The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-07-07

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this outrage. He had discovered nothing;
now, as ever, the perpetrator had disap-
peared, and was, in all probability, already
busy at the other extremity of the kingdom;
he, however, recollected the man who had
the day before offered to deliver up Rocco
del Pizzo, and repeated all the details of
their interview to the regent, adding, that
as this person insisted on personally adj
dressing her highness, he thought it unsafe
to grant such request to a stranger.
'You were wrong said the regent; seek
this man and bring him to me-
The minister retired, promised to set all
his agents at work; and on reaching his Of
flee he sent forth his spies with full pow
ers to search for the stranger and detain
him, but without otherwise inconveniencing
him. Nevertheless the day passed away
in useless inquiries; that night a second and
more audacious robbery took place at A
versa, leaving no doubt that Rocco del
Pizzo was drawing nearer to the capital.
The poor minister of police began to re-
greet most sincerely having SO positively
refused the strangers offers, and his regret
augmented when the regent sent notice in
the course of the following day to know if
ne had yet discovered the stranger. I'm
fortunately, his regrets were useless; this
day, like the preceding one, elapsed with
out his getting any clue to his mysterious
auxiliary; but night brought forth fresh
catastrophe.-At day-break a man was
found, stark naked and dead, with poign-
ard still quivering in his heart, on the road
between Amalf and Cava-and, right or
wrong, public opinion attributed this new
crime to Rocco del Pizzo. The body was
recognized as young nobleman known as
Raymond the Bastard, and who, despite
the bar sinister, was acknowledged as re-
lation by the powerful house of Carrac-
ciolo, those eternal favourites of the Nea-
politan queens; and one of the members of
that family was then said to hold, in the
regent court, the hereditary office Glover.
This time the minister was in utter des-
pair the more so, that but half an hour at
ter receiving his reports, he was summoned
before the regent; and, on arriving at the
palace, he found her in great anger, with
Antoniello Carracciolo, the brother of the
murdered man, by her side. Isabella
harshly asked the poor man ifhe Lad yet
found the stranger; he had secured the
squares, streets and lanes, of Naples, and
was no farther advanced. The regent
granted him that day to continue his search
declaring that if the next day he had not
seen the stranger, or taken Rocco del Piz-
70, he need only appear before her to yield
up his place, Count Antoniello Carraciolo
having declared that Rocco del Pizzo alone
could have committed this crime. AS the
minister was returning from his audience
in great tribulation, he thought he saw
resemblance to his mysterious incognito in
a man who was basking in the autumn sun
on the other side ofthe square, closely NUT
fled in large cloak. He felt as if nailed
to the ground he trembled lest his eyes
had deceived him; but the longer he look
ed, the more certain he was; he advanced
towards him, and he now distinctly recog-
nized his man. The other allowed him to
approach him without stirring-you might
have taken him for statue, the minister
caught him by the shoulder, as if fearful
that he would yet escape him. 'Ah,' cried
he, Eat last it is YOU
Eyes, it is me- replied the stranger,
'what do you want with me-
4 wish to take you to the regent, che
desires to speak with YOU
Indeed it is rather late.'
'How, rather late?' asked the minister,
fearing the revealer would reveal nothing,
'what do you mean!'
Il mean if you had done three days ago
what you are now doing, the police records
of Naples would show two thefts and one
assassination the less.
'What!' said the minister, you have not
changed your mind l hope
4 never change it,
you will bring Rocco del Pizzo to me,
if we agree to your demands!'