The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-27 00:00:00

THE HOSPITALS AT NAPLES.

THE RELIEF FROM ENGLAND.

NAPLES,OCT. 20.

I paid another visit to the hospital of St. Sebas-
tian* in the old College of Jesuits yesterday, and. as I bare
hitherto condemned, meet now speak in high praise of the
ameliorations which have been already introduced. Indeed,
everything that could be done by energetic and disinterested
efforts has been done by the commandants, Madame Mario,
and Dr. Franklin, eche is se honorary member of the
medical staff of Garibaldi. I went round the various warde,
in which 700 or 800111611 were in bed, and could not help ex-
pressing my surprise at the greatly improved state of cleanli-
ness and order which exists in every part. The air was purer,
the wards not so crowded, and the patients seemed move satis-
fied ; at all events, I did not hear so many complaints as I
lad formerly heard. There were many cases of severe
wounds, and it was touching to observe with what coartge
suffering is eudurod. One poor fellow bad been shot through

I the chest, the ball coming out behind under his shoulder;
of course he was in peat daoger, and two or thiee of the
gossips, who will come in, had placed an eagreving of the
Madonna, with an imperial crown on her head, is hie
bosom, while the effigies of several saints were placed be-
hind him on his pillow ; but if all the saints in Paradise had
been there I think the poor fellow would have been =COW.
scions of them. Broken arms and legs, and the stumps
of limbs, I saw resting on the water cushions which
our kind countrymen have seat out, and deriving so much
comfort from them that any sacrifices would have been
amply repaid by the sight. In one ward I saw them
changing the coarse canvas shirts of the country for the
comparatively fine ones which have arrived from England-
-6,000 in all. What a Hewing for those who are tossing in
fever, or are worn oat with the agony of their wounds.
"And them wounds," said the doctor who accompanied
ns, " are all the worse that the royalists have cut or
jagged the ball before loading in order that it might tear
the flesh more. I extracted such an one yesterday."
Indeed, were I to speak of the various applications of
the kind and judicious gifts from England, and de-
scribe the comfort which they secure to the sufferers,
I should hold out so many motives to my countrymen
to continue their acts of charity. Nothing touched
me so much as watching the mere children who were lying
prostrate from their wounds or from sickness. There was
one boy who told me he was not more than 14 yearn of age,
who had received a ball in the chest and the arm, and yet
he was smiling as merrily as if he was misting at a comic
entertainment. "Oh r said Madame Mario to another
" I must send you home ; you are too young to be here.
"No," said the child ; " I won't go ; I will obey no one but
God and Garibaldi." That name of Garibaldi has a fasci-
nation for them which I cannot describe. "Sometimes,"
said the doctor, " when having their wounds dressed, and
suffering from intensity of pain, they yet cry out, ' Viva
Garibaldi !' "
Was ever greater influence possessed by a general, not
merely over the minds hut the affections of his soldiers
" But here is an infant," I said, turning to a little fellow,
"who cannot be more than 12 years of age, though the child
tried to make himself *out 14." "He is worth many a
' man," said a patient from his sick bed,• "he hes been aware
near to me, and is as plucky as a full-grown soldier." At
which the child looked pleased, end continued polishing a
sword about half as tall as himself. There was another not
far from him who had just strength to nail the likeness
of Garibaldi to the wall, on which he was gaming an
he lay on his aide. And so, walking on, we came to a
room us which were lying four of the unfortunate British
Legion, just arrived—one a lad of so delicate a looking
complexion that it was easy to see, without keying been
informed of it by the medical man, that he was suffering
from a chest oornplaint. Two others were ill with rheu-
matic fever. They complained, more or less, of bad treat.
meet and neglect on board the vessel in coming out ; " and
yet," said one, with true generosity of spirit, " perhaps
the fault was my own that I son ill." They were very
grateful for attentions received in the hospital, and if any
mother road these lime, and tremble lest it may be her PO
who lies sick in the hospital of St. Sebastian°, let me assure
her that he is well and kindly cared for.—Correspondent of
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