The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-01 00:00:00

ENCLOSURE.

Statement drawn up by Mr. Acting-Consul Bsrbar from
the report verbally made to him by Henry Watt and
Charles Park, British subjects, late engineers of the
Sardinian steamer Cagliari, now,confined in the prison
of Salerno, near Naples, and testified by Mr. Charles
Park, father of the fore-mentioned Park, who was
likewise present.
Watt and Park were landed from the steamer Cagliari
at the end of June last, together with the captain of that
ship, her crew, and passengers. The captain, engineers,
anti passengers were at ottce conveyed to the Vicaria
prison unbound, but the crew were handcuffed.
As soon as they reached the prison the engineers, as
well as the others, were desired that if they bad any papers
they would give them up. Watt had none. Park gave up
his pocket-bookAwherein he had a copy of a note which the
in-urgents had forced upon him when they took posses-
sion of the steamer shortly after leaving Genoa ; the
original remained on board.
This note was not signed by any person, nor addressed
to any one, and was worded nearly as follows, viz :
" We have resolved to free our country from the yoke
~f slavery under which we have so long suffered, and we
call upon all upright men to aid us. If you do your
duty, no harm shall befall you ; but if otherwise your
lives are sacrificed."
They (the engineers and others) on arriving at the
prison were stripped naked by the police or prison
authorities, and in that position were jeered at by them.
Atter allowing them to dress again the two engineer.,
with the passengers were conveyed to a prison on the
ground floor, consisting of two small rooms, which were
very damp, with one small iron-barred window, whisk
looked into the prison yard. Through this window the
sun never entered, and scarcely were they able to distin-
guish daylight through it.
To the misery of damp and bad ventilation was added
one greater—via., that, in lieu of wateroloset, a wooden
tub was placed in the middle of each room. These two
tubs were emptied every evening, if the engineers paid
some person to do so, but not otherwise. They were
❑ever washed, and the stench, especially at night, when
the small barred window was closed, was very great;
and their health soon began to suffer. These two men
were kept in those roomsduringthe threehottest months
in the year--viz, July, Aug., and Sept. They were taken
cut of them when required by the police authorities to
submit them to an interrogatory. On such occasions they
were handcuffed before leaving the room, and brought
back in the same manner. Park mentions that on one
occasion they c inducted him through damp underground
prisons before bringing him to be interrogated; and from
the manner of the men who guarded him, he understood
that the intention was to intimidate him.

The allowancs niads to them by the Neapolitan
Government is—black bread of a very bad quality, and
coup of so nauseous a nature that they turned always
from it in disgust, and four grani per day each (less than
2d.) in money.
Money was oscasioually sent to them by myself and
some English engineers resident at Naples, by which
they were enabled tc buy better food.
Their beds consisted of boards supported on wooden
trestles, with ono mattress stuffed with bad tow, mixed
with bits of straw. They suffered much from vermin.
In the beginning of October they, with the captain and
crew, were removed from the Vicaria prisons to those of
Salerno.
The manner this was effected was as follows:—
The police handcuffed Park, and passed n leather
strap besides, through both arms ; they attempted the
same with Watt, but he resisted the indignity as long as
he had strength, but being overpowered, he was hand-
cuffed and strapped in the same manner as Park. They
were then tied together, and put into a carriage into
which three gendarmes likewise entered. The windows
of the carriage were drawn up ; and thus suffering from
the tightness with which they were bound, they were
forced to perform at a slow pace a journey of about 30
miles by night, in a carrieze hermetically closed.
They begged repeatedly that a window might be let
down for the sake of air. Their request was not complied
with.
When they reached the prison of Salerno the crew of
the Cagliari were placed in two rooms—one a large airy
room, the other smaller, but well ventilated.
The captain and the two engisteere were put into a
small room immediately under those occupied by the
crew, which belonged to the gaoler. The room being
situated very low, and the space occupied by their three
bebs leaving them little space to walk in, the captain
commenced suffering from bowel complaint ; Watt has
threatened insanity ; and Park, who enjoyed very good
health before his imprisonment, now suffers from fits.
A petition was sent by them to the Attorney-General,
begging that they might be placed in the same rooms
with the crew, which was granted one day before our
going to Salerno—namely, on the 24th of November.
They have now a certain space to walk in, in the
larger room of the two.
" Since their arrival a Solerno the engineers have fre-
quently been conveyed from their prison to the tribunal
to be examined by the Attorney-General. On these oc-
casions they have been paraded through the streets of
Salerno, strongly guarded and handcuffed.
They have repeatedly begged that they might be spared
the pain and humiliation of nandcuirs, but their prayer
has always been refused.
The handcuffs are made of iron. Park states that for
several days after they reached Salerno the marks
were still visible on their wrists and arms, from the tight-
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Salerno.fur grani per day, allowed to sack
man by the Neapolitan Government, enables them to
pay for the hire of their beds.
" The beds are of a better description than those they
had at Naples.
" The company to whom the Cagliari belongs allows
about 12s. 2d. daily to assist the 16rew in their subsis-
tence, but this small sum, having to be divided among
22 persons, helps them but very little.
"The earnest prayer of the engineers is, that they
may speedily be brought to trial. They have already
been confined for five months without being allowed,
until within the last 10 days, to see any one, excepting
on one occasion, when an engineer named Wood saw
them in the prison at Naples for a few moments ; and,
if this just prayer is not immediately complied with, we,
the undersigned, fear to dwell upon the consequences
which are likely to befall these men.
(Signed) LEWIS J. BARBAR, Acting British
Consul.
CHARLES PARK, senior, rather of
Charles Park, late engineer of the
Cagliari, now imprisoned at Salerno.
Naples, Nov. 26.

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SMOKING NOT ALLOWED.—On Wednesday last, while
Lord Stanley was being conducted over the northern
docks and works at Liverpool, Mr. Charles Darner of-
fered a Havannah cigar to his Lordship, and both having
provoked the perfume consequent on ignition a police-
man suddenly appeared with—" No smoking allowed
here, Sir." " Nonsense," said Mr. Turner, "I am the
chairman of the dock committee." "Then," respondesi
the constable, ",you ought to know better than to
violate the law—you must not smoke here." Tht•
policeman applied for and obtained a summons *gains
L. Stanley and Mr. Turner ; but Major .G. r ebi
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