The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-03 00:00:00

G ARIBALDIE ENTRY INTO MESSINA.

(racer ova OWN coazzsroirener.)
NAPLES, Jinx 21.
There were some inaccuracies in my last letter
ling the evacuation of Males= by the Nea-
politantroops, but I copied my report from • Bol-
' .. printed and published in Die wins A Pied-
mentaie steamer arrived Yesterday from Melazzo,
and from the °Seers on board I derived the follow-
ing intelligence. The capitulation wan drawn up
a a wanner that ex.seteil tel humiliation from the
Neapolitans ; they were granted the honours dear
they were to leave all the materiel of war
in the city), and were to leave the island as soon as
peoilile. In the interval, before going on board,
tkAiinel Bosco, the Neapolitan tire-eater, colossi all
the cannon to be spiked, a dirty and disgraceful
trick ; so that when thecoloael wasabout leaving the
nay im horseback, Garibaldi I inlered him todiamount,
iiirected his horse to be taken to Medici and call-
ing four earabincara ordered them to take the hero
ear b.unL Than can be no difference of opinion as
to the conduct of Bound and Garibaldi was fully
juAtitiesl iu thus degrai:ing him. I have met also a
per.on attached to the Neapolitan troops who came
ap with a large body of them yeaterday morals*.
He says that the surrender of MeLazzo wax a ne-
cessity, as • mine had been mane up t o the very
walls, which were in a shaky untenable state. They
wore without water, their wine was vinegar, and as
to their biscuit it was ilecompssed. The mpg,-
incubi, he added, of the 2t 4h and 214, were
Rowberm, and well sustained on both sides. The
kits hail about 4,000 men, and the Garibakl'ei
ab•eit twelte or thirteen thousaml men, principally
thedisiis, backed or headed by a few huedred
Pieduionte,e. Thu former were inert efficient
shooters, whilst the really bard work was done by
the latter, who fought like lions, running upon the
cannon, and setting all danger at defiance. The
Neapolitans, too, fought well, especially the Chas-
seuni-a-cheval. Comparatively few shots were
tired, as the action was conducted principally with
the bayonet. My %foment? who was a Neapoli-
tan. added that the loss in killed and wounded on
their side was about IGO, whilst the Garibaldini
must have lost 800 men. Garibaldi himself, aooord-
iu4 to his representation, mast have been twice in
imminent danger. A captain in the Chasseurs
had raised his sword and grazed the neck of
the general, who immediately cut him down,
and two or three Sicilians finished him, on
wtich Garibaldi killed one of these viii, and pro-
tested against striking a man on the ground. On
another occasion he was exposed to the following
danger :—A grenade burst right before him, and
he was only saved from destruction by his horse
roaring and retiring. On the morning my infor-
mant left Melazso, which was last Wednesday,
eleven of the country people had been shot by order I
of Garibaldi for robbery. Bosco arrived here on
Thursday with the 9th battalion of the Chasseurs,
many of whom were wounded; and yastenlay
morning about 2,000 men arrived in four French
commercial steamers, which had left on Wednesday,
having been 43 hours en node. Barcellona, about
six miles from Melazzo, had been abandoned by
the Garibaldini with the exception of the sick ;
Melazzo is of course now in their possesaiou' and
so is a point called Gesso, about 10 mike from
Iftseiiiia. A Russian vessel of war that came in
yeeteniay brings intelligence that Garibeldi's men
Lail already attacked the Neapolitan outposts.
A report prevailed ou Wednesday that the bom-
bardment of the city had begun, but that it had
been suspended half en hour after by telegraphic
order from Naples. The government denies this
in :of" but it is very true that on the 22nd General
Clary informal the French consul, and on the fol-
lowing morning other consuls, that if attacked he
ahould make every effort to defend himself, and
that therefore they would do well to provide for
the security of their fellow-subjects. This was con-
sidered as as intimation that there would be •
bombardment, and on Monday last the foreign ves-
sels in harbour had their steam up, with the idea
of getting out of range of the guns. We shall
have no positive intelligence before Tuesday next.
Here, in Naples, we are in perfect repose ; and,
judging from facts on the surface, one might suppose
that things were settling down. Talk there is
enough of and to spare, and great numbers are in
favour of annexation. Still the party for the con-
stitution, to which rally many of the old Royalists,
is very powerful. Unless, however, Garibaldi lands,
or material assistance oomes to them from some
other quarter, I feel assured that the Nomolitana
will do nothing for themselves. They have from
neoesaity long fallen into a habit of inaction, and
are always looking beyond themselves and out of the
country for redemption. Their principal occupa-
tion at present, therefore, is in talking largely, and
creating panics, and exaggerating and distorting
facts Ali as to iuterfere seriously with the course of
things and hamper the ministers, who are, I
believe, desirous of carrying out the principles of
the oneititution. Most of the population do justice
to the 6,orsil intentions, at least, of the mem-
bers of the ministry ' • so much so, that on last
Tuesday, which was sacred to St. Liborio, there
was an illumination, not in honour ( f the saint,
but of Liborio Romano, the minister of the in-
terior.

