The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-29 00:00:00

29, 160.

THE INVASION OF CALABRIA.

(FROM 001 SPIEL&L OORIIMONDENT.)
MESSINA, Ausosr 20.
More detail; hare oo:ne to my knowledge concern-
ing Garibaldi's successful landing. It was at half-
past 10 o'clock p.m. that Garibaldi and Turr started
on board of the Franklin from Taormina They
had ou board about 1,200 men, the steamer Torino
following them elude with 2,600 others on board.
The expedition sailed all night unmolested towards
the Calshii= coast, and at 2.20 a.m. entered the
small harbour of Melito, in Southern Calabria.
Garibaldi was of course on the deck of the Prank-
lin, and took the command of both ships.' Thu
Torino, in the hurry of gaining a landing
place, ran aground, and the Franklin (which has
Just arrived horo with the intelligence I used yen)
tried fur six hours to get her off without success.
No opposition whatever was offered to Garibaldi,
for Melito was not occupied by Neapolitan troops,
nor was any Neapolitan vessel near at the time.
The landing of Garibaldi's men was effected iu per-
fect order, and the place was militarily occupied by
them. From what I heard on board of the Frank-
hn, Garibaldi intends to attack Reggio to-night ;
but all will depend upon Missori's movements and
upon the forces the enemy eau summon to defend
that town.

Garibaldi's plans seem to me clearenough. Whilst
he marches on Reggio, Missori will proceed from
Aspromonte towards the seashore, across the
rough paths of the neighbouring mountains, and
take the forts of Scylla and Tone del Cavallo in
the rear. At the same time the divisions which are
still at the Faro will sail in the same direction, so
that the Neapolitan line of defence will be attacked
on both aides at once. Nor can this plan be
thwarted by the Neapolitan navy, for the "Queen
of EngLuel," I hear, will be ready for action this
evening, and her guns, in.:Wiling two 80-pounders,
will check any attempt of the enemy's ships.
The Franklin left Melito yesterday, at 11 a.m.,
under American colours, and on her way up to Mes-
sina was reconnoitred by the Fulminaute and by
another Neiyolium inau-of-war. Both these ves-
sels were cleared for action, but after a short time
they thought better of it and steamed otf in au
opposite direction. The Neapolitan garrison of the
citadel did not disturb our sleep last night. thou
of its sentries, licwever, did his best to shoot an
Eaaglish geuUemau who was t7-king a► row round the
port in a small boat. Fo.tuoately, however,
the ball poised through the boat without
injuring either the boatmen or the gentleman.

Venice, the population of which by the last ccc
amounted to 124,000 souls, does not now contain 60,0
Although the season is very favourable for watering-ph
all the establishments, hotels and coffee-Louses, are
sorted. The theatre, seven in number, are c10w.41,
the exception of the little one called Abilibran,
managers are obliged to ie Venetian comedy, am
and a ballet on cue the same evening. Notwithi.t.ic
the variety sad attraction of their play-bill, if the
pan' didnot play by daylight to avoid the es:.
lig:44, the receipts would not pay tho salaries .1
formers. _ _ .

..-Tl74..extmordinary successes of Garil)sldi in Sicily h..%.
raptured every one here. 14 ever has the opposition to A to..
rule been holder or more violent ; moneyshounds
boxes of the secret committee. The numerous voima
enlisting for Sicily surmount with marvellous ease
obstacle, and cross the frontier; out of the twcia,
thousand volunteers who lave hastened to follow I._
fortunes more than four thousand six hund,..
found to be Venetians, and this number
every day.
Last week was celebrated here the fete of his Ma;
the Emperor Francis IL At the religious °masonic.
well as at the official receptions, the absence of the V.
tiara was conspicuous.

The arscmd, which formerly employed so large a nu..
of workmen, by this moans ..p ,rmiling ease and
imrongst the working classes, is now completely :Thaw!
There is not a single vessel to IA seen or the stock..,.
dergoing repairs. The magazines of the dockyard.,
rawly so weII stored, are now empty, fur everything
been transported to Pole, near Trieste.
At Padua and Vicenza the garrisons have been
ably increased. All the forts defending the
of Lake Cant' have received large stores. The garri...
Venice will be raised in • few days to ten thee and :
The attitude of the peoples of the Peninsula humph, • •
authorities with great uneasiness. Our official presn is
v,nirhig to inspire a couSdence, that it does not feel it,
The spirit of the Italian provinces subjected to A :.•
since 1343 had never been so unanimous in its Armin,:
for liberty and liberation.
The exile of the Prince of Aquila, uncle of the King
Naples, ham produced here a ye: y great impression ; thi. r,
rums measure is considered to bo the triumph of the P.
montese annexionint party. People feel convinced
that the constitutional liberal party now in power tl.
will soon he set aside, and compelled to give way to t
energetic men who have now returned from exile.