Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-07-03
NeU- York, June 90.
FROM FRANCE

FROM FRANCE
By the ship Bayard, capt, Van Dyck,
from Bordeau, we received Tile of French
papers to the 9TH of May Our transla-
tors has sent us the following as the most
interesting of their contents.
tDaiiy 1adoertiser.
The works of Sir Walter Scott, (inclu-
ding the novels by the author of Waverly)
are publishing in translation at Paris
There seems to be very great avidity
for them at Paris; forty volumes have al
ready been published.
The works of Lord Byron are also pub
lished in translation, and a critica, exami-
nation of their merit is containel in some
of the numbers of the Journal des Debats
The Chamber of Deputies was engaged
in discussing the details Of system of
corn laws, the adoption of which, in prin-
ciple, had been determined on; not how
ever without very obstinate opposition,
which was still active in throwing OBJ
structions in the way of the details of the
law.
TIE following decree is offered to our
readers to show the condition of Naples.
Ferdinand |, by the grace of God,
King of the Two Sicilies.
The fartherly intimations of our de-
crees of the 2Sth and 5lst of March last
against secret meetings, and in favor of a
general disarming OF the kingdom, not
having produced the desired effect, which
shews the guilty designs o. those who dis
obey, and forces us to adopt more ener-
getic measures; and, impressed with the
maxim that a law to be perfect demands
a penal sanction, and that the punishment
to be useful requires examples, public,
speedy and impartial, we have therefore
decreed as follows.
A Court Martial shall be created
with ali the powers OF special council of
war.
9. This court shall execute vigorously
articles and OF our decree of 3lst
March against those who carry forbidden
arms, by condemning to capital punish
ment as an assassin whoever shall be
found with these arms and shall without
delay execute the sentence.
5. The director of police may authorize
the search of houses at discretion. If for
hidden arms shall be found without legal
permission the householder shall be pun,
ished accordingly. If the collection of
arms and ammunition is such as to give
room for suspecting a conspiracy the per-
son of the inhabltant shall be seized. and
placed with his papers at the disposition
of the Court Martial. 4. The same court
shall execute the decree OF March 2Sth
against the Carbonari.
5. The object of the society of Carlo
mari being the overthrow of all govern
ments, every one who after publication of
this decree shall join that society or at
tend any of its meetings, shall be punish
ed with death as guilty of high treason.
6. All who, without being Carbonari,
shall be taking in actual meeting with
view of overturning the public order, shall
likewise be punished with death.
Z. The same court shall punish with
of from three to ten years.
every person who, in town or country,
shall know of the place of a meeting of
the above description and shall not i'm
disclose it.
s. Whoever, belonging to the said
moved by repentance, shall dis
cover to the police the members and the
projects of conspiracy, shall be pardon
I'd, his NJ me not disclosed not entered on
my register.
Signed in due form,
MARQUIS de CICCILLO"
IA measure more tyrannical in its OBJ |
ect, more bloody in its provisions, or