New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-20
NAPLES.
Outrageous Treatment OF American Travel
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NAPLES, Thursdsy, July p, 1852.
The Police system of this kingdom is prob
ably the most annoying and vexatious in Europe,
and cannot but ultimately embroii the Govern
mentwith other Powers. Under the pretext Of self
protec hon. strangers are harassed and lnatreated
as enemies seeking the destruction Of the throne,
and the fermentation Of revolutionary disturbances.
In no part of the world are travellers regarded
with a more kindly and hospitable feeling, by the
people, than in the Two Sicilies. The authorities,
however, look upon them with a hostile eye, and
render access to this beautiful and lovely portion
Of Gods earth almost as difficult as to the semi
barbarous coasts Of Japan or China.
Recently, formidable black list has been made
out of those foreigners who for some reason or
pther-dctated by puerile fear, or the lying re-
ports Of pensioned spes-are denied admission to
Naples. Upon the arrival OF steamer, the pas
senger roll is Immediately sent to the police Office,
where it is subjected to rigid scrutiny, an opera
ton which often requires three or four hours. In
the meantime the boat is surrounded by Sbirri,
who prevent the landing OF any one. At last a
deputy is ushered on board amid the salutatons
and baeia mani Of crowd of subserient minons,
and gives out the permit Of debarkation to all ex
cept the suspected. Mr.. Smith is quietly informed
he cannot land, and that he must return with the
steamer, or 90 on if she proceeds further. lie
asks for reason. The answer is, We have none
10 give, such are the ORDERS" Probably in few
hours the boat continues her voyage, and in the
meanwhile the Head Of the Police cannot be
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see Naples, is obliged, instead, to make reluctant
trip to Malta.
The aegrieved person, as an American, naturally
indignant at such tyrannical treatment, addresses
our Charge d Aflaires, who demands an explana-
ton. The reply is, that the mistake arose from a
confusion Of names, and, that another Smith was
the individual against whose patronymic the black
mark was drawn, and, that the rejected Smith
may visit Naples, which he does, after the expense
and annoyance Of an extra voyage to Malta OK
Leghom.
Snch 80. %. precisely the train OF events that hap
pened last winter to distinguished citizen g!
New. Orleans, who had never been at Naples be-
fore, and who could not, in any manner, have just
ly exposed himself 20 political suspicion, and such
was the excuse rendered. subsequently gen.
tlemsn of New. Y ork with his family, was kept on
bosn the steamer nearly twenty.four hours from
y similar stupid blunder. These annoy ances have
lately become go frequent to American travellers,
that our charge d'Aiiaires has taken up the mat
ter in very earnest style, and has addressed the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs in such q tone as his
duty as an American Representative demands.
nope his efforts viii be efoctgd TO abits those
oespotc nuissncesi if not, trust he will ask the
lnterposition Of his Government, for il is rot 10
be tolerated that American citizens travelling for
pleasure or observation, should DO subjected to
these unjust and arbitrary proceedings Of Police
as corrupt as il is infamous.
Poerio, Settsmbrini, and their fellow poltical
prisoners, have been removed from tina castle Of
Ischia, where they were too much exposed to the
observation Of inquistiye English, and have been
placed in dungeon fortress on the summit of
Monte Fmeo, an elevated mountain peak ont Of
the track Of travel, beyond Ayellino. Toere, thew
are rubje 20 such cruel discipline that death
must, sooner or later, terminate their tor lures
Poor Poero is splitting blood, aud, should no be
liberated, Of which there is no present hope, the
residue Of HE life must be state Of severe phys.