The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-16 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 16, 1860.

CONTRACTS FOR SUGAR, COCOA, AND WHEAT.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling
and Transport Services,
•
Somerset-house, I;th June, 1860.
111 HE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the
-I- OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED
KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO
HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on MONDAY, the 2d July
next, at half-past One o'Clock, they will be ready to treat with
such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying
and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Dept-
ford, the undermentioned articles, viz :
SUGAR
COCOA l5O „
WHEAT 3,C00 Quarters.
When to be Delivered.—lLdf of each in Three Weeks, and
the remainder in Three Weeks afterwards, or earlier if pre-
ferred by the party tendering.
Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the
articles.
Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the
Tenders are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or for
such part thereof only as they may deem fit, or for a greater
quantity, or of not contracting for any, and also an unlimited
power of selection.
The Sugar and Cocoa, to be exempted from the Customs'
Duties, and parties tendering are to state where they are re-
spectively lying.
Samples of the Cocoa (not less than Two Pounds) and of the
Wheat (not less than Two Quarts) must be produced by the
parties tendering.
Each Tender for Sugar must specify the mark and landing
number of each Cask or Package, the ship in which imported,
and the country or place of its growth or produce, and an
average sample (not less than vo pounds for each import
mark) must be produced by the parties tendering, and not an
average of different marks or several imports, and any parcel
that is found not to be of the same mark or average quality as
the sample tendered and accepted, will be rejected by the
officers.
The samples produced by persons whose tenders are not
accepted, are requested to be taken away by them immedi-
ately atter the Contract has been decided.
NoTender will be received unless made on the Printed Form
provided for the purpose ; and which may be obtained on ap-
plication at the said office, or to the Officer conducting the
Packet Service at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs at
Bristol.
Particular attention is called to the recent modifications of
the Conditions of the Contracts, which may be seen at the
said Office, and at Liverpoc 1 and Bristol.
No Tender will be received after half-past One o'clock on
the day of treaty ; and it will not be required that the party
tendering*, or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the
Office on the day of Contract, as the result of the offer re-
ceived from each person will be communicated to him and his
proposed sureties in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear hi the left-hand corner the words " Ten-
der for ," and must also be delivered at
Somerset-house.

the population. But nowhere are conspirators so
cautious, and nowhere is their organisation more
secret than in Sicily. It is a natural consequence
of a Government based on bayonets and spies. It.
was therefore difficult enough to bring home any
proofs to the real leaders. But the Neapolitan Go-
vernment is not to ba foiled in its schemes by a
want of proof, so they singled out seven youths, all
belonging to the first families, the Risos' Monte-
leone, Belfiore, Piniatelli, Lanza, &c., and ordered
the police to arrest them, Almost as soon as the
orders were given they were known to those they
concerned, and all took refuge in the great Palazzo
Butera, looking out on the Marina, hoping to be
able to escape in time on board some vessel.
Early on the morning of the 7th the police
sbirri and the Compagni d'Armi had surrounded
the whole house and began their search. They
entered, some from the ladies' bedrooms, and when,

spite of their search, they could find nothing in
hat labyrinth of apartments and passages, they
hreatened to turn out the whole household unless

