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Howard R. Marraro
Emilio Masi a John M. Daniel
United States Consultile, Leghorri* Jane 23* 1860. XW)
Excellency: Your despatch dated 19th inst. was by me receivedyesterday afìer-noon* and I have now the honor to inforni you that the some reporis that are current at Genoa on the captare ofan American vessel. are also knotvn at Leghorn* but it is not in my power to give Your Excellency reliable informalions on the subject* as it is quite impossible to ascertain here the truth.
Having been informed this morning that an American Captain had arrived from Genoa in the French steamer* and hoping he could teli me something about this captare* 1went to see him* and found that he was Capt. Sam, T. Donnell of the ship Charles and Jane the very ship captùred. I reauested him to give me some informations on the affair* and he told me that some Urne ago, he gave up the command ofhis ship to Mr. E. J. N. Watson 3) his first ojficer* and that he had been informed by the U. S. Minister and Consul at Naples* that the ship Charles Jane had been captùred by the Neapolitan cruisers and brought with a small Sardinian steamer to Gaeta* and that he was going to Naptes far this purpose. 4)
Il is stated here that the Neapolitan Erigale captùred the ship Charles and Jane and the small Sardinian Steamer Utile who had her in tow* near the island of Elba* some 36 miles distant from the shore. It is also reported that the Charles Jane was bound to Malta with passengers. This is ali I con say in the mailer.
No American ships have been engaged in the affairs of Sìcily at this Port* but if anything happens of the kìnd Your Excellency will be immediately in­formed.
W. L. Patterson a John M. Daniel
Genoa, June 24* 1860. sì
Sir: I have the honor to caciose herewith a copy of the correspondence between Sigr. Garron* the Consul General of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and myself.
1) Archivio Consolato americano, Livorno.
2) Archivio Ambasciata americana, Roma.
3) Si veda, MAKRARO, American opinion, ecc., jrp. 286.
4) Snlla cattura dell'Utile e del Clipper americano, JZ Diritto, giornale quotidiano di Torino, 23 giugno 1860 scrisse queste parole: Noi abbiamo il diritto e il dovere di chiedere alla Corte di Napoli stretto conto della sua audace invasione del nostro territorio, e per prima soddisfazione la liberazione dei legni, dell'equipaggio e della gente a bordo, qualunque ban­diera portassero, nostra o americana, perchè quei bastimenti essendo stati catturati in acque nostre godevano la nostra protezione, eom'essi a loro volta orano stretti a osservare le nostre leggi. Dunque vuoisi non una semplice e inefficace protesta per l'arresto di cittadini sardi, ma un vivo richiamo per la totale liberazione dei legni catturati, seguilo da una vera rottura con la Corte di Napoli, ove questa si ricusi o nicchii. Non amiamo credere che questa sarà stata e vorrà essere la condotta del nostro governo e che perciò il corrispondente della Perseveranza sia male informato in questo poposilo .
!J''Archjvi Ambasciata americana, Roma. Nel suo dispaccio n. CL1V, Torino, 26 giu­gno 1860, al Segretario di Stato Casa, il Daniel accludeva copia di tutta la corrispondenza avuta sull'argomento.