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An Account Of The Vicissitudes Of The Neapolitan Masonry;
of their destruction , tlie regiments of dragoons of Ferdinand , that of the queen , and a batallion of the royal regiment of Naples , left the capital at midnight of the 1 st of July . At this intelligence the people surrounded the balcony of the royal palace , and demanded the constitution of Spain , to which the king , having heard of the disaffection of his troops , agreed . A courier was despatched to Monteforte , and a mass of 200 , 000 men , including the troopsentered triumphantly into the free and beautiful
, Parthenope . It is impossible to describe the joy which the people evinced at these concessions . The town of Naples , every where illuminated , doubled its inhabitants on this day , and national feasts and rejoicings took place throughout the kingdom . The king swore to the constitution , and his eldest son was received among the Carbonari—but , alas , only to sell and to betray them . Austria was made acquainted with the revolution and
its results , ancl immediately marched an army towards the frontier of the kingdom betrayed by its own sovereign ; who , in order effectually to succeed in his treason , presented himself to his parliament and requested permission to meet the emperor , that he might , by informing him of his agreement with the new constitution , prevent his interference in the affairs of the state . On this specious pretext the parliament allowed him to depart ; but instead of returningthe bearer of peaceit was discovered
, , that he was coming at the head of the Austrian army . Troops were despatched to defend the frontiers ; but the treason was too well framed . The chief generals had surrendered to the despot ; an imposing army , concentrated in one point , being in want of the necessary supplies , was abandoned by its chiefs . Still some batallions of tirailleurs had began a
murderous fire ; but when they tore off' the first cartridge of the second packet , they found wood instead of powder ! They then fell back upon the army , and being convinced of their betrayal by the fictitious cartridges , they dispersed in small bands and went quietly to their homes . After such an event , the disastrous consequences of so sudden and dangerous a change were looked for by those who had interfered in politics . The chiefs of the corps , who had taken part in the proclamation of the constitution ; then the officersthe subalternsand a number
, , of citizens of all classes were arrested . Those who were able to escape , expatriated themselves . Laws were passed to condemn the unfortunate prisoners ; and all military men who were arrested were , put under process , after having been deprived of every military honour . A tribunal , composed of individuals devoted to the cause of the king , was established ; and , after an imprisonment of seventeen months , all officers were condemned to death , and the subalterns to the galleys . The fear alone , that such
a butchery of human beings might bring troubles on the country , prevented the execution of this bloody decree , ancl in consequence two only suffered the extreme penalty , and the others were sent , for the various terms of thirty , twenty-five , twenty , fifteen and five years , to the galleys . Those who coulcl save themselves from the hands of this tribunal , exiled themselves for ever to the different parts of the globe . And these unfortunateswho thus wandered aboutwithout the
, , means of support , without direction or guidance , were the Masons . This is their cruel destiny . Yet , after having wandered through all the various parts of the globe , exposed to every vicissitude and privation , they did at last fine , hospitality in England—the abode of true liberty ; where man , of whatsoever nation he may be , can enjoy all its many privileges . There , happy John Bull , the worthy son of old Great
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
An Account Of The Vicissitudes Of The Neapolitan Masonry;
of their destruction , tlie regiments of dragoons of Ferdinand , that of the queen , and a batallion of the royal regiment of Naples , left the capital at midnight of the 1 st of July . At this intelligence the people surrounded the balcony of the royal palace , and demanded the constitution of Spain , to which the king , having heard of the disaffection of his troops , agreed . A courier was despatched to Monteforte , and a mass of 200 , 000 men , including the troopsentered triumphantly into the free and beautiful
, Parthenope . It is impossible to describe the joy which the people evinced at these concessions . The town of Naples , every where illuminated , doubled its inhabitants on this day , and national feasts and rejoicings took place throughout the kingdom . The king swore to the constitution , and his eldest son was received among the Carbonari—but , alas , only to sell and to betray them . Austria was made acquainted with the revolution and
its results , ancl immediately marched an army towards the frontier of the kingdom betrayed by its own sovereign ; who , in order effectually to succeed in his treason , presented himself to his parliament and requested permission to meet the emperor , that he might , by informing him of his agreement with the new constitution , prevent his interference in the affairs of the state . On this specious pretext the parliament allowed him to depart ; but instead of returningthe bearer of peaceit was discovered
, , that he was coming at the head of the Austrian army . Troops were despatched to defend the frontiers ; but the treason was too well framed . The chief generals had surrendered to the despot ; an imposing army , concentrated in one point , being in want of the necessary supplies , was abandoned by its chiefs . Still some batallions of tirailleurs had began a
murderous fire ; but when they tore off' the first cartridge of the second packet , they found wood instead of powder ! They then fell back upon the army , and being convinced of their betrayal by the fictitious cartridges , they dispersed in small bands and went quietly to their homes . After such an event , the disastrous consequences of so sudden and dangerous a change were looked for by those who had interfered in politics . The chiefs of the corps , who had taken part in the proclamation of the constitution ; then the officersthe subalternsand a number
, , of citizens of all classes were arrested . Those who were able to escape , expatriated themselves . Laws were passed to condemn the unfortunate prisoners ; and all military men who were arrested were , put under process , after having been deprived of every military honour . A tribunal , composed of individuals devoted to the cause of the king , was established ; and , after an imprisonment of seventeen months , all officers were condemned to death , and the subalterns to the galleys . The fear alone , that such
a butchery of human beings might bring troubles on the country , prevented the execution of this bloody decree , ancl in consequence two only suffered the extreme penalty , and the others were sent , for the various terms of thirty , twenty-five , twenty , fifteen and five years , to the galleys . Those who coulcl save themselves from the hands of this tribunal , exiled themselves for ever to the different parts of the globe . And these unfortunateswho thus wandered aboutwithout the
, , means of support , without direction or guidance , were the Masons . This is their cruel destiny . Yet , after having wandered through all the various parts of the globe , exposed to every vicissitude and privation , they did at last fine , hospitality in England—the abode of true liberty ; where man , of whatsoever nation he may be , can enjoy all its many privileges . There , happy John Bull , the worthy son of old Great