the persons they wanted to arrest gave themselves
up. There was no possibility of escaping, and
there was the danger of being starved to death,
so the seven gave themselves up. They were hand-
cuffed like common thieves and paraded through
the town before they were shut up in the Castella-
mare. When once there they were put into cells
and fed like galley slaves on bread and beans, and
there they have been for the last two months,
without being able to communicate with their
families. When the negotiations about the
armistice were heard of the families applied to
Garibaldi about the matter but their application
came too late, for the cotions were already
signed, but the L
General promised to insist on the
release of these young men at the first opportunity
which offered itself, and he has kept his word to-
day.
The condition was accepted by the Governor-
General, and so nothing remained but to fix the day
on which the troops had to retire, and the manner
in which the thing was to be effected.
In order to understand the dispositions you must
have some more topography. You will recollect
that the town forms an amost regular parallelogram
extending from the shore towards the mountains in
a south-westerly direction. Close to the sea, in the
north angle, is the Castello, which is held by the
troops. In the opposite face of the parallelogram
they possess the Royal Palace, a bastion which forms
the western angle, and a cluster of large buildings
surrounding the Piazza before the Palace. On the
south-western side there is a building which ex-
tends from the seashore to the second gate, the Porta
de Termini, and blocks up the two great roads to
Messina and Catania. Beyond the Castello begins
the Borgo, running along the sea, and separated
from it by a broad road leading to the Mole ; it ends
at Santa Lucia, a church and monastery close to the
seashore. At Santa Lucia the bay makes a bend,
and, following the foot of the Monte Pellegrino, runs
along towards the Castellaccio, a small fort on the
Mole. Almost parallel to the seashore is the road to
Trapani, called here La Favorita, running in the
plain between Monte Pellegrino, the detached
mountain on the seashore, and the chain towards
Monreale. To the right of this road, about three
miles from the town, is a large open space, which is
enclosed by the Strada la Favorita on the one side,
and Monte Pellegrino on the other. This space is
called "the Campo," because used as a manoeuvring
ground by the troops. It is on this spot that the
Neapolitans asked to concentrate their troops, leav-
ing a road open to the Mole and to the Castellamare.
In order to effect this the road along the seashore in
front of the Borgo is to be neutral ground from the
Castello to Santa Lucia, which is to be occupied by
the Royalists and form their left wing. Next to
Santa Lucia is the Vicariato, a series of large build-
ings used as a prison and military establishment at
the same time. Behind it a road leads to the Campo,
and on the other side to the Mole ; both are to be in
the power of the Royalists, as well as the ground
enclosed between the road to the Campo, the Mole,
and the foot of Monte Pellegrino.
The position thus taken would have the advantage
of keeping their troops together, and at the same
time of giving every facility for embarcation. That
the' Neapolitans have asked for such a position
shows better than anything else the state they are
in. There is no doubt that the coup de main on
Palermo and the three days' street fighting have had
even more (gat than we coulmagine from this
side.

When I went to Garibald's camp every one in
the town seemed to know of his being at Misilmeri,
and intending to make a coup de main the next day.
The Royalists alone, wonderful to say, were ignorant
of a fact which was almost bawled about t he streets.

of his arrival. The landlord of the Tri-
nacria hotel, a Sardinian, openly sent his card to
house Zany
people
the camp, with the message that his i was at
did not sleep the whole night, in ex-
pectation
the disposal of the General ; and yet the Neapoli-
tans, in spite of their hosts of spies, had so little
information that they only believed their own bul-
letin, which made General Garibaldi retreat in con-
fusion towarns Corleono. Only yesterday the colo-
nel of the staff, who went with some of Garibaldi's
officers to trace out the new positions, came down
suddenly on the chief of the Cornpagni d'Armi, the
native gendarmes,-who swore that he had himself
seen Garibaldi retire in that direction.
If the successful coup de main was in itself suffi-
cient to confuse commanders and soldiers, the street
fight could only contribute to augment this con-
fusion. In spite of the savage bombardment,
and in spite of all the efforts of the soldiery for
three days, there was not only no idea of giving in,
but, on the contrary, the Garibaldites advanced
steadily, and drove the troops from one position to
another, leaving them no rest night or day, and
causing them heavy losses. The officers, strange to
say, were the first to lose heart, and, according to
the statement of the soldiers who are still in the
Royal Palace, would not lead them on, but left them
to themselves. They stated that they would fight
in the open, but not expose themselves to be ass
sailed on all sides and shot down. The soldiers
went so far as to say that if there was another
fight they would drive their officers before them
and shoot them down if they tried to shirk it. This
feeling was not exactly calculated to strengthen the
ties of discipline, already relaxed by the permission
to plunder and burn wherever they entered. To
this cause the want of provisions and the mass of
wounded and dead were owing. They do not dare
to go out foraging, for fear of being cut off by the
insurgents outside, and in the Castello and Royal
Palace there was nothing but biscuits and wine.
Even when they were allowed to transport pro-
visions they could only get fresh provisions for
a day or two. As for the loss in wounded and
dead, it cannot be less than 2,000 since the
taking of Palermo. People on board ship who
were on the look out told me that the number of
wounded embarked could not be less than 800 or
900.

