Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-12-04

t Butin Pizzo, captain Trcntacapiih anc
agent of the Duke Of Infaniado. devoted
: to the Bourbons, the first by ancient and
atrocious services and the latter by dispo
sition, hastily maneuvred their adhareaf:
and parisans and advanced upon him with
a discharge of muskets. He stopped and
answered them. not by arms but by salu
taiions. Impunity increased the courage
of the profigate williams; they fired other
shots killing Captain Molteno and wound
ing Lieutenant Pernice; the others ther
prepared 10 fight; but Murat by word
and motion of the arm prohibited it.
The enemy crowded sr2nnd him shut
up the road, and there was TO escape ex,
ccpt to the sea, which was bordered with
overhanging masses of Rock; Murat pre-
cipitated himself down the steep. and
reaching the shore saw his bark moving
out to sea- With a loud voice he called
Barbara the name of its captain, who hear
ing his name pressed his sails still harder
to make gain out CT his rich spoil. Thief
and william! For while Murat was on the
throne he had enticed this man from the
life of a corsair and although Maltese had
admitted him in his navy. and in brief
space raised him TO the command Of a
frigate, and made him cavalier and a
baron. Despairing ofhelp from that quar-
ter, Murat tredto launch from the beach a
small veseel; but his force was insufficient,
and while he was struggling, Trentapelli
with his corps came up; they surrounded
him, they seized him, they stripped from
him, the Jewels he wore on his head and
breast, they woupded him in the face, and
with thousand insults and injuries out
ragged his person. This was the moment
of the infamy ofhis fortune. for the VIC
lencc Of william mob is more bitter than
death. Thus deiaccd, they dragged him
TO prison ip the Little castle, together with
his companions whom they had also seized
and maltreated.
First reports and afterwards letters. an
nounced TO the provinces what had taken
Gen Nunziante, commander of the prov
inces Of Calabria. despatched Captain
Stratti to Pizzo with Il band Of soldiers
4 Strait enterted the castle and began to
write down the names ofthe prisoners not
believing that Murat was among them; at-
ter taking two he asked who was the third
who answered for himself: "Joakim Mu-
rat. king Of Naples" Filled with sur
prise and respect, the captain dropped bis
eyes invited him TO pass into a better room,
extended to him every courtesy and call
ed him majesty-,hc last mockcrics and
savors affotune, Nunziante arrived, salu-
ted him lowly and provided for his neces-
sites Of food and dress. That General
during the imprisonment of Murat, achiev-
ed the difficult work of being faithful to the
Bourbon king and showing reverence to
the high misfortune of king Murat
The Government received inlc .ligencc
by telegraph and courierof what had hap-
pcncd at Pizzo, alarm at The danger incur
red, JOY for their success, lingering suspi-
csons and doubts, old amnesty, revenge
and atrocious decision, occupied the mind
Of the ministers of the king. They wish
ed to imprison the most distinguished and
powerful of the Murat party, but they
lacked the courage to do 1t; the troops
We're put In motion in she province
There was despatched to Calabria, with
supreme powers, Prince Canosa, tried
instrument of tyranny and vllianny; they
strengthened the guards and keepers OF
the royal palace. These solicitudes ceas.
ed on the death Of Murat, which was or.
dered by telegraph and messengers; mill
tary tribunal was to Judge him as public
enemy.
While messages OF death were flying or
the wings oftelegraph, Murat was passing
his time serenely at Pizzo; be slept as the
fortunate sleep, he gave attention to the
peatness Of his person, he convcrsed with
Nunziante, as king to a stranger gener-
al, and on the day before he died remark
ed to him that ii would be easy to efecl
an agreement with King Ferdinand if that
sovereign would cedc to him the realm ol
Naples, while he himself would recognize
the rights Of Ferdinand 10 Sicily. In
these rash and inopportune reflections the
character and genius Of Murat appeared
But tie fatal order arrived on the night
of the 18th. Seven judges We're elected
three Of whom with the procurator Of the
law, were among the multitude whom
Murat as a sovereign, had raised from
nothing and upon whom he had heaped
gifts and horors. Ilihey bad refused that
cruel oGice they would have been punish
cd perhaps. (as the rgor Of the law might
have exacted,j ! with the loss Of place and
with Imprisonment for three mouths and
thus have purchased at low price honor
able IA me; but preierring detesta,ion, they
all accepted and rendered their thanks to
him who chose them, ios atfording them
the opportunity as they said of giving a
proof other fidelity 10 the new king
They were cruel and oaseto their old one
and hoped with the name Of one virtue
to cover the turpitude Of the opposite vice
In room of the castle this infamous coun
Gil assembled.
| In another apartment Murat was sleep
ing the last sleep of life. Nunzante en-
tered after broad daylight! commiseJatior
would not suffer him to awake the prison
er. When satisfied with sleep he openec
his eyes. The general, moved with grie
told him the government had prescribed
4 that he should be judged by military tri
bunal
ALAS" he answered, Il am lost! the
order for triql is an order for death"
He covered his eyes and wePt; but a
sbamed of his tears, he controlled himself
and asked if he should be allowed to write
to his wife. The general replied with al
affirmative sign, for his heart was full and
h S voice subjected. Murat with steady
had wrote in French:
"My dear Caroline: My las; hour hal
sounded. in "A few moments shall hav.
ceased to i've, and you to have husband
Do not forget me; | die Innocent; my liz
is stained with no injustice. Farewell, my
! Achilles, farewell, my Letizia, farewell
my Lucian, farewell, my Louisa. Show
, Yourselves to ahe world worthy ef ne.