Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-22
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AMERICAN CITIZENS IN FRANCE.
case of great importance 70 American citizens oil
foreign birth from the continent Of Europe and parcu
larry France has Just been decided by the French trbu
nails A native OF the department OF the Lower Rhine
named Michael Zeer, emigrated, while yet boy, TO the
the United States, where he became naturazed ct
zen az the proper time and in due form Of law In France
his name had been enrolled for CONSUMPTION the regis
ter and when he reached the age of military service the
lot fell on him Being absent the police were
directed seize him whenever they might find him.
An opportunity length presented ITSELF letter, little
dreaming what was in for him, returned to the
spot where he first drew breath. IL Weisenberg
lie was arrested as a deserter from the army.
Mr. Faulkner the American Minister at Paris demand
ed his releas right on the ground that there was
no service due from him at the time Of his emigration
and that having renowned his allegiance France and
sworn allegiance to the United States France has
no claim upon him. and his individual allegiance due to
the land of his adoption The French tribunal has pro-
nounced in favor of the claim Of the American Minister,
and Zeter has been discharged This case is highly i'm
portant as the release Of the prisoner claimed
right and it will therefore precedent not only
in France but the continent of Europe generally.
GARIBALDI AT NEssISA.
At Messina the marble statues Of King Francis and
aud Ferdinand L. placed the square OF the cathedral
we're broken down by the mob and the heads dragged
through the streets To avoid the continuance Of this
vandalism Gen. Garibald had the statues of King Ferd
uand H. aud that of King Charles Ill taken down and
brought into the OF this city The enthusiasm in
the town is Immense, and large number OF young
are engaging TO follow the Dctators fortunes 1t
to be certain that but little opposition il any will be
made against the trumphal march Of the lberator
wards Naples which he expects to enter about the 18th
Of August.
THE FLEET AT NAPLES.
The Monteur de Ia Fote states as follows: The num-
Der Of ships OF Of various nations now at Naples
Five English and Five French ships Of the line Rus
sian ship Of the line one American corvette an Austrian
frigate and ayizo and Spanish corvette and avizo.-
The Neapolitan navy divided between Naples and Mess
ma and the Straits consists Of sixteen gates and
vets and eighteen avizos, besides sixteen sailing
sells and fifty gunboats
AMERICANS WITH GARTBALDT.
There are two American officers in the army Of Carl
baldi at present-one is DR.. Warwick ofRichmond, Va
with captains rank; the other Siciian, and adopted
citizen Of the United States Mr. Joseph p Agresta who
serves lieutenant There is another American officer
at Palermo, Capt Watson.
| oUTRAGEs IN HUNGARY.
letter from Pesth under date of August LIST, says
that the brutality Of the police in the disturbances
far greater than at first supposed. The Vennesc
journals themselves state that not fewer than $50 persons
received sabs and other injuries This number Is truly
fearful aud yet it does not comprise all the sufferers Of
many Of whom the police know nothing, being under
treatment in private houses The manner 10 which the
police acted is the subject Of loud and indignant com
plant Amongst other things they caused twenty-five
blows from bludgeon to be administered to a young
man named Gorschel son OF welto-do citizen Of Blu
da. This has exasperated all the shop-keepmg class.
AID FOR FUGITIVE SLAVES.
meeting held in Liverpool to raise funds for the
support Of fugitive slaves in Canada Amongst those pres
ent the Rev. Dr. Burns, Professor of the Theology
cal college Toronto the Rev. VIM King formerly slave
owner in louisiana and Mr. John Chopper. There was
numerous attendance and liberal contribution taken