But more than anything else it was the nature
of the street fighting which made all discipline im-
possible, facilitated desertion, and brought the
troops into contact with the men of Garibaldi, and
thus threatened a complete debandade. The soldier,
short of provisions, was left entirely to himself,'
with adversaries who left him no repose night or
day, and shot him down when he least expected it.
No discipline could hold out against it—the Nea-
politans less than any other. There are more than
400 deserters, and as many prisoners, almost all of
whom wish to serve. Even the foreign mercenaries,
especially the Swiss portion, come over freely. In
one word, Garibaldi was again right in his calcula-
tion, or inspiration, as I should like to call it. He
knew that all the advantages which he granted of
carrying off the wounded and bringing back pro-
visions would be more than counterbalanced by the
continuance of this state of indecision. The sight
of the town was only calculated to increase this
demoralisation, as it showed the popular masses in
their most formidable shape, cheering and excited.
He therefore gave every facility to soldiers and
officers to go about, in spite of the apprehensions of
the timid, and he was right, for the fresh demand
to-day comes probably from the conviction that if
this state of things lasts some time longer there will
be no army left worthy the name. The question
is Italian, and Garibaldi is not the man to overlook
that these same Neapolitan troops, instead of being
destroyed in a fratricidal war, might help at no dis-
tant time to establish Italian unity and make it in-
dependent of all foreign assistance.
The conditions being agreed upon, several of
Garibaldi's officers were sent with some officers of
the Neapolitan Staff to mark out the ground. They
told me of some circumstances which occurred
during their stroll, and which I think worth record-
ing. In passing through the Borgo, along the sea-
shore, the population was attracted in considerable
numbers, and there were plenty of offers to the
Garibildites to repose and refresh themselves. At
one of the stoppages thus occasioned a woman
rushed out, and began to upbraid the Neapolitan
officer with the cowardice:of the bombardment, tel-
ling him that they were only good to bombard from
a safe distance, without exposing themselves.
" Come down," she said, " into the streets, and you
will see that we will all grasp whatever we can find,
and help to destroy you." At another place a

woman came crying, to complain of her house
having been sacked by the soldiery and burnt
down. The Neapolitan officer replied to this that
his own house, which was situated close to the
Royal Palace, had been sacked by the Royal troops,
a statement which soon changed the woman's tears
into a laugh.
The Neapolitan Generals were to return in the
evening to make all the necessary arrangements to
carry out the convention. They had scarcely left
when the Neapolitan steamer Satta, came in with
General Letizia on board, and a message was sent
from the Palace to defer the final arrangements till
tomorrow, at 7 a.m.

