The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-07 00:00:00

THE TWO SICLLIES.

ViON 001 OWN 00INWITONDINS3
NAPLES, Barr. 30.
Yr* would namely credit, without witneesing it,
the immense excitement which has been prodeold
here by the alleged reception of Garibaldi into the
Marches, and by the commotions in Macerate. This
sty is not much more than 00 miles from the Roman
frontier, so that our house may be said to be in &o-
gee of catching fire. How the intelligence acted
upon the government I have already told you. A
large and imposing force was immediately rent off to
the frontier, amounting now, it is said, to 16,000
and additions are eenstantly being made. The
live per Cents. fell is two or three days frees 113}
eb I tl, and though the Threes have risen since
one point, they ore in a very meow state. As
for the people, even of the lowest classes,
you should listen to them —it is a new
thing to hear them speak of politics, and it is a
proof of the pressure of circumstances and of public
opinion. Of course one bears great staff—facts
much distorted and exaggerated; still, at the foun-
dation of all this there is a deep and iscreaming in-
terest, which it will be difficult to @oppress. Amongst
other reports flying about the minor care was this,
that Garibaldi, or Carlobaldi," as the lower orders
call him, bad encountered the King's troops, had
beaten them, and that one regiment had damned;
again, that the Calabria@ were in open revolution.
Now, I need not assure you that there is no truth
in these reports; but the vety habit of talking
about such things familiarises the mind with the
possibility or the probability of such events, and
assists their advent. I shall not, indeed, be sae-
prised to hear of desertions, and think it the worst
possible policy for the government to place an army
too near the frontier, if there is any chance of a
meeting with the army of Central Italy : for the
men will not fight—of that be sure; many of them are
raw recruits, and are discouraged at the thought of
meeting Garibaldi ; very many,sepssially amongst the
non-commissioced °Moors, are ill-disposed towards the
government, and are longing for a change, and most
of them will, I think, respond to the enthusiasm
for the national cause which they will witness on
the other aide of the frontier.

I hear that the expedition to the frontier had been
taken by the advice of Filaugieri, and that he has
also laid out the plan of the campaign. I have no
hesitation, however, in saying that if the troops of
Central Italy approach the frontier, the campaign
will be a most disastrous one for this govennment.
Troops and ammunition are continually leering for
some part of the kingdom. A few days since, three
steamers left Naples with the 11th Regiment of the
Line for Syracuse and on their return brought
back the 6th Regiment of the Line to Gaeta. Two
other steamers left at the beginning of the week for
Pescara, carrying with them the ambulance and
several oompenies of soldiers to assist the disem-
barkation. These steamers will remain in the
Adriatic, to cruise about. .

An important fact is, that when two companies of
the 11th Regiment of the Line were recently sent
against a number of person who had left Lungro
and the neighbourhood of Cosenza, and had fled to
the mountains, they refused to fire upon them, say-
ing that they were not banditti, but their brothers.
A sad incident occurred in Naples a few days
since. A man was arrested in the Toledo and taken
to the Commissariat of Monte Carvallo. There be
was interrogated by the Commissary of Police,
Morbtllo, who tried to ascertain from him where his
brother was. On his replying that he did not know
he was beaten. However, that same night, finding
a window open behind him, he threw himself out,
end was taken off to the hospital half dead. The
people assembled in gnat numbers, and were much
irritated at the scene.
The following copy of • petition to hie Majesty
has been sent to me hem the Bsirni of Procida. It
tells a tale se full of woe that I need not add a single
word. Bad as the case indeed is, it is not singular,
nor is it by any means the wont. I could enume-
rate many others far worn than this.

May it piton your Majesty.
Poire,—The undersigned political deteenti have the honour
to lay before your Majesty their just complaints against your
Majesty's ministers, who, abusing their freedom from respon-
sibility- (loudly complained ot, yet eesmingly necessary In this
part of Italy), are making them suffer unheard-of injustice.
Nine months have peered mince • decree of your late royal
father gave freedom to your petitioaars by commuting their
punishment to exile from the kingdom; yet they remits In
the galleys among the thieves, forgers, sad other malefectors
eaatiowl there, who daily thmten their lives. This demo-
tic, sire, after the publication of the said decree, becomes
1114•1 and arbitrary, according to Anielee .34 and 235 of the
peal code, and is actionable fur damages, wnich could not be
lees than six ducats • dsy for every day confined. Your
petitioners would have commenced an action against the
Inspector-General of Prisons, had not all the courts of jus-
tice been closed against them. Injustice sad illegalities occa-
sion, sire, the oscines of your people sod undermine your
throne, which meet be supp irted on publis opiaion, not on
the power of bayonets ; but your Majesty's advisers ammo
both your crown and dynasty. It le, sire, 11 years since your
psi Planers ware torn from tneir homes, as your Majesty very
well knows. Big. Jecovelli was the only support of his
family, who are reducedfamily, to beg their daily bead, and blame
your Majesty for the cruelties they have suffered so long.
Till:trek days from the publicatios of the decree of the 27th
Deoentber your petitioner, were handcuffed, bound, and
taken to the prisons of Uwe, where they rearaitted two
month., sutfenog the most illegal end cruel treatment, and
were at kat ordered to Fronde, where they were promised
their psseports. Four months, however. elapsed, and they
were sulked fur what country they wished passports. This, it
seem., well but • mockery, as forty days have puma
sad your petitioners are etill I. prison. They protest before
God, your Majesty, and civilised Europe, against them) ille-
galities, sad though brought low and eufferuut they only ask
On execution of the royal decree, beta wearied with violence
end oppression, welcoming exile to a foreiggne hurl, and eves
tgt, ea • means of enjoying that freedom denied to them
Imploring your Majesty's orders that their
journey be nu longer delayed, your petitioners will ever
pray, ha.. LAURICE JACOCIILLI (Advocate).
VINCRNSO Oaaco.
STEPHEN SOLACE (Physician).
Nagao di Procida, Sept. 17, 1859.
Omega I.
Either the dangers on the frontier must be greater
than was at fleet conjectured, or the intentions of
the government are not purely defensive ; for instead
of 15,000 men,which was the number at first ordered
off, I now hear that 30,000 more are to leave imme-
diately. General Vial is to be commander-in-chief,
bat the expedition is to be divided into two corps!,
consisting of an army of observation and a moveable
column, at the head of which is General Flamini.
The most active preparations are being made for
increasing the public force; thus the 13th foreign
regiment is to be formed directly ; two battalions of
carbineers, also foreigners, are to be formed. The
sth Regiment of the Ilne,which I told you bad arrived
at Gaeta from Syracuse, was accompanied by two
companies of the 4th Regiment of the line ; and the
whole of that regiment will be sent, I hear, to the fron-
tier. The Carbines!s who were on duty in Naples
have been replaced by the Hussars ; the former It is
said are to go &leo to the frontier. The civil autho-1
rities have received the most positive orders to obey
whatever commands they receive from the superior
officers of the expedition which has just left. What
the precise views of the Neapolitan government are
in sending so large an army to the frontier and thus
denuding many parts of the kingdom of troops at
this important crisis, I cannot tell. An aide-de camp
of the Emperor Napoleon has arrived is Naples, and
is said to have had an audience of the King. Speen-
latiou is uncertain se to the causes of his arrival.
What can the Emperor of France have to do with
the King of the Two Sicilia"?