San Andreas independent., 1858-04-03

AD LIN O6 DAY.
The following sketches of the lives of
two of the italian conspirators in the late
attempt to assassinate the Emperor of
France, will read more like the details of
a romance of the past century, than as
belonging to the matter-of-fact life of to-
day:
THE COUNT ORSINI.
The Count Orsini was born in the Ro-
man States, in 1919. Accustomed from
his infancy to hear reviled the govern
ment under which he lived, at 22 years
of age he was member of all the
secret societies which then and still
exist in Italy. In 1874 he was
thrown into prison and sentenced to
the galleys for life, for having conspired
against all the governments of Italy,
Conducted like a felon to Civita Castel-
lana, he passed some months in that for
tress, formerly country house belonging
to Alexander VI. From there he was
sent to Civita Vecchia, where it was de-
signed he should pass the remainder of
his life; but the amnesty of Plus TX, in
June, 1916, unexpectedly restored him
to liberty
Far from proGting BY the lesson he had
received, Orsini recommended his con-
spiracies, at the point where he had left
off before going to prison. He was ex-
PEELED several times from Tuscany, but
always persisted in returning, until the
government of the Grand Duke finally
sent him in chains to the frontiers of the
Roman States. He is next heard of ta-
king part in the instructions of the
Abruzzi; then, at Rome, under the Die
tatorship of Mazzini After the fall of
the Roman Republic, he is heard of at
Genoa, at Nice, in the Duchy of Modena,
taken and retaken by the gendarmes and
the carbineers; but always escaping At
last the authorities of Piedmont cot rid
of him by shipping him to England. In
London he passes five months in the init
macy of Mazzini, the former prisoner OF
the Pope, receives his instructions, and
prepares himself for new attempts. He
soon sets out and arrives in Switzerland
in June, 1854, under the name of Titus
Celci. The movement that he attempted
to organize, having failed, like so many
others, he was forced to hide in the
mountains. He heard more than once
the balls whistle about his ears
He slept audaciously in the midst OF
the gendarmes and trailleurs, who sought
him, escapes into France, returns again
to Switzerland, in the month of June fol
lowing, to prepare new and not more
successful expedition, and is at last arres.
ted under the name of Titus Celci Ac-
cused of having introduced arms into the
country, he is conducted to Zurich
Again he escapes from the gendarmes,
Notwithstanding their extreme vigilance
He hides at Zurich, and takes the name
of George Hernag so much to es
cape pursuit, as to finish his interrupted
labors. The first of October, the same
year, he sets out audaciously for Milan
furnished with new instructions from
Mazzini. From thence he goes to Ven
ice, thence to Trieste, and Vienna. 4
travelling agent of conspiracies, he goe:
to Hermanstadt, where he is arrested by
the Austrian government, conducted tc
Mantua and imprisoned in the castle Sar
Giorgis. Orsini was imprisoned on the
third story of the CASTLE His cell had
a single door, before which walked sen
tinel, and it was visited three times
day. The window of his cell was furn
lshed inside as well as outside, with
grating of heavy iron bars and it wa,
ninety feet above deep fosse which sur
rounded the castle. All these obstacle.
did not deter Orsini, who succeeded il
breaking the bars and descending in the
ditch by means of cord which he had
procured. Descended to the end of his
cord, he finds that it is too short but he
does not hesitate. He lets 90, and has a
fearful fall, by which he seriously hurts
his knee and foot However, his energy
does not abandon him. He bears his suf-
ferings bravely, and succeeds in freeing
himself from the Notifications of the cas-
tie and the lake which surrounds the city
of Mantua. He then escaped into Eng
land, where he remained untila short
time before his attempt on Louis Napo-
leon, which he will probably expiate with
his life.
JOSEPH PIERI.
Joseph Picri was born at Florence, and
49, In He u-orEad