Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-06-24


dependence Of her neighbors, without any
other pretext than the qualification of her
own inordinat. vanity and ambition"
SraAsBUReH, April IS.
On the 2oth the bridge Of Khel was de-
fnitivaly closed, and the Baien govern
ment has prohibited all communication be-
tween its subjects aud the LETT bank from
Mannheim to Basic.
No force has vet arrived from the inte-
ri0r to the right bank.
The Austrian army has RECEIVED com
ter-orders. and the corps which were
marching on the khine are proceeding to
Italy.
From the VienG Court Gs,-efte-Ap'ii IL.
After the campaign Of 1912, the king Of
Naples left the French army, in which he
commanded corps. He had scarcely ar
rived in his capital, when hecaused over-
lures to be made to the Artrian court re :
pecting his intention of combining his gn-
ture political proceedings with those Of I've
Austrian cabinet. Shortly after the cam
paign Of 1918 commenced, on the first ap-
pearance of favorable prospect for Ma
pole1a, king Joachim left Nanles, and
again took a command in the French ar
my: at the same time he privately propos-
ed to the Austrian cabinet his ne liation
between the allies and the French empe-
rOr. The glorious 18th of October decide
ed the fall OF the French emperor, the king
returned to his French dominions. and I'M
mediateiy renewed the negotiation that
had been broken OF respecting his acces-
sion to the European alliance. lie caused
his army to advance, and proposed to Aus.
tria the partition of italy. The PO was
to he the Limit OF the two states two
months elapsed in continued negotiation
with the allies. and limo less frequent cor
respondence with the commander in chief
OF the French italian army. The Neapo-
Titan army did not side with either party.
Neither could count upon it. For Aus
tria this state of things was the least de-
trimental. 1t could direct IFS chief force
against the common enemy without at
tending to ltaiv,
GA the tth January. 1914, the treaty
between Naples and Austria was at length
signed vet the Neapolitan army remain
ed inactive under the pretext that the RAJ
tifcations we're not yet exchanged. Writ
ten proofs which fell into the hands Of the
allies left no luubt that tie kings secret
connections with .he enemy still c1ntinu-
ed they showed chiefly his intention o.
deceiying the French emperor respecting
the accession of the king TO Che alliance 81
TIE powers which had already ta,en place
The victories obtained in France decid-
ed the part OF the king Paris was in the
hands o. the allies, and the Neapolitan ar
my began its campaign. The con entior
ofthe l1th Of April. 1874, had ended 4,
war against NAPOLEON the negotiations q
Paris fixed the reciprocal re'at ms hetwee
France and itslate enemies az the annie.
began their retreat the NeaoOlitans re
tired int t,e papal ma c e. q which the
kim Pfetea6s bv ire treaty o. the 1lth oil
April (shouidthis We Jan. II y Tive rsIa
tons hetwoen ~ TIVE rowprs were II "
fixed ar the congress II Vienna. TIE
branches 6f tle house 0f Bolc' Oh declared
against the recognition OF king Joachim
the situation If the after Was vet much
changed bgtne return ~ the ancient rOya
family TO he throne Of France and Spar
An equitable policy could NOT bnt SUI
scribe to him TO limit his future views sole
ly TO the retaining one Of the fnest king
dOms in the world, and wholly to renounct
all conquosts I; and zoe more, since con-
quests could not he make but at the ex-
pence Of neighbor, who, in a military
point ofview, was wholly inofensive, and
in political point of view of the highest
Importance. Moderation and good faiti
are, however, words with out meaning IN
the eyes of the princes ofthe new French
dynasty.
King Joachim, however, instead o.
thinking on maintaining himself, formed
in silence extensive prospects FOR the fu
ture; he prepared the execution Of them
by.takjng advantage Of all the elements o.
apOiitica and military revOution.-None
ofhis plans, none ofhis movements, escap
ed the Austrian cabinet This was MOI
tie way to bring over to his side the OPT
Mon of the courts who opposed the admis
sion of the king of Naples TO a place among
the sovereigns OF EurOre.
As the burden Of military exertions wa!
too Great FOR tie kingdom to bear, the kins
resolved to take most decisive steps. IL
the course of the month of February he ex
pressed his design Of sending All army {,
France, for which end he required notin.
less than the PASSAGE through middle an,
upper Italy. Such a strange proposal wa
rejected with a suitable reproof
On the 95tn a1d 2Sth Februarv 1915
his imperial majesty seat declarations 9,
the French aud JeauOiifan .,ovcrp,n,.,t.