New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-06-20
Cruelty of the Neapolltan Government.

Such men as Mr.. Bowyer and Mr.. P. Hennessey
have attempted, in the British House of Commons,
to cast ridcule on the statements which have gone
forth respecting the atrocious and inhuman con.
duct Of the Neapoltan officials. The Hon. Mr..
Gladstone at once met their assertion with a direct
denial, and averred that he had occular demon
straton of the fact himself, when in Naples. Re-
ferring to this subject, the Manchester Guardian,
in an able editorial, says:
1t is to be remarked, however, that while
worthy members of Parliament are either making
light Of or seeking to dscredt the occurrence Of,
the inhuman outrages perpetrated in the dungeons
of the South Italian kingdom, surviving victim of
the late Kings perfdy and cruelty is giving to the
world, through the press of Florence, an account
Of the sutferngs OF MS prisoners more horrl-
Bile than even anything which we had previously
heard
This author, Signor Nicola Palermo, who for five
years of imprisonment occupied bed next to that
Of Baron Poerio not only confirms the worst ac-
counts Of the pangs endured by that unhappy cap
tive, but bears testimony to acts OF official atrocity
crying still more loudly to Heaven for punishment.
He describes the poisonous humidity of the cells
as generating SO much disease that the hospitals
were always full even when the number of pris-
oners were reduced. He tells US that, of fifty po-
lftcal prisoners, seventeen received from their
chains fractures or other injuries which they will
carry to their graves. He speaks of young man
struck down by paralysis, and yet for long years
afterwards continuing bear the weight of chains
| ON limbs which were incapable of motion. He de-
serihes children to whose entreaty in their dying
moments a last sight of their parents was refused.
But, above all, he embodes in his narrative por-
tions of letter from friend and fellow prisoner,
which so far transcend any disclosures of these
| horrors with which we have met, that we feel
bound to refer to them with particularly,
having voucher for the yeracty of the person on
| whose narrowing experience they are reported
The writer OF this account is Sgnor Stefang
| Molica, one of the band of eXiles who last year
n1t cd Tho Df fhA 1ipb hn 4
| been chartered to take them to America, to bear
| them instead to this country, where they were re-
ceived with the respect and pity due to their un-
| merited misfortunes. The Morning Post which
| speaks of him on the strength of personal ae-
| quaintance, says, he was well known in London
last year as one of the most intimate friends and
attached associates OF Baron Poerio, and the most
| implicit reliance may be placed on his sincerity
| and truthfulnessn He was confined in the prison
| of Montettlsco, where he was attacked by typhus
| fever, induced, or accelerated, as he appears to
| suppose, by anxiety respecting his family at a
| time when cholera raging in Naples. Being
sixteen links, was removed while he was being
| examined, but made fast again before he was con
| signed to bed. On the seventh day he was given
| up, and handed over by the physicians to the
chaplain, to be prepared for death.
To his wife and daughters, who impored to be
| allowed to see him, it was declared that he was
| already dead. Even at This extreme pass it was
| necessary to Obtain direct permission from the
| King before the chains could be taken from the
| body of the dying man, but an application to t,
effect was successful, and the irons were removed
What follows would be Incredible, were it no
| vouched for in the mannerwe have stated. Twen
| ty.four hours Ind not elapsed when gendarmt
arrived at Montefusco with the following dispatch
"lt is the will of the higher authority that thu
prisoner Mollica, ii not already dead shall be i'm
mediately put once more in chains.
| .tlSignedi The In,endaut, MIRABELLI.'
The order was executed by two sergeants and
corporal. We cannot venture to describe the pro
cess in any words but those used by the snffere
himself.
by my side,n he says, twas my confessor, VIII,
was soothing me, and, on hearing the order-hor
ror.strack, without nttering a syllable, hut merel,
| making the sign of the cross-he fed. The corpo
raj who was to fasten on the chains, when he say
me wrthing in agony and my whole body one sore
from the different blisters that had opened, refuse
to do the work. But of what avail was his refusal
One of the sergeants commanded him to do 8
without a moments delay, and was obeyed. Be
lieve me, my friend, every blow of the hamme
seemed to strike my heart, and instinctively, il
the wldness Of my delirum, shrieked out agains
the King, against the Government; for which ea
pressions the surgeon wished to make repor
but was dissuaded by the physician, who made hir
understand the uselessness, as the patient coul
hardly expect to live day longer.n Such is on
Of 8 series OF narratives of which we will only sa
that they are not to be read by any man in Europe
whose feelings are not hopelessy depraved by rt
ligious or political partisanshp, without ierver
hope that the blow which is hanging over the Go,
ernment of the Two Sicilies, may number it wit
the iniquties which have been.
RACES OVER THE FASHION CoURsE--First Ddg.-
The spring meeting on the Fashion Course, Lon
Island, N. Y, commenced on the 14th, to continu
one week. There were three races the first da,
of which the following is the summary:
Raoe-Post Stake fo all ages, mile heats, $50
two subscribers;
G. Lloydis SLIsher.
Thoma. PuryeafB Bof5oa
Il Time: 3464-3:46.
Second Rdssweepakes for four year plds Two mile heat
$40 subscription $50 Forfeit with $40 added by the propreto
O. S. Lioyds b. c. Prophet by Monarch, out of Cas-
sHndrn. /
P C. Bus's ch Pauline by Star Davis, dam by Mon
G. s. ilos DIS ch r. Startsam, by Glencoe, out of
MIchas Ryans b. c. Trasador BY Monarch, dam BY Ma.
Time: 3:494-3:53.
Third Race-sweepstake, mis heats for three year old
S00 subscriptions $50 forfeit, with 500 added by the pr
| pretor. i
y j. B. Monnetss aurora by Logan out Of Mary Bid,
P. G. Bilshsb Peg Top out Of Miss Matte, BY I'm.
G. s. Lloyd's Asasoie. Wy Young Langford, Of
g ]. B. Monnot's Cora, by Logan out Of National
Maid, by Glencoe. pd.
it Time; l;533-l;5sa.