The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-20 00:00:00

SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1860

many of the Royal troopers are flinging aside their
allegiance to BOMBA junior, and placing themselves
under the \ banners of the brave " brigand" now
..
styled His :Excellency the Generalissimo. Apart
from these desertions, however, which arc .
of course, meceptable enough to GARIBALDI,
the Liberator of the Sicilians is by no means
averse to the withdrawal of the Neapoli-
tan army of from 18,000 to 20,000 men and their
disembarkation on the opposite shores of the straits
of Messina in the Calabrias. He relies not un-
reasonably upon the effect of the story they will
have to tell there, and to prepare the population
of the Calabrias for his approaching advance upon
the southern portions of the Peninsula. Nay, even
supposing, what is most improbable, that these
18,000 or 20,000 Neapolitan soldiers to be dumb
upon their landing in the Calabrias, dumb as to the
nature and bearing of recent occurrences at Palermo
—the fact of their ignominious withdrawal from the
capital of Sicily, and their collective re-
moval from that city and stronghold to the
Calabrias, would speak for itself trampet-tongued
to the reason and to the hearts of the Calabrians.
The population there will be apt to draw conclu-
sions not altogether unfavourable to the cause
which has triumphed at Palermo under the leader-
ship of GARIBALDI--when they hear that some
twenty thousand of the Royal Army of the King
(soi-disant) of the Two SICILIES had been com-
pletely set at nought by merely two thousand
volunteers and from seven to eight thousand
hastily armed civilians and peasantry ! Of the
fact of this discomfiture of the royal troops, the
disembarkation of those troops themselves to the
' number, at the very least, of some 18,000 men upon
the coast of Calabria will afford proof positive—
proof to the extent of absolute and glaring demon-
stration.

No wonder, therefore, under all these circum-
stances, that "his Excellency" General GARI-
BALDI rests contented with the prolongation of that
armistice which is proving thus doubly advan-
tageous namely, first of all, by allowing the
Royal troops tlonger time and further oppor-
tunities for desertion—and secondly, facilitat-
ing their removal to the Calabrians, :as :the
unwitting avant courriers of the intended ex-
pedition thither (a little Ifurther on) of the now
fast multiplying throng of GARIBALDIANS ! It is
said that so soon as GARIBALDI shall have mustered
a force of 50,000 men, and duly organised those
50,000 volunteers—that then he will cross over
to the shores of the Peninsula and unfurl the
oriflame of insurrection. We are disposed to regard
this as rather a miscalculation. Scarcely will the
Victor of Palermo wait patiently in Sicily until he
shall have gathered together 50,000 armed
and disciplined followers. He might do so, it is
true, with prudence, if he so pleased. But over-
caution is not by any means one of this great
soldier's peculiar and distinguishing character.
istics. Rather, it should be said, what his depre-
ciators (how many of them has now he ?) would desig-
nate rashness, even foolhardiness—that, w hatever we
may call it, is one of the most conspicuous pecu-
liarities in his idiosyncracy ! In other words
GARIBALDI is the type, symbol, incarnation of
daring. And his prowess, we may rest assured, will
not remain satisfied with tarrying quietly until his
little band has increased to a total of 50,000. The
dauntless adventurer, who, with a forlorn hope
(apparently) of less than 2,000 men, quitted Genoa
nominally for Malta, but in reality for Sicily—
landed upon the shores of the latter island in the
presence of the Neapolitan ships of war—advanced
against the royal army and defeated them at Calata
Fimi—and who then pressed forward and stormed
and took the Sicilian capital, compelling 20,000 men
to file off as comphtely defeated, yielding up to him
the leader of that little band of conquerors, the
treasury, and the fortress, with the guns and ammu-
nition ! The man who could thus with from 1,000 to
2,000 men make himself master of Sicily will hardly
wait until he has got 50,000 followers to cross over
with him to th,e coast of Calabria, to the shores of
the Roman Peninsula.
The completeness of GARIBALDI'S triumph in
Sicily has been in various ways rather notably
signalised. Beyond the leading fact of the Royal
army being itself compelled to retire from the
island to the peninsula—there is that un-
happy General, absurdly misnamed LETIZIA,
arranging the terms of the capitulation
with all regard to military etiquette, through per-
sonal conferences with the very Chief who was
yesterday a Brigand, but is now his Excellency.
Beyond even this—there is the most reverend his
Grace the Archbishop of Palermo, having, in his
turn, a personal interview with GARIBALDI
the Dictator ! Is not that an illustration of the
fullness of the triumph achieved by the Victor of
Palermo ? While we are musing over which in-
cidents, by the wag, there comes hither a telegram in
itself (accepting it as accurate) sufficiently irritating.
It is dated from Turin yesterday, and runs thus—" A
report is current at Genoa that the capture of the
two vessels, which were carrying reinforcements
to GARIBALDI, was owing to treachery. When
near the Piombino Channel a Neapolitan frigate is
said to have hoisted the English colours, and offered
to tow the two vessels to Palermo, an offer which
was readily accepted. When she had the
vessels in tow, the frigate hoisted Neapolitan
colours, and steered for Gaeta." Supposing which
account to be verified—that the Neapolitan frigate
did hoist English colours, and thus delude the two
vessels into the acceptance of her hypocritically
proffered assistance—we may easily conjecture the
course which will be pursued by Lord JOHN
RUSSELL as the Foreign Secretary in her Britannic
MAJESTY'S Government.

