Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-06-19
: Sicilliaa War


dence of the Newark Daily 4deertissr. Is an in
teresting account, by An eyewitness. Of the rise
and progress Of the SlcillIan Rerolu' ION:
Tie matin- bell Of the monastery Gtla GdG.cta
the signal for tie rising ot April 4th-Ihe
troops being enca1ped outside o. The city walls.
All al once, a largo body of the people. led by
their valorous fellow citizens. ki,o-the greater
par, without arms. and dIvi Ted into Igsdes-
marched through tie principal streets, preceded
hv the tri-colored banner, crying EHa !Ita!'at
Vfed Pfttori0 IBQn,tolGt ira case al SGro'o
This went O. for more than an hour, when The
police and troops received Tie or,ier for attack.
The in>qrrectI onisis. surrounded on every side
poured INTO tte solid old 'dIHce OF the GG'tcla'
where they gave valU-oCs resistance To The
Il Re OF the troops. who, 10 get better position.
penetrated By force into the nelghborlng hous-
es which they rcmors -.essly sacked. They Il
nallr re>oried 10 cannon, when the people were
obliged = ceie Many were saved; some Ind
thetrse' .es, aud usmbers were killed. Francis
co RIso fountain bUIk.er. but brave man OF IN
leligence and cultivation, was the last TO Weld
3: lie CiancIa Thouga seriously wounded, see
ms, that tie was about to be taken, he stabbed
himself twice with his dagger, but SKILL Evei-
Arrested and carried 10 the hospital lie made
the Judges grow pale with his answers to their
questions What - Your na'neE Francisco
Rise Your proh.-sion?' a Cons irs,o-' Have
your acconplices?' Il have none. Alone have
thought all ny life on preparation for tins day.
IN which | would Pr0loHg my painful agony, 10
enjoy the spectacle of your terror ! am more
over sure that shall be avenged with the blood
OF the 0ppressors of my country
\ horrible sack Of five day ensued The mo-
nas.cries were robbed. and inmates tortured mo
respect b-ing AID TO either sex or age. Drunk
with the excess of fury. hlo0i. and wine. the
soldiers entered private houses. destroyed what
they could not carry away, and LETT many des-
titute al inhabitants Or gnnd@ b II NJ hint could
lher force uut ohthe indignant pnpulace a TO
where he insurrectioul VINO hal fed. were
hidden; all the ingenuity Of their unfortunate
brothers was united 70 deceive the cunning Off
GERS who finally abandoned the pursuit. In the
meantime the civil and military authorities, fsr
from putting any obstacle in the way of these
excuses, ordered a state OF seIge The lnhabi
tants were forbidden To appear ON the balconies
or in the streets Every face which tor Il
neut approach Il the windows. every hard siam
ming OF a shuttcr. was the signal for the dis
charge of uusketry; and all the peacahle clti-
z-ns who hal their houses near barracks or 9th
or military posts, were obliged to abandon them
70 the fury Of the soldiers.
The iusurrcctiou. begun in town. extern
d-i To the country, AMI the royal troops IN turn
were surrounded bg the luSurrrc-lonIstS Ihe
chief promoters Of tie REVOLT. arnoa5 whom were
the most respectable citizens of the place, II
order 70 preserve The clty from bonba-dmeut
and stop the Internal excess Of desPotIsu, es-
caped 10 the ueiel boring couatry.
In several Of the suburban towns the revnlu-
ZIONIST were victorious. and >he trl-colnred ban
ner and cross Of Savoy waved triumphant y
The city vauqu - -. hut not quoted, the troops
were obliged 10 ~ IN! thei action, and march
ell To the attack Of three ot the surrounding
towns. They fired every house in their pass
age numbering barbarously the Inhabitants,
whether men, women or children. " it'll all the
ferocIty, they could get possession OF but two Of
these towns, while the tn colors still ti1ated
from the heights behind them. aud military cry
Of Long live the King. was drowaed by the yo-