The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-12 00:00:00

IHE GARMALDIAN MOVEMENT.

(From the Special Correspondent of the Times.)
MESSINA, AUG. 4.
Before I begin my account of the Garibaldian
movement in the South I must tell you something
more of the ultimata fate of my Garibaldian fellow-
passengers.
We left them at the entrance of that glorious Bay
of Naples as it unfolds itself after rounding Cape
Misene, and never have I seen it more glittering
and bright than under that August sun. It did not
fail to produce its effect on the Garibaldians. They

were "as merry as sandboys." Those who had been
there with the Southern army before acted the part
of cicerones to the novices. Some of the cicerones
seemed so knowing that I began almost to suspect
they had employed their time while at Naples, two
years ago, rather in exploring the sights of the
neighbourhood than in looking at the Neapolitans
at Santa Maria. However, their topography was
so fanciful that it seemed as if they had got their
store of knowledge secondhand ; but, such as it
happened to be, it was gratefully received, and
much more so the promise to show them the lions of
the town during the 24 hours that the steamer
stopped before proceeding on her journey to Messina
and Palermo, whether they were bound.

However, the fates in the shape of the Neapolitan
Questura had decided otherwise. While the steamer
was trying to get into her berth some employes of
the police made their appearance on board, and
allowed no one to leave. As no objection is usually
made to lauding, there could be no doubt that tele-
graphic information had been received about the
Garibaldians. Some of the other passengers insisted
on going on shore, and at last most of those who did
not belong to tho dangerous set were allowed to do
so. The distinction seems to have been placed in
the luggage—those who had any were let out,
while the others were told to wait.

It was only yesterday, on returning on board the
General Abbatucci, that I heard the reason of the
delay. Instructions were asked, and they were
sent by a body of carabiniers, to the effect that not
one of the young men was to be allowed to land.
They were asked for passports, and, of course, had
none, as they were moving within the limits of the
kingdom. Some of the soldiers insisted on their
right to move about and land wherever they pleased
—to be free citizens of the kingdom—and there
was some chance of a row with the police, when the
captain of the steamer thoughs of a clever means to
arrange matters. A steamer belong to another
company was just starting for Palermo, so he
offered, if they would pay sf. ahead, to get them
passage, and they might leave at once. Rather than
stop a whole day without being allowed to land,
they consented, and were transferred to the steamer,
the company having agreed to take them at that
rate, considering the number which was larger than
I thought-85.

Tnus the captain of the General Abbatucci got
rid of them at Naples without, of course, giving
back a farthit.g of their passage money, which had
been paid for Palermo ; the police had no trouble
with them, and the Garibaldians arrived three days
sooner at Palermo by paying sf. extra.
As this is not the first batch which has gone to
Sicily, it seems to show great uncertainty and irreso-
lution on the part of the Government not to have
made up its mind what to do. It Italy
is, as she
pretends to be, a constitutional country, she must
respect individual liberty. Had these young men
been armed, or shown in any manner a hostile in-
tention, exceptional measures might have been
taken, but it is scarcely wise to annoy them as much
as possible and yet allow them in the end to go to
Sicily. Such half-measures must naturally lead to
suspect the
misapprehensions. They are those who
Government of conniving at the movement in
order to further it; others again who think that
to have another
the Government is endeavouring

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