Italy. 2 June 1848
Italy.
* All Italy is in a fury over the treachery and barbarism of Ferdinand of Naples. On all sides a cry for bloody revenge is raised. In Genoa the Neapolitan consular coat of arms was torn down and trampled underfoot, spat upon, befouled and burnt amid furious shouts of: Down with the infamous Bourbon, down with the accursed Swiss! Ferdinand was burnt in effigy. As appears from Italian reports, the fighting in Naples began as follows: Colonel Salis of the Swiss stepped before the first barricade and demanded its removal. This was naturally refused, upon which Salis gave the order to fire, although shortly before he had pledged his word to his troops not to fire on the people; but before the Swiss could fire, Salis was already pierced by a bullet from a civic guard. Now the Swiss attacked, and street fighting became general. The palace of the Sardinian envoy was plundered (on order) by the Swiss and the lazzaroni.

A Palermo journal, the *Indipendenza e la lega*, carries in its issue of the 11th of this month, without further comment, the following article:
“The fort on the island of Lissa, off the coast of Dalmatia, has been taken by the English squadron. It has hoisted the British flag there, which likewise flies on the fort of a neighbouring island. The island of Lissa has a circumference of 8 square miles and a population of 8,500 inhabitants. The second island is undoubtedly the island of Buzo, which lies off Lissa. The one and the other are subject to Dalmatia. Owing to their natural and artificial fortifications, as well as to their position, these two islands must be regarded as a second Gibraltar, destined to command the Adriatic exclusively.”

Italy. 2 June 1848
It seems that the Austrian government had secretly come to an agreement with England on the cession of these islands, whose alliance cannot be bought too dearly.

Rome, 22 May. The election of deputies for the parliament of the Papal States for Rome and the Comarca has been completed. For Rome itself it fell on Prince M. A. Borghese, Professor De Rossi, the advocate Lunati, Count Mamiani, the advocate Sturbinetti, and the advocate Cicognani; for the district of Rieti, the Marchese Potenziani; for that of Subiaco, Mariani; for that of Anagni, Dr. Pietro Sterbini.

In Naples, writes the Augsburg *Allgemeine Zeitung* from Rome, the envoys of England and Russia stood personally by the King in the hour of danger. – In Rome, too, a reaction seems to be preparing; the bourgeoisie is growing ever more dissatisfied with the movement, the Pope frequently receives reactionary cardinals, and still enters into no official dealings with the lay Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marchetti. – The old General Pepe, who is at the head of the Neapolitan auxiliary corps in Bologna, has already received orders to return to Naples but, instead of obeying, has ordered an immediate crossing of the Po.

Naples, 21 May. The city was quiet when the steamboat *Castor* departed for Marseilles; the state of siege continued and the red flag waved from the forts. On the 20th the King had shown himself in the streets with an escort. The French fleet lay at anchor before the city; Admiral Baudin had demanded 2 million, it was said, for the damage done to French property.

In northern Italy Charles Albert is intriguing to persuade the Lombards and Venetians to join his kingdom. In order to make them feel how much they need him, he lets his troops rest.