The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-19 00:00:00

POERIO AND HIS COMPANIONS.

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NAPLES, MAicu 12.
I extract the following passages from a letter
which has been received from Carlo Poerio by some
of his friends. He writes from Cadiz on the 29th of
January :

After being detained foe two days in the Bay of Aigrettes',
we left on the night of the 266, and with a favourable wind
end beautiful westlate, in • few boars we cut anchor in this
roadstead just at break of day. The view of the city of
Cadiz and the Gulf le tatutiful, and the commerce, though
much diminished piece its Reparation from the American
colonies, matinees to be coneiderable. The climate of this
milling shore is temperate and mild, and it appears more like
the beginning of spring than the hurt of winter. Sometimes
• cloud from the Atlantic obscures the faoe of the sun, but
hardly does the mist disperse ere the sky becomes again of the
moat limpid blua. We had hardly arrived when we
asked if there were letters for to at the post. We were an-
swered in the negative, end, indeed, consideriog the time
necessary to traverse so great a distance, it needs fifteen days
for the mall to reach Cadiz. We meet therefore wait yet
some days for your anxiously expected letters, and our con-
sul, with great courtesy, has prowled to send them on
board at once. I can tell you nothing of the continuation of
ear journey to New York, nor of the day of our departure.
I car only tell you that we are detained on board, and se-
cording to the imtructions gir en by our consul, the governor
of the city will net permit ua to land to tepee ourselves for
• few days, sod that notwitletanding all the guarantee
offered by ourselves. There are no steamers which make
the voyage regularly between this city and New York,
neither can airy be found, so we or. obliged to go In •
selling vowel, and the negotiating are began
for the conditions of our transport. But at this
point, se might be expected, other serious diffi-
' minas have arisen. The disposable vessels are all built for
traffic, therefore their internal arrangements •re made with
a view to carry the largest possible quantity of goods ; bat
there are no hammock. or mattresses f r assengers, still
lees for 60 persona ; te•ides, they bare no tooting
knives, forks, or linen for such • numher ; therefore, the
civets who undertakes to convey err to America must no
only provide all that is required, but must also begin to alter
t►e letetior of has vessel, in order to melee the due difference
between men sad the bales of cellos. So that to complete
all three preparations, another tea or twelve days will be
aeeeeary, and meanwhile we continue that up on hoard this
ship. I wrote to you from Melaka. that my health was very
good until the second dsy of the voyage; my old complaint.
broirchilie, es was to be feared, reappeared with some severity,
accompanied by difficulty of breathing, and • dry cough'
I bays takes care to apply all nreessary things—
leeches, ipecacuanba, and other remedies, and skim
we bays strived at this port, I have taken
mots' milk, and shall continue to do so, until we ors huddled
on board the merchant ship to proemate oar way to New
York. I get up after four days in bed oa pupate to write to
yon, sad te dispel tomes hrt this cloud of melancholy that
eschews& my soul, by convening, though from afar, with
yea elves I love op much. I hope to obtain some repose
after several sleepier nights, by the aid of aconite, and if I
can continue the milk diet for ten or twelve days, I hope to
be able to undertake this freak mpg* without snaring. At
the moment of departure I will write to you again ; Mela-
while I istrest d you, by all the lave you boa we, to remain
handl and treating fa the Divine Provide's* ; His pc**.

I lion has never become leas in all the trials of this weary life.
Here I have every means of mitigating my suffering, nee
will they be teas on my new voyage. My ONDIMIDOID in
exile are well ; have the goodness to ootomunicate this plass-
Mg intelligence to their friends. I hope that my friend has
already remitted to you the matey ha had in deposit for all
unforeseen cuss, and that you have bad opportunity to
arrange my affairs, so that you may be able to send me the
money necessary to establish myself ; being destitute of every-
thing. I shall have many expenses.—Meanwhile, embrace
my excellent aunts.