Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-11-26


Reuss and near St. Sebastian.
EXECUTIONS AT NAPLES,
The Neapolitan Gazette contains an &C
count of the manner in which Ferdinand
iii has punished or pardoned his loving
subjects for having established or support
ed constitution, which he himself swore
10 maintain. and at the head of which his
son remained I'LL the Austrian standard
appeared in sight of Naples. Thirty per-
sons, who had been concerned in the re-
vou,on of 1920, have been condemned
TO death, and thirteen TO twenty FIVE years
Imprisonment. The Gazette, however, is
loud in its praises Of royal clemency, for
having pardoned 29 out OF the 80 con-
demned, and for having committed this
punishment into Imprisonment and hard
labor for 80 years Amongst those con-
demned to death is Gen. Pope, who, it
will be recollecled, made bis escape after
the overrunning of his country by the Aus
TRANS, and is now at Madrid--some say
in expectation Of the command of body
OF constitutional troops-which, however.
is improbable. as the constitution does not
permit the grant of military command 10
foreigner. The only two unfortunate
men against whom sentence of death { for
trying 10 free their country could be put
into execution, were Morell and Siivati.
"On Wednesday fortnight" says pri
vate letter, these two were, according
to the custom used With condemned per-
sons) put in a cappetlG, or little church,
where they passed the night surrounded
by priests; the horrors OF the place, and
the near approach Of death, made an i'm
preston on SIlvaii, who listened to the
priests, confessed himself, and received
the sacrament OF the Catholic church -
Morelli, however, remained obdurate be
expressed bis disbelief of the doctrines OF
the church, and his contempt Of IFS MINIS
tiers, and would not attend to their exbor.
tatons About 2 O'Clock, son Thursday
morning, they were conveyed to the place
of execution, outside of the Porta Capua.
ma. few PAGES from the prison, as they
were sentenced to suffer with the ultima
,gnomtnia, like parricides their eyes were
bound, their faces covered with black
Grape wells; robe Of coarse black stuff
was thrown ever their bodies, and their
shoes and stockings were taken off. They
walked 6rmly TO the guillotine priest.
with large crucihx in his hand, walked
by the side Of each when they assembled
the scaffold Silvari kneIt down on the steps,
listened to the instructions of his cODtessor,
and acknowledged the justice of his sem
tence but Morelli remained standing,
firmly refusing to listen to the priest, say
ing, He wants to deceive me = and when
the contessor renewed his exhortaiIons,
with the words God is just, Morelli an
swerd, God has not been just to me in
this business; have always been an no.
nest man, and now am to die like viii
lain Both the unfortunate men met their
fate very resolutely and calmly. The bo'
dy of Morelll was, in consequence OF his
impenitence, refused Christian burial"
The Paedmontese GUzete contains an or
dinance of Charles Felix, for the regula-
ton of studious youths in bis dominion
The students of Turin, it will be remem-
bered, were jealous partlsans OF the con
stituton of 1921, and mainly instrumental
in bringing about the revolutionary eXplo>
sion For this the university OF Turin was
dissolved, and its fine building converted
into stable tor the horses OF the royal
troops. Like tuS army IL uas INV UGH
reformed, and, together with the other Sc
minaries of the kingdom, placed under an
institute that would have suited any CEN
tury from tie 9th to the 18th, and no 9th
err. All education is subjected to the
priests The students are condemned to
surveillance, as constant and more calling
than that of galley-slayes. They are d.
rected into what house they must lodge,
what church they must attend, what reli-
gious exercises they must perform Ii these
restrictions on the spirit of youth, do not
please the holy allies, they must be very
fastidious.
1t is positively asserted, that the duke
of Wellington will not take any part in the
conferences OF the holy allies at the con-
gress at Vienna.
The brig Edward, Smith, from Rich
mon1 for Leith, with cargo Of 395 hbds
tobacco, value Ll0,0 900 sterling, the duty
on which would have produced TO the Bri-
tisb government L90, coo sterling, was cast