New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-06
pieua 1laroncelIi.


dsv and hour that united him 70 the mother OF his
ONLY child and the partner OF his later and happier
wears Through the beautiful and affecting biogra-
phy written b. the two friends md entitled My
Prisons in which they nutualy describe each 9TH
ers captivity and hes-.rending suaer.ag5 Ma-oncen.
during residence CT thirteen yeas L this CITY and con-
stant daily with citizens, has become SO
veil known and beloved ty al who have enjoyed his
society that this tribute from the hand OF trend Will
not, i, hoped, prove altogether unacceptable.
Maronceli was born al For il the STATE OF Rome. o.
the 2!s September l7e5 His earlier yeas were spent
in his native town. and Il Re went 10 Naples FOR his
literary and musical education. BE remained three
years a, the Royal MuEca, Lyceu and o years at te
University under tie distinguished masters There
Ia learned feel and think correctly re always re-
tanned the most grateful! recoIectons Of his friends At
Maple. On h;= departure he continued MS classical
studies a: the University OF Bologna ard his musical pur
suits under the celebrated master Mattel; In
quence Of IN innocent religious poem which ne wrote 10
crafty an old f!end OF his a;he. he suspected By
the Papal Government and imprisoned al Rome 5y the
Inquisaon bu, this institution finding hin innocent 81
ter days r!al declared him tree. He WAS retained
however by the Governor TT Rome and kept in prison
whole year withou, trial. On his Liberation he went
from Rome 10 Milan 10 secure livelihood. There he
became Director OF The musical typography o: Rica-d
Censor Of the classical Latin works published by Bet
toni and Editor of newspaper entitled "DelTApe'-
! lecer which he wrote This time 10 his brother who
had just landed from Greece Leshorn, was carried 0y
the fa,hles5 carrier IA tailor who went on business
from Milan Leghorn) 10 the Police ne was suspected
and imprisoned on the It'll OF October 520. punish
Inenr OF lew months thought sufficient and he was
! again liberated
Blu. ,hi. clemcncy no, liked by the Austrian Gov
er,1.nent and ne tried hy the Cria! Court with
the same result This cruel Government not get saisd-
ed ind evileniy determined convict him at Ill haz-
ards instituted arbitrarily commission composed oil Its
own devoted creatures who tired him al Venice after
long ind tedious examination he found guilty and
condemned 20 death for high treason because he wished
government Italy such was dislked by Austria
This sentence however couunuted on the scaiod
BY the Emperor into twenty years imprisonment IN the
fortress Of Spie5erg Here he remained with his friend
eight years and half which with hs previous napT1s'
oumen.s az Milan and Venice comprised ter years OF
ths, period OF HE when hopes are brightest
It was during thi. cruel imprisonment, that poor Ma
roncel lost his leg and from the uaskllful manner III
which the aTrputation performed as was fully de-
monstrated on the examination OF his body after death,
NAV he traced those suferngs which eventually lost
him his sight, his resson sndhis life. The circumstances
are thus related by Pehco IN the work already alluded
TO- They were in daily anticipation Of thei- release
But all cacuabe periods passed and no pardon came
In the meantime before Solera and Fort!ni were
released tumor had appeared the left knee OF my
poor friend Maronce II arst the pain was slight and
only Obliged aim limp. Then he suffered from drag
gins his CHAIN. and rarely went TO walk One morning
in the autumn. disposed 10 80 out with me TO
breathe little fresh ar there snow already end
in tatAl moment, when was not supporting him ne
stumbled and fell. The shock immediately caused the
pain in his knee 70 become acute. We carried him 10
his bed for he no longer able to stand When the
physician him. il al last decided inst his irons
| should be taken of The tumor grew worse rom day
10 day becoming very large. and more and more pain
iu such the suherings Of the poor invalid, that
he could have rest, either in or out OF MS bed
When was necessary for him change his place 10
rise lie down was obliged 20 take hold oil the dis
eased limb with the greaest possible decacy and move
il very slowly In the direction required The slightest
! change OF position would sometimes produce spasns
| which lasted for quarter of an hour.
| Lecches issues ceustcs lamentations Of different
kinds all tired By the physician They only in
creased MS suensa Alter the application OF causc=
suppuration took place The whole unor became one
sore BUT the swelling did not diminish and the opening
, OF the brought no relief from pain
| Maronccl WE thousand times more unfortunate
! than myaelf but how much suffered with him
The duties OF a pleasure TO since they
were performed for 8 worthy friend But 10 behold
him thus persbrg under suen acute ana protracted
torIuents and to be unable him TO health 10
oresec that his knee would meyer be healed 10 per
ce;ve that he himself considered death more probable
than reeovery all TINS white constantly adfng ms
foritlde ana serenity -oh II 'leu '"o VIII unspc'N
aoie anguish.
In this deploTao!e Condition ne SUI composed verses
he sang he converscd he did ercry thing 70 begule
me as TO his state 10 conceal rom me part OIL MS SUI
ierlnes he couio no longer o1 sefp US "efa
wasted away frighttul!y; lie frequently tainted; yet
sometimes the powers of life would rally for short
time and ne strove 70 S eirou Ssr M
bic At last permission gwen for consultation TO
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| farther means were to be iset "eht away.
a moment alter the sIo,le'Ua ~ c.,ie anu sa.u :"
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