The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-27 00:00:00

SICILY.

" According to the most recent accounts," says
the Constitutionnel, " that have reached Paris, Gari-
baldi, when he left Palermo, intended to proceed
direct towards the main land, but having received
when at sea the news of the evacuation of Messina,
he changed his course and proceeded to that port,
it is supposed, for the purpose of organisation."
The two following bulletins from the seat of war
at Melazzo have been posted up at Palermo. They
have, of course, now lost much of their interest by
the evacuation of the island :
"Barcelona, 17th, 7h. 15m. p m.—The enemy
have attempted to turn our extreme right. I sent
four companies to oppose them. The enemy,
about 2,000 strong, with artillery and cavalry, were
repulsed and retired on Melazzo. Our loss is seven
killed and several wounded ; the enemy suffered
much more, and also left a few horses.
" MEDICI."
" 17th, 10 p.m.—The enemy have renewed the
attack with more vigour and increased force. The
engagement lasted two hours, with a well-sus-
tained, continuous, sharp, and formidable fire.
The enemy had cannon and bombs, and, with two
well-chosen positions, opposed an energetic resist-
ance. Two of our charges with the bayonet de-
cided the day. The enemy is retiring on Melazzo,
after suffering heavy loss in killed and wounded.
We have few killed, but a good many wounded.
We have made some prisoners. The spirit of the
volunteers is admirable. " MEDici."
The following brief proclamation was issued by
Garibaldi just before he left Palermo :
" The Italian continent sends her sons in great
numbers in answer to the call of the oppressed; I
march with them on Messina. There I expect the
brave youth of Sicily. There we will seal for the
third time the tyrannical compact which shall break
the last links of our chains, and add the last stone
to the national edifice. At Calatafimi and Palermo
the sons of this land were not called in vain by me.
" JOSEPH GARIBALDI."

The soldiers composing the corps of marines in
Sicily have offered to serve gratuitously in the
navy, which is about to be organised. This gene-
rosity gave such pleasure to the Dictator that he
decided that mention should be made of it in the
official journal.
The navy budget at Palermo is fixed for the pre-
sent year at 1,512,000 f. of ordinary, and 12,500,000 f.
of extraordinary, expenditure. The Archbishop of
Palermo has addressed a circular to the clergy,
directing them to confine their discourses in the
pulpit to the preaching of the Gospel.

THE BOMBAY MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Indus, Captain Weeks, with the heavy portion of
the above mails, has arrived. She brings 74 pas-
sengers, including the lion. Mr. and Mrs. Ann esley,
from Bombay, and Lieut.-Col. Longden, from
Gibraltar.

The Indus brings two packages specie, value
£466 ; two packages pearls, value 45,000 rupees ;
six cases shawls, 17 casks wine, 68 packages gum,
57 ditto coffee, 142 packages general cargo, and
898 bales raw silk, value £90,000 sterling.
The Indus sailed from Alexandria on. the 12th ;
Malta, 16th; and Gibraltar on the 21st inst. On
the 22d, at 6 a.m., exchanged colours with Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's steamship Massilia,
steering for the eastward ; same date, at 7 30 a.m.,
passed a Dutch steamer, steering S.E. ; 26th, 6 a.m.,
passed screw steamship Iberia, standing to the S.W.;
same date, at 6 30 a.m., passed the ship Sydenham,
standing to the westward. At Alexandria, the
usual Egyptian squadron; Malta, her Majesty's
ships Doris, Terrible, and Caradoc ; Gibraltar,
Scourge, and Quail.
The following British ships had arrived out at