The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-18
The snrsiinian Frlgate San Giovanni.

Yesterday morning the captain Of the Sardinian fri
gate accompanied by the worthy Charge dAfaire Sig
Valerie, and other officers paid complimentary visit to
our Mayor and several members of the Common Coun
ell at the City Hail. They introduced by the Sard
man CONSUL and we're received with great poeness,
his Honor who expressed his willingness to afford them
every facility for inspecting the public buildings and
other matters of interest in metropolis They then
proceeded to the Commander of the Navy Yard, who in
yted all the officers future OCCASION to parake
Of his hospitality, and inspect the Navy Yard at Brook
Ign.
While those officers absent from their vessel
most disgraceul took place Castle Gar
den at the landing place Of the government boats 1t
appears that boats from the frgate waiting
to convey their officers board when Italians ad
dressed the sailors in most contemptuous manner,
exclamipg that their captain coward, &c. The
eeamen for long time treated these rowdies with the
contempt they deserved until Of them snatched the
ribbon from the hat Of the sailor which bore the Of
his vessel This than the Jack Tar could stand
and he struck his assailan who, in company with the
rest OF the gang took to their heels but shortly returned
with another Italian who, informed by the
Irish boatmen around commenced in the lowest Billings
gate to abuse the captain, officers and Sailors and every
thing belonging to the vessel The melee rene we'd
when of the sailors pulled his assaant into the boat
At this moment a rush of the entire mob was made
upon the Sailors the latter jumped into their boat and
carried the individual board the frigate where the Off
duty, unacquanted with laws ordered him to
be put in irons. Immediately the captain arrived
board he expressed his regret that such
had happened and instantly ordered the prisoner to
be released.
What are our police about to allow such disgraceful
scenes as just described? We informed credible
authority that the sailors of the Sandman vessel when
they land at Castle Garden in every instance sur
rounded, insulted, and annoyed by low bred foreign
vagabons and from the have been
assured that the captain of the frigate has so
sibly felt these ouages that had he not commenced
the painting and repairing Of his ship he would have
sailed from this port long ago. The attention and pro-
lection which officers and receive when they
visit any port Of Sardinia surely makes it incumbent up
on us to devise every in power protect them
from annoyance and insult.
1t is well known that American vessels touching at Genoa
are supplied by the government with water board
their ships free of charge and the hospitals open to
any that may fall sick. This affair believe to be
matter Of considerable importance national cha
racter for hospitality and kindness to the foreigner
sued by these disgraceful and unwarrantabe attacks
on unoiending and peaceful strangers and do hope
that the police authorities entrusted with the guardian
ship of the Battery viii hereafter condescend to keep
sharp lookout to prevent Of such disagree
able transactions
The Italian exiles who lately arrived in this country
board the San Giovanni yesterday
ing at the Shakespeare Hotel for the purpose Of repud
ating certain reports which appeared relative to the
kindness with which they had been treated by the officers
Of that vessel during her voyage According to their
statement the food provided CT the worst descrip-
tion and their treatment by the officers brutal and
harsh. See report elsewhere.