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


aaye expected from II, as the court of S,ch has |
necessarily shewn hestrongeSt opposition to these
views, protesting even formally, against ever,
of indemnity, 50 that the case stated
IN the dispatch clifford Castlereagh has, in fac.
been realized
:. His Majesty the kingofNaples had also to con-
sider as proof of the adherence of England 10
ms treaty Of the 18th January, with AUSTRIA. the
invitation which was made TO him by the organ
OF the cabinet OF Vienna toaccedeto the all.anc e
concluded on the 1st March at Cha,unonf. be-
tween the four Principal Alfred Powers,
besioes the 18th article of that act, declaring
tnat the treaties concluded between the four
contracting powers should not prejudice the en-
gaSeynent which hey mrght have entered into
with the other States, nor prevent them from
'ornhhg mem with other powers, with the
view ofattanIng abe same ben ent result IL Is
Veff evident that the treaty ofthe 18th January
EXISTING between tie courts Of Naples and Wen
pa wh ch was well known at period OF the istl
auch, haFing been stipulated with the consent
of the three other Allied Powers, and especially
with England, IS comPrehended in the guarantee
contained IN the =. t,cle above mentioned
IN TACT, the Aite ed Powers have never question
ca the validity OF he engagements en- cred into
by Austria with tie king of Naples, and that II IS
wen Known -natiwhen the French penipotentia-
res presented in the conferences al Chatiilon a
counter-pnilect to the ulumattirn of the allies IN
winch Francs pretended to dispose of almost all
italy. TIE Pienipotentiaries Of the Allied pow
erS answered her that it did not belong to France
70 interfere IN the affairs of Italy, of which the
late was already fixed, agreeably to the under
standings and the engagements which had been
been entered into by the Allied Powers
According TO these stipulations and these SOL
emp promises, It would be injurious TO the noble
& gene Gus character ofIIis ROYAL Hichness the
Prince Regent of England & he snc erity of his
Ministers and the English nat.o9 10 -suppose
that the dispositions of the British Government
towards the King Of Naples could have experl-
enced change without the least provocation on
me part OF the NcapolItan Government, from
this reason alone, that the object which induced it
to seek the alliance of the King of Naples has
been fulfilled
His majesty the King of Naples has been very
useful to the coalition in general BY detachine
hunsef from France at the moment when he
could have united ms troops to the French army
ofItaly, and acted upon the Gear of the Led ar
my-iie has been SO by his direct operations
which have secured all Italy TO the coalition;
and ne has been still more so to England as it
enabled her, from the alliance entered into with
her to Withdraw her troops from Sicily, and to
employ them usefuily IN the expedition of Geno-
a, and even IN America, without tins alliance
costing her the smallest subsidy. HIS NeapoI-
tan M4iesty having by his own means, conquered
all the territories of southern Italy, which he I'M
liediately restored to their ancient Severe gns
keeping only small part of the territory con
quered from the ancient kingdom of Italy, des-
lined by the allies themselves for the indemn ~
stipulated in favor OF nus Crown by the treaty of
the 11th Jan. last.
On The other hand, what ally could England
have more sure, more usefal, and more sincerely
attached, thAn king Joachim, whether from graf
ltide whethertrom his Pohtc.l system, whether,
an fact rom the COMMERCIAL atlysyat eS which he
't1ers TO tae English nation
II &C Z 3.
bon family or tie throne &C N5D!es can IN no
point oi view be suitable 20 England. The Br-
t5h go7ernn ent ought nor to forget that IN lI62
t was Obliged to send a squadron 20 Naples 10
oblige King Charles IL no, u accede TO the ,am-
ily Compact VIII ch would DC IN fact renewed, if
Inc kingdom ofNaples were TO pass under the do
mrnIon or the BOuEb1nS. Neitner ought Eng
land 90 forget the recent conductor the court Of
Sicily towards the Br -sh government and nation,
compared ~ish the protection, the special favor
and the parIcuiar Re gltCls which the English
commerce aid subject ENJOY N the kingdom Of
Esplcs, as weii as the ttcllities Of every kind
which the troops Of has Britannia Mai esty, sta
toned ~ the Ionian Stands, daily received from
Inc friendship Of the Neapolitan government.
Thas the laws of honor, and The true interests
Of Great Britain equally concur in demonstrating
the duty and the l.tity OF anintlnate union be-
tween her and his Neapolitan Majesty.
In consequence ofthese considerations, the UNI
-sAullSLSIS IiSnlPOlenliary OF MS Ma
jesty the KING OF Naples, request his ExceAency
Lord Casdereagh, Secretary of State for foreign
affairs of his Britanlc Majesty, 10 have the good
ness to proceed 10 the prompt conclusion OF a
definite 1reatyof escebetween the two Crowns,
which may forever fix thepoitcal relations and
their commercial interests, more especially as
England has never, by an act, guarante ell the
Kingdom Of Naples TO king Ferdinand wlle size
has etfectually guaranteed it to King Joachim by
her adherence TO the treaty of me I1tn January,
existing between the courts of Naples and Wen.
ma.
His Neapolitan Majesty also hatters himself
that the British government, animated with tie
noble and generous desire of ex, ngulsnlng in
Europe all germs of dissent ons, will, IN ITS Wis
dom, endeavor to find means 20 bring about a
better understanding between The Courts of Ma
pies and Sicily, his Neapohtan Majesty beng
ready to concur in the arrangements which m .ght
be proposed for procuring TO he court of Sici-
" as a suitable indemnity from the states, which
beng Professionally occup. ed, and not beng des
tined or promised by any treaty, are at disposal
of the congress for the arrangements which are
to complete the European pac ification.
The undersigned have the honor 10 inform his
Exceiency Lord Cssdereagh, thst they have adj
dressed The duplicate of the present Note to His
Ihghness Prince De bIetternch, Minister off
state, OF Conferences, aid foreign affairs of his
Majesty the emperor OF Austria, in order that
the Cabinet at Vienna may be enabled to take |
steps analogous TO the second secret article of
The treaty of Alliance Of the 1lth January, 1914