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nounout half-past four on the same day the populace sur-
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tled and attacked the house of the Lieutenant, who
th"ght it prudent to confide the government of the capital
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"re to Unta, hopinge trahoping to be thereby enabled, the more easily to
uillity. General Naselli states that the e
hg' troopsh
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1(' Proof of their love and fidelity to the country and
, . • and of their courage am) humanity—virtues which add
gilstre
. to military valour, and which will
_cause us eternally
N deplore the loss of so many brave men, who fell victims to

a frenzy which hrolie out on that very day when the people
of,Sieily celebrated the recovery of their liberty. lire should
hare beet[ happy td have published the names of the officers
who:distinguished themselves in this urihappy ffait. Those
Neapolitans who had not the honour to serve in the army,
and who did not join in the conflict, were permitted to remain
neutral.

The disturbance in Palermo Wotild not hate been attended
by such fatal consequences, had not a parricidal hand liberated,
the convicts. This would not have happened but for the im-
prudence of General Church, who presumed to insult a peace-
able citizen. This unfortunate affair will certainly prove a•
lesson to those restless men who, disregarding the interests,
of the common country, were the first to circulate milting the
people those reports which led to the desire of having a na-
tional Parliament distinct from that of Naples. It is to be
lamented that the madn'ess of a few should have proved the
•satl cause of the ruin of many.

His Royal Highne'ss has tat:en prudent measures for ter-
minating these evils. This morning a ship of the line, a fri-
gate, and two other small vessels, commanded by Captain
Raman, sailed for Palermo. The squadron has orders to re-
ceive on hoard those Neapolitans who are desirous of return-
ing to their. country, and those Siciliaps whii wish to settle in
Naples. His Royal Highness has appointed Lieut.-General
D. Ruggiero Settimii, Secretary of State and Minister of Ma;
rine, to whom he has given suitable instructions, and the re-
quisite authority for the government of the island. The
Lieut.-General is particularly charged to post in every com-
mune a national guard, composed of men really interested in
the maintenance of internal security and public order. The

Junta already established in Palermo has been provisionally
confirmed with the approbation of the. Lieut.-General:'
His
Royal Highnessltas issued a general pardon for the late dis-
orders,
,in order that those who have been misled may return
to their allegiance.

At the same time several Couriers were dispatched, by the
way of Calabria, to the Intendant of Sicily, aad the General
commanding the 7th Milita►y Division in Messina, to open a
direct correspondence with them, and to inspire them more
ardently with the desire of co-operating with the respectable.

part of the citizens in the preservation of good order, and in
directing public opinion towards the Constitutional Govern-
ment, so sincerely invoked by the people of Sicily, who are
Worthy of a better fate, since they have be-en at all times
warm and passionate lovers of liberty. Successful must be
the result of arrangements which second the wishes of a na-
tion ever anxious for peace, and particularly of a peace, which
restores their rights—sanctions the social compact—and thus
fulfils .all their hopes.
To this may be added the further assurance given by the
noble enthusiasm with which the good people of Messina wel-
comed the news of his Majesty's having sworn to the Consti-
tution, the joy with which they congratulatedthe Neapolitans
residing at Messina, and expressed their happiness at being
united by the closest ties of relationship and affection with
those brave citizens who first addressed the throne in the
magnanimous wish for liberty; and, filially, the sorrow and
indignation with which the brave Messioians beard the report
of the lamentable transactions at Palermo.
FeRDINAND I. by the Grace of God and the Constitution of
the Monarchy, King of the Kingdom of the Two Sieilies,
King of 'Jerusalem, lOfante of Spain, &c. &c.
Francisco, Duke of Calabria, Hereditary Prince and Vicar-

