The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-11

The critical very critical position of Prussia aud
his nom without and at the same moment, the can
Of internal discord Is knawiug ut the very vitas
psussis great many In favor Of alliance with
Rus<iA, especially the officers Of the army they
In this stsp the only hope OF regaining their lost
power Their hatred to the present state of things is
gr~at that rs the period approaches for them to
swear to the constitution they resign their
commissions in masses. An alliance with Russia would
Of course be revolutionary movement and the late
scenes Of Naples would probably be reenacted in
Berlin The people know this, and oppose 1t with des-
psration. while they imperously demand an alliance
with France. This would lead to the republic, or at
least to the falling of from Germany of the whole
Rhine province Of Prussia and indeed all of Germa
nv in the neiglfborhood of the Rhine This sectional
feeling Is clearly discernbie now in the constituent
assembly. and, in many questions, Germany OF the
Rhine stands up en- adsse against Germany OF the IN
terror The Assembly has adjourned for the present
Whitsuntde holidays which celebrated in all parts
Of Germany and much fear is expressed that these will
not pass without demonstrations. Before ad-
journpg, numberless propositions we're made for the
defence of the parliament. such concentration of
large body of troops in the vicinity prohibition OF
public me etings large gatherings within fifteen
mes etc One proposition was that in case Of forcble
dissolution the Assembly should meet again within
eight days in Ratisbon, on the Danube, or Vienna.
Ny opinion IT, that all these fears are groundess and
that It il psca for the members to harass them
selves with the horrors Of what may come and listen
20 ali the eports among the people, If the latter are
TO be believed, another rise in the Grand Duehy of
Baden contemplated for to-day; Hecker is to march
in with a large force from Switzerland and France TO
proclaim the republic, and the blessing is be
conferred here tomorrow; and the tmid already
Ffantftr to massacre burn and plumber With many
scythemen and republicans SYNONYMOUS terms
These are manufactured horrors andelthough demo
cratic convention from various parts of Germany
meets here to-day, and convention of printers in
Eayence tomorrow, the next mail will inform you of
no measures on that account
NAPLES, May 81, 1S4s.
Trip Haiy-Interesting Relics of Combus-Vfsit TO
Celebrated b igaad-.qGdirs in Naples, &C., &c.
last wrote you from Paris and left the End inst
for this place where arrived the 18TH and have
taken lodgings at the New York Hotel We came ria
Orleans and Bourges to Lyons and thence by steamer
down the Rhone to Avignon, stopping one night at
Valance; from Avignon, went to Nismes, Mont
pser, and Cetta and then returned back again to
Avignen and from there to Marseilles. We met with
no difficulty route, although the country ap~
peared to be under a state of excitement.
The day that remained at Lyons, all the troops
were out marching from part of the city to ano-
Their, accompanied by posse of priests to give their
benedcton to the liberty trees that had been set out
in different parts of the city Chat they produce good
illuminated and the trcoored flag hung out of
almost every window in the town. We were appre-
hensive Of meeting with some difficulty at Luuce
town about half way between Nismes and Montpe-
her There had been revolt in the town between the
National Guards and citizens the guards had secured
about 20 prisoners and waiting the line the
railroad, about half mile beyond the town. to place
them in the cars to send them to Montpelier, to
be nut into prison. AS the ears came up thew were
directed stop by the guards and they being
placed in the the citizens, who had assembled in
ayre numbers made an ATTEMPT TO rescue them n
had the appearance of becoming a regular fight be-
tween the National Guards and the citizens and no
doubt would have been So but for the timely assist
ance of squadron of cavalry who observing the diff
Guilty came from the town upon full run and dashing
in amongst them soon quelled the disturbance
We left Marseiles on the 18th, stopping at Genoa,
Leghorn and Civita Vecchia We at Genoa two
days during which time we were busily engaged in
ing the lions of the place in perambuations through
the Doges Palace, which is occupied by the city
council and also by different law tribunals.
We informed that some written documents of
Columbus deposited in the mayors office, which
is within the palace but that it difficult to get
admission to them the doors by which they
secured fastened by three different locks and that
the keys in possession of three different officers
however curiosity induced us to make the attempt.
We accordingly went to the mayors Office aud told
him that we were Americans. and had great desire
to the documents Of the dscoverer country
that we held his name in the highest veneration
United States, called the Columbus He appeared
highly pleased, and said we should be grathed
seQuenty, the keys procured and the documents
produced which were as follow The different dipo.
mas, parchment, given HIM by the King and Queen
with his signature which all in capital letters the
body Of the letters were not in bis own hand writing
The documents placed in small closet cut into
solid marble pedestal, and secured by bronze door
the top of the pedestal stands colossal bust of the
great navigator.
We remained about twelve hours at Leghorn and
about the time at Civita Veccha. which gave an
opportunity riding all the tow nand visiting
Of the lions the principal Of which, at Cvita Veccha is
Antonio Gasparroni the celebrated brigand, from
whose history the opera of Fra Diavolo written
He and his comrades confined in the citadel where
they have been for twenty three years. He is atty
four years Of AGES goodlooking man-very easy in
his nners has a very mild and pleasant untenance
and has been very handsome. had nearly hours
conversation with him ia his cell, which is quite a
commodious ROOM in which is two beds one for him
self and one for his lieutenant There still remain in
the citadel ntyone o. companions who are yet
living, the others having died There were originally
81 Of them He related to me many anecdotes OF his
life says he has been bad man. but hopes 70 be Tor
given 1t is said that he has Killed upwards OF seventy
persons with his hands although he only acknoW-
lodges thrty-one He says In committing robbery |
he never took life unless they made resistance and
when they took prisoner and suspected him OF being
a spy they always put him to death He says they
frequently had skrmshes with soldiers sent in pursuit
of them He said he was years age when he
took command of the band, and taken at the age
ofthrty-one asked him how he came to be taken. His
answer was that Napoleon was taken and so was he
1t was Gods will. He told me that he only dis
tributor the worlds wealththat he never kept
Of it, what he took from the rich he to the
moor for which reason, he said he held out long,
Tor ali the and shepherds his friends
and would betray his secret places in the noun
tsins | asked him where he was born He said at
small village called Serene in the mountains of Terra
Gina and in the neighboring and Mola de Gaiteo
mountains were his favorite resorts asked him he
ever robbed American. He said that he never had
but Miior Eneiese. He then related an anecdote Of
two English Lords who in travelling trough the noun
tans, met a shepherd and asked hl II he knew whore
Casparron that they had heard great deal about
him and should like to see him. The shepherd told
them he did not know where he but had no doubt
they would him before they got through the noun
tains The shepherd asked them were they not spies
They said but should like to meet GasparroDi in
friendly way The shepherd then said Well, you
see him. Them and communicated the intelligence
to Gasparroni who was but short distance of, watt
ing in ambush to rob them. He then immediately
made his appearance down into the road. dressed
in his brigand's costume, apd armed to the teeth
with carbine. &C. bat kept his band all lying in am
bush behind the rocks close to the road, in of
accident On his approach to the EDglishmen he said
to them. understand you want to me, what do
You desire l' Their answer was they wanted TO
the noted robber of Terracina in friendly way Cas-
parroni then told them II you really my friends
/ shall certainly treat you as such ~ and he said
they took the Englishmen back into the mountains
where they spent i've days together in regular frolc
and RECALLED them with the best OF everything they
had, and when they departed they conveyed them to
the road. The Englishmen then offered Gasparroni
$4,000 in gold. but he refused to take 1t, saying "