GENERAL HISTORY. 
lic, and that they dreaded, above 
all other arrangements, their an- 
nexation to Piedmont. 5. That 
it does not appear that any sub- 
‘sequent dispatch or instruction 
from the ministers did convey to 
lord W. Bentinck the opinion that 
he had exceeded his powers in 
issuing the said proclamation, 
and that it had never been pub- 
licly disavowed. 6. That in 
May, a forcible representation 
‘was made to lord Castlereagh by 
M. Pareto, minister plenipotenti- 
ary of the government of Genoa, 
of the continued desire of the 
Genoese to return to their an- 
cient government, and of their 
confident reliance on the assu- 
rances given them by the com- 
mander of the British forces. 7. 
That similar representations were 
repeatedly submitted to his ma- 
jesty’s government, more parti- 
cularly in a protest against any re- 
solutions that might be taken 
contrary to the rights and inde- 
pendence of Genoa laid before 
the Congress at Vienna in De- 
cember 1814. 8. That notwith- 
standing these remonstrances, and 
in violation of the solemn engage- 
ments contracted by lord W. Ben- 
tinck on the part of the British 
government with the Genoese 
people, lord Castlereagh had in- 
‘structed lieutenant-general Dal- 
rymple, commanding the British 
forces in Genoa, to take the ne- 
-cessary measures for delivering 
-over the same to the kingof Sardi- 
nia. 9. That the government of 
‘Genoa was delivered accordingly 
to the officer of his Sardinian ma- 
jesty, and this transfer was se- 
‘cured and enforced by the con- 
-tinued occupation of that city by 
a British force. 10, That the con- 
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duct of his majesty’s government 
in thus availing itself of the occu 
pation of the Genoese territory, 
in order to make a compulsory 
transfer thereof toa foreign power, 
was not only a violation of the 
promises held out in lord W. 
Bentinck’s declaration of March 
14th, and of the implied engage- 
ment by which the British troops 
were received, but a manifest 
breach of the public faith ex- 
pressly pledged to that republic 
by his majesty’s general, and was 
also wholly repugnant to those 
general principles of policy and 
justice which it was equally the 
interest and duty of this country 
to uphold in all the discussions re- 
specting a final settlement of the 
affairs of Europe.” 
The first resolution being mov- 
ed, Earl Bathurst rose for the 
purpose of clearing away the 
charge of il] faith brought against 
this country. In his statement of 
facts he said, that the instructions 
of December 1813, which had 
been quoted as encouraging the 
Italians to insurrection, merely 
said, rise, and we, on receiving 
information of it, will assist you. 
Italy was completely under the 
domination of the enemy. Lord 
Bentinck in 1814 regularly at- 
tacked Genoa like any other for- 
tress ; the outworks were carried, 
and a bombardment was prepar- 
ed, when the Genoese had yet 
never stirred. Now, indeed, a de- 
putation of citizens came out with 
some French officers, begging an 
armistice; this was their first 
movement. What did they toex- 
pel the French? Nothing; lord 
W. Bentinck denominated taking 
the city a conquest. The people 
were undoubtedly hostile to the 
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