THE KING OF ITALY AND THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON.

Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 922, 3 February 1872, Page 3

THE KING OF ITALY AND THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON.

(From " Daily News " correspondent.) Mr Halt has, perhaps unwittingly, tendered a great scrviceto Italy, liis pMic'ation, " Les Papicrs sautes des Meries,"*is very naturally producing a/rreat sensation. Indeed, after the perfect shower of diplomatic revelations we have lately had., only documents of the importance of those given to the world by M. Halt could have excited any great and striking interest. The letter of the King Victor Emanuel to the Emperor Napoleon, and the (letters of the Erench Emperor to the ! King of Italy, diffuse a good deal of | light on a phase of modern Italian 'history, which bad remained by far too long obscure. The documents published treat of the war between the Italians and Austrians in 18GG, and of Garibaldi's expedition to the Papal States, in 1567. The King of Italy writes to the Emperor Napoleon, that keeping faithful to the Convention stipulated with Prussia, he leaves for the war for the liberation of Venice. The Emperion Napoleon hastens to answer that his position as a neutral fees not prevent him expressing his i sincore good wishes for the accomplishment of Italian independence. In a despatch to the Emperor Napoleon the King of Prussia -declares himself willing to] accept proposals of peace. Two telegrams addressed to the King of Italy urge him to accept at once proposals of peace, without knowing what they may be. " If your Majesty refuse it says the Emperor, " I shall be compelled to be resolved on acting ! I don't know, I am sure, whether M. Halt found no other documents than these on this subject, or whether he chose to publish no other. In any case, he could not have demonstrated in a clearer way the fickleness of the Emperor's opinions. In the former document, the Emperor 'openly expressed his wishes for complete sucess. In the latter document the Emperor appears so frightened at the results of the war that he does not hesitate for a single moment in urging Italy to accept peace proposals, making the King fully understand that unless he does so his own affairs may assume avery complicated character. All the other documents respecting Italy treat of Garabaldi's expedition to Borne in 1867. The Emperor regrets to see that numbers of volunteers are penetrating into the Papal States. Unless this be prevented the September Convention will become a dead letter, The King does not deny the fact but declares " that the public mind in Italy is highly excited, and that the mere idea of a French intervention might bring with it the most deplorable consequences." The King urges the Emperor Napoleon to settle at once the Roman question, but JLroui's N-apoleon will not hear of propositions. Um ccrtaimv declares that, when V.ie troops have occupied Hume, he will invite the European Powers to discuss the sub-

joct. But the first thing to be done is to check at onco the efforts of revolution. For if the Popo were to abandon Rome, he should find himself compelled to carry him back at the head of the Frouch army. To save the national dignity the king proposes a double occupation. This, too, will not suit the Enperor. General Fleury comes over' to Italy on a special mission. Trie consequences soon follow- They "were Montana, with the " wonders " of Do Failly's Chassepots!