The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-26 00:00:00

AUSTRIA AND PRUS'SIA.

The following is the text of the Note addressed by
Count Rechberg to Count Karolyi, relative to the
recognition of Italy by Prussia:—

46 VIENNA, JULY 26, 1562,

"Monsieur le Comte,—l bogged Baron de Werther when
he read to me a despatch charging him to inform the Impe.
ial Cabinet of the recognition of the Neo- Italian Kingdom by
Prussia to leave the documents connected therewith in my
hands that I might place them before the Emperor. After
referring to Berlin, Baron von Werther was authorised by
his Court to grant that request, and consequently I was able
to submit the correspondence to our most gracious Sovereign
His Majesty charges you in consequence by these presents
to bring to the knowledge of his Majesty the King of
Prussia how much the Emperor Francis Joseph thanks
the King for the resistance which he had hitherto opposed
to the entreaties which were made to him to recognise what
is called the Kingdom of Italy, and how much it is the
sincere desire of the Emperor that Prussia*may never have
to regret, in her own interests, the resolution which she
has nevertheless just taken to recognise the success of the
most violent revolution and flagrant violation of right and
treaties. Your Excellency can accomplish this mission of
the Emperor through the kind intermedium of Count de
Bernstorff, which you can solicit for that purpose.
Moreover, your Excellency certainly does not expect us
to lose one word respecting the pretended ' guarantees'
which Prussia has notified, and of the ' frank assurances'
she has received at Turin. We think that these guaran-
tees' and frank assurances' aro not worth the paper upon
which they aro written. We even believe that on this point
General Durando is precisely of our opinion. —I am, Stc.,

"RECIIBERG."
The Stero Zettung publishes the Prussian reply
to the above, It is as follows :

"BERLIN, July 31,

'• Monsieur 1e Baron,—Count Karolyi, whom I have not
been able to see recently, owing to the debates iu the Cham-
bers, has handed the annexed despatch to Privy Councillor
Sydow, being a reply to our confidential communication on
the question of the recognition of the kingdom of Italy.
We thought we were not only fulfilling a federal duty to-
wards Germany, but were especially showing consideration
and Federal friendship towards Austria, by requesting from
the Turin Government as a preliminary condition of our
recognition, certain guarantees and assurances, the import-
ance of which we certainly do not wish to exaggerate, but
which, nevertheless, when examined without prejudice, are
not.without value, and when, on the other hand, which is
far more important than all Italian assurances, we have as-
sumed towards the new Kingdom of Italy and its eventual
pretensions a most determined position by no means agree-
able to the Turin Cabinet, and which other European Cabi-
nets have appreciated in its full signification.
. _ . .

" If now the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs passes
over this last circumstance in complete silence, and main-
tains that the first mentioned stipulations are not worth the
paper upon which they are written, we truly do not share
the belief expressed at the same time on this point that
General Dm ando shares exactly the opinion of the Austrian
Minister ; but at all events, from this reception of our
amical communication, we have acquired the instructive
experience that in future e shall be dispensed from all
similar considerations of Austrian interests unless they
come within the limits of our Federal duties. I authorize
your Excellency to communicate the present to Count
ltechberg in reply to his despatch of the 26th inst.
" I am, &c., Count de BERNSTORFF,