The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-09-20
From the National d1voedfs.
NAPLES.


the Spanish people have pointed out for
Ferdinand the 7th. The old King has
not waited until the storm was up and
faging, but he bent to the first blast, and
has given his people Constiiution---lhe
true intent and meahing thereof they
know very little about, and, possibly,
care less. Except Victor Emanuel,
King of Sardinr, there is 10 sovereign
possessing less influence than the King
Of Naples. During the reign of Murst,
he va. quietly sojouroing at Sicily, IN.
der the protection Of the English, while
the kingdom of Naples was organised,
and placed under The be,t discipline, in
relation to civil and military policy.
When Murat was dethroned and Fer
dlnand restored, the people received him
with great reluctance the measures pur-
sued 10y his predecessor had added much
30 the splendour and character Of the
kingdom, and the old King Of Sicily
was known to be more attached TO his
dogs tilon lis subjects. He married
woman OF indifferent character, abolt SIX
years ago, in Sicily; she is not consld-
cred as the Queen, but enjoys every
privilege as his wife. On the return Of
the King to Naples, he removed all the
officers Of N1orat, with a very few cX-
ceptions, and restored the aneien repime,
and particularly the power OF the priests.
Discontents have been long lett and eX-
pressed, but the lnstigatofs ol the preoen,
revolution are not among the LazzMoni,
or lower orders, but arc iound among
shc Bonaparlists and adhcrcnis Of Murat.
IN whl, manner they viii form a Con-
atiiution FOR a population so singular in
their habits, Is difficult 10 say. The
Neapoilan, arc lar behind the Spaniards
IN ,heir estimate OF true liberty. This
Aamc may cxleno through Italy, aid even
spread beyond it. Every tnng appears
t0 change in Europe and the bou.bons
of Spain, France and Naples, have each
their troubles with revolution and inter
nal disailection. Naples has Witnessed
several revolutions, several strange events,
but the most extraordinary was that Of
the fisherman "Ihis NAN WAS about
twenty -four years Old, he wore linen
Stops, blue waistcoat, and went bare
foot, with a mariners cap upon his hs ID;
his profession was 10 angle ior little fish
with cane, line and hook, and also to
buy fish, and to carry and retail them to
some that dwell i'll his quarter. His name
was rolaa,o Anel!o, bat vnlglrly called
Massanelilo; yet was this drspcable c,ea-
tune the man that subjugatcd all Naples;
Naples the head of such Kmgdonl, the
metropolis Of SO many provinces, the
queen Of SO many cities, ihc mother OF
80 manv glorious heroes the rendezvous
of SO many p,mces, the nurse otso many
champions and sprightIy cavaliers. This
Naples, though having six hundrtd ,hou.
sand souls, SAW hersel. CON mantlvd by a
poor, ahject fisher boy, who was attended
by Il num>rous army, amounting, in a
few hours, To one huDdycd and fifty thou
sand men. He made trenches, set cen.
,incls, gave signs, chastscd the banduti,
condemned the guilty, viewed TIE squad
rons, ranked tnem flies, comforted the
fearful, confirmed the stout, encouraged
the bold, promised rewards, threatened
the suspected, rcproached the coward,
applauded the valiant, marveilously Incl
ted the minds of men, by many degrees
bis supeiors, to battle, to spoil, to burn
ings, to blood, and 10 death. He awed
the nobility, terrified the viceroy, dispo.
sed Of the clergy Cut of the heads of
PRINCES, burn, ralaces. rifed houses at
his pleasure, freed Naples from all sort
of taxes, restored it to its ancient priv.
lcses, and rested not un;il he had CONVEX.
ted his blue waistcoat into cloth of silver,
and made himself more absolute lord OF
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