Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-07-06
Ferdinand I, by the grace of God, King of


" Ferdinand I, by the grace of God King of
the Two Sicies.
The tatheriy intimdtions of our decrccs of
the gath and 3lst of March last against secret
meetings, ami in favor OF a general diSarming
q The Kingdom, not having produced the desir-
ed effect, which shews the guilty designs of
those who disobey, and forces us to adopt
more energetic measures and, impressed with
the maxim that i law to be perfect demands
penal sanction, aud that punishment to be
useful requires examples, public, speedy, and
lmpartlal,we have therefore dccreed as follows
l. A Court Martial shall be created with all
the powers of special council of war;
9. This court shall execute vigorously arti-
cles and ofourdecree of3lst March against
those who carry forbidden arms, by conde,n !,
ing 10 Capital punishment rs IN assassin Who
ever Shall be found with these arms, and shall
tcathont delay execute the sentence.
3. The director of police may authorize the
search Of houses at discretion. Ifforbidden arms
shall be found without legal permission, the
householder shall be punished accordingly. II
The collection of arms and ammunition is such
as to give room for suspecting conspiracy the
person of the inhabtant shall be seized and
placed with his papers at the disposition of the
Court Martial.
OF March a8th against the Carbonari.
5. The object of the society of Carbonari
being the overthrow of all governments, every
one who after publication OF this decree shall
JON that society or attend any offs meetings,
shall be punished Nth death as guilty OF hig h
treason.
g. All who, without being Carbonari, shall
be taken in actual meeting with view o!
overtnrning the public order, shall likewise be
punished tcfh death
1.-The same court shah punish with imprts-
| onment from three to ten gears, every person
who, In town or country, shall know ofthe place
oil a meeting of the above description and shall
not Immediately disclose it.
o. Whoever, belonging I'd the said meetings
moved by repentance, shall discover to the no.
lice the members and the projects Of a con
spiracy, shall he pardoned, his name not dis.
closed nor entered on a,,y register
Signed in due form,
MARQUIS de CICILLO."
A measure more tyrannicaI in its object
more tloody in its provisions, or more treach-
erous in its means of detection has seldom dis
Sraced human history. What must be the
state of the people to render such decree
necessary or the nature of government
which would adopt such law without neces-
sity y
STOCKHOLM, April 6.-Thc message of the
king to the Diet of Norway, relative to the
petition of Col. Gustavson, the old king
Sweden for naturalization in Norway, Wa
communicated to that assembly at a public
sitting by Count Wedel, counsellor of state
Alter the message was read, the business was
referred to a commirce of FIVE They imme-
diate'y met and agreed to present to his ma
lesty AN address the substance of which is as
follows" The diet of Norway see in the
communication of his majesty on this subject
new proof of his paterial sentiments The
Diet thinks ii su7eriluous to add to the refusal
oil the request any other resolution than that
OF repeating, on this occasion, the assurance
of their fidelity TO that dynasty which tile free
choice of the nation has called to the throne
and also the assurance of their sincere deter
rnlnatlon faithfully to fulfil their engagements
TO sweden, and to put away every thing which
may interrupt their good understanding with
that kingdom"
PARlS--DECREE or esd APRIL.
Art. l. The first article of our ordinance oil
the 25th July last, by which special duty OF
80 francs ton without affecting the adj.
dltlonal tenth on vessels belonging to the II
States of America, shall not apply to any OF
these vessels which entered the ports of France
after the 18th December last.
1.-The amount Ofreceipts on account of the
special duty laid by our decree of the a6th OF
July last, which shall have been collected
upon vessels of the United States entered into
the ports of France prior TO the 18th Decem-
Der, shall be repaid, deducting only asum equa
to the ordinary tonnage duty.
s. Article 3 ofthe Decree of the 26th July
last, is hereby annulled
Extract of letter, dated
GENOA, April 10.
4" We are perfectly quiet here. The Aus.
TRANS occupy the surrounding villages, but we
are constantly assured that they will not enter
the city. The number of persons who have
emisrated is immense. On Sunday, I saw
two vessels loaded with number almost
Incredible; officers and citizens, were seer
waiting in the harbour for favorable wind
making the air resound from time to time will
cries OF uiUe Ia constitution" Nothing is said
OF the arrival of the king (Charles Felix ne
is, as appears, all this time at Modena. Tht
general opinion is, that he will refuse the crown
and that Victor Emmanuel will resume it,"