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,INSURRECTION IN SICILY.

(Frog the Oiwfsak Costitutionale del Revs* doiltdue 4914 e)

NAPLES,-JULY SM.

On the 16th, a tumult took place in the city of Pik.;
lermo ; the troops hastened to re-establish Milk, but
unfortunately the blood of those who oug)tt to love
. each other as children of the same family was shed.
Amidst this melancholy tragesly, thi Neapolitan ci-
Aizens were religiously respecttd, and the offenders
did not trample under foot the sacred laws of hospi-
talky. Even those who had plundered houses restored
the articles, when informed that they belonged to our
citizens. The Sicilians who live at Naples, indignant
at the, disturbers of the public peace, who dishonour
. the name of Sicilians, have, with unanimous consent,
this morning taken the oath to the Conititution, in
the presence of the Hereditary Printe.—Neapolitans,
let its deplore the errors of our misguided brethren, and
'lead them back to the paths of honour and moderation.
JULY 21.—0 n. the 14t1i instant, the vessel sent by
the Hereditary Prince Vicar-General, to announce
thethapPysnews.of his Majesty's having sworn to the
. Constitution, arrived at Palermo Joy spread through-
out the city. • The tri-coloured cockade, the signal of
the reform in oer Civil Government, was in . a mo-
ment universally displayed. In the evening, a yellow
cockade was united to the tri-colourfd one. Opinions
were now expressed in favour of the Constitution, and
a desire was manifested to have a different National.
Parliament for Sicily. Some persons wore on thgir
breast the yellow riband, with the figure of the Si-.
•tali in &tale.
On the morning of the 15th every one was • re-
quired to wear the national cockade;. in the even-
ing, however, the yellow, riband was added to it;
even the Neapolitans were compelled to wear yellow.
On the I.sth a religious festival was celebrated.—
Ilis Excellency the Lieutenant-General proceeded to
the Cathedral, where grand mass was performed :
he was received by the cries of l'ira la Constituzione!
Viva aulepvidenza These cries accompanied the
Lieutenant on his return from the Cathedral, and also
when he proceeded to the Government House to as-
sist in the duties of the evening. The religious ce-
remony being ended, his Excellency proceeded to
*the Senate-house, where lie had left General Church,
Brigadier Coglitore, and some other persons. The
tVto Generals went out together to walk. General
.Church, who is foreign to us both by birth and sen-
timents, in a tit of passion, which, to say the least of
. was folly, tore the yellow riband from the breast
of a peaceable citizen. This was the signal for a
• general dlstinbance. General Coglitore advised his
indiscreet companion in arms to fly ; but the unfor-
. mate man himself received two blows intended for
General Church, who then fled. It is not known

• what has become of him. The populace, irritated by
the insult which haii been offered to a citizen, re-
paired to the hotel where Church lodged. The guard,
• which was composed of troops of the foreign regi-
nient, repulsed the people by firing on them ; several
persons Were wounded. Marshal Pastore arrived in
the midst. of the conflict, and put an end to it by
withdrawing the guard.
A short time after, the residence of Church was
Plundered, and everything found in it was burnt in
the Piazza della Marina. Indignation alone; and not
the love of plunder, compelled the people to this ex-
ceis. On receiving information of this, the. Lieute-
nant-General recommended to the good citizens the
care of calming the turbulent spirits of the people
• and of restoring tranquillity. A civic guard was ap•
pointed ; it was determined that two squadrons of the
second Cavalry Regiment of the Gum d should parade
the principal streeEs, and that the other two squadrons
should be posted along the Piazza della Marina : it
was ordered that the Regiment should retire as soon
ns tranquillity should be iestoted. The safe custody
of the convicts was also provided for. These mea-
sures, however, did not produce the desired• good
effect. The forts of Sanita and Castellamare were
Assailed, and being suddenly attacked, and defended
:only by Aew Sicilian conscripts, were taken ; the
arms and ammunition were carried off. The Gover-
nor, Rota, and the Captain of Artillery, Anfossi,
'made a courageous resistance, to prevent the convicts
from escaping. The fort of the Palazzo Reale expe-
,rienced the same fate as the other two. • ,
Those who deplored the infatuation of the authors
•of these disorders demanJed a Provisional Junta, for

