The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-27 00:00:00

BRIGANDS IN THE PAPAL STATES.

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ROME, Ocr. 16.

The government is making vigorous attempts to
repress brigandage on the road to Naples. Detachments
of infantry era now stationed in huts between (.assn, Vel-
letri, and the Pontine Umbel, and patrols of gendarmerie
keep a eb•rp look oat on all the bands of peasantry they fall
is with. Numerous arrests have bean made, and a circum-
stance has weaned which may lead to importaat revita-
lise:us. This was the recent discovery of the body of a
brigand tied to a tree in the forest of La Flo* with two
mortal gunshot wounds. It was calculated, from the state
of the corpse, that the murder took place immediately atter
the unencousful attack made by the brigands on the dili-
gence from Naples on Sunday fortnight. The locality would
correspond with the se ppositios, and the def mut was probably
one of the band, who, armed with • thanderbus, was to,
have shot the poetillioo, but, recognising an acquaintance
Is him, failed in his allotted teak, and consequently fella
sacrifice to the vindictive rage of his companions. The
corpses of the brigand war recognised and claimed by hie
wife, • woman of Velletri, who stated that on the day pre-
ceding the robbery, be bad gone out, saying that he should
be absent for some hours shcotieg, and requested to have
something ready for him to eat on Mentors. His wife,
who appears to have been ignorant of the peculier nature
of the game he was habitually in quest of, not seeing him
some back for two days, became uneasy, end applied to the
police for search to be made after him. By examinieg the
persons with whom the deceased WY in habitual inter-
cows•, it is hoped that some clue will be aff,rded for the
apprehension of the surviving members of the band. A
friend of mine, making as elcunion to Velletri list week,
was driven by the identical eetrurino who was usaulted
three weeks ego between Albano and Porto D'Aezio, whilst
conducting • carriage full of monks to the seaside.l
The ecteurino gave a lively description of the attack'
which wes mede et the usual eclitary part of
the forest of Nettuno, by three brigands with handker-
chiefs over their faces like masks, with holes but for their
eye.. The friars being almost muteness (in coocordance
with their vows of poverty) cad the only other pa,
'eager being a poor m►n with a bundle of clothes, which
Was at once cocfsc►ted, the brigands laid their victims face
downwards on the road, end proceeded to rifle the driver,
but were so indignant at findiag only fifteen psuls about
him that they beat him brutally, and one of the ruffians
was about to stab him in the nook, had the others not pre.
vented him fcr pity on the velfurivo's wife and four
children.

OCT. W.

The brigands of Vslletri have just given a proof of their
not hay.ng ■Il fallen Into the bands of the padarmerie, by
showing themselves very unezpootedly, and forming no
doubt very unwelcome gaests, ►mongst • picnic party who
were dining in Octo►er fashion in a vineyard between
Osman° sod Velletri. Elkiegten plate not being in general
use as yet la this country, silver forks and spoons ere carried
out, even in such enorsions as these, by substantial cilium
Is the present inner cos they served as a bait for the brigands,
who, with their feces masked, pounced upon the silver, and
left the astounded ruralisen to conclude their mil with
their finer', a la Torque.

TEIE MEDITERRANEAN.

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