The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-08
Arrival OF TIRE NEAP0LlTAN E1ILES IN
LONDON
prom the London Morning Herald, March al

Yesterday the fifteen Neapotan exiles who arrived on
Saturday at Bristol from Cork proceeded from the former
place by the Great Western railway to Padngton where
they met with most enthusiastic reception hands
of vast concourse of people who had assembled in con
sequence of notification That committee had been
formed To escort those brave to their hotel Soon
after III o'clock the train into the station when II
hailed with the enthusiastic cheers and when
the exiles aghtcd the platform the applause was
taken up with renewed vigor They were received by
number of gentlemen who have taken interest in their
behalf, and conducted to the Great Western Hotel
where refreshments provided An address of wei
presented by Mr.. Hodge and responded to
after which the refugees assembled the steps of The
hotel, where they addressed Ia italian by Signor
tilopante. The following is translation of the address
Welcome to London The people in this free and
powerful country greet you with the sincere Joy of seeing
you free from the clutches of monster whom they
despise and detest Your Italian brethren who
before you, have found generous asylum clasp you to
their heart We here Italians of all parties There
who profess the republican faith others who
prefer the constitutional form but all agree in the
principle which is emnently represented by YOU viz
hatred to despotsm and love for the union and ndepnd
OF Italy iCheers. Oh, beloved and unhappy
country Nature has lavished upon you all her most
enyiable gifts She gave the serenity and azure color
to your skies, fertility to your fields beauty to your
women the genius of science, poetry and to your
sons but tyranny hells daughter has made all her en-
deayors-happily not yet crowned with entire sue
ces5to turn the temple into Jail, and the garden of
nature into cemetery Here you are, noble martyrs
still wearing your hands and feet the impress of the
chains which imposed on you because YOU wished
to make Italy free and one cheersl some of you for
crime than having too faithfully served the ty
rant himself, when, with perjury his lips and treach
cry in his heart, he held you out dcceving hope of
fulfilling your wishes for the happiness Of Italy Cheesl
Remorse, the foerunner of DEATH the indignation Of
free and powerful England the of war; and per
haps the underground rumble of the volcano of evo-
luton prevailed upon him to open the gates of your
prison. but last token of his hatred to YOU as last
actD % he nfaI foa
the broad Atlantic Your resolutencss and chivaous
devoedness, and the skill of among you hastened
the moment when we were to embrace you. IChcen
Brethren again welcome We are to be TO YOU as the
watch word of advanced sentinel of Italy The sen.
tine cries. On Vipe Answer, the living martyrs of
Italy. Welcome, martyrs Welcome, our brethren
Welcome to the mild atmosphere of Hbeality and of
hope Personal liberty for you Immediately and hope
of emancipation of our beloved country [chceBi
The procession then formed, headed by a band
and some Italians carrying the Union jack the French
and Sardinian tricolors and two banners bearing
spectively the following words Unity independence
and the liberty of Italy, and " Exiles welcome to free
England, a large number of gentlemen, chiefly for.
egners, following, and then about fifteen cabs,
which, together with the horses, gay dressed out
in laurels and evergreens and in these seated the
distinguished exies and their friends The procession
passed into Ejgeware road, down to Oxford street. Re-
gent Circus down Regent street TO Coventry street. but
here the leaders appeared uncertain which to take
apartments having been taken at of the foreign no.
slight confusion the procession turned and went
towards the west until it arrived at Bolton street. which
is opposite the Bath Hotel where of the eles
already housed Here the band was stationed opposite
the door of Hatchets Hotel, at which the cabs
drawn up and the refugees alightcd amidst the most
deafening cheers Of the vast crowd which had by this
time collected.
All along the line of route the brave fellows were most
loudly cheered and they appeared, by their animated
gestculaons, to show that they deeply sensible Of
the cordial welcome which had been given them by the
people on their arrival in the metropolis. The police
under the control of Mr. Inspector Grant and tho
arrangements throughout were of the most satisfactory
nature. Those that arrived the following Vito
Purrcaro, aged 81, lawyer Luigi Pramo Az lawyer
Vincenzo Cuzzocrea 80, doctor Salvador Fanctano,
So Ache Argentine, AZ, gentleman francesca Pro
cenzano, 49, military Domcnico Damis, a. gentleman
ovidio Serno, 43, bishop Angelo Peligrino, 3D. law
yer ; Roiaelo Manro 80, gentleman Giuseppe Pace
49, gentleman; Filcppo Agresti, 63 military Peho
Mazella So, lawyer Carrie do Angels, AZ, lawyer Luigi
PARENT, 49, gentleman.