..thepurpo" se of trunquinizing the turbulent spirits.
The Prince of Villafranca, the Marshal de Ruggiero
S•Atlino, Prince D. Gaetano Buonanni, the Provost
P. Palermo, the Marquis Raddusa, Colonel D. Em-
manuele Requesenze, and D, Giuseppe Tcrtorici,
were appointed for this purpose. Several vise reso-
nticins were adopted, and in their execution some
Officers of superior courage, and consummate devo-
tion to the Constitution and the welfare of the coun-
try, distinguished themselves, but without being able
to triumph over all the opposing evil.
On nie night of the 16th, General O'liarri-s, Gene-
ral Pastore, and the Commandant of the Province,
presented themselves before the assembled Junta, and
proposed, that the who!e of the forces should be
posted in the Piazzas of the Royal Palace, and Santa
'fcresa, to act in case of need, in combination with
that part of the people who were animated with a
true love of their country, and a desire for the re-
establishment of order and tranquillity.
The proprlition was adopted, and the Generals re.
ceived instructions to carry it into execution. At
dAybreak, the troops assembled at the appointed
place ; but, too weak to oppose a vigorous resistance
to the factious, they served only by their presence to
increase the irritation.
'We wish we could draw the veil over the remainder
orthat unhappy day. Seven hundred prisoners were
.released from the prisons at ten o'clock in the morn-.
ing : then the villains began their. work. The troops
were attacked, and many brave fellows, worthy of a
better fate, fell. victims to an unjust fury, directed
against them in revenge for the insult received from
a Xash•foreiver.
In the midst of this tumult, a detachment of the
regiment Regina, and some cavalry posted at the ar-
senal, displayed the most noble firmness, and did not
permit any of the prisoners to escape. Two Lancers,
posted by General Staitie opposite the arsenal, co-
operated with great activity in preventing their escape.
Aboot half-past four on the same day, the populace
suriounded and attacked the house of the Lieutenant,
who thought it prudent to confide the government
- the capital to a Junta, hoping to be thereby elk;

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abled the mote easny to restore tfttxtudlity. bette7.l
ral Naafi states that the troops gave proof of. their
love and fidelity to' the country and the Icing, and
linin
e( their courage And-humanity, virtues which add
baste to military. valour, and which will cause us
By todefamstalg bps tif sekmany brave men,,
Atha fell victims to a frenzy which broke out on that
very day when the pbdpreof-Itcity celebrated the
recovery of their liberty.. We should have been happy
to have published the names of the Officers who dis-
tinguished themselves in this unhappy affair. Those
Neapolitans who had not the honour to serve in the
army, and who did. not join in the conflict, were per-
tted to remain neutral. .

The disturbance in-Palermo would not have been
attended by such fatal consequences, had not a par-
ricidal hand liberated the convicts. This would not
'have happened but for the imprudence of General
Church, who presumed to insult a peaceable 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
among the people those reports which led to the de-
sire of having a National Parliament distinct from
that of Naples. It is to be lamented that the mad-
ness of a few should have proved the sad cause. of the
ruin of many. •
His Royal Highness has taken prudent measures
for terminating these evils. This morning a ship of
the line, a frigate, and two other smaller vessels,
commanded' by Captain Bausan, sailed for Palermo.
The squadron has orders to receive on board those
Neapolitans who are desirous of returning to their
country, and those Sicilians who wish to settle in Na-
ples/ His Royal Highness has appointed Lieutenant
General D. Ruggiero Settimo, Secretary of State and
hlinider of Marine, to whom he has given suitable
instructions, and the requisite authority for the go-
vernment of the Island. The Lieutenant-General is
particularly charged to post in every commune a na-
tional 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
Lieutenant-General. His Royal Highness has issued
a general pardon for the late disorders, in order that
the misled may return to their allegiance.

At the same tithe several couriers were dispatched,
by the way of Calabria, to the Intendant of Sicily,
and the General commanding the ith Military Divi-
sion 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 opution.lowards the Constitutional
Government, so sincerely invoked by the people of
Sicily, who are worthy of a better fate, since they
have been at all times warm and passionate lovers of
liberty. Successful must be the result of arrange-
ments which second the wishes of a nation ever
anxious for peace, and particularly for a peace, which
restores their rights—sanctions the social compact—•
and thus fulfils at their hopes.
To this may he added, the further, assurance given
by the noble enthusiasm with which the good people
of Messina welcomed the news of his Majesty s
having sworn to the Constitution, the joy with which
they congratulated the Neapolitans residing at Mes-
sina, and expressCd 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, finally,
the sorrow and indignation with which the brave
Nlessinians heard the r eport of the lamentable transac-
tions at Palermo.

