The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-17

treated has diminished. For Some days past
they have been allowed meat, and those OF Fort Nal
bouquet longer pelled TO lie the ground
with only chopped straw under then but have pssssss
furnished to them Several OF them, who wsre severely
cast down at being separated from ADD eKsdsr, hsve
been removed to Fort Lamasus. And this day again
of the chiefs very old man, who would oeetsiuy
have died Of grief u the separation had continued hiss
been conveyed to tho presence OF ADD elK.ds This
oil man had crept into a Of his prison at Fort
Mabou,qust aud from that hs would not move uutl
he was told that he WAS to be transferred to Fort La
mslgue.o
Ths Piedmsntsse Gdsene Of the 10th confirms the
of the instruction in Sicily and gives the follow
ing details Msespa began the osurre cotton the 4th,
eight days before the general rising and had organised
cvio guard and taken possession of tho fort Of 8.
Salvatore At Palermo, according to the Pisdmonfsss
Gis,e the rst reports of ths Bssarioti
country people focked Ia arms to the capital, headed
BY the priests With crucifxss In their hands har.ngu
them they should die for their country The csvairyat
tscked the people hut repusca With loss OF 90
pouring boiling oil on the soldiers from the windows;
and among the pieces Of furniture that assaed their
heads from above there WAS piano The citadel Of
Msssna still held out but IL was believed IL would
shortly surrender. ~.
letter from Palermo Of the l2th ays-Ths Ftsliau
flag floats tho public fountain OF tho era Vscchia
square One OF the brothers Gallo lately restored from
prison, has been borne Ia triumph. At this moment,
O'Clock Ia the eung tho streets defended BY
barbados thu tocsin sounds from all ths churches and
the houses illuminated
mored that the infantry barricadsd in the barracks Of
the Four Winds cut of from the Chateau Royal,
and ware With dcuy defending ts%, w,., from sns
up In the Chateau Royal From tho forts some balls
and shells had been thrown, which had struck the
houses provisional government had been formed,
composed OF the Prince do Soords the Duo dc Sierra d
Fslco, Admiral Ruggero Settimo with two advocates
nd a monk Some Infantry and artillery had been
landed on the mole of the fort to the great Of
the garrison There had bsen attacks by the
fnsIa ipea nj Qd
Another letter states that the king had goue on board
to hold n conference with the Count de Aqula. The
official journal drily insure move
ment at Palermo to put down which, troops had been
sent although those the spot were quite sufficient
It was said the insurgents had got possession Of
eighteen small pisces OF which in the forts
The soldiers held these FORTS but the insurgents held
The latest intelligence from Naples is contained in
.tter, dated the lsh and published in the Journal des
Debafs -" The troops dispatched on tho l4th had
landed at Palermo without opposition and took their
position the and in the forts at that s6e.
General Ssuget the commander, put himself In COM
municaton, and traversed the town with the Duo dc
Msgo and General Vial, who in tho Chateau Royal
By this they e,rned that tn, insurgents obey
viz The constitution Of 1912, and full liberty Of tho
press These demands were repealed. Before proceed
Ing to last extremes the military authorities resolved
upon consulting the King, and the Count d'AQula
turned in steamer to Naples on the l7th AL foreign
The following proclamation had been published ct Pa
lermo: -"sicians time for entreaty has passed.
prOteetat1OnB DEMONSTRATIONS
Ferdinand has treated all with contempt and ws pso-
pie born Free and loaded with chains and reduced
to misery will no longer hesitate to assert our legti-
mate rights To arms, sons OF Sicily; our strength
invncibe Our motto Is union, order, and obedience
to the chiefs and respect for property Robbery Is de-
cared crime high treason the country, and
will be punished such Heaven cannot fail to second
our just enterprise" Siclians, to arms!
