The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-25 00:00:00

ITALY AND GARIBALDI.

The following is the full text of the report ad-
dressed to his Majesty the King of Italy by his
ministers, requesting him to place Sicily in a state
of siege, a telegraphic summary of which has
already appeared :

Sire,—General Garibaldi, forgetful of hi duties as a
citizen, has raised the standard of revolt in Sicily. Your
name and that of Italy appear again upon that standard to
mislead the simple, but only to serve to veil the intentions
of European demagogy, to the service of which he seems
now to have lent his sword and his fame.

The cry of " ROlllB or Death!" and the insane insults
against your glorious ally, hailed only with applause by the
enemies of liberty and of the unity of Italy, becomo on
his lips the cause which chiefly delays the moment when,
according to the wish solemnly expressed by the national
parliament, the seat of the Italian government shall be
established in the Eternal City.
Obstinately deaf to the voice of duty, be has not been
moved by the idea of creating civil war in his country ; your
voice, which he once respected, has now no effect upon
him. More energetic action has now become necessary.
The representatives of the government in Sicily, not
easily forgetting the services rendered by the General, out
of respect for the feeling of the country towards him, and
especially in consideration of the particular benevolence
with which your Majesty has honoured him, hive acted
towards him with a tolerance which, under other circum•
stances, would have been blameable.
The means of ordinary repression which sufficed to
prevent the attempts which, on a previous occasion, at the
foot of the Tyrolean Alps, threatened the safety and the
peace of Italy, are to-day powerless in producing the same
results. Now that all hopes of his contrition are over, and
that rebellion has been openly declared, the government
would be wanting to the King's confidence and to that ma-
nifested to it by the parliament in its recent votes if it did
not propose to yoar Majesty to suppress your own feelings
sod to adopt all the mesas with which, in virtue of the
laws and from the very foroe of circumstances, the royal
authority is provided, to suppress on every point this
audacious revolt, and to re-establish the empire of the law
trodden under foot and outraged throughout the whole
island.

The question in point, sire, is to shield the principles pro-
claimed in the plebiscites against every enemy, to assure
the unity of the kingdom, and to leave open to Italy the
path to which her high destinies call her.
It would be culpable to hesitate to act in presence of
such circumstances ; it is the imperious duty of your minis-
ten not to decline their mission, and to provide for even.
tualities. The imminent danger and the character of the
misfortunes which threaten the country render legitimate
the measures which we submit for your approval. By
raising a standard in opposition to your Sag, by arming
citizens against the faithful troops of your Majesty General
Garibaldi has placed himself beyond the pale of the law ;
those who follow him have placed themselves in open hos-
tility with the state; it is, therefore, neoessary to treat the
country which they occupy as a country occupied or menaced
by an enemy. This is why, sire, we propose to yon to place
the island of Sicily in a state of siege during the whole time
that the rebellion shall last, and until order shall be oom•
pletely restored.
Your Council of Ministers frankly assume the responsi-
bility of these exceptional measures, because they com-
prise the safest means of most promptly re-establishing the
rule of law and liberty in the insurgent provinces, as also of
putting an end to the terrible anxieties caused by the dangers
and fears of civil war. They will, moreover, contribute,
airs, to protect the representative monarchy which we have
all sworn to uphold, acid to obviate a most serious obstacle
to the accomplishment of Italian unity, and to resolve all
the elements of Italian glory and prosperity.
(Signed) IJasits RArrAut. 11Arrzucci
DURAND°. Duman&
Prrrrn. PUSAN°. •
CONFORTI. QUINTINO SCALA.