JUNE 6, MORNING.
Gen. Letizia called on General Garibaldi at the
appointed hour. He had come back from Naples
with full powers for General Lanza to treat with
Garibaldi. The subject of conference is kept secret,
but the general tenour of it is that the Neapolitans
will evacuate Palermo. Whether they arc to go to
Naples or to Messina seams not settled. In fact,
that is their own business. Garibaldi has only to
look to their evacuating Palermo, and the conven-
tion, which is to be concluded to-day at noon, has
reference to that alone. The Neapolitans are very
anxions to conceal their movements ; this is proba-
bly done with a view to keep up appearances. From
all we hear the negotiations with the Foreign
Powers seem to be still going on, and it is not im-
probable that the Neapolitans are looking forward
to some means of hiding their defeat, and attribut-
ing their retreat to the intervention of the Powers.
At any rate, the whole thing is to remain a secret ;
their excuse for this is that they have not got the
means of transport ready, and that the evacuation
will take place in proportion as they get up those
means. In the meantime, a beginning is to be made
by an exchange of prisoners and wounded, and their
withdrawal from their positions in the town to the
Campo and the Mole. It is now only a question of
detail; the withdrawal itself may be looked upon
as settled. The seven prisoners are only to be let
out when the preliminary conditions of the conven-
tion have been carried into effect.' The beginning
of it is expected to take place to-day, as soon as the
convention itself has been signed.
The discouragement among the Neapolitan com-
manders is, according to all accounts, very great.
They had despatched a steamer the very day of
Garibaldi's entering the town, with the news that
Garibaldi was in Palermo surrounded, and would
be made a prisoner before night ; so that the news
which the Austrian steamer brought the next day,
that Garibaldi was established in the town, and that
the whole game was up, was not believed at Naples.
About 10 this morning Orsini came in with
three of the guns and a contingent of from 400 to
500 squadre, who accompanied them. He had had
a hard time of it. The Neapolitans, as you will re-
member, sent a column of troops after the guns.
Some delay occurred, and two of the guns, among
them that taken at Calata Fimi, had to be left
behind, and were captured. With the rest Orsini
went towards Corleone, where the backward move-
ment of the guns was taken for a sign of defeat,
and the population, instead of assisting, became
frightened, and behaved almost in a hostile manner.
Orsini had to burn the gun-carriages and bury the
guns. The taking of Palermo and the withdrawal
of the Neapolitan column again gave courage to the
natives; the guns were dug out, new carriages
made, and the guns brought down to Misiluieri,
from which place they came at the foot of the hills
towards La Favorita. This morning they made
public entry, crowned with flowers, and amid deaf-
ening cheers. It was one of the most animated
sights you can imagine, for, like all raw levies, the
Sicilians place implicit faith in guns, and made
themselves very uneasy about their non-appear-
ance. It was quite a relief to see them come in.
With them came several of those who were
wounded at Calata Fimi.

The French steamer starts at 4 p.m. for Naples;
I have more news, I will send it.

2 P.m.
The convention has been signed, and the cvacua-
ion of the town is to begin to-morrow, as well as

to the embarkation of wounded and sick, who are
to be exchanged. The materiel is to follow, and the
troops come last. The Neapolitans seem even more
anxious than at the beginning to be off as soon as
possible, and, indeed, their position becomes unte-
nable. About an hour ago there was an alarm and

_firing. Each party ace;..zses the other, and no one
can find out the truth. General Let izia went him-
self to inquire into the matter, but every one feels
it is high time there should be an end to this.
JUNE 7.

You will know by the telegram whichlseTitYou
that, according to the convention concluded yester-
day between Garibaldi and the Neapolitans, the
latter this morning evacuated all their positions in
the town, and retired to the Campo, at the foot of
Monte Pellegrino and the Mole. _ _ _

I gave you in yesterday's letter the particulars of
the convention, so I have only to add that all the
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son for hastening the movements of the Neapoli-
tans, for it proved clearly that if this close
neighbourhood between troops and houses on the
one side, and insurgents and troops on the
other, were not soon put an end to, a collision
could not be avoided. The troops had entered a
house, and the übiquitous squadre outside the town
received them with a musket fire, which wounded
several men. Gen. Letizia himself went with Gari-
baldi's Adjutant-General to the spot, in order to
restore order, which was done. The soldiers could
not be kept from straying and plundering, and the
people, of course, took good care always to have
some squadre near the place which was threatened.
The convention was signed yesterday afternoon,
on the part of the Neapolitans by General Colouna,
and on the part of Garibaldi by Colonel Turr, his
Adjutant-General. This convention has only refe-
rence to the military evacuation of the town, and
the taking up a position outside.
But behind this convention there is a secret one,
signed by Garibaldi himself, and on the other side
by Gen. Letizia and his Chief of the Staff.
It has reference to the embarkation of the Nea-
politans. No time is fixed, nor the spot they are
to go to. All prisoners who are willing, as well as
all sick and wounded on both sides, are to be ex-
changed. The embarkation is to be made as quickly
as possible, the materiel first and the men after-
wards. The Castellamare :and the Castellaccio, on
the Mole, are to be evacuated like all the rest. As
all the troops from Trepani, Catania, and Termini
have left those places, when the convention is car-
ried out, Sicily, with the exception of Messina, will
be freed of Neapolitans.
I dare say the Neapolitans will not lose much
time in executing the conditions of this second
convention, for if it was difficult to feed their men
in the positions they held hitherto, it is ten times
more so now, when they are shut up in a small
space of scarcely two square miles, with no inlet or
outlet but the sea. They have begun to embark
their materiel, and, this once off, they must needs
be off themselves.