General.
Palermians !—Yon whom I call my children, you are the firs
tei plunge into sedition and disorder against the nohle prin.
eiples which have always distinguished your Nation. You
have in a moment forgotten the duties of men and of citizens.
You leave acted -in opposition to your own interests and the
public cause. The most painful reflection to me is, that the
moment I had separated from you, and before the effect of my
measures fur the diminution of your burdens and. the ame-
lioration of your condition could be experienced, you forgot
my constant affection and • the sacrifices which I have made
for you. Rather than believe myself deceived in the 'maks
of love and fidelity which you have always shown Joe,
I wish to consider your errors as the work of Instigators.
But the evil, is not one which cannot he remedied. Bourn
to order, to lesrect for the laws, and obedience to the King.
The profound grief which has afflicted my heart is somewhat
alleviated by offering you pardon. • Beware of persisting in
the herrOrs of a revolution r consider that those horrors may
lead you where you would not wish to go. If you think any
thing is wanting to your happiness, place that confidence in
me which I have never ceased to deserve. Imitate the ex-
aalple of your brethren of Naples. They can tell you whether
the King's intentions and. mine leave not corresponded with
their wishes. I ant most anxious to ascertain what may be most
suitable to your condition, and to the security and welfare
of the nation, But I cannot direct my attention to your
interests, unless you cast from yourselves the disgraceful forms
of sedition which you leave. assumed. Lay down your arms,
and do not clmpel me to have recourse to measures which
would be painful to my feelings. Submit to the Laws .and to
the Magistrates. Convince me that you are capable of com-
pletely effacing your crime. I solemnly promise you that I
shall pardien'all, and shall make no inquiries either into the
cause of the total, or its instigators, if you now listen to
my voice, and feel remorse for leaving 'made so bad a return
to my affect ion.
Naples, July 20.

FRANCISCO, Vicar-Gen.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED NAPLES, JULY 21, 1820.
In the afternoon of the 19th arrived here from Palermo the.
Viceroy of Sicily, Doti Diego Naseili, in company of the King's
Lieutenant (Tenente del Re), Colonel Tatham', sonic other
pul.lic functionaries, and a few of the guards, all of whom
had a very narrow escape from the general massacre that was
going, on there of the Neapolitans, functionaries or not, on
the I etrli and I7th inst., two days after the Constitution had.
been published at Palermo. Lieutenant-General Richard
Church, (a Lieutenant-Colonel on the half-pay of the late
Greek light infantry,) who bad arrived only a few days bufore
from Naples to assume the military command, is slated as hav-
ing given rise to the distm-hatice by tearing in the public street
a yellow ribband from off the breast of an individual who wore
it next the nationi colours, red, blue, and black ; after which
violent act, he had just time to betake himself to his heels,
and get out of the reach of the infuriated popolace, who went
to his quarters in search of bit, and, not finding him there,,
demolished the house, carried his uniform on a pole through
he streets, and burnt it, together with himself, in etti2Y.—
Naselli will be tried immediately by a Court-martial. Medicia,
Minister of Finance, Tonimasi, Minister of Justice, with the
Dukes of Sangro and of Ascoli, have been arrested early this
morning, on suspicion of planning a counter-revolution.
The Neapolitan squadron, consisting of the Capri, 74, the
Sirena frigate, and 2 sloops, is just going ont of the bay,'
hound to Palermo. They have got the Prince of Cassaro,
Lord High Steward, and, in 1799 and 1800, Viceroy of iSIaPI",
a Palermian nobleman, on board, to try to conciliate 'natters
it would seem, do not like the
idea"ithhis countrymen,
of receiving
encivingla,'s wftl•Tti% the Neapolitans. The Euglish
residents at Palermo. I 'on happy to say, have been respected,
arid only those travellers who lodged in the hotel where Ge-
neral Church lived have been plundered, but their persons
have not been touched.
We are anxiously looking out for the first arrivals from.
pakrnin : the 17th, not ,---easel tit for sea remained in the
port of Palermo. At Messina the Constitution had been pub-
lished, and every thing was quiet there on the 15th inst.
The Spry, itish sloop of war, arrived in this bay two or
three days ago from Malta. Her officers went iti-a body this
morning on board the Capri, line-of-battle ship, to congra-
I Mate the Neapolitan Officers on the happy change in their
Government. .
EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED PARIS, AUGUST 6. •
We just learn that on the lfith and 17th of last %inth an
insurrection took place at Palermo against the Neapolitan
Government, and against the new Constitution. The Neapo-
litan troops fired upon the people, and were repulsed. The
fortresses were taken and retaken, and finally remained in the
possession of the Sicilians. In the contest 2,000 men were
killed, and 3,000 wounded.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED GENOA, JULY 29.

he reports of disturbances at Palermo, and in Sicily gene-
rally, have been, to-day fully confirmed. Palermo is nearly
destroyed by cannon and file—the staves and prisoners let
loose from prison, and committing every excess and havoc:
this, we fear, will hurt the cause of true constitutional fret,.
dom which had begun to manifest itself in these quartets, and
will afford a pretext fur. the Austrian army marching into
Naples and other countries, and which, it is sAid, is already
on the route, 80,000 strung.