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London, England, 1815-04-22 00:00:00

1 iIiPORTAA'7' SL 1T PAPER.

c,rl. I Non: FROM TOE DUKE OF CAMPOCRIARo
To LORD CA.4ILEREAGD.
" Vienna October SI 18.4.

n 1: was stipulated by the Convention of Amis.
t;ct. csi the 23 of last February, existing betwi4en
:re..t Britain and the Kingdom of Naples, that there
!„„ij ail entire cessation of hostilities, by land and
bv sea, and atfree commerce between this kinedotti
:Ind Ch.,: • !shililfi of the Mediterranean and the Ada i
•,‘ 'icri• British troops were stationed, or forces un-
j, the command of English Officers.
° In consequence of these stipulations, his Majesty
!I, ICino; of Naples has not only permitted a free
~.,:nmerce between his States and Sicily, comprehen-
m!..l in the Convention of the 3d of February, as one
•' islands of the Mediterranean in which British
m!.oops were t.ttinricki, hut he has done all that &pen-
cn I,;m to place himself upon good terms, and
yea in L:rect relations, with the Sicilian Government.
c. But this letter, after having rather tolerated than I
rermittid s:me communications with the kingdom
m Narie3, imposing upon them, at the same time,
trictions offensive to the Court of Naples, has at
t..rigth prohibited the admission of the Neapolitan
into the ports of Sicily, as well as the sailing of
vesieis to the kingdom of Naples.
4, Ills Al.nesty the King of Naples relies with toa
conficiaxe upon the integrity and justice of
t:nt Government, to doubt that it will be suf-
ueut
;or it to know this conduct of the-Sicilian Go-
striinient, order to induce it not to suffer so mani-
fest an infraction of a solemn act, stipulated in she
• am: and with the sanction of the English Govern-
- I.,nt. recognised by it.
" To that end the undersigned Minister and Coon-
. !lor of State of 11:s Majesty the King of Naples,
I•rstens to communicate to his Excellency, Lord Cas-
'lt:re:ll.4h, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of
Hs c Nfajes!y, a letter from the Commandant
of Messina to the Commandant of the Calabrias, that
tle may know the order of the Sicilian Government,
which prohibits the relations of commerce between
two kingdoms. And, at the same time, he
utrinot emit to inform his Excellency, that according
t.°) all the intelligence received by the Neapolitan Go.
vernmnt, it appears that this order *of the Court of
Sicily is only the precursor of hostilities which it is
repahlg against the kingdom of Naplet, under the
otection of that pacific attitude which the Neap°.
;aim Government, faithful to the Convention of the
of February, has continued to maintain towards
S.cily.
si The Undersigned begs, in consequence, that his
f rcellency, Lord Castlereagh, would engage hii Go-
vernment to take the necessary steps for causing the
Scilian Government, agreeably to the stipulations
and the spirit of the Convention of the Sd February
last, to revoke the prohibitory
.ordars which it has
given, or which it may since have i,..sited, against the
liberty of commerce and the free communications be-
tween the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily.
44 Requesting :ha his Excellency L',rd Castle-
reagh would hon.ittr him %rid' a positive ausvrer upon
this subject, the Undersigned seizes this occasion to
teuew the assurances of his high consideration.
(Signed) " The Duke of Camrocuuno."