I have spoken highly of the intentions and ho-
amity of the ministem, but at the same time I cannot
but acknowledge that they are weak, not from any
want of inherent force, but front the intrigues of
the reactioniats, and the suspicious and ;emits of the
liberals. Their efforts to do good are almost pm-
lysed. Ordero are given and are not executed, or
drag their weary length along. Men high in office
oppose the constitution, and are simply removed ;
soldiers nab through the streets and cut down
peaceable citizens, and we hear nothing more of
bringing them to justice. The twin:lrina ROM to
be moored, but they still bang about Naples, and
it is a wonder to .lle that Filangicri, the great arch
baiter, who had the steams of saving the Klng
and the country daring a whole year, and only
winched himself, la. never been even mentioned.
As to Nonziante. he has sent in his rriii,mation.
Since writing the above I have been mot, :mt
about Joel making observation., stud ant disposed
to kink that the tranquillity wh'ch r:igns
continue. here indicates increa,ing confidence.
Many are accepting ottice, and the Fusing-knife is
being th, inteudente of the province•
with we-der vigour than ever. There is, too, a
rosin:4 opinion that the real interests of the
liberal tarty lie in consolidating the new inditu-
twins rather titan in maiming anarchy with a view
to a problematical change. On the Louise !ega-
d/31'ft is detade.lly on the increase.
The following intelligence, however, on which
you may 4peuil, will be likely to produce a great
Movento.t. Garibaldi has entered Messina, and a
general fmterui•atiort has taken place. It is to be
otwervel that lie entered with a flag, from which
the anus of the House of Savoy were removal, and
tit,' Stipilenti+lll that the letter of Victor Ent-
hi • be.at presented, Garilmhli placed him-
self a. the bead of the revolution, anti a !nudity,
may be eopectesl shortly on the ccutininit. Be
rettoes tit: truce, and the Neapolitans proorve the
citadel. The Neapolitan troop* who were in the
acighlsairhotsl are embarking rapidly on their
retuni. The "Consitati' generally, s tting aside
Victor Emmanuel, HOW swear by anti follow Gari-
baldi. Without a—mining any great merit as a
prophet, the umibut of it all will be that revolution
WI be pe:mitte4 to march fonraril until it arrives
Imre, and then the French will step in and arrest
it and play theirgame, whatever that maybe. Such
bas been the aim of our neighbour., I Inilieve, from
the beginning. Without this impul‘e from without
] am of opinion that things would hare gradually
~,.ttied down into tranquillity and o.4lence ; as
rt
is I think a disembarkation of Oaribrdili and his
for may be expected as certain, and of couno
there will be other ambulation*. A truce for six
months diva received the support of France, pied-
=out, Alma England, in order to give tune for the
~,„„iidati.,L, of the new institutions, it possible.