The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-07-12
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Read BY Lord Castiereag-h, in HE sfieech ii,
The House Of Commons, on me ri 1iay,
1915.
~S1RE,
IL nave received the letter from the Minis
ter at War, transmitting 10 me the nstruc-
ton OF Jour majesty concerning the evaCua-
ton OF the Roman states and of Tuscany. I'm
med.ately after the receipt of that letter, L Sc
out for Bologna, where the king OF Naples
was. / experienced no difficulty as far as
Florence, but, upon my arrival in that town,
the new authorities signihed to me that
could neither continue my route nor remain
at Florence, as that must SO back as far as
Prato, there to await the answer of the king
dispatched courier TO that prince, and am
returned 10 bucca, where am in greater
saiety than at Prato. which is in state of in-
surrectlon. / know not what the king will be
allowed to answer. The Austrian and Eng
lish ministers ret!roacA him gvifh being French
and particularly of being too much attached
to your majesty.
The revolutionists, who govern Florence
just now, assert loudly that the King of Ma
pies has an understanding with the French, &
that he dc ceives the Italians. They attribute
to my Councils the inaction of the Neapolitan
troops. which the allies wishSd should march
against the viceroy at the moment when he
was about being attacked by general Belle
garde. The King is sick with grief. He now
thoroughly feels in what situation he is pla-
ced. 1t is dbl 4t for me to make my advice
reach hun. II there were as much firmness
IN his character as good qualities in has heart,
he would be stronger in Italy than the coali-
ton.
(Sgned)
"The Duke of OTRANTO.
Letter from the Consul at .fncona (svithout
daie, and SuffloSed TO be 7vritte7a from
Lacca.
:" The Consul had occasion to see the king
OF Naples on account of his passports The
following is the substance of the conversation
he had with him. Necessity alone, said the
king, has obliged me to unite with the allies
the great extent of the coasts of my Kingdom
exposed them to the invasions of the Eng
llsh. Their maritime strength, and their
force IN Italy is well known. Who would
have defended my kiRgdom, had carried my
army beyond the Pc besides, it would have
been impossible for me to make il leave the
kingdom. On the other hand, nv Deople
were disconnected in consequence of the stag
nation OF commerce, which prevented them
from reatsIng the productions of the soil. II
would nave ueen easy for the enemy to have
reduced them 10 tie sole detrment of nv
self * OF France. On the other hand, nv ma
ton would have been dissatisfied had l not
acceded to the proposals which the allies
made me ofindemnifying myself for Sicily by
the countries On this side the 20, which his
majesty the emperor of the French was O.
6liged to renounce by the force of circum-
stances.
"He added. that his intentions were so
much the purer on this head, rs it was a.
greed, that his army was never to fight a
gainst the French he would recollect con-
stantly that he was himself a Frenchman.
and that he would not forget all he owed to
his nluStrious brother-in-law. He desired
the consul to remain at Ancona, and to con-
tinue his functions, assuring him that his cor
respondence should be tree, since ne was not
at war with France. The consul did not
think that twas for him to make any obiec-
ton.
"On their arrival at Ancona, the Nea
poiitan authorities had all the Italian arms
taken down. The arms of France, pla-
ced at the Consul's. house, were respect
ed.''
DEAUHARNoIs TO BoNAPARrE.
VOLTA, Feb 20. 1914.
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