The first convention, treating of their withdrawal
from the town, was carried out this morning. The
movement was to begin at 7 a.m., and to be effected
in two columns. The first, comprising the mass of ,
the Neapolitan troops and the Commander-in-
Chief, was to form at the Palace and its neigh-
bourhood, and march down the stradons
as far as the entrance of the Strada Mac-
quarda, where it was to take a crossroad leading
through the Borgo direct on Santa Lucia. General
Garibaldi had sent his Adjutant-General, Colonel
Turr, and three other officers, to meet them where
the cross street turns off from the stradone. General
Lanza advanced and shook hands with Colonel
Turr, and, after repeating again the points on which
the respective posts were to be placed, the column
proceeded to Santa Lucia, and formed before the
Vicariato, where one part remained as a garrison
and the other pursued its road towards the Campo.
In front of the column was an officer of the Staff,
with three Chasseurs-a-Cheval, next a picket of
Chasseurs, then General Lanza and Staff, and in
the rear the troops, infantry, artillery, and a regi-
ment of cavalry—Chasseurs, every battalion, with
its baggage after it on carts, carrying the remains
of what could not be transported before. I was
rather astonished to find so much remaining, con-
sidering the time which they had already to trans-
port whatever they liked. A good many women
and children were to be seen with the baggage.
All precautions had been taken to prevent any
collision or demonstration on the way. The whole
road to be passed was cleared of people, the
and
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battalions placed at fifty yards in the rear, n
all the issues from the town Cacciatori delle Alpi
were placed, who presented arms when the column
passed, and looked very serviceable in their red
blouses. General Lanza seemed to appreciate this
courtesy, and took courteous leave of the officers
sent to accompany this column.
The other column, which had been stationed at
. the Porta de Termini, and extended its posts along
the other stradone down to the sea, formed on the
stradone. Four of Garibaldi's officers, among them
his son, had been detached to accompany this
column, commanded by Colonel von Michel, and

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which consisted of three battalions, among them
one composed of foreigners, and two guns. They
formed at the Stradone San Antonio and the villa
of Prince Cieto, and marched along the promenade
of the Marina. They went round by the little port
of La Cala, and, leaving the Ca tellamare to their
right, proceeded along the sea-shore to Santa Lucia.
The Cacciatori dello Alpi were also on guard near
the gates of Porta Reale and Porta Felice, which
they had to pass, and presented arms.
The whole thing went off as orderly and quietly
as could possibly be desired. The second column
started a little later than the time assigned, but by
10 a.m, all was over, and the parties had taken up
their relative positions.
Thus, with the exception of the Castello, the Nea-
-1 politans have not an inch of ground in the town.
People are all returning from on board ship, and in
a few days it may be hoped that all those number-
less barricades which have been constructed since
Garibaldi's entrance will be cleared away. They
have become a positive nuisance, for in the first
moments of hurry and fear the people blocked up
the streets every where in the most senseless man-
ner, The whole looks formidable, but it is only
since the building of barricades has been regulated
that they are worth having. Above all, in the
more exposed situations, and in the neighbourhood
of the Palazzo Pretorio, they look like little bas-
tions, being all constructed of large pavingstones,
two courses, with earth and rubble between them,
and sandbags on the top. At all convenient places
guns, in which we are now tolerably rich, have
been posted.
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It is high time not only that the barricades dis-
appeared, but likewise that the ruins of the burnt
and shattered houses were removed, for they are
constantly threatening the passers-by. Only three
days ago some of the houses in the Toledo gave way,
burying several people. But even the burnt houses
which have fallen must be cleared away, in order
to remove the dead bodies buried underneath,
which fill the part of the town nearest to the Palace
with noxious exhalations. I tried to give you a
description of the horrors you meet with, but it is
as yet impossible to appreciate even approximately
the total number which have thus found their
graves. In the Benedictine Convent alone 46 are
said to lie ; and not Garibaldites, but people who
had taken refuge there. When the Royalists re-
tired they set fire to the building, and shot delibe-
rately at all who tried to escape.
Yesterday evening the Sardinian Admiral Fersano
came in with two screw frigates, saluting the fort
and the men of war, all of whom returned the
salute. It was rather odd to hear these peaceful
salutes exchanged between the Bourbon and the
Sardinian flags, so short a time after the former had
given a different kind of greeting to the same flag
at Marsala and Palermo.