" rERDLVAIND I. by the Grace of Oot, and the Constitution of
the Monarchy, King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies,
King of Jerusalem, Infante of Spain, &c. &c.
‘, Francisco, Duke of Calabria, Hereditary Prince and Vicar-

General. •
PALEK.MIANS whom I call my children, yon are the
first to plunge into seditiop. and disorder against the noble prin-
ciples which have always a:Anguished your nation. You have
in a moment forgotten the duties of men and of citizens. You
.have acted in opposition to your own interests and the public
cause. The moat painful reflection to me is, that the moment
I had separated from you, and before the effect of any measuces
for the diminution of your burdens and thf amelioration of your
condition could be experienced, you forgot my constant affection
and the a tcrifices which I have made for you. Rather than believe
myself deceived in the marks of love and fidelity which you have
always ehewn me, I wish to consider your errors as the work of
instigating. But the evil is not one which cannot be remedied.
Return to order, to respect forthe laws, and obedience to the
King. The profound grief which has afflicted my heart is some-
what alleviated by offering you pardon. Beware of persisting in
the horrors of a revolution; 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 eeasee to deserve. Imitate the example of
your brethren of Naples. They can tell you whether the King's
intentions and mine have not corresponded with their wishes.—
I am 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 s
.unless you
cast from yourselves the disgraceful forms of sedition which you
have assumed. Lay down your arms, and do not compel me to
have recourse to measures which-would be painful to my feelings.
Submit to the Laws and to the Magistrites. Convince me that
you are capable of completely effacing your crime. I solemnly
promise you that I shall pardon all, and shall make no Inquiries
eitker into the cause of the revolt, or its instigators, if you now
listen to my voice, and feel remorse hit having made so bad
a return to my affection. (Signed)
" Naples, July itO. " FRANCISCO, View.-General."
EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED NAPLES, JULY 21.

64 In the afternoon of the 19th arrived here from
Palermo the Viceroy of Sicily, Don Diego Naselli,
in company of the King's Lieutenant (Tenente del
Re), Colonel Tanfoo, some other public function-
aries, 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 16th and 17th instant, 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 In-
fantry), who had arrived only a few days. before from
Naples to assume the military command,, natal as
having given rise to the disturbance by teariiit in
the public street a yellow riband from off the breast
of an individual, who wore it nett the n4iorral oak,
lours, red, blue, and black ; after which 'violent act,
he had just tune to betake himself to his heels;and
get out of the reach of the infuriated populace, who
went to bis quarters in search of him, and, not find-
ing him there, demolished the house, carried his uni-
, form on a pole through the streets, and burnt it, to-
' gether with himself, in effigy. Naselli will be tried
immediately, by a Court4fartial. Medicis, Minister
of Finance; Tommasi, Minister of Justice, with 'the'
• Dukes of Sangro and of Aseoli, have been arrested

ohxly this Anorniag, on suspicion of planning a coati-
ter-revolution.
" The Neapolitan squadron, consisting of the Capri,
74, the Siren* frigate, and two sloops, is just going
out of the bay, bound" to Palermo. They have got
the Prince of Cassaro, Lord High Steward, and, in
1799 and 1800, Viceroy of Naples, a Palermian No;
bleman, on board, to try to conciliate matters with
his countrymen, who, it would seem, do not like the
idea of receiving laws from the Neapolitans. The
English residents at Palermo, I am happy to say,
have been respected, and only those .travellers who
lodged in the hotel where Gen. Churck lived have been
plundered, but their persons have not been touched.
" We are anxiously looking out for the first ar-
rivals from Palermo : on the 17th, not a vessel fit
for sea remained in the port of Palermo. At Mes-
sina the Constitution had been published, and every
thing was quiet there on the 15th instant.
" The Spey, British sloop of war, arrived in this
bay two or three days ago from Malta. Her Officers
went in a body this morning on board the Capri,
line-of-battle ship, to congratulate the Neapolitan
Officers on the happy change in their Government."
EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED GENOA, JULY 29.
" The reports of disturbances at Palermo, and in
Sicily generally, have been to-day fully confirmed.
Palermo is nearly destroyed by cannon and fire—the
slaves and prisoners let loose from prison, and com-
mitting every excess and havoc—this, we fear, will
hurt the cause of true constitutional freedom, which
had begun to manifest itself in these quarters, and
will afford a pretest for the Austrian army marching
into Naples and other countries, and which, it is said,
is already on the route, 60,000 strong."

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

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REPORTED DEATH OF THE KING OF FRANCE.

