Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-06-20
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From Landau Papers, receired at the
Office Of the Com. .adrsrt'ser.
Most Important State Paper.
Copu of a Note delirered at Iienna, 81
he Pleaipoteatiaries d his .Ma3esty TIE
King of Naples, to my LORD las1te-
reach, dated Esd Dec. 1914.
/ At the moment when the pfenipoten-
ltiariies Of the European powers assembled J.
lat Vienna, in consequence OF the treaty.
lof Paris of the seth Nay last. are occu-
in;ed With the means Of cementlng the
istate ofpeace happily established IN E 9,
Irope by the magnanimous efforts OF the
1eoalition, his Majesty the King OF Naples
.Iwho was part oft, would be keeniy at
|fected at not seeing consolidated at the
lsame time by a solemn act, the engage
lments and relations of amity and com
lmerce which subsist between the two
lcrowns 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 felt the I'M
,lnortance and utility of an intimate unoh
between his crown and Great Britain.
i Accordingly, when the Austrian Cabinet
|proposed to him after the battle OF LeIp-
Isle. both in it's own name and on the part
,jof the British government, to JOIN TIE
! mowers coaIesced for the re-establlshmen1
fin Europe of general peace, his ma es-
-ity the King of Naples did not hesitate
lone instant to order his minister Pempo-
: tentiarv at the court Of Vienna to enter
: into negotiation with all the allies, Tor
! his accession to the coalition. And he
, manifested in the most uneguivoca man.
ner bis eagerness to enter into connec
tion with England By recalling all the
French tariffs and DEGREES adverse to Bil-
tlsh commerce, by an ordonnance OF the
November, 1918. period wheh
! France still preserved all her prePonde-
!, rance in ltal y, and could easily exercise
tivengeance against the kingdom OF Ma
pies.
His Neapolitan Majesty sent at the
1same time the Marquis de St. Ellie to 81
!, Icily to make known to his Royal High
! ness the Prince Regent of England, thro'
lthe organ of bis Excellency Lord W.
IBentinck, his desire to conclude Treat. !,
with his Britannia Majesty. Nj. De It.
Lille was authorised TO Iass over to en-
{ gland, and he was provided with full
mowers, necessary to negotiate directly
; with the English Ministry. But this mis-
sion was productive of no result, from
the difficulties thrown III its way 10y Lord
VIM. Bentinck. However, it did not tire
less prove the eaeerness of the King OF
clNaples to be connected with England.
y In the mean time the Austrian Cabinet,
feeling the extreme Importance OF pre-
venting the strong diversion which It was
c in the power of the King of Naples t.
''make towards the Alps, by uniting bis
: forces to those of France, seht from Sinai
,lkalden courier to Naples, with the
q declaration that Austria and England
: were ready to sign, conformity with hls
-lNeapolitan Majesty, a treaty OF Ain.
lance to which all the Allied Powers would
: Iaccede, and for that purpose Lord Aber.
Ideen. Ambassador from England to the
jCourt of Vienna, was provided with the
It necessary full powers from his Roya
II Hiahness the Prince Regent, and like
: wise furnished with formal renuEcla,
. ton from King Ferdinand of Sicily Of
ethis pretensions to tie kingdom OF Ma
: pies. ;. ;,
: His Neapolitan Majesty dispatched
olby the same Courier, full powers to LIS
:: Minister Ilenipotentary at the Court Of
Vienna, to sign the treaty proposed by
: Austria. conformity with England
: But few days ter~ards, on the sOth
u December, 1918, the Austrian General:
IS Count Neipperg, arrived at Naples, with
D full powers to conclude and sigh the rea-
+ Ity OF Alliance between the Counts OF Ia,
ii ples and Vienna. 1t was observed to tins
r penipotentiary, that the intention OF the
: king was to conclude at the same time
{ 1.-The alliance with Austria and England:
as it had been proposed to him. tut NJ
= De Neipperg declared that the treaty
: WHICH he was instructed to sign wosld be
common to England and the other allied
powers, it being agreed among them that
Z tie ally Of the one should be the ally OF
|all the others; and that besides he was
Icharged with orders from the English
government tor Lord Bentinck, Tor the
!. purpose of putting stop to hostlities on
L l.,