the right wing of the
Austrian artuy ; while Ascoli, Amatrice, and An-
tonio, were occupied by the left. According to
other accounts, Gen. Friniont has his head-quartets
at Rieti, with about 24,000 men. Palestruta and
Ascoli are about eighty miles apart; Palestrina to
the south or right, Ascoli to the north, or left of
the Austrian army--flied is midway between these
two extremities. The Neapolitans were said to have
been retreating upon Aquiila, the first town in the
Neapolitan territory over against Rieti, and nut
twenty miles distant from the latter place. The
retreat of the Neapolitans may have been for the
purpose of concentration, and one day's or night's
march would bring them to the Austrian force at
Rieti. The following will give an idea of the rela-
tive positions of the places we have mentioned :