The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-05 00:00:00

THE EARTHQUAKE LN NAPLES.

°MON Or* OWN

NAPLES, Due. 29.

After a silence of several days, as if to give some
caese to the mental suffering which all have felt
the Giornale, on Saturday last, again com-
menced its reports. It describes the two awful
shocks as having been at Paten= of equal duration,
accompanied by a fearful rumbling the air i
first trntl
serene, and the weather tranquil. The .hock
wee undulatory and perpendicular, but that which
followed in about three minutes after was marked
also by violent convulsive and vertical movements.
Thus the waters rose and fell, and the heavier ob-
jects of furniture were moved out of their plates,'
and, as it were, whirled round, whilst lighter
articles were thrown to a considerable distance. The
pester part of those who were buried in that city
were of the humbler clue, or who had already
gone to bed. Those who could fly escaped undressed
or ill-clothed to the open country. As yet the num-
ber of the dead there, es in many other places, is not
known, nor are they indeed as yet disinterred. The
dreadful destruction that has, however. taken place
may be imagined fro the following details which '
I think it well to send to you :—ln Briensa the earth
opened through the whole length of the piazza; the
buildings were immensely damaged, and about a
hundred persons have been already dug one The
greatest part of l'icerna is levelled with the
ground; eight deed. Pietrafeea— Many houses
down ; a few wounded, none dead. Atriola—Cot-
teem ruined, houses destroyed; one dead, two
wounded. Vignola—Very many houses falls.;
number of the dead unknown. Marsiconuovo—Two-
thirds of the hou"es destroyed ; very many dead, how
many unknown. Calvello—A mama name ; amayvie-
time t all not dug out. Vigiano--Almost level with
the pound ; a Are ineramed the horrors. Basile—
Many Douai. ruined; two dead, one wended.
Moatamoro—Lovel with the ground ;:few survivors.
Tianntole—All ruined dead unknown, but ese4tia-
eimi. Belem) and Moliterno—All the homes
cracked, some fallen. Sa Entirely destroyed ;
kw survivors, and thaw wounded. Tolvi and
Bella—Many houses and churches destroyed.
Ouardies-100 dead, as many wounded ; churches.
chapels, dwellings, all fallen. Sareoni—Almost all
the houses fallen ; victims as yet known from 20 to
30. Ferrandina—Many houses rained; four victims.
Balandra—Seven houses fell; three victims. Craco
—One dead. I omit the names of many other places
which have suffered, and
.pass into the province of
the Preocipato Citeriore, where Cava, Baroniasi,
and Olevano had suffered much in the houses. St.
Arsenio had two victims. Nocere—Many houses
felling. Pagani, St. Giorgio, Siano, and Braci-
piano—Many houses and churches destroyed. In
Ponces already 70 bodies had been found, and it was
expected that 300 would be disinterred. M
soar communes are added, the names of whichistaZ
superfluous to repeat, showing how widely spared
Dan been the disaster, and how violent the movement
which occasioned it. Considerable supplies have now
been sent to the many thousands who are encamped in
the open air, but all regret that no member of the
royal family, and no person of distinction, has been
meet down to the spot, and all are disgusted with the
fulsome adulation of the sovereign with which the
official journal has teemed, more especially sines the
date or the recent diameter. ' Most religions and
pious," " adored and adorable representative of
.Providence "—such are some of the phrases employed
by the writers of the leading articles in the pre-
cious official journal of the Two Sicilia'. A general
collection is to be set on foot in the capital ; " and as
will be well understood, the first noble and most
munificeot example will be set," says the same
writer, "by the King and Queen ; their august
children, and the royal family, are the
names that will stand at the head of all their
most devoted subjects." I believe, too, that a
collection will be made amongst the English
residents and visitors for the earne benevolent purpose.
It is difficult to aerertain, and dangerous to guess at,
the number of those who hove perished by the re-
cent disasters. The official journal, which suppresses
much, already admits that 3,666 bodies have been
disinterred ; speaks of " moltissimi attori," and de-
scribcs the work of taking out the dead or still going
on. lam still of opinion that the real number may
amount to upwards of 12,000. Great numbers of
persons are employed in erecting temporary bar-
racks for the people, foe the performance of divine
worship, and for the administration of justice.
Others are employed iu taking down the houses now
rendered useless for dwelling in, whilst many are
occupied in disinterring and in burying the dead,
for bodies se maser must have been crushed, entire
families, or many families united. I perceive, too,
that the work of disinfection has not escaped the
attention of the government. Fresh informa-
tion of a most distressing character is being con-
tinually brought in, and the number of the official
journal published since I began this letter speaks
of the continually increasing gravity of the details
of the calamity we deplore. The shock was felt as
far es the province of Bari, where many townships
had suffered more or lees; and the names of many
places in Prineipato Citeriore are given, where da-
mage had been done. Incense is again offered to the
" pious" and the "most religious monarch," and the
provision which has been made for the relief of the
sufferers is described. On the 26th instant, expe-
rienced person, bad been sent down to the scene
of destruction, and on the 28th three other persons''
had been sent to superintend the work of disinterring
and of diainfecting. Two hundred soldiers of the
7th Regiment of the line and 200 pioneers had been
despatched to the neighbourhood of Lagonegro and
Potenza. 2,600 military tents and materials for
building huts had also been forwarded in coo-
aiderable quantities, as well as a great abundance
of food, but no person of any distinction has been
Bent.

The Sardinian 'Minister has informed the subjects
of his Sardinian Maieity resident in Naples that a
subscription list for the relief of the sufferers lies is
the Consulate.

Exchange on London, 562; Five per Cents., 114 f.
Hie Majesty is expected from Gaeta to-day, and
people are patting on their court dresses to run and
press the royal hand. lam glad to think that the
object of the royal visit is to see that the best ar-
rangements are made for the relief of the sufferers
by the earthquake. The amount of the want expe-
rienced may be estimated by my saying that the
great necessity is bread, and to-day some Sisters of
Charity hare left Naples with a quantity. Work-
men cannot be found for the purpose of disinterring
the dead, and the few soldiers who have been sent
down for the purpose are far from being sufficient to'
perform the painful task.