The arrival of the Sardinian squadron rather dis-
turbed the audience which had assembled on board
the Hannibal to see a theatrical performance of the
sailors. Not only all the English and natives who
had taken refuge there, but many of those from
other vessels, were to witness the performance, which
concluded with dancing. Several of Garibaldi's
officers, among them his son, had likewise come off
to participate in the amusement.
Yesterday evening Colonel Tuckory, the leader
of the avant-garde at the taking of Palermo, died
of a wound received in his knee. He was at the
head of all, when at the entrance of the town he
was struck down by a bullet. He had to be trans-
ported from one place to another, owing to the
bombardment on the first day. Mortification en-
sued, and, to the great regret of all his companions,
he died, in spite of the amputation, which was per-
formed a few days ago. A Hungarian officer of
distinction, he entered the Turkish service, and was
promoted and decorated for his conduct on the 29th
of September at Kars. Although not an Italian,
he was so much esteemed by every one for his skill
and bravery that Garibaldi did not hesitate to con-
fide
to him, at his own request, the lead in the
taking of Palermo.

The following papers relating to the affairs of
Sicily were presented to Parliament last night :-
4, REAR-ADMIRAL MUNDY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE

ADMIRALTY.

(Extract.) " Hannibal, Palermo, June 3, 1860.
" From various sources I derive the following account of
the destruction of life and property by the bombardment of
the city.
The scenu is reported as most horrible. A whole dis-
trict, 1,000 yards (English) in length, by 100 wide, if, in
ashes ; families have been burnt alive with the buildings,
while the atrocities of the Royal troops have been frightful.
In other parts, convents, churches, and isolated edifices
have been crushed by the shells, 1,100 of which were thrown
into the city from the citadel, and about 200 from the ships-
of-war, besides grape, canister, and round-shot.
" The armistice has been prolonged indefinitely, and it is
now hoped European Powers will interpose to prevent fur-
ther bloodshed.

" The conduct of General Garibaldi, both during the hos-
tilities and since their suspension, has been noble and gene-
roug.

" The Royal troops have been ordered to evacuate Tra-
pani and Termini, and it is reported they are to reinforce
the garrison of Messina."

VICE-ADMIRAL MARTIN TO THE SECRETARY TO THE
ADMIRALTY.

"Marlborough, at Malta, Ju .e 7, 18G0.
"My Lord,—l request you will be pleased to inform the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty that the Assurance
arrived here this morning, having visited since the Ist inst.
Girgenti, Marsala, Palermo, Naples, Messina, and Catania.
" From all sources I learn that the revolution progresses
rapidly, and that as much order reigns as is possible under
the circumstances. The lives and property of British sub-
jects appear to be adequately protected, and to be respected
by the belligerents on both sides.
"The Royal troops have evacuated Catania, and order
has been established under a Provisional Government, the
principal member of which was nominated by General
Garibaldi. •

" At Syracuse the Royal troops are confined to the cita-
del.

" At Palermo they are still in possession of the forts and
palace, and the armistice is indefinitely prolonged.
" I have, &c.,
"F. W. MARTIN."