New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-06
AFFAIRS IN NAPLES.
Correspondence ofThe London Times.

fer ocous iosensste mob who required the stick and
the sword because they we're insens lie T. the voice OF
reason. An esiinable ffield of 1iBe declared t. me
not many weeks since, "1he NeapoiltaGs nnlst be
governed by the sabre Sir Trey have wsat they need
and wnat they deserve" Ladies rastug in silk, and
elderly ladies of the othetex haye often in my presence
simpeIed OUT or dictato..ey declarsd that Neap'h'
ians were not n .or Liberty. Three week., however
hav rssstd away since all authority has ceased 70 ex-
list, aud yet have never known Naples so cheerful,
and, taking it altogether, 20 orderly. You have to
consider the moral and physical torment5 they nave en-
dured for 40 long series Of to be able 10 appre
ciate the great forbearauce of the people Tne it ID
that they have hunted down aud hunting do Tn the
police wherever they can find them; qnhapply true is
il that in some they have killed them; but The
majority they have consigned ~ the military or The
magistrates and to rohberes have scarcely heard OF
any; and yet the policemen have been their daily aud
hourly torment)rs they have levied tax on tnelr Id
Dor on their fruit fish stalls their cafes or cabs;
they have denounced them, broken open their houses
in the dead of the night torn them from their families,
and consigned them to dungeons such those l de-
scrbed in my last letter. they have beaten them, and
spat in then faces and prosecuted them TO the death
AL this have known and seen year alter year. II IS
consolation 10 now that | have never hestated To
tell the whole truth but everlasting shame De TO those
ard there are many OF them nov In Engiand-"ho
dared To call the pen exaggerated winch would not en-
ter into any compromise with the cruelty OF despouc
power.
hly point is however, TO show how admirable is the
forbt arance of the Neapotau people under circum-
stances such as have described, aud how they behe
the prophecies Of all retrogadists OF whatever naol
they may be. As yet but a short interval has pas5d
since the Constitution given, but in that interval
the nation has conducted Itself beyond all praise. Let
the future speak for itself. 90
last Sunday presented another confirmation of the
well merted praise which have given To the Nsapol-
tans There has been rather bad fesns brewing
between the LszZar 0Di and Of the military for
several days. Some quares took place last week. and
/ heard orders gwen on Friday 10 the Commander-in-
Chief 10 be on the ser Ill order 10 prevent descent
on the soldiers" On Sunday morning a report go.
road that something would take place in the after
noon but 30 precautions were taken as the report mas
considered 81 idle mauy others. At m. the drums
were beaen for the berynen TO leave their quarters,
and III short time they were scattered about In al
parts Of the cy-sJme cay by pTecOnceTted arrange
men,s, Others regard II mere chance thing. The
general supposnon is, that wtat ensued was reae-
iionary NOV. meut for Gen NuuZiInte had been seen
about the Pa ace 10 the morning, also Grolmo Tor
tJna, a celebrated T, asoD!s', and Gaeano Azztrea,
also great reacdonis and once servant of Ferdl-
uGnd H. The TWO latter were seen, am told, driving
up to several qurters Of Naples in tue afternoon, and
speaking tie soldeIs who then rushed out utteng
cries Of " Vtra II :" and brandishing their naked
swOfds. From the Carmine, the Mercato, the Porta
Capuana and otter places, they swept along 20 ward
the center of the city, striking rignt AID left, as
caprice dictated at windows, carriages, norsss, aud
every person who was III the road, 8ounding many
severely
Great damage wss done to the cafe called the Colonna
d Orc, and 10 the two French bakers shops in the
Toledo happily all bad fed from the Caiie dEdropa,
which would have been an especial object OF attack
In fact here was general flight of carriages and pc
destriaIs as Ibis undiseiplined military mob came
swet ping down on tie center Of the city, wounding
every one within their reach The horses belonging 10
some carriages, in which some ladies were sea ed fell
in the Toledo and the soldiers beat and cut at the car
riages. Mr.. BOnham, the British Consul was return
ing through the Largo CasteO when the DTutss rushed
upon him, and, having Knocked of his hat with
sword presented the point TO his face, excaiming,
"Cry Vira IL Re-" They then wrested a stick from
him, which was, however recovered by an officer and
brought back the officer telling his men that Mr.. Bon
ham was q foreigner. Some msiubers Of the Prus-an
Legation too were surrounded, and must have benin
considerable danger How log this might have con-
tinued OF how 1t might have terminated God knows,
had The probable expectations Of the raiians or Of
those who directed them been fulfilled. But not
voice OF sympathy raised people cried . plra Il
Re- TO their throas. but there was no traternz-
ing with tie sOders ana IN some cases the latter were
attaoked by the popUace. The officers generally con-
Quoted themselves we'll using all means 10 check the
feroci,y of their men, but trey had no control over
them. AD officer sald TO me, " The cdnagt'a are IN
"such state of INSTRUMENTATION thai we do moth
"ing with them" A captain o. the staff ordered one
Of lis men 10 fheathe his sword, bu instead OF doing
he called on his captain to cry VtoG u 10 Near
the Largo Castillo a soldier arrested and his com
panOns asked him 10 lire on HIS superior. IN Snort ar
7, sts were made al the personal rick Of the officers
who in some cases, though condemning the excesses
ac.e1 with weakness, and even liberated the soldiers
who brought up to the guaTlhOuses under arrest
The feeling very strong that this was a reactonary
movement, and that it had lis qualifications IN the
Provinces especially in that of the Princpao, but the
Government taking most active and energetic meas
ures TO Teprefs aud punish It, On Sunday night no
fewer than % cases Of wounded men taken 20
the Hospital OF the Pelligrni have their names and
the nature of their wounds. The wounds were princ
pally upon the upper part of the bodythe head
pies, eaIs, and arms Several We're pierced Ia tho
stomach, ana the bowels described as protudIng.
4. 4 fna hal
ment. Three more cases taken yesterday morn
ing and how many there may be among the better
classes who treated in their own houses cannot
| tell. The commander Of the Piazza Gen. Nale
must lot omit 10 say acted with great courage aud
| frmness. He as possible IN the mds of
the brutes and ordered them 10 retire, which and
was resisted, and at length reluctantly obeyed. la one
case | AN assured he ran a man through the body
though have no means Of verifying 1t. No time
lost and tie very evening the strongest repre-
sensations were made 10 bis Majesty the snbect
Baron Il eDler waited on the King and Signor
Romano the Minister Of the Interim and OF Police a
man in every way deserving the confidence OF his
oounrymen after returning thanks u the King for his
appointment the Ministry of the Interior gain de-
eaIed that il would be in possible for him 10 remain in
power uness bis Majesty acceded 10 such conditions as
be and is colleagues thought necessary for the saliva
ton of The country; and added tat he would not DE
an instrument for degrading his country men, at the
same time apol0glzing for his frankness.
The King replied that he hoped he would lway
speak with The same frankness and that he was vii
ling do any thing that suggested by his response
bic Ministers. The events of the day bad ilef only
the people with Indignation, but TIE Minister'S as well,
and Council had been called by several with the ful
intent TO give in their resignation. message from
the Count Aquila in the morning, however, delayed
The step, as they assured thai the Kiog would
throw hiufef into their hands, aud do whatever Was
demanded, DE Martina, Romano, and others
solved TO ACT with the greatest rmness, AID give up
the whole affair unless the King consented to drive OH
the whole Camarilla and order strict investigation
into the bfuialities OF Sunday. Moreover demand