The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-07-04
THE SLAUGHTER AT NAPLES.

THE SLAUGHTER AT NAPLES.
The London letter mentions that two thou
saudi lives were lost at Naples in the outbreak
of May Is. The correspondent of the London
Daily News gives narrative of the events Of
the day, which We have abridged:
Every house seems to show the greater mag
nitude Of the loss of life on Monday, the l5th
and the horrors connected with it. Enough
have seen 10 enable me 10 speak of this terri
bic disaster as the greatest which has belallen
any city In modern times, whether as regards
the carnage Of the destruction of properly
Upwards of two thousand prisons sacrificed.
Such is the enormous loss In which all seem
now to agree. / went last night TO inquire
for a gentleman who resides near me, Mega
proprietor OF the Crocele, in Chiatamine, and
found that he had been shot on Monday and
buried the same night, tossed into a pit,
with hundreds OF others, and lime thrown up
OH them.
met person who. being at Campo Santo,
Lad seen seven bodies all OF one family bro't
in; they found in a we'll, and were sup
posed 10 have been thrown in, or else have
thrown themselves in TO avoid the soldiery.-
The common voice goes on TO speak of women
and children being shot as well as men, or
placed on their knees in monetary expectation
of death, while their houses were rifed of ev-
cry Thing. So late as Wednesday afternoon
was again wandering through this city of sor-
row, AMI passed down Santa Brussiva. Near
the church was assembled a crowd, horror
struck and silent. There had been a little
rain, which had disturbed the rubbish, and men
were called in TO wash down. the steps and
street, which was running down a river OF
blood and water.
Here there had been great carnage; on this
spot poor Melga and three others had been shot;
In the next house, on tue ground floor alone, a.
many more had been hacked to pieces by the
soldiery, WHO had broken through at the back
OF the church TO get at them. Take these a.
feeble descriptions of a thousand similar hor
rors. The aspect of this city is beyond des
cription sad; this usually gay and cheerful city
is now comparatively deserted, houses burned
ruined, or robbed, shops generally shut. Mos
have fled. The houses In The suburbs are fill
ed with poor families, who are too happy tC
have escaped with their lives. Very many ar,
clad IN recent mourning, and all are agiiateC
BY a hundred rumors which point TO some APP
preaching and more terrible disaster. God pre-
serve US from IT,
One of the most disgracefu FEATURES of thin
affair has been the plumber on the part Of the
soldiery and the lazzaroni. This is on un
doubted fact. | them running BY m,
house with the most valuable articles for tw,
days anda night, exulting over what they deem
ed their lawful robbery, and shouting viva
Re! II is said they were encouraged to ro
by the soldiers, certainly they were not proven
ted, and that day and the day after it is equal
ly certain that paister peace was distribu
ted 10 them. There were fraternizing be
tween the soldiers and the mob.
The burning rage against the Swiss soldier
Is lntenser; and asSassiuations will take of
many. The night before last s'veral wer,
murdered; yesterday morning more than one
were shot, from whence or by whom no on
knows. Ii must have been BY Eliminating cot
ton. One poor fellow was borne BY me on
streatcher as was walking in the Toledo :
Later in the day druggist toll m, that 70
three days young man had been to purchase
pound OF Illuminating cotton, but that he ha
refused IT., suspecting something wrong
These facts do not increase in us sense OF Sc
curity.
The King has pardoned all the prisoners ia
ken for the act of Monday, many of whom
were taken in arms and some of whom ha
cannon in their palaces. Prince Gorilla an
- his sons were the first who were liberated.
was present on Thursday evening in a iarg
crowd watching them as they were let OUT
Some were wounded; others without hats an
half dressed.
People are now going to Campo Santo
search for their friends among the dead, VIII
are being continually carried there. was o
the road yesterday, but personal security is $
doubtful that ran great risk. Even at TN
hour, one o'clock in the day, and while in con
PAW with friends, two men passed me, one o
each side, and made dart at me. | had pu
Oh my watch and chain for the first time
They took only my handkerchief, which was j
my bosom. Turning round I.collared one ma
and dragging him into shop, searched hiu
he had not got it. | then ran out aud laid hol
of another, who delivered it up.
1 dared not pursue him farther; there was n
poIiceman or soldier TO whom | could hav
given himup. One of the by-standers e,
Claimed, "Che Conaggio" Why you will nc
be at loss to guess, because it was just as like
" as not that should have had knife-thrus