Memoirs of the secret societies of the south of Italy,: Particularly the Carbonari [Leather Bound]

Bertoldi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1821

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1821. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... " Towards the end of June in the year 1817, a regular proceeding was instituted, by the delegation of Maccrata, against certain individuals who were discovered to belong to secret societies, and who had made attempts against the public tranquillity and safety. The active machinations in which the Carbonari of the Papal departments were indefatigably engaged, particularly in the beginning of the autumn of 1816, were directed to the same object. They began to unite more closely, and established Vendite in many places where they had never existed. As they increased in force they sent a confidential agent from Fermo to Bologna, believing that there existed in that city a Supreme Vendita, which regulated all the others. Instead of this they found there the Central Council of the Guelphs, which received the petitions conveyed by the agent, and concerted with him on the means of instituting Guelph Councils. The plan laid down was effected by instituting these councils in places where they had not before existed, as far as the Marches, and composing them of sectaries of all kinds, and particularly of Carbonari. A secret and impenetrable correspondence was set on foot by them, by means of a dictionary of various words, referable to others of real meaning, with the aid of numbers, and fictitious names, for the safe conveyance of letters to the individuals composing the different councils. The secret societies were united together by a Project which has fallen into the hands of government, and among whose articles there appears a particular engagement--To maintain an extensive and active correspondence among the sectaries, expressly for the communication of the orders of the general centre in Bologna--To augment the number of sectaries, and to obtain monthly infor...

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Leather Bound
• Publisher: J. Murray (1821)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00086WGR6