The Paris Papers of Tuesday, due to" day, have
.not arrived at the time Of our going to Press. On
enquiry we learn that the Mail had been detained
at Dover, in consequence, as there. reported, of a
telegraphic dispatch having been received at Calais
subsequent to the departure of the Packet from that
place, announcing the DZATII OP THE Km° of
FRANCE. The detention of the Mail was for the pur-
pose of bringing forward to town correct informa-
tion of.this (if true) most important event. As soon
las anything certain on the subject transpires, we
shall stop the Press to announce it..;

The letter sent by her MAJESTY to the KING was
not, we are now informed, opened by his Mxsasxx,
who declined receiving the communication, and di-1
rested that it should be sent to him through the Earl
of Ltretteoot,.. The QUEEN'S Messenger, on return-1
ing from Windsor, accordingly repaired to the Earl
of LIVERPOOL, and delivered the unopened letter
into his hands. What the Noble Earl did on the oc-
casion has not transpired, but it is certain that Mi-
nisters have been actively engaged in .Council. The
LORD CHANCELLOR was called away yesterday, un-
expectedly. from the Court of Chancery, to attend a
Cabinet Council, which was held at two o'clock and
sat till nearly five.
A peisonal interview which took place yesterday
between the KING and the Duke of Yqstn, is sup-
posed to have also had a reference to the proceedings
in the QUEEN'S case. On Wednesday night a Co'rrier
from the KING arrived at St. James's Palace, with
a letter for the Duke ; and, in consequence, his Royal
Highness, at half-past ten o'clock yesterday morning,
set off, for the Cottage in Windsor Park. The Royal
Duke's interview with his MAJESTY, lasted about
an hour.

It has been farther thought worthy of remark, that
La communication was yesterday made by Sir BEN-
JAMIN 'BLOOMFIELD to the LORD CHANCELLOR
From the official situation of that Gentleman, it is
presumed that it could only relate to something
in which his Royal Master is personally interested.

The.inferencewvhich has been drawn from all these
circumstances h, that a negotiation for an amicable
arrangement is certainly on foot; and it is, doubtless,
true, as a Morning contemporary states, that " pub?,
lit opinion is more sanguine than ever, as to the pro-
bability of a favourable adjustment." We shall not
repeat the reasons which induce us to think dif-
ferently—which leave us, in fact, without the least
hope of the kind. A few short days will set all
doubt at rest.

The alacrity observable in expediting the altera-
tions in the lieus.otZordsi is, at least, far from in-
dicating any intention of postponing her MAJESTY'S
cise. Yesterday, the new accommodation galleries.
were both erected, and great exertions were making
to complete the distribuuan of place.below the Bar.
- .
'The arrival of Naples Gazette to the glst
-hat removed the.obscurity Which enielopid the re-'
ported insurrection hi. Sicily. It is but too true that
the Revolution which was so pciceibly ictomplithed,
at Naples, has,. at Palermo,, been steeped in blood:
The first impulse of the Sicilians, according to the
details which will be found in our preceding columns,
was, on hearing the news of the change that had
taken place at Naples,,. to- adopt the tri-coloured
badge of the Cojstitution. Dut this feeling
,lasted
' only a singletlay. On the 15th the yellow, or Sicilian
riband was displayed conjunction with the other.

An accident, Ir an iadiscretion, eitaspnated th;.,
people against the Neapolitan authorities and troop;;
an English Officer, in the pay of Naples, zea!ou3,
perhaps (though Unfortunate in the application of h:
teal), is said to have torn the badge of Sicilian indc.
pendence from the breast of an unarmed eiti/en.
The forts in-possession bf the Neapolitan soldiery t' ere
attacked and carried by the islanders. An associaticn
of distinguished individuals was formed for the main-
tenanceof tranquillity, but in vain. On the night of the
16th, the garrison were .concentrated in the puhlit
squares of Palermo. On the morning of the 17th—if
we can fdllow a confused and agitated narrative_ 700
prisoners were released from confineinent by the port-
lace. Then, says the writer, the work of death began.
The Neapolitans were furiously attacked, and, ere fear,
indiscriminately butchered. The accounts in general
Ilabour to throw a veil over the circumstances and
amount of the carnage : but a statement, in which v, e
are disposed to place confidence, estimates the loss ci
life at 2000 killed, and about 3000 wounded.