At Naples when the account of the outbreak was first
announced pacards posted up containing the fol-
lowing short address: Neapotaos, awake from your
topor and follow the example Of your brave brethren in
p.lx tafa thafra and sft at
worth more than you-rouse yourselves"
The Aba Of Florence states that King Charles Albert
heights Of valsnza tho ro In TO defend him
self against probable attack Of the Austrian troops
for fear Of an Invasion by tn. Pisamontsse troops
letter from Rome of the 18th says =" General Ga
bre formerly an officer In the French army, has Just
bsen named by the Pope Minister OF War This nomi.
nation Of aic to ministry has produced an excellsne
effect 1t Is tho best commentary on the motu SroPrso
relating to the OF the Council Of Mnisers
Ths two French bishops lately nominated BY the King
to the Of Caroasonne and Sossons do Bonne-
chose and Gsrsgnieswere formally announced yestsr-
day n sitting OF tho Consstory and he ohoiee made
approved Of Mgr vsssrdelli, Secretary Of Eccs-
sasoa Affairs Extraordinary has been raised 70 the
A letter from RENE, of the 10th Of January, says
The question to the obligation the part Of FOR
egusrs to In the Civic Guard Ia Rome having BEEN
rsed by several British subject both aud trades
msu it was referred to the British Consular Agent,
whose interference claimed to protect them from
such ability. Mr. Free born submitted the matter to
the consider ton Of the Roman authorities and request
circumstances
might be suspended until instructions could be obtained
from Her Britannia Msjestys Government. The Car.
dips Secretary Of State, In most courteous manner,
acceded to this request and person has since been
called upon to servs The expected instructions on
the subject have just been received from England CON-
vey ing the opinion Of her Britannia Mssstys Govern
ment, which In substance informed That NO
permanently residing In Roman States and exer-
assisting in this dsfsncs Of the state in which they
have established themselves, consequently can DO
exempt from serving In the Civic Guard In tho mean.
Il hrtfo N ~ hat NJ
tish artists IL resolved to contribute BY pecuniary
aid the institution in question, which resolution has
been partially carried into effect most liberal scale
" The evacuation of Fsrrara would seem to BE- any
thing but bond d If it Is correctly stated In the Con-
Temperance that IN spite Of o. the Cnru
ton the Psrrse Benedetto which they arc about
roof The situation of the town described -
extremely CRITICAL"
On the 2st ESQ 900 sterling In dvefsno pieces, sft
Bsyonne for the Madrid Bank Of 80. Fernando. The
day before the Infsnte Don Enrique, cousin to the
Queen Of Spain took his departure for Toulouse, from
Byonns where he has been residing for tho last thfes
months.
The Queen's health has improved 30 far that her
Majesty has been out hunting in one o. tho royal
forests.
Epartero arrived in triumph at Madrid on ths 7th.-
immediately mis- arrival he sent aid decamp to
Nsrvaex to demand what hour he could have the bo
of paying his respects to the Queen. NArvaes re-
piled that abe would receive him In the evsnny. Esf
tero repaired to the palace At the appointed TINS and
long and affecting. On the 10Th, Espsrtsro took ,'-
seat in the senate. The first meeting between EApex
tero and Narvaeg took place this occasion. They
shook hands, and remained In conversation some mt
nutes
committee Of seven, 1--WE Of whom the intimate
friends Of Salamanca have been appointed to report
further proceedings TO be adopted in his The
appointment Of many Of bis partans 10 attributed to
the influence OF The Queen and intrigue of the Pro-
gresstss IL 10 not expected any thing will arise cut
of the commission
letter from Gibraltar gives An account Of the
patton OF the ChsHsrine Islands By tbs Spanish force
under the command Of General serrsno.
Switzerland.
An envoy from Rome has arrived In Berne, charged
by the Pope his efforts for the religious pecifoa
ton of the Catholics Of that country. He is yrench
prelate, and of . conciatins mind.
The Grand Council Of Vaais have, by q majority Of
40 to a. added the property real and personal Of the