The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-03 00:00:00

[Stamped, ld. Additional.]

to my room, above an hour without being able to
get a glass of water or medical aid ; but the Gari-
baldian surgeon tried to stop the blood with his
handkerchief before the police took notice of him.
I made friends with the guards—one of them is
an ex-Garibaldian, another • Venetian exile. Both
were deeply affected by the position in which they
found themselves. "If it were against Bourbonista
or Austrians," said the one, "I would risk my life
with pleasure ; but lam unmanned when I have to
attach those who feel for liberty like myself." The
other told me he feared he would never see Venice
again, for if Garibaldi approaches, the popula-
tion of Naples will rise and kill the police, who are
obnoxious on account of the numerous arrests
which now take place.
At nine o'clock the different officials arrived, and
took their seats in the rooms in which we sleep.
They showed great sympathy with me, wished to
make me as comfortable as possible, and listened
with pleasure to my words when I told them how
Garibaldi turned the royal troops ; bow, without
I shedding one drop of blood, he entered Catania ;
how he allowed the two companies of soldiers left
in the barracks to go unmolested to the royal
camp, Geenerillellial disarmed and sfe.
lWiled-all those wultisharsiassiat faverbrtfee
much, had remained behind ; how with 3,600
rya he eluded the vigilance of the Italian war
frigates and safely landed in Calabria, whence he
intended to reach Naplea on the anniversary of his
first entry. They asked me, with deep interest,
whether be had indeed established everywhere a
new administration and assumed dictatorial
power, es was related in the government telegrams
of the A genzia Stefeni, and wore glad to hear that
there was not a word of truth in it. In fact, every-
body at Naples feels the greatest sympathy with
the hero of the South. I saw that, with such
officials, L Marmora's terrorism cannot succeed.
The state of siege may be enforced by Swiss or
Croat mercenaries, or French praetorian; with
Italians against Italians it cannot seriously remain
for any length of time. About noon the secretary
came once more with the corrected report, which I
had to sign, and told me the governor had tele-
graphed to Turin for instructions about me, but
no answer had as yet arrived ; thus I was to re-
main still for a while the guest of the police. In
the evening, I had some visitors ; I heard that the
members of parliament were under the strictest
watch, nobody being permitted to see them, and
that no newshad arrived from Garibaldi. No news
—good news. I hope that before Cialdini can as-
semble his troops the General will have made some
progress. The postal steamer did not arrive from
Genoa ; it is seized by government to convey
troops, since Napoleon requires that Garibaldi
should be put down by every means, and
Rattazri is the Emperor's most obedient servant.
The day closed with a regular evening party. The
mother and five sisters of my young neighbour and
fellow-prisoner came to visit him ; some of his
friends dropped in later. I was invited to take
part in the conversation ; the two delegates who
were on night service were likewise called to take a
glees of Marsala with their prisoners ; and thus I
found that even prison-life under King Ga-
lantuomo differs considerably from that under
King Bombe. One of the delegates, an elderly
man, told us how he was ill treated in 1848 in that
very room ; " but then," he said, " I found myself
among enemies, whilst now I hope you will find
that you are among friends. We feel with yon,
and shall be happy if we can oblige you in any
way."
One hundred and fifty Camorrista were arrested
last night. If La Manors made use of his ex-
ceptional powers to destroy that hideous conspiracy
against honest work, instead of arresting members
of parliament and detaining your correspondent, I
should be reconciled with his enemy. Unhappily,
he looks rather to the political than to the social
condition of Naples.