The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-02-12 00:00:00

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jesty's portrait was tam nwroferfd. itirn the ba l r
*handed with of of " Long live the Ring, tire
Religion, and the Cortes, and every thitir that
is
dear to the Portaguese.o
The whole city was splendidly illnininated in the
evening, in houour of the aational solemnity of Ibis
intinorahle day.
VI eT Or A :ATTE* D.%TED LIMON JAI • rt.
" The Members of the executive bluveroutent were
chosen this morning, The following are there names:
The• Marquess of l'astel•Mellior, President; count Sant-
pay°, Fraticim.° de S. Lois, Jose da Silva Sarvalho,
Joao. tia Clutha tie Santo Mayor, Aire-presidents. The
Secretaties of State wilt be chosen on Monday the 29th."

WAR BETWEEN:It:STEM .AND NAPLES.

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By an express which arrived on Saturday from the-.1
Continent we have received the important intelligeneeil
that the main division of the Austrian army, consistiasi
of 60,100 men, broke up from its quarters on the right''
honk of the Po on the 29th ult. with orders to march to
Naples. A neinifesto has, we understand, been issued,
announcing the invasion to he made, not by Austria as
a separate power, hot as a member, and in the name of
time Iloly Alliance. On that basis all intention is dis-
claimed of occupying Naples with the view of territorial
aggrandizement, but solely fur the purpose of dictating
such a form of Constitution to the Neapolitans as may
be oonsistent with the safety of their neighbours. An
outline of the form of iloyerinuent meant to be imposed,
as the ultimatum of the Allied Powers, has been de-
spatched to Naples, for the consideration of the Parlia-
ment, who wi I be allowed a very short period—some
letters say only two days--to deliberate on the propo-
sition. Meantime the Austrian army will advance to
Rome, to receive time answer of the Neapolitan Parliii-
ment ; but as there is little doubt that the high anti
spirited tone assoined lately by the nation will produce
an indignant rejection, it is expected that a very few
posts will communicate an attempt, at least, on the part
of the Austrians, to occupy the fortified posts of the
Neapolitan frontier: Time proposition to the Parliament
of Naples is signed by the Emperors of Russia and Aus-
tria, and the King of Prussia. It is mentioned, hot we
feel disposed to withhold our credence on that head,
that the name of time King of Naples is also affixed to it.
BF letters from Trieste, we learn that the Austriin
fleet in that port, consisting of two sail of the line tied
three frigates, be.i,les numerous vessels of a smaller
class, are tinder orders for immediate service. The gar-
rison of Trieste has received instructions to march to
head quarters at Milan, hut they are to be replaced by
other troops.; and the Austrian ports on the Adrietic
are direr tel to be pot in a state of defence. Thom, after
a peace of six years, the flame of war is re-kiimileml in
Europe; and if Naples should possess the power of
hearing up against the Austrians, it may be long before
it is. again extinguished. We have given below Wile
extracts from the journals of that couutrv, last received,
as an elucidation of the state of the pnb-lie mind in so
awful a crisis. Though the advance of the Austrian
troops was expected at Naples, nu suspicion existed that
it was so near at band.
The following are extracts from the Neapolitan Jour-
!Oats, received on Saturday, op to the date of the 24th
ult.:--
,
" After a fatiguing journey, caused by thesevezity of
the season, his Majesty the Kiog arrived at lathismis on
the Sth inst. The Emperor of Austria, who hail arrived
there on the preceding day, on the annonncenment of the
King's approach, went out to meet him, and having
I joined 11111 Majesty at the distance of one post front that
city, he accompanied him frum thence to the place ap-
lpointed for his residence. The health of the King hail
Coot undergone any sensible alteration from the fatigue
me :
of tim journey. .
"It is not true, as has been stated, that the arms of
the Two Sieilies have been taken down from the house
1 ,
of -Ilse consulate at Trieste.
:" If the Spanish Constitution is the tree but of Pan-
dora, in the estimation of the members of the Holy Al-
liance„ why do not the Sovereigns of Europe -direct
their reproaches and their armaments against Spain,
and dismiss from their 'capitals the diplomatists of that
country, instead of adopting the same steps is regard to
Naples, and threatening her alone with rain and de-
etritctioo? What is the reason that Count Metternich
does not use the Mlle language to the Spanish Minister
that he adopts towards Prince Cimitilli ? The problem
is not difficult to resolve. The politicians in the north
see clearly that the hydra of oligarchy is, or most be,
sooner or later laid prostrate by the light of the age.
They call to mind that Spain has been the rock which
broke the power of Napoleon, and• caused the deetrne-
lion of the flower of his troops. It is not demised safe
to attack Spain and therefore her cause prevails; but
the Neapolitan nation is considered weak, and is there-
fore marked out for oppression.
" Rot can sneers% be predicted to finch an invasion?
We believe not. A people who light for their indepen-
dence are not easily conquered. •
Four hundred thousand Neapolitans are already in
arms to defend their country. lf, then the Swiss and
• time American., in far less numbers, could resist Amadei
and England, shake off their yoke, and sustain their WI
intlepeudence, the Neapolitans will be able to do is
mach, and will show to time whole of Enrope that
;,000,000 of inbabitaisis will suffer no dictation respect-
ing the laws by which they are to be governed—that
they are able to resist an unjust digression—and that
they will combat bravely, in time confidence that the
uoa of Armies will favour their mow, and will net
suffer an innocent people to fall beneath the sword of a
foreign enemy."
nt gessmmeermoimmtsvuom ..
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WORKINGS OF THE STSTF.V.

PLOT TO EST %BIAS!' AN ABSOLUTE DESPOTISM,

O think allot anzinsta momenta pus between.
The birth of plots. aad their last fatal periods!
0 'tis a dreadful interval of time.
Made np of horror all, and hip with death !—Anots.

San—To talk, as their partisans do, of Ministers
having been obliged, against their inclinations, to '
engage in proeectlings against the Queen, unless it '
has been by the prompting of their evil genies, is
downright absurdity. They, and they alone, as the
ostensible agents, are, by the forms of oar con-
stitution, held respon•ildc, in the first instance, for all;
the acts of the government. If their ow* incline..
lions, and their own evil designs, had pot impelled
them, could they not, by resigning their often, only ,
for a few days, have at once pot an end to all the pro-
ceedings? Unquestionably : for no other set of me%
could be fungal in the whole kingdom, indficienalp.
base to consent to succeed them, upon tee estodition of
being obliged to persevere in the persecution of the'
,Queen. It was- the lore of place, then., of them ear.
rapt tools of a corrupt oligarchy, drat chiefly ilk'
, piled them td► continue these perstattleolli together
,with the dread 4)f punishment for all their lamer
:crimes, in the Aleut of their being removed ham
power. lint their views went also tea prams*. es.
tablishmeat of that_power, by the subversion, through
her ,Majesty, of what yet remains of the rights tied
liberties of the people. I find a similar opinion of a
doable plot. thus expressed, in a pamphlet meetly
published by Dr. Maclean, upon the subject of what