The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-05 00:00:00

The following short note appear, in the Pays :

Two ikepatches have arrived hem Naphs today which,
theegh at first sight contradictory, do in fact explain
each other. According to the first, General Lanes de-
manded that his army should retire with arms and baggage
and its colours in front. Garibaldi, on the other hand,
offered to render the fullest homage to the courage die.
played by the royal troops, but he insisted upon the acres-
city laid upon him to procure arms and ammunition at any
i price, es a reason for refusing to accept the capitulation en
the terms offered by General Lawn. The second despatch
announces that the capitulation has been refused by the
express order of the King of Naples. In consequence, at
the expiration of the armistice, the bombardment mean-
mewed. The despatch adds that the firing was very sharp
and that the barracks were encumbered with wounded.

It is said that there are 4,000,000 of acudi in the
treasury at Palermo, and it is certain that there
are in the forte arms and stores to equip all the
youth of Sicily, and guns to make the harbour an
uncomfortable anchorage for Neapolitan ships of
war. It was supposed for a moment at Turin that
Austria had moved down a body of 15,000 troops
to create a diversion, or even to punish Piedmont
for her connivance iu this Sicilian expedition.
Such consistency did the rumour obtain that
French regiments were marched to the point indi-
cated. Their appearance called out the Austrians,
and the two rival uniforms stood once more for a
moment face to face. Francis IL next applied to
the Emperor of the French for an armed mediation.
The telegraphic message found the Emperor at
Lyon; and we (Times) are assured that it received
an instant reply, to the effect that any interference
of France in this conflict was entirely out of the
question.

It appears that General Lanza, on taking the
chief command, completely modified the system
adopted by his predecessor, who was accustomed to.
prevent assemblages from being formed in the
streets, by causing strong patrols to parade con-
stantly, and compel all persons whom they met
to go home. As these measures prevented
the population from concerting together,
they rendered the organisation of the in-
surrection difficult ; but they fatigued the
troops and exasperated the inhabitants. General
Lanza, on the contrary, ooncentrated in three
strategical positions strong columns, which,
in case of aggression, were directed to act
in concert, and whatever might happen to main-
lain their communication with the forts facing
the sea, and which form the basis of opera-
tions of the Neapolitan troops. The inha-
bitants, however entered into communication
with envoys secretly sent by Garibaldi, and
the agreement was come to that he should
arrive in the evening of the 26th in sight of
the town, and that they should revolt the next
day. To organise the rising, the chiefs assembled
in King Roger's chapel—a splendid edifice con-
structed in 1129, and which, at this period of the
year, is visited as a place of pilgrimage by nume-
rous inhabitants of the country, to whom the
memory of that sovereign is still dear. On Sun-
day, the 27th, Whitsunday, crowds assembled in
the streets to the cries of " Viva la liberta ! " " Viva
it Re Vittore Emmanuel° !" and in a few minutes
the insurrection assumed a menuing aspect. Never
was a movement more unanimous. The troops
opened fire, and a terrible combat took place.
Garibaldi on horseback, surrounded by his volun-

tears and preceded by the flag of independence,
arrived in the midst of the conflict, and was re-
ceived with enthusiasm. He at once took the di-
rection of the revolt, and displayed the greatest
vigour. The troops and insurgents fought with
equal courage. Eventually the troops not being
able to maintain their position retired to the
forts, determined to defend them to the last ex-
tremity. Garibaldi, not wishing to lose time,
attacked on the 28th with all his troops the citadel,
which is considered the principal defence of the
town, and is in communication with the sea. The
volunteers displayed the greatest bravery, the
troops kept up a vigorous fire, and it is stated
that after a conflict of five hours the foreign con-
suls, at the demand of the inhabitants, interposed,
and caused the two parties to accept an armistice
to Sunday, the 3rd June, at noon. This truce
would give time to bury the dead, to remove the
wounded to three villas in the suburbs, which had
been transformed into temporary hospitals, and to
send away the women and children. At the last
dates it is stated that a great number of Sicilian
volunteers had entered the town and placed them-
selves under the orders of Garibaldi