The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-02 00:00:00

THE ARMISTICE AT MESSINA.

We read in the Opinion Nationale :

The Patrie pretends that the armistice bas been con-
cluded with the view of waiting for the result of the nego-
tiations pending at Turin between the envoys of the King
of Naples and King Victor Emmanuel. This explanation
is not even plausible ; for the negotiations alluded to are
already terminated, and it results from all the latest news
that they have led to nothing. The desire to prevent
bloodshed, and the certainty of • speedy solution of the
struggle, seem to as • better reason for the military conven-
tion entered into by the two generals. Since Garibaldi asp
go to Naples whenever he likes, there was no reason
why he should samlce men to conquer • citadel which
mart neceseariiy fall into his power when he shall be master
of Naples, where, according to all the correspondence, hie
influence is daily increasing. and he is in reality more king
than Francis IL One of the conditions of the convention
cannot but hasten the inevitable issue of the crusade under-
taken by the Dictator against the Neapolitan dynasty. The
soldiers of the two camps arc to circulate freely at Messina,
Syracuse, and Agosta. It is manifest that the two armies
will more or less fiatendse, and we shall be
surprised if ultimately besiegers and besieged do not
march together to Naples. The recognition of the Sicilian
flag and the free navigation of the straits show that Sicily
is to he evacuated ; and there is a manifest contradiction
between this statement and the assertion that the Neapoli-
tans will continue to occupy Agosta, Syracuse, and Shaine.
The loss of Garibabli's army at Melazzo has been singularly
exaggerated. The news wan brought to Genoa by the cap-
tain of an English ship that the Genoese company of Cara-
biniers had been entirely destroyed, with the exception

of seven men ; but it turn out that the captain
'poke bad Italian, and meant to say that the
company, though in the thick of the fight, had only loot
raven men killed and ROV11,110(1. Garibaldi ultimately
slowed Baron to retire from Meta= with the honours of
war. Colonel Anzani induced him to yield upon this point,
'aphis to —" General, remember that these soldiers
are Italians who have bravely done what they consider to
be their duty, and do nut inflict upon them this humilia-
tion Wuile granting Auan?■ request, however, Gari-
baldi insisted that the Neapolitan cavalry should give up
their horses and equipments. General Bosco, who had two
maguidoent hones, which were given to him by the King
of Naples, was forced to semi them to Garibaldi, but he
took care to poison them beforehand.

THE UNITED STATES.

SOUTHAMPTON. 'rEvisaAy.

The United States mail steamer Fulton, Capt.
Wotton, with the mails from Now York of the 21st nit.,
has arrived off Cowes with 115 passengers for Havre and 5
for flouthampton.
The Fulton twinge 656,593 dole., of which 516,593 dole.
are for England, and 150,0U0dols. for France. Oo the 26th,
In let. 47min. 45see., long. 49min. Onsec., she spoke the
Royal Nail steamer City of Washington.
The Overland Mail from Nan Putnam* had arrived at
Van Buren Arkansas. Further news from Oregon coo.
firms the election news received by the previous mail. The
mining news from British Colnmliki is somewhat more en-
warming. The war between the different tribes on Van-
convey's Island still continued.
The steamer Pennsylvania, of the Philadelphia and Rich-
mood line, was lately destroyed by fire in James River, near
Jamestown. The eons cut off access to the boats, and
spread with inch rapidity that the passengers and crew bad
barely time to Nape from the burning wreck upon hastily-
constructed rafts. With the exceptme of three children,
they were all picked ep and landed at Norfolk.
Accounts from Rastas state that General Walker left
that place on the 27th, it was 'opposed for Central
America.
Badness wan dull at Hammunidt, except the sugar market,
which was biers* active. There had been a large num-
ber of arrivals, yet freights were active. The weather at