The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-13 00:00:00

LE'ITERB FROM PALERMO.

A letter from Colonel Tarr, of Garibaldi's staff,
dated from Palermo, June 4, is given in the &lets.
It says :
At daybreak, on the Pith ult., General Garibaldi marched
on Palermo with about 6,000 man. ilia manceuvres in the
preceding days had drawn away to the mountains more
than 5,000 of the royal troops, so that there only remained
about 14,000 at Palermo. At two or three positions the
combat was very fierce, and lasted four hours, the insurgent&
only prevailing at last by means of the bayonet, and with
considerable loss. At the Ministry of Finance the troops were
soon hemmed in by barricades, and they surrendered the
next day from want of provisions. During the armistice,
which has been several times renewed, Garibaldi received
reinforcements and established entrenchments. The popu-
lation of the town, which tot. the first day could not take
an active part in the conflict, is Low rendering all the ser-
vices it can ; all clams are co-operating alike. The popu-
lation is now reedy to defy a new bombardment The
general is at present at the head of 10,000 armed mem
without oounting the numerous columns expected from the
interior. He has received 3,500 muskets, and 250,000 ball
crtridges, which were disembarked at Marsala, by the
Utile of Genre. A body of 60 volunteers who came over
is the same vessel has likewise joined him. During the
armistice numerous desertions from the royal troops took
place daily, in spite of the efforts of the officer'.
The following are extracts from the letters of the
special correspondent of the Times :
GARIBALDI IN TML BIBLES&

In the afternoon Garibaldi made • tour of inspection
round the town. I was there, but find it really impossible
to give you even a faint ides of the numner in which he was
received everywhere. It wu one of those triumphs which
seem to be almost too much for a man. The most wonder-
ful thing I ever saw in this way was the reception of Napo-
leon and Victor Emmanuel at Milan, just about a year ago,
and I am almost inclined to think that the one yesterday
was more extraordinary. The entry of the sove-
reigns was something more formal, which prevented the
full expreasiou of popular enthusiasm. They were on
horseback and surrounded by their guards, while the
popular idol, Garibaldi, in his red Weal shirt, with a loose
coloured handkerchief round his neck, and his worn wide-
awake, was walking on foot among those cheering, laugh-
lag, crying, nod thousands ; and all his few followers could
do was to prevent him from being bodily carried a the
ground. The people threw themselves forward to kiss kis
hands, or, at lead, to touch the hem of his garment, u if it
contained the panacea for all their past and perhaps coming
sufferings. Children were brought up, and mothers asked
on their knees for his blessing ; and all the while the object
of this idolatry was as calm and smiling as when in the
deadliest [ire, taking up the children sad kissing them, try-
ing to quiet the crowd, stopping at every moment to bear a
king complaint of hones burst and property racked by the
retreating soldiers, giving good advice, comforting, and
premien% that all dumps should be paid for.