The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-08-07 00:00:00

NAPLES AND SICILY.

There ix now not any longer any uncertainty about
nisilislili's wherealmuts, lle iFf before, or rather in.
Messina—namely, in the town, the fortress being still
held by the troops id the King of Naples. The fighting
at %dam woe very severe. The Neapolitan troupe
11111,1vf the command of General Bosco defended the
armful foot by foot, and remained masters of the poei•
until night, win Garibaldi having received rein-
forcements, with her pieces of rifled cannon. the chance
turned, and lie el.ta.n. ,I the advantage. The Olen in the
Fort, deprived t f water, without communication with
Messina, and carnonaileil from the sea side could no
longer hold the position, and the commander asked to
capituhdt• with the honouro gif war. After a short nego-
tiation, the garri•on wax permitted to withdraw, part to
Me in while part were embarked for Reggio. Accord-
ing to received at Genoa the loss of the Garilial•
dom. wax 7:io. The Neapolitiatis Lad 1,223 killed. There
were inane weinided on hOth eidm..

Tin sitieje/ in giving the details of
lii. ac...on at Slelasso, states that after the town was
tzken Ibiribehli ordered thirty-nine of the inhabitants,
antrmeg boo. were seveml gendarme., to he shot for
peeritej boiling oil and water on his men during the
att ark.
fiarilstlmli boa concluded a military convention with
the Nmmapolitans upon the following tenets :—" The
Neapolitans are to remain in posses•ion of the forts of
Hyrscuse, A-la. anml Messina., and to have liberty of
tea,. to all pit t •mf those towns. The citadel of
Messina will not fire time. the town. The Garibalmlian
colours v, take equal rank with the Neapolitan flag.
Tie- Lavigatien ef the Strait of Mussing to be free." It
I'. i-ut.......el til I the Royal troops are about to
naenatt the
Time llowite: is • oil to be a copy of a letter recently
aulmlem—eell by lila; Victor Emmanuel to General Gan-
Itelli
:
Ueneral,—You know that I did not approve of your
~,, , and that I was entirely foreign to it, hut to-
day the very grave circumstances in which Italy is
placed make it a duty to eater into direct communica-
tion with y.m.
In the event of the Ring omf Naplee consenting to
, evacuate the whole of Sicily, and voluntarily abandoning
al action, and formally pledging himself to exercise no
pp:am:ere whatsoever upon the Sicilians, no that the
latter any freely prom ~,,,, .1! their will, anal choose the
immvle of government which they may prefer. I believe it
will :me whe in you to renounce altogether any further
enterprim upon the kingdom of Naples. In the
contrary event I expresslv nmserve my entire liberty of
aetion, and relieve titymelf of making any comment to
you in regard to your projects.
tiseilmaimli is rvvorted to have replied that be himself
could alone juulge nerserning the teal mutate .1 things.
awl th.mt he woteml not pause until the cause Of nl6Ollll
unity haul triumphed.
Tise iliseetba rk ,:lon of G xribaldi on the main land was
immediately expected.
Fifteen steaum to of the Royal fleet have left Naples
for SivilV.
'Du- King of Naples ban accepted the resignation of
the Mer.tves ur Antonini, bin .‘1111,28411.101. at Paris, who
is to be replant"; by the Commander eanofarri. Sixteen
per,mn :In-lougiirz to the Court have been exiled.
A tel.-gramma front Paris says " that the 3lareuls de la
Grecs wan intru.tvil with the anission of pmpobing to
Tr.,oee Firjoaml that they should direct a French
anml Enghili II- et to cruime off Calabria and Naples in
l.r.'.•r to pr.•yort too landing of the Garibaldians. The
I love ttttt m.:4,...n;fied to the Marquis sle is Grecs.
..• •-mmt to thi •leme • •ml. In order to ebtain the aulhe-
-,• m• Ei•glatal thm tennis de la Grecs prOCIYIIe,I to
,i,•1.,1i. ,IL.! • •11.7,, lay rotatat rersigity in thawing
1., • mive..metl..; : erl John IZia4,•ll. M. ttttt vette!
t,.an mit!. . I.mmte tai Loma Cowley, st.tting that
: t, • ..• • • ..tpley all ticci lateauslor pre•
• ~..••.: I: !., -FT; ot the main i:mnd. Newel lIC-
-11 I .!..'lll 1:II ,•:1 CLOCgt t./ ,l:C1,110 to the pro-
p— m.: tle• •litr.m•uhm the la Green in account of the
• nun whi:h F..tighatd &air.% to

TURKEY

AND THE EAST.

tic iStli obv-rres that the
..f thot.itc if the imioacro at DleaaaeUa
a, . It L.l the A.si. ties a the Porte. "1 to Mon•
aft4r itileti rut Witil Sir Ileury Ilutwer and M. de
bacelette. hi. 111 Aa:li Viet, had at, audience of
the P,l tt..4 Cl,ete.t WWI l. )lajesty till a late
limir --on wk.: it .40*. y imaeine. Y‘ster.lay,
it. :not Mr. Williams. the Nmeriran
lied long conferenc,s with the eabnacan on the
a ime subject.
'llie re.rsrar avele says:—" The reiterated
ettimeets which have been made to excite insiwreetion
in It. id • hate failed. tionie hundreds of tb.rvians hal
eniaosl the Drina, but were abo repulsed by a Turkish
deticliment, and liad several killed. On the return of
this hand into Servia they were disarmed awl taken
under escort to Belgrade. Some conflicts have also
takns place at Colachin awl (Mak., a Montenegro.
ti •1 the regular midiers of ti, garrb.on Of Bel-
grade lin.l de-cried, but were aree,ti..l by the peasants
in the country, aiii) delivered up to the cominander of
the fortress."

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