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Howard IL Marraro
Ottavio Lanza a Henry H. Baratow
No. 2 Copy and Translation of letter of Padre Lonza
Palermo, 8 luglio.2) Caro Sig. Console,
Non posso tralasciare di fare una dichiarazione intorno al mio arresto accaduto 11 aprile ultimo air una p. m. sopra il Barca americano Taconyy> nel Porto di questa città.
Contemporaneamente al mio arresto, ho veduto Vispettore di polizia sig. Pontillo spedire persona da lei per portarle una Ministeriale del Direttore Ma­niscalco relativo al mio arresto; pare dunque compito, avanti che Lei ne avesse conoscenza.
Serva ciò di sua intelligenza, e mi creda
Suo amico,
{Firmato) Ottavio Lanza.
George Perkins Marsh a Henry H. Barstow
Turin, August 9th, 1861. *>
Sir: J have this day enclosed to the Minister of Foreign Affair8 a copy of your letter ofjuly 29ih, and have invoked in your behalfthe protection to which diplomatic and consular agents are entitled in foreign countries.
In the present state of the lavo and of public feeling in Italy on the subject of the liberty of the press, I suppose the government con hardly be expected to tahe any formai steps against the editor of the Unità, nor indeed do J under' stand you to ask any such action, bui I trust your vindication ivill suffi.ee to con' vince the Italian Government that the accusations against you are groundless and in any event I do not suppose there con be any danger that they tvill be per-mitted to prejudice you in your personal or officiai relations with the public authorities of the kingdonu
George Perkins Marsh a Bettino Ricasoli
Turin, August 9, 1861. V
Your Excellency, I have the humour to enclose herewith a copy of a letter from W.m H. Barstow, Consul of the United States of America at Palermo, complaining of alleged injustice published at Palermo, on the 23rd of July, which article, it appears has already been brought to the noti ce ofthe Italian Go-vernment by the public authorities of Sicily. Mr. Barstow's letter, it will be seen, is intended as a defence to the charges brought against him by the article in question, and I have no reason to doubt the accuracy ofhis statements.
') Archivio Ambasciata americana, Roma.