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It seems to be well understood here that the King of Naptes has mode very earnest appeals to Franco, Spam, Austria and other European governments to come to his reliefin his present criticai and adverse fortunes, offering pledges of a more liberal constitutional government, and making promises of better behaviourfor the future, But so far at least it is believed that no hopes ofinter-vention have been held out to him by any ofthe governments appealed to. Some of them, Franco, Austria, and Spain have positively refused to interfere. The conduct of the Neapolitan Government has been so cruel and inhuman that even legitimacy does not dare to moke common cause with it, and Francis the Second must be left to his merited fate unless the Emperor, to avoid future and ullerior complications, shall interpose as a mediator upon satisfactory guaran-tees ofa liberal and constitutional government to Southern Italy.
Much speculation is afloat as to the probable future of Sicily if severed absolutely from the croton of Naples, as it certodnly must be ifthere be no inter-vention from abroad. Undoubtedly, if the wishes of a largo majority of the people are consulted it tvill form far the present, part of the Northern Italian Kingdom, and as that disposition ofthe i sland would lead to less embarrassment than to erect it ittto an independent Republic, or place it under the protection of England, it is probable that such vaili be,for a Urne at least, its future fate...
John M. Daniel a W. L. Pattersou1)
Turin, 3une 18, 1860
Sir: It is stated in GalignanVs neivspaper on the authority of a letter from Ge­noa that three vessels hearing the names of Washington, Franklin and Oregon, hearing the American Jlag, have left Genoa to be engaged in the movements of General Garibaldi bettoeen Sicily and Naples. While I have neither the right nor the disposition to interfere with these ajfairs, it is proper that this Legation should be informed, so far as possible, of the truth of this report. I request you therefore to communicate whatever information on the subject you may have at your command.
John M. Daniel a Robert H. Leese 3)
Turin, Jane 19, 1860 4>
Sir: It is stated in the public press of this city that certain vessels hearing the American Jlag have been engaged in the ajfairs of Sicily and that one of them has been captured.
If you can fumisti any reliable information on these matters you will greatly oblige me by doing so.
1) William L. Patteraon, del Mississippi, fa console americano a Genova dal 4 novembre 1859 al 25 ottobre 1861.
2) Archivio Ambasciata americana, Roma.
3) Robert Henry Leese, di New York, fu console americano alla Spezia dal 10 gennaio 1856 al 30 settembre 1861. Il Leese rispondeva al Daniel il 23 giugno 1860, che non sapeva nulla della cattura delle navi americane, eccetto quello che si leggeva nei giornali. Archivio Amba­sciata americana, Roma.
4) Archivio Ambasciata americana, Roma. II Daniel inviò lo stesso dispaccio a Emilio Masi, il quale funzionava da vice console americano a Livorno.