Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-03

yernon Of provinces, announcing the depar-
ture of the king to the Congress at Lsybach
and enjeining upon every Neopolitan. as
il was the wish Of The allied powers. that
be exert all his efforts to preserve order and
maintain the confidence already established
for OH that depended the welfare OF the
country His royal highness, isays the mln'
ister.) has con- handed me to declare that
you shall be responsible for the consequent
ces of any indecisive conduct calculated to
endaDger the state
A private letter from Naples dated 18th
Dec. observes that in the message which
king Ferdinand addressed to the parlia-
ment announcing the invitation from the
allied sovereign. to repair to Laybach the
words, Il am about to DEPART produced
much aninladversion. Several members con-
tended that the expressions were pnconsti-
tutional, inasmuch as that the king could
not 90 out of the kingdom without the ex-
Pre- IS consent Of the Parliament. Some re-
proaches were directed against the minis
ter. Cars seosa, Zurlo, and Car pocbiaro,
who were de emed the authors Of the mes
sage. The &C, of Impeachment was NOV
ed against them; and the three other min
( listers, who expressed desire to share the
same fate with their colleagues, gave in
their resignation.
A new message from the king being re-
ceived, and appearing to be couched in
constitutional language, the parliament pro-
claimed that the king was at liberty to pro-
coed to Laybacb; declaring at the same
time tha, il had not the power of acceding to
his departure, unless the journey had tor
its object the maintenance of the Spanish
constitution, especially sworn 10 by the
king and by the nation. The answer Of the
parliament was spirited and deigi6ed. All
the ministers have been surerceded. The
new ministry is considered only as provi-
siosal.
France, il seems, had signihed thl ough
the minister o. foreign affairs, its readiness
to act as mediator between Naples and the
other powers. on condition Of certain modi-
6cati0ns IN the constitution, giving great.
er resemblance to the French than TO the
spanish system; but the parliament rejected
the proposition on the ground of its being
in the nature Of foreign interference in
their internal affairs. The king embarked
on the 18th Dec. with . retinue Of sixty
persons, on board the British ship Venguer
seventy -four g. his attendants went on board
an English and French frigate, which sail
ed in company for Leghorn, whence he
, was to prosecute his journey without delay
} across the Apprentices and Alps 10 the sea,
Of the congress. Large eroupes collected
to witness bis departure and much agitation
appeared 10 prevail. A Leghorn, a-':-'~
of tha 18Th ~ ---,ssne above ships are
, signalled. standing in.
The True Briton newspaper OF the even
: ing of the 9TH Jan. after publishing the de-
tails from the NeapolitaD papers, Of which
the forel oing is the substance observes,
If the Neapolitans conduct themselves
|. with moderation and frmness, England
J will cautiously abstain from interference in
her internal politics.; but We fear that pub
lie opinion is less considered in the affairs
of Naples, than the selfish projects of a
few enterprising individuals; and if this be
the case. 1t will become the duty of En-
gland and France, which are the leading
powers Of Europe. TO interfere between
Naples and Austria, in order 10 prevent
the dangerous consequences Of republican
fury on the one hand, and Of military des-
potism on the other. Should the king Of
Naples be induced by the allied SovereIgns
at Laybach, to take part against his subjects
the result might be the establishment of
republican government, which. in the pre-
sent state Of things would meet with rea-
dy support from the people OF many coun-
tries, at this moment greaning under arbi-
trary power, and anxious TO throw of the
yoke, without calculating upon the mis-
chiefs of state Of anarchy ten thousand
times more dreadful than the despotism
of an individual"
Spain is certainly in very unsettled
state:-A courier arrived at Madrid
from Cadiz sist dec. bringing intelli.
gence Of the serious Misunderstanding
which existed between the magistrates
and the people, the latter of " hum para
ded the streets in bodies, and called out
Cor vengeance upon the authors of the
massacres which took place in March