Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-06
THE SLAUGHTER AT NAPLES.


The London letter mentions that two thou
saud 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 18th.
and the horrors connected with it. Enough 4
have seen 10 enable me TO speak of this terri.
BILE disaster as the greatest which has befalieH
any city-in modern times, whether as regards
j the carnage of the destruction of properly
! Upwards Of two thousand persons sacrificed!
Such is the enormous loss in which all seem
now to agree. | went last night to inquire
for gentleman who resides near me, Melga,
proprietor of the Crocelle, in Chiatamine, and
| found that he had been shot on Monday and
buried the same night, tossed into pit,
with hundreds of others, and lime thrown up
ON them.
Imet person who, being at Campo Santo,
had seen seven bodies all of one family brot
in; they Were found in we'll, and were sup
posed to 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 rified OF ey-
cry thing. So late as Wednesday afternoon l
was again wandering through this city of sor-
row, and 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 10 wash down the steps and
street, which was running down river OF
blood and water. So 49,
Here there had been great carnage; on tn ID
spot poor Melga and three others had been shot;
in the next house, on the ground floor alone, as
many more had been hacked TO pieces by tbs
soldiery, who had broken through at the back
of the church to get at them. Take these as
feeble descriptions of a thousand similar hor-
rors. The aspect of this city is beyond des-
cripton sad; this usually gay and cheerful city
is now comparatively deserted, houses burned,
ruined, or robbed, shops generally shut. Most
have fled. The houses in the suburbs are fill
ed with poor families, who are too happy TO
have escaped with their lives. Very many are
clad in recent mourning, and all are agtated
by a hundred rumors which point TO some ap-
preaching and more terrible disaster. God pre-
serve us from it! 80
One of the most disgraceful features Of this
affair has been the plumber on the part Of the
soldiery and the lazzaroni This is I'M
doubted fact | saw them running by my
house with the most valuable articles for two
days anda night, exulting over what they deem
ed their lawful robbery, and shouting viva il
Rep 1t is said they were encouraged to rob
by the soldiers, certainly they were not preyen-
ted, and that day and the day after it is equal
ly certain that paister peace was sdistribu-
ted to them. There were a fraternizing be-
tween the soldiers and the mob.
The burning rage against the Swiss soldiers
Is lnenser; and assasslnatlons will take off
many. The night before last several were
murdered; yesterday morning more than
were shot, from whence or by whom no one
knows. 1t must have been by Illuminating cot
ton. One poor fellow was borne by me ON a
streatcher as was walking In the Toledo
Later III the day druggist told me- that fer
three days young man had been to purchase
pound OF Illuminating cotton, but that he had
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 hasl
cannon in their palaces. Prince Gorilla and
his sons were the first who were liberated |
was present on Thursday evening in a large
crowd watching them sthey We're let out
Some were wounded; others without hats and
half dressed.
People are now going TO Campo Santo 20
search for their friends among the dead, who
are being continually carried there. was on
the road yesterday, but personal security is So
doubtful that ran great risk. Even at this
hour, one O'Clock in the day, and while in eom-
panv with friends, two men passed me, one on
each side, and made dart at me. j bad put
on my watch and chain for the first time,
They took only my handkerchief. which was in
my bosom. Turning round Icolared one man
and dragging him into shop, searched him.
he had not got it. then ran out and laid hold
ofanother, who delivered it up.
dared not pursue him farther; there was no
policeman soldier to whom ! could have
given him up. One of the by-staDders Ell
claimed, "Che Corraggio!' Why you will not
be-a loss TO guess, because it was just as like
ly as not that should have had knife thrust
Such is the present condition Of Naples
Up TO this day the railways have been closed;
this morning they have been opened again.
. Every order Of government, see, is signed
by Labrano, Governor of Naples, the city being
in state Of seige. The theatres are to be
opened at his discretion. All crowds in the
streets are to Immediately dispersed by the
soldiery. Except the official journal, nothing
has been sold or printed since Monday.
The official Journal of late last night has
the following orders for the military governor
of Naples.
tits forbidden TO editors and printers TO print
placards andjournals to be sold in the capital.
Such an order to hold good until government
shall publish some express acquisitions on the
subject ~s
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