The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-09 00:00:00

ALEXANDER DUM.AS IN SICILY AND

NAPLES.

A Naples correspondent of the Presse gives some
interesting particulars of Garibaldi, received by the
writer directly from Alexander Dumas. Gari-
baldi's disinterestedness is incredible, He allows
himself 10 francs a-day for his personal expenses—
that is his civil list. The other day his trousers
accidentally caught fire, and he was much incon-
venienced for want of a change. He said to
Alexander Dumas, "If I were rich I would have a
yacht like you," and a moment before he had signed
a bill of 500,000 francs for the public service.
When Medici was marching upon Melazzo the city
of Messina sent him a splendid charger. Bo co
hearing of this gave out that he would bring in
Medici into Messina a prisoner, and that he (Bosco)
would make hi; triumphant entry into the town
upon the horse which the citizens had given to
Medici. Garibaldi made Bosco walk on board the
ship which was to carry him to Naples, and he
had to give up his own charger to Medici. One of
the articles of the capitulation was, that the arms
in the fortress of Melazzo should be equally
divided. NV hen Garibaldi found that the twelve
guns which Bosco had lea behind were spiked, he
went on board the Neapolitan frigate on which
Bosco was embarked, and made him send back the
twelve sound guns which he was taking away with
him. Alexander Dumas has been presented with
the freedom of several towns in Sicily. He is
about to start a journal in Palermo, with the title
'of the lndipendente. On this subject Garibaldi
wrote the following letter :

" Melazzo, July 21.

"The journal which my friend Dumas is about
to publish in Palermo will be called the Indipen-
dente, a title which it will all the more deserve, be-
cause the founder will not spare me if ever I should
deviate from my principles and my duty as a child
of the people.

" G. GARIBALDI."

There is no confirmation of Garibaldi having
shot any inhabitants of Melazzo. There have been,
however, two sentences of death. An officer and
an engineer of the Veloce (now called the Tuckery),
have been condemned for wilfully and traitorously
damaging the machinery of the vessel. The cor-
respondent from whose letter the above extracts
are taken says in a P.S. that Alexander Dumas
was the bearer of his own communication. He
passed a day in the Bay of Naples on his way from
Messina to Maiseilies. The police civilly asked him
to land, although he had no Neapolitan visa on his
passport, but he declined. After a hasty trip to
France he intends to return to Naples, and he has
actually written a letter, inviting a friend to visit
him a month hence in apartments which Garibaldi
will give him in the Royal palace of Naples.
The following (slightly abridged) is Dumas's
third letter to General Carini, trid very amusing it
is, although less gifted correspondents may be ex-
cused for doubting whether the narration is in all
respectg literally true.

" Bay of Naples, July 31.
"MY DEAR CARINI,—I don't know when you
were in Naples, but you would not know it again.
Listen to my narrative—l who had the honour of
being sentenced to four years of the galleys by his
Majesty King Ferdinand. The Pausilippe had
scarcely cast anchor here when crowds of people
rushed upon the deck. A man, who probably re-
cognised me by my looks for a patriot, said,
Monsieur, where is Garibaldi? When will Gari-
baldi be here ? We are waiting for him.' I, who
know Naples on my fingers' ends, said to myself,
This must be a spy,' and I merely replied Nan
capiseo.' A moment afterwards a gentleman,
politely taking off his hat, asked if I was not M. A.
Dumas. 'At your service,' said I ; ' but who have
I have the honour to speak to P" Monsieur, I am a
police agent.' I took off my hat in my turn, and
said, Monsieur, lam here under the protection of
the French flag, and if you come to arrest me
Arrest you, sir. You, the author of Corrieolo.
Speronare and Coptano Arena ! Why, sir, my
children learned to read in your books. Arrest
you! What idea can you have of us ? Why, I
have your name on the list of passengers, and I
felt it a duty to come at once to ask you to land.'
Another polite gentleman said that his boat was
waiting to take me on shore. ' I beg your pardon,
sir,' said I, but to whom am I indebted for this
obliging offer ?" I am the commissary of the port;
pray, sir, do not refuse me ; my wife is most
anxious to see you. Your Monte Cristo was played
the other day with the most brilliant success.'
' Gentlemen,' said I, there are two reasons why I
cannot accept your invitation—the first is, that I
am under a sentence of four years in the galleys,
and if I were to set foot on Neapolitan
territory —." Ah, sir ! . who thinks of any
such thing in these tittles ? If you were
known to be on shore you would have a tri-
umphal reception." My second reason,' I continued,
is, that I promised Garibaldi not to come to Naples
till he was there." And when do you think he
will be here ?' said the commissary in a persuasive
tone ? Why,' said I, 'in a fortnight or three
weeks at the least.' Oh, so much the better—so
much the better,' exclaimed the two police agents
simultaneously. ' Everybody here is impatiently
waiting for him' I could not believe my ears.
You know, Sir,' said one of the agents, that we
received your letter from Melazzo ; it made an im-
mense sensation ; 10,000 copies were struck at once,
and if you were to go on shore now, you would hear
it cried in the streets.' I was more and more aston-
ished. Sir,' said I,' since you are me Garibaldien,
I will show you something that will please you—a
splendid portrait of Garibaldi.' Tears stood in the
eyes of the police agent. Oh, Sir ! why, we have
nothing but the most villanous portraits of the
general, and even those are sold at an enormous
price." Then, I have half a mind to have this en-
graved, and make a patriotic gift of the engraving
to the City of Naples.' But why give it,
Sir, when you might sell it at your own price ?'
My astonishment was unbounded. Such, my
dear Carini, is the state of feeling in Naples.
The very police agents, who hope to keep
their places when Garibaldi comes to Naples,
are in°r
OGaribaldien than even the rest of
the people.
instructions—instructions
given,migran it
tsreisturpnreeds,utmheedir
,
by M. Cavour—were to make the revolution
without Garibaldi. But it is now seen that
this is impossible. M. Cavour must resign himself
to see the revolution made by and with Garibaldi.
At Naples, as everywhere else, 'his name is magi-
cal. The soldiers who fought against him at Cala-
tafimi say that he is eight feet high, that he received
150 balls during the battle, but that when the fight
was done he shook his red shirt and all the balls
fell out of it at his feet.

" ALEX. DUMAS."

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