The Sicilians, though reduced for some centuries,
and with feW interruptions, 'under the same Sove-
reignty as their Neapolitan neighbours, have always
retained for them a strong sentiment of national jea-
lousy. The identity of a Sovereign could not amalga-
mate-the inhabitants of Naples with those of the finest
island in the world; for the two nations had nothing in
common which it was worth a common effort to de-
fend. Circumstances threw Sicily, during the latewar;:,
into the hands of England. The Courtbetrayed its all).
—That ally wished to give the aristocracy a commal
over the selfish projects of their rulers; and Lord
WILLIAM BENT/NCIC tendered to Sicily a distircr,
and, though a-faulty, yet, on the whole, a tolerable
*Constitution. When Sicily, in her free state, had
served the turn- for which the English Mini tcri
had thought it worth while' to befriend licr, rhe
was, in the characteristic spirit of their 1, :icv,
thrown into the hands of the King of Naples,
out one generous exertion, or intelligible s.ii,ula-
tion, in favour of those national. rights and f a.
which this country had boasted of as h k,
and by which she had profited in her warfare.--
FXRDINAND destroyed the monopolies and feudal
exemptions of the &cilia° Noblesse, as the mean ()f
increasing his Revenue ; and he destroyed the new
Constitution, that he might waste or carry off VIA
Revenue uncoutrouled ; thus doing, in the first case,
what England ought to have done before him ; and,
in the second case, what she was both mean and cri-
minal for suffering him to do at aIL
Having borne with reluctance the yoke of Nap!es,
the Sicilians have naturally argued, that they could
not -have a more favourable opportunity to erect
themselves into an independent State, than whi'.c.
Naples is engaged in the momentous task of net:-
modelling its internal economy. And if a separatcri
be the determination of a great majority of the inha-
bitants of Sicily, it seems to be scarcely possible that
any number of troops which can be sent from Narks
will be able to prevent their effecting their object,

Letters have been received in town from Corarra
to the 22d, and from Madrid to the 28th ult. We
are happy to state, that they remove every cause for
alarm reipeceng those movements in Gallicia, whi,h
have been, by the enemies to all reform, so eager:y
magnified into a counter-revolution in Spain. Tie
whole affair is at an end and the province perfectly
tranquil.

Adv ices from thq coast of Barbary, of the 10th
•
of July, contained hi letters from Gibraltar of the
13th of the same'month, state, that an insurrection
of a formidable nature had taken place in the army
of, the Emperor of MOROCCO. A regiment of the
Guards to:tfte EMPEROR being ordered to escort him
from Rebalt, one of his summer residences, to Mo-
rocco, refused compliance, and, diiregarding all n:-
tempts to restrain them, suddenly marched off towards
Fez, which they entered tumultuously, where they
committed the greatest excesses, plundering and ill-
treating all the inhabitants, but particularly the Jews.
They next directed their march towards Tetuan ; but
the inhabitants, aware of their approach, resisted their
entrance, and compelled them to retire. The Em-
PEROIN with a portion of his guards that remained
faithful, proceeded towards Morocco, but had taken
no measures to bring back the rebellious troops to
"their duty. This state of things has spread great
alarm through the country, and caused a complete
interruption to the commerce by land.

_ COURT OF CHANCERY-THIS DAY.

QUEENSBERRY ANNUITANTS.

1111*XAS V. MONTOODIVILV.
Mr. 1118 tn and Mr. Rooms!. applied to the Lop Cnsncrt.
cos on behalf of the Annuitants of the late Duke- of Queens-
berry, craving that his Lordship would add to his order of the
29th July last, that ic maybe referred to the Master to certif.),
to the Court what is the `amount of the arrears of One-fourth of
their annuities, from the 23d of December, 1817 ; and also to
certify what amount of the stock (part of the funds in Coort;,
will be sufficient to be set apart to answer the future payments
of one-fourth of the said annuities.
His Lordship was pleased to make the addition prayed for.
The effect of this order will be to place the Annuitants of the
tate Duke of Queensberry on the same footing as the Legatees.
The funds now in the hands of the Accountant-General in tn.ct
for this cause, amount to no less than X1,421,2b6. 36.2 d. 11.111
Annuities.

Mr. Mats obverted to the Chancellor, that an execution had
been put into the Opera-house; and he had a motion to male
respecting it.
Loan

I can't help what they put into the

Opera-house; but I hope they will not put me into it."
His Lordship then begged the motion might be made to :be

- The LORD CHANCELLOR left the Court of Chancery
yesterday at one o'clock, to receive a communication
from Sir BENJAMIN BLOOMFIELD. On his return to
the Bench, he informed the Bar that he must rise at
two. o'clock, being called upon to attend elsewhere.
His Lordship, at the sitting of the Court in the matt-
ing, had ordered his carriage to be in attendance at
five oiclock. • The communication made by Sir b.
BLOOMFIELD iS supposed to relate to the Correspon.
deuce between their MAJESTIES.

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