The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-04-10
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PORTLAND: TUESDAY. APRIL 10, 1927.

The situation OF Naples, cOntendIng as she
IS for the rights OF man, against arbritsry GOV
ernments, exciies towards her the sympathy
Of every nation. which advocates The sound re-
publican doctrine-lhe ultimate sovereignty
of the people Her fate = probably decided
before this time, as the vanguard Of the Austrian
army was within 800 miles If the capital on
the 29lh Of January. The regular army Of
Naples can not exceed $4,000, but the body
Of the people have been organized, dIscIPli-
ned aud put in a stale Of defence and amount
numerically to large force ; but much reli-
snce cannot be placed cpon this resource, al
experience too strongly establishes the total
inc fficiency of Militia for continued or eifec-
tuaI protection.
The reliance which was placed upon the
deliberations OF the Congress a. Laybaoh has
proved wholly lalscious, for II appears that
Ferdinand has been brought entirely into the
views Of the Allied Sovereigns and has been
induced TO declare The Parliament Of Naples
an unlawful assembly and 70 recommend the
NeapoIitans TO receive the Austrlans as friends
In consideration OF their humble submission,
he promises them That he will give them a
constitution north having, on his return
These recommend atoms and promises must
be taken 10 be sincere, since they are backed
by 10000 bayonets, as the Austrians are al
ready on their March IN three Divisions of
40, coo men each.
The Prince Regent of Naples and General
Pope, the leader in the revolution, are very
active in their preparations, as if determined
on resistance troops have been raised and
Military Stores provided, but the most lament
able part of the tale is that the troops are not
Soldiers
No King has had more reverses Of fortune
than Ferdinand w. OF Naples. He i The
Oldest King in Europe, having 10 1859 sue
ceeded his father Charles VII. Of Naples, who
aOdicaed bis throne in favour OF Spain, the
same year, end became the third OF that name,
20 that monarchy, Ferdinand was eight years
Old when he came 10 the throne. In 1899 he
was expelled from his continental dominlons
0y tbe-French and took refuge 10 The British
Fleet under Lord Nelson, and Naples became
The ParthenopeGn Republic under the influence
of French civism. He made peace with the
French in 1901 and was restored to his King
dom. In 1906 he was again expelled from
the continent and his throne was gwen by the
dispenser OF crowns 10 Joseph Bonaparte and
afterwards to Murat, who occupied il until
1915, when the Allied Sovereig0s, once more
returned The exile to bis continental posses
slUns. And now he IS again destined 10 see
them disturbed by foreign invasion by those
very powers 10 whom he owes bis restoration.
20 world thy slippery turns!n
lie married an Austrian Princes by whom
be had the present Prince Regent Francis,
born 10 1850.
Ii is singular that the British feet 10 eve
ry instance, three times, should have afforded
the bsuished monarch protection from his enc
mics
In England the situation of the Queen re-
mains unchanged. The two parties continue
TO look resolutely al each other and neither is
disposed to give ground. Her influence 10
exciting the mob has certainly decreased, and
the popular feeling is continually subsidng
this will undoubtedly give confidence and
strength 70 the Ministerial party.
Lord Castleragh's instructions TO the en-
bassies in relation 10 Italian affairs, i Of
pacific character England will not probably
engage ID the war and give a new subject Of
complaint to opposition until she has dspo,
sed OF the present difficulty in relation 10 The
Queen.
The triumph Of Ministers has been CON-
plete in the Queens case, by The decision Of
The House of Commons on the Liturgy ques-
ton.