Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-06-24
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From London Papers, received at the Office
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Copy Of Note delivered at Tieana, BIZ the Ioleni.
PotenhdrTes Of his Majesty the King Of Naples,
to my Lord CdstLereagi, dated Esd December,
1914.
At the moment when the plenipotentiaries OF
the European powers assembled at Vienna, in
consequence of the treaty of Paris of the 30th
May last, are occupied with the means ofcement.
ing the state of peace happily established IN Eu-
rope by the magnanimous efforts of the coalition,
lbs Maiesty the King of Naples who was part
OF IT, would be keenly affected at not seeing con.
solidated at the same time by solemn act, the
engagements and relations Of amity and com.
merce which SubsisLbetween the two crowns OF
England and Naples, with the greatest benefit to
Their respective states and subjects.
From his accession TO the throne, his majesty
the KING of Naples falt the importance and utili-
t. OF an intimate union between his crown and
Great Britain Accordingly, when the Austrian
Cabnetproposed to HIM after the battle of L. en-
SIC, both in its own name and on the part ofthr
British government to- join the powers coaiesced
tor the fe-estabLslment u Europe OF a general
peace, his majesty the King of Maple d not he.
state one instant TO order his MINISTER pIen DO
tentary at the court of Vienna to en- er INTO a ne.
Sociatlon with all the allies orhis accession 70 a
coalition. And ne manifested IN the most life.
quvocal manner his eagcrness 10 enter INTO n
connection with England by recalling all the
French tariffs and the DEGREES adverse TO british
commerce, by an ordnance ofthe 18th November
1913, period when Franco still preseegld all
her PrePondersnce in Italy, and could easily ex-
eIclse vengeance agaplat the kingdom of rs
pies.
His Neapolitan Majesty sent 1T the sarue time
.tgvrrn 2 Il fy,C III. g. d
10 his Royal Highness the Prince Regent of I,hul
land, through the organ of HIS Ezc,lle5cy Lord
w. bentnck, his desire To conclude Treat
with ms Britannia Majesty. NJ. ne St Ellie vas
adthorised TO pass over to England and he VS.
provided with full powers, nece 5sary to Negotiate
directiy with the English N nistrv Bat this
mission was productive ONO result from The DIFF
hc'ltles thrown in its way by Lord William Ben
tncia. However, II did not the less prove the e.
with England
In tie mean time the Austrian Cabinet, feeling
the extreme Importance ofpreve1tiug the strong
diversion which i was IN the power of the King
o. Naples to m Ike towards the Alps, by unit ny
ms forces to those Of France, sent from Smakai-
den courier to Naples, with the Declare, on
that Austria and England were ready to sicrn
conformity with his Neapolitan Majesty, treaty
OF All'auce 20 which all the Allied Powers would
acceue, and for that purpose Lord Aberdeen, Am
0assador from England to the Court of Vienna
was provided with the necessary full powers from
as Royal Hghness the Prince Regent, and ike
wise furnished with formal remuneration from
King Ferdinand of Sicily his pretentions to the
Kingdom OF Naples
His Neapolitan Majesty dispatched, by the
same Courier, full powers to his Minister PIE.
nlpotentary at the Court Of Vienna 10 sio-n tbe
treaty proposed By Austria, conformity with Eng
But few days afterwards, on the 3Oih Deer
1913, the Austrian General, Count Neipperg, ar
rived at Naples, with full powers to conclude
and sign the Treaty of Alliance between the
Courts OF Naples Vienna. It was observed to tins
PlenPotentiary, that the intention ofthe kingwas
toconclude at thesame time the alliance with Aus.
tria and England, as II had been proposed to him
But NJ DE Neipperg declared that the treaty
which he was instructed to IN would be com.
mon to England and the other allied powers, il
beng agreed among them that the ally of the
one should be the ally of al the others and that
besides he was charged with orders from the
English government for Lord Bentinck, for the
purpose ofputting stop to hostihtes on the
pies.
ouieted win this declaration, and wishing toI
comply with the desire Of the allied powers. oil
commencing as soon as possible, military opera
tons ~ Italy, his majesty the King Of Naples dc.
clded on sigung, on the 18th Of January 1914. ii
treaty OF alliance with Austria, by which that
power, in guaranteeing 70 him The sovereignty OIL
the kingdom Of Naples, engaged to procure him
the same guarantee from England, and from al
the other allied powers, and 70 assure his Nea-
poiitan majesty On augmentation of territory
which might give his kingdom a good military
frontier
The treaty was communicated bvthe Count de
Nepperg % his exoelency Lord Bentinck, minis.
ter plenpotentiary and general commandant oil
the forces OF bis Brittapnic majesty IN the Med |
tolranean, whorepaired himself to Naples, and |
signed On the third of February, 1914, a Coayen-
ion Of Armstice with the minister for foreign,
ttialrs of his Naioefy the K mo of rTartce .