Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-08-04
DIPLOMATIC CIVILITIES.

We understand that the Commander BERT
NATTI, who for several years past has, with great
acceptability, represented the Government Of Italy
in this country successfully as Charge d Ahaires
and Minister Resident, has been raised to the rank
Of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten-
tiary and that his presentation in that quality took
place on Saturday last.
On delivering his credentials, Mr.. BERTINATTI
addressed the President as follows
PRESIDENT: 1t is most agreeable to me, Fresiuenl
for the second time during the of your enlightened
Administration to present to you the letters roya Oh y
august sovereign which, by successfully eevatlng MS
mission to the United States prove to you how great
price he attaches the cultivation of your good friendship
and how much he feels the Importance of maintaining the
best relations with the people whose high desnes are con-
fded to you
While now presenting to you the letter OF the King
which credits his Envoy Extraordinary ana MlniS
ter Plenipoenary you, cannot forget MT rres
dent that comes from monarch whose constant thought
is centred in the happiness of his people, and who has con-
sscraed in the foundation of unity of the Italian Pennsua
with the blessing of Heaven that supreme necessity OF oil
nations the noble and patriotic efforts which you
TO maintain and to defend it IN your iand anu
to maintain and to defend with it the free institutions
which have presided at the foundation of both OF them.
the interpreter of the wishes OF the King, and OF ms
prayers for the happiness and prosperity OF TINS
land shall do all that may depend upon me to foster tne
relations happily existing between Italy and the United
States and to render them intimate possible IN the
interest of the countries and feel great pleasure IN
the hope that my efforts will be crowned with success, II
you will extend the future the same benevolence
which you have shown in the past az also the same
confidence which your part has never been wanting
| towards me.
| To which the PRESIDENT replied
| Mr. Commander BERTINATTI; am free to confess
that the United States have in the OF the last three
years encountered vcissudes and been involved IN con-
troverses which have tried the friendship and even the
obearance Of other nations but at stage OF this unhaP
DIV fraerna war which only endeavorng to save
aud strengthen the foundations of our national unity has
the King the people of Italy fatered in addressing 10
IN the language of respect confidence, and friendship
We have tried YOU Mr. Bertnatt as Charge dAhares
az Minister Resident and both of these characters
have found you always sincerely and earnestly Inter
pretirg the loyal sentiments of your sovereign AT the
same time am sure that Minister here has more faith
fully maintained and advanced the interests with which he
was charged by his Government desire that your coun-
rymen may know that think you have well deserved the
elevation to which the pleasure Of the present inter-
view.
| pray God to have your country in hs holy keeping
and to youchss to crown with her noble aspra
tons to renew under the auspices of her present engh
ened Government her ancient career so wonderfully Illus
traed by the achievements of art science aud freedom