The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-07 00:00:00

",Those duties are :-
4" 1. The .obligation of prp§erving and -defending the
moia,rehy- of the Two Siciliesi the august inhefitice con-

,d to him-by his ancestors.

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Te-aret, for that fraternal bone Whfch ought to,
unite- monarchs tdgether bq reason of the Divine mission
which is common to them, and of the doriforinity of' t,heir

interests. .
"It not necessary for• me to reason -at ngth'on. the
first 'obiigatioi?, inCunahenkon•his,Majesty, nor on,the Man-
., .• .
ner in which it was •aecomplished. • •
Every Government which has had centuries of
mace, finding its reason to lie in itself,
traditions, and the condition of the people,, considers it as
,its first duty to maintain and defend itself, and to combat
• whoever shall threaten its existence. • •
• " Now-every one knoWs hoW the army, sapped and decorn-
potieA by the pernicious manoeuvres of revolution, the navy
deserted and lost,' treason and Undiseipline which had pane-
-tratecl even into the Court and into the Council, frightfully
indicated an imminent catastrophe and a total dissOlution of
'the kingdom. • • • •
"Nevertheless, the King, our sovereign, resisting with
~heroic courage the vile counsels of those who recommended
to him &disgraceful flight,,shut himself up in the first bul-
wark of thokingdom, and putting into action all his aCti-
vity and his study, succeeded, in a short time, in uniting
to etheeilaiiiiicopstructing. an army, not very
b litisSessecl of a fidelity and courage capable of again
!:I'enaptingshe 'chance of,coinbats. .„
" The' gloriots enterprises of this handful of brave men
are known to all Europe, and even the lying and malevo-
lent press of the revolution dared not contradict it.
"The enemy were repulsed in, their attacks and driven
'from their strong positions, and the Royal. princes exposed
'their preciOus lives to danger on the fields of battle where
the victories of their. ancestors were celebrated ; the King
himself was the foreniost among the combatants, and saw
.fall at his side the martyre who immolated' themselves for
the sacred cause.
"The revolution was checked and confused by it; the
:faithful people, who impatiently suffered its tyrannical yoke,
began to be agitated, and everything presaged the triumphant
return of the legitiropie King to his capital, when another
Sovereign, perjured and disloyal, at the head of a powerful
army, suddenly invaded the States of the King, in order to
show the whole, of Europe that the revolution was his
work, and that he would not lose the shanieful fruit of it.
" It was then necessary for our Sovereign to renounce
ii the first idea of, war, and to confine himself only to the
defensive, not being able, with a small army already
fatigued by privations and sufferings, to march forward,
leaving a strong and disciplined army ready to attack it in
his rear.
" A series of strategic retreats, during which the Pied=
liontese army could not gain one decisive victory,' was
then undertaken, and the royal -troops found themselves
compelled, part to cross the Pontifical frontiers, and the
ir'emainder to strengthen themselves under, the walls of
Gaeta. ,
" At the moment I now write, there only remains to
the King the fortress of Gaeta, and that of Nessina, the
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last bulwarks of the autonomy of this kingdom,' formerly
so powerful and• so fine, of the Two Sicilies.
"They will be defended with that bravery and constancy
4hich are the' virtues peculiar to the august dynasty of
the.l3oUrboris. But as the resistance of fortresses depends
do.•`-allionSanct different circumstances, which'it is needless
tr. enumerate, it is very probable that this defence may not
beso long as the Sovereigns of Europe appear to desire.
"When the fatal and inevitable hour Of surrender shall
have arrived, our august Sovereign, in the midst of the tears
Of his faithful followers, and with that resignation. full of
dignity which is a distinctive characteristic; of his august
family, will descend from his throne, and will remember
with just and noble Pride 'that he has "never failed in the
accomplishment of his duties.
"It still ieniales for
.ine'to examine whether his Majesty.
in generously paying the debt which united hint to other
SovereignS; has'in' exchange received those succours and
those good offices which he had a right to expect.' you will
comprehend that this task will be as easy and conclusive as
the former. r
"During the last seven months that revolution has
triumphed in the kingdom, always most openly favoured
by a perverse and perjured Government, the King, our
master,, has . not been able to obtain anything from the
Sovereigns' of Europe, to whom ho had .hoped that his
cause was dear; unless it fie, some inefficacious expressions
of affectionate sympathy.
" The serious perils of a small army, the pressing' and
extreme penury of the Royal treasury, the audacious viola-
tions of the law of nations, the unbounded ambition of a
revolution, which can never be satiated—everything, in fine,
was made fully known to the great Powers, and to all this
they could not and would not give any other response than
good wishOr and counsels..
" Neither the interests of dynasties, nor the common
dangers, 'nor those of ancient friendships and alliances;
were able to dissuade the Cabinets of Europe from that
political indifference of which they gave proof in witnessing
unmoved the fall of an old monarchy.
" The Emperer of the French alone (and it is for us a
duty of justice and gratitude to openly acknowledge it) set
the generous, example of a disposition to put an and to this
state of universal apathy. Loyal and monarchical-England
ventured to reproach him bitterly for it, whilst the other
Cabinets merely allowed him to bear the whole risk of the
magnanimous enterprise 'he contemplated.
"The sending of the French squadron into the waters.
of. Gaeta, and the fraternel reception giVen by the soldiers
of Fiance to the 'faithful :and valiant remnant of the,Royal
troops on the Pontifical territory, are facts Which will ever
remain graven on the heart:of the King our Sovereign, and
far..-ex,CC'ed. the protestations of friendship offered to his
Majesty by the rest of Europe. •
"The King, air SoVereigia, till lately cherished the 'hope
that the conference of ,Warsaw might lead to the 'meeting
of a EUropeart. Congrest, the sole means of putting gin pi.ld
to the violence of brnte force which overthrows and mocks
at .6.ll,''the. most ancient and most sacred laws : to .the
new principle of ,pOßnifi,,t sovereignty which is so strangely
abused, there was need of the old counterpoise of 7:o46siti.„
blished right; which is the fruit of the wisdom and xxica"
rience of ages, in order that from the' dismission of 'those
les and the impartial • • -
opposite princip . examination of all the
pretexts, a.,„ew,ordei might arise in accord with principles
and uceeptable to the people when restored to the influences
of wisdom and peace. •
bo'no
• f .4.-rhtteo'ean: • Teacefor Europe but ,intlie realisation
idea. Anis' • • '•
of this grand yst th hunted to thowererennoval
of n.tadrial.ollstacles to present interests 'will open the way
for the revolution, which aims at-the sueeessivo oiJerthrow
of all thrones, since there would be a departure from that
!g.`rest of principles which forms the ~,safeguard of
J,l•ci;c7ris; the t n ee of the peace and prosperity of
" riffh •
„, upf OS" -being'adwitted, your Excellency will
readily, conceiVe what affliction Must oppre-gs'citir august
(:,vreign,'`Whcn, you-learn that so noble: a 'lll
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rnaiii,unext,cuteclth rengh the fault of
,I)oWere.whiehthink
inure the' •
~„ their private animosities and criestions of secondary
'llll)2itllace than of th,giidat principles duni-versal order
and the security of thrones;

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consequently charge you, in the King's name, to
make knowu.the.idea :above explained , to, the Cabinet; to
ith 'Yon atiiiitAt-qtell;
i if.it is not accepted ,its
understand Ito. tidorgaityli,aggi 444.ficitV;46PAreigui