The National Register.
London, England, 1821-03-05 00:00:00

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No. 1,301.—V0t. XIV.]

THE AUSTRIAN DECLARATION.

After a long series of political storms the kingdom of
Naples was, in the year 1115, restored, by the assistance
of the Austrian arms, to the paternal government of its
legitimate King; the two portions oilier Sicilian 11011/11cloy
which had been so long separated were again united, and
the wishes of all well-disposed persons were gratified by
the happy prospect of durable repose. The latter period
of the foreign government had, however, revived an in-
ternal enemy, more dangerons than any oilier to the repose •
of the Italian peninsula. There chi iteol in the kingdom
of Naples. as well as soother states of Italy, a sell, work-
ing in darkness, whose secret chiefs e d to meditate
the overthrow of all the Italian governments, as the first
step towards the execution of the extravagant plans in
which they were engaged.
At the moment when Murat, In order to support his
tottering throne, conceived the desperate project of con-
quering Italy, despair inspired him with the idea of call-
ing to his aid those same Larbonari whom he bad more
than once combated, and whose criminal intrigues acquired
front that time an infilience, which, without the assistance
of this unlooked-for alliance, they would perhaps never
have obtained.
The vigilance of the royal government, the zeal with
which it employed itself in iuoinuting essential improve-
ments in all the branches of the administration, the general
affection bottle to the Sovereign, whose paternal goodness
had gained to him the hearts of his subjects, rendered
'boa live all the enteonrises of this sect during the first
year which followed the restoration ; and perhaps, like so
many other secret associations, it would have insensibly '
become powei less and have fallen irto oblivion, if the
events which treik place le the kingdom of Spain at the
commencement of the year 3520 hail not given it a fresh
impulse. Front this moment its audacity redoubled, and
assisted by the contagious fanaticism which it suited, it
soon increased so much in numbers and ito influence, that
the laws and the entliority of the executive were no longer
sufficiently powerful to suppress it. It disseminated with
fitilefatigable 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, awl a passionate desire for political innova-
tion. Ii succeeded at letigth in corrupting a portion of
the army; and, assisted by this most Ciiinitial of all its
measures, this sect caused the revolution to break out in
the first jays of the mouth of July.
It is inipossibie to give a wore exact or more authentic
account of this explosion tint that which is contained in
the circular despatch addressed by the Hew Nlinister tOr
foreign Affairs, on the day on which he tittered upon his
functions, to the diplomatic agents of Naples at foreign
courisi—
Ou the nights of the Ist and 2d (it is stated in this
despatch) the greatest part of the royal regiment of ca-
valry of Bourbon quitted its quarters at Nola, and raised
tricoloured standard, With the inscription-s.' Long live
the Constitution!' The colours were those of the sect of
the Cnrbonari, which for some time past hail kept up a
iermeotaitoli in the kiegdoni, and had demanded, with
eiritesiness, a constitutional twin of goverioneut in the
out/titres, and lastly, the insubordination of some Chief*
of districts, pi oiied to his Maje.ty that the wish of the
people was to obtain a emistitutional government. In
sonsequence whereof the King published a proclamation,
ISooolthrthlri that in eight days he would make public the
basis of a CON•tll
The first advantage was only the prelude of a more
decisive attark. On the next day the chiefs of the revolt
101 ced the Kieg to pi 0414101 the 5116114611 4-0;1.1111.ii011 g
Slid withuol4ny liepatatury measures, they yelped lila
Militia), his Millis is and fuuctiottarits, and his troops,
In tyke a eulcuut Oath to that constitution, which, in the
midst of disco tiers and terror, they architect to be the tou-
sbtmental law tit the kingdom.
lot signing his Out promise, the King hail made a great
sacrifice to the togit.ition which ptevailed ; and although
his Alioesty could mint but lie ass arellti.„‘ iiieonsiderate suet
Impossible to be executed was the wove' of Homing a
constitution in right days, there replanted to hint at least
the hope, that mote calm and wiser ri wood
',tweet-it to the ederveseenre of M11161(.111. rot I.v „iv
elpt•Srlisice changed, when, alter this fast ensieeriten,
rowslitilitolial to t wits °titled for the itamenta le accept.
sore of ilto. King, iliesWlt Op eight Yeats heftily in it fmt ign
country, miner auspices particularly difficult and olisas•
irons—an net of which the King nut his 'umiak' s,
pet any Valium/on, with the esceptiott tot few eunspit a-
loss. had au) knowledge, except by ext. aele ti one 'WWI,-
liapells, Mill of W lilt+, at the moment of its proclamation,
!bele dill nuu taut even a translation at Naples.
This step bore too clearly the marks of its might, and
of the criminal means which could alum insure its success,
fur the least nimbi to rcmaru as to tht' positittil of the Mo•
1141•61111 or of the stair, its at Vaare).Siall, eunluhittng
equally the dignity of the Sov el vigil mid the destinies el
Ilse comory, etinlil root be wiling 111,1111 his 514 testy
oilier means Mao Ilio•e of V 11111•1111. and rhranrr. The
desire of providing agaitisi gicalur ryas, Mill of pi eyelet.
lug the ennoneesien id dt, mind et intr., condi! alone Milner
Or King to comsent at tile moment to so fatal a lalea•lite.
This explanation 4.f nu event, inexplicable in any mist
tense, would catty with it its own colitis 'Haiku., evo n to ro.
it mint uthei wise e•tislilislieti by is oefragalole
The great blots' being 1111..1:Reit, and lire otiyal aullio-
city b ly dratlu)tel, the of the sect of thiii
principal associates hit olic first &vetoes of the revolt imme-
diately leek moon theinselvee exclusive J ingoe Toe
resistance *mei, the kingii,.ol el so,i!yuppwsuti to their
libitraryentcq'it•uswa,nushrd nt Moen and in tones
In eider to giar to then usei panel. .6 iO,.ut of