ARRIVAL OF THE MOORISH
AMBASSADOR.

PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY MORNING.

The Melpomene frigate has arrived from Tan-
giers, with the Moorish Ambassador and suite on
board. They will land by steam tender.
The Melpomene sailed from Tangiers on Thurs-
day last, at 4 p.m.

LATEST NEWS.

Th' following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office :

PALERMO, JUNE 13.

Garibaldi has organised a division, under the
command of Colonel Turr, and bas re-established
the property tax on its anterior footing.

The evacuation of Palermo will continue for a
week longer.

BADEN, TUESDAY EVENING.

In yesterday's conference of the Sovereigns at
the Castle at Baden, the King of Wurtemburg, in
the name of the Federal Government, returned
thanks for the patriotic representation of the inte-
rests of Germany by Prussia.
His Majesty also expressed a desire that an
understanding should be brought about between
Prussia and Austria.

The Sovereigns offered their good offices for that

purpose.
The King of Wurtemburg informed the Prince
Regent that the German Government are occupied
in drawing up a military convention, which adopts
as nearly as possible the Prussian views on military
organization and her proposals respecting reforms.
His Majesty in conclusion said :—" That the
Federal Governments on their part expected that
Prussia should take conciliatory steps in reference
to German policy.
The Grand Duke of Baden then said that this
declaration of his Majesty, the King of Wurtem-
burg, could not be made in the name of all the
Federal Governments, as several important Govern-
men ts had not taken part in the discussion relative
to the said military convention.
Baden could not give her adherence to the Prus-

sian proposals."
A summary of the Prince Regent's reply was
published yesterday.

VIENNA, JUNE 20.
The Ban of Croatia, Count Coronini Cronberg,
has been pensioned at his own request.
The Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephen's
has been conferred upon him.
He has been replaced by General Sokesevits.

TURIN, JUNE 18.
Mazzini did not undertake a voyage into Sicily,
as he did not expect a favourable reception.

TURIN, TUNE 19.

Advices from Palermo of the 14th confirm the
capture, by the Neapolitan cruisers, of an American
clipper carrying 900 volunteers, and towed by a
steamer.

A report is current at Genoa that the capture of
the two vessels, which were carrying reinforcements
to Garibaldi, was owing to treachery. When near
the Piombino Channel a Neapolitan frigate is said
to have hoisted the English colours, and offered to
tow the two vessels to Palermo, an offer which was
rsadily accepted. When she had the vessels in tow,
the frigate hoisted Neapolitan colours, and steered
for Gaeta.

NAPLES, JUNE 16.

The Sardinian Ambassador has demanded the
restitution of the two steamers and their 800 pas-
sengers who were captured by the Neapolitan fri-
gate Fulminante, as they had passports for Malta
Mr. Elliot, the English ambassador, has supported
this demand.

It is asserted that the King has dismissed Lanza,
Letizia, and three other generals of Sicily, and has
exiled them to the Island of Ischia.

MARSEILLES, JUNE 19.

Advices from Naples to the 16th instant deny
the disembarkation of Garibaldians in Calabria ;
but state that the Government had sent reinforce-
ments thither.

These advices also confirm the disgrace of the
Neapolitau Generals.

Four English vessels were lying off Naples. The
captains of the two captured vessels had claimed an
indemnity of 26,000 ducats from the Neapolitan
Government.

Letters from Rome to the 16th inst. confirm the
news of the concentration of the Piedmontese army

at Ferrara.

INDIA AND CHINA.

By extraordinary express, in anticipation of the
Overland Mail, we have received letters and papers
from Bombay to the 24th of May. The following is
from the Bombay limes and Standard of that
date :

The last Bombay mail having left us no longer
ago than Sunday, the 13th inst., we have but 10
days' intelligence, and that of the most humdrum
character, to summarise. The one topic of the press
is still " the income tax," upon the propriety of en-
forcing which in a country situated as India is, the
gravest doubts are widely entertained. It is felt by
many that whether the tax fail or succeed, its effects
must be disastrous. Should the apprehensions of
the Madras Government be realised, and the tax
awaken anything like general disaffection in the
country, its imposition will prove the most costly
mistake we have made since the Affghan war. On
the other hand, should it succeed, and the people
submit quietly and contribute cheerfully thereto,
we may say good-bye to the institution of any-
thing like economy in expenditure. They who
fondlp imagine that this tax will be only of tempo-
rary duration, are sadly miscalculating the issue in
the event of the tax succeeding. Mr. Wilson has
done his utmost to gild the pill, but cautiously re-
frains from anything approaching to a pledge that
the tax will be repealed at the end of the five years.