Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-04-14

roes,-Napies, lnhaDlted by more than
SIX hundred thousand souls, Astounding
In all kinds of resources, glorying in its
strength-this proud city saw itself for
ced, in one short day, to yield to one of
its meanest sons, such obedience as in
all history it had never before shewn to
the mlghtiest of its liege sovereigns. In
few hours the fisher lad was at the
head of one hundred and fifty thousand
men in few short hours. there was
no will in Naples but his and in a few
hours, it was freed from all sosts flakes
and restored to all its ancient priyi!eg-
es. The fishing wand was exchanged
for the truncheon Of command, the sea
boys Jacket for clothes of silver and
gold. He made the town to be entren-
ched; he placed sentinels to guard it a.
gainst danger from without and he es-
tabllshed a system Of policy within,
which awed the worst banditti in the
world into fear. Armies passed in re-
view before him even fleets owned his
sway. lie dispensed punishments and
rewards with the like liberal hand the
bad he kept in awe, the disaffected he
Paralyzed, the wavering he resolved by
his exortations, the bold be encouraged
by his excitcments, and the valiant
made more valiant by his appreciation.
Obeyed IN whatever he commanded.
gratnled III whatever he desired, success
ful III whatever he attempted, never
was there chief more absolute, never
was there an absolute chief for time
more powerful. He ordered that all
the mobiles and cavaliers should deliver
up their arms TO such officers as,he
should give commissions TO receive
them The order was obeyed. He
ordered that men OF all ranks should 90
without cloaks, or gowns, or wide cas-
socks, or any other sort of loose dress
under which arms might be concealed:
nay, that even the women, for the same
reason, should throw aside their farthing-
ales, and tuck up their gowns somewhat
high. The order changed in an instant
the whole fashion of the people, rot e..
ven the prudest and fairest of Naples
daughters daring to dispute in the least
the pleasure of the peoples idol. Nor
was II over the high and noble alone
that ne exercised this unlimited ascep-.
dency. The . fierce democracy were
as acqulescent as the titled few. On
one occasion, when the people in vast
numbers was assembled, he commanded
with loud voice, that every one pres
emf should, under pain of rebellion and
death, retire 10 his home. The multi
tude instantly dispersed. On another
ne put his finger Oh his mouth TO COM.
mand silence in moment every voice
was hushed
The reign ofthis prodigy of power
was indeed short, lasting only from the
7th to the 10th of July, 1917; when he
perished, the victim of another revoIu-
tlon in affairs. II was a reign marked
too with many atrocioHs excuses, and
with some traits ofindescribable person.
al Jolly; yet, as long as it is not an every
day event for a isher-boy 10 become a
king, the story of Massaniello of Nanles
must BIZ regarded with equal wonder
and admiration, as exhibiting an aston
ishlng instance of the genius to command
exertIng its ascendancy with rapidity
of enterprise to which there is no par
allel in history.
At the French academy, able Reig-
nier, the secretary, one day made a