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where she will remain for the protection of British
interests for some days longer.
" The nearest troops to Marsala are stationed at
Trapani, and number 900; but those with Gari-
baldi arc stated to be 2,000 in number, and very
fine men, many wearing the English Crimean
medal, and lately in the Italian campaign.

" I have, B:e., -
"J. H. MARRYAT."

(Incinsure 2 in No. 2 )

" CAPTAIN COCHRANE TO VICE-ADMIRAL SIR A. FAN-

SHAWE.

past 10 and 11 a.m.
" Commander Ingram, con
he would have to stay there
chored about three miles ou,„
directions states the best holding-ground to be. I,
on the contrary, knowing I was to remain but a few
hours, brought up as close to the shore as I could,
distant from three-quarters of a mile to a mile front
the lighthouse at the end of the Mole.
"At 11 30 we landed, having got pratique ;and
being met by Mr. Cossins, the gentleman acting for
the Vice-Consul, proceeded to his house, where some
other English residents shortly arrived.
" The case of their disarmament was fully dii-
cussed, but, as that subject has been referred to the
Minister at Naples, it is unnecessary to say any-
thing about it here.
" We then drove through the town with these
gentlemen, visited the cathedral, and eventually
went out to their wine stores, which are three in
number, distant or rather extending from half a
mile to one mile and a half from the city.
" While here an Englishman came to report that
two steamers were coming in from the north-west
with Sardinian colours flying.
" We immediately ascended to a lookout
and with a telescope watched the whcic proceedini„.
" The headmost and smallest ster had a beat
in tow, which gave us thelidea of hay . been seized
off the land, and made to do the dut : pilot.
" There was no hesitation shown _n bringing the
vessels in ; they steamed round the bows of the In-
trepid, and steered direct for the Mole, where they
arrived about 2 p.m., the first one getting in all
right, the second grounding within 100 yards of it.
" At this time there were three Neapolitan vessels
of war in sight cruising between Marsala and
Mazzara, a town 12 miles to the southward—viz.,
two steamers and a sailing-frigate, six miles only
from the Sardinian vessels.

" Amphion, Palermo, May 10, 1860.
" Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your letter of the 7th inst., received this
morning by Commander Marryat, and to report
that on the 4th the state of siege was renewed in
the city by a proclamation of the Viceroy, who
took advantage of the occasion to compliment the
people on their excellent behaviour during the pe-
riod of its continuance.

"On the sth another proclamation appeared,
calling upon the community to deliver up. their
arms, and informing them that after the expiration
of 24 hours any person found with arms in his pos-
session would be tried by a court-martial.
" Demonstrations in favour of the Italian cause
have continued to occur, but without ending in any-
thing but a few fresh arrests. Last night, how-
ever, one of a more serious nature took place in the
Via Macqueda, where a very considerable concourse
of people collected between 6 and 7 o'clock. They
were not dispersed without the troops having to
make use of their arms, and it is stated that several
were killed and wounded. The truth, however, is
not yet known.
" 1 am informed that in consequence of this affair
steamers have been despatched along the coast for
troops to reinforce the garrison, which had been
much reduced by the number of men sent out to
scour the country.
" The state of the city has been decidedly more
unsatisfactory for some days past, notwithstanding
the efforts of the police to create a better appear-
ance by forcibly opening the ;shops, &s. Inflam-
matory manifestoes are constantly circulated to
keep up the excitement. Some of these I inclose ;
they describe in strong terms the hatred of the
people to the present Government. The police do
not seem able to put a stop to their circulation.
" There can be no doubt that the Sicilians are
expecting extraneous aid. Whether they have
grounds for these expectations it is impossible to
say ; but if we are to judge from the manner in
which all the disposable Neapolitan vessels are
kept cruising off the coast, the inference must be
that the authorities dread something of the kind.
" With regard to the island generally, I believe
that things are quieter, although the troops still
occasionally meet with opposition; but these are
isolated cases, the corps being too strong to allow
of any serious resistance. There can, however, be
no doubt that the revolutionary spirit throughout
the island, although dormant, is still as strong as
ever, and ready to break out into a flame at any
moment.—l have,
" THOMAS COCHRANE."

(Enclosure 3 in No, 2.)
" COMMANDER AYNSLEY TO VICE-ADMIRAL SIR A.

FANSHAWE.

" Assurance, at Malta, May 14.
" Sir,—l have the honour to report my arrival
here at two p.m., having, in pursuance of your
orders of the 12th inst., left Malta at six o'clock on
the evening of that day.
" I arrived at Girgenti at eight a.m. on the 13th,
and after communicating with the Vice-Consul left
just before noon for Marsala, which place I reached
at 730 p.m. I communicated with Commander
Ingram, of the Argus, and her Majesty's Vice-
Consul, and finding nothing to detain me, I left on
my return to Malta at 10 30 p.m.
" I found everything at Girgenti in a quiet
state, the news of Garibaldi's landing having been
concealed by the authorities ; all that was gene.
rally known was that a party of Italian refugees
had landed at Marsala.

" Before the Neapolitan arrived within range the
first Sardinian had discharged all his living cargo,
which consisted of armed men, to all appearance
well disciplined, as they fell into companies on
landing, shouldered their muskets and marched off
in perfect order.
" The one which had grounded, however, having
to land all her men in boats, had not succeeded in
getting more than one-fourth out of the ship when
the Neapolitan came within easy range of his guns;
his bulwarks were down and guns laid, and we
watched some curiosity to see the result of his firing.
" Before this I had advised the owners of two or
three English schooners to get their vessels out of
the port, as they seemed to me to run a risk of
being hit ; but, the wind being dead in, they could
not be removed; consequently they had to take their
chance,

" On the evening of the 11th a Neapolitan
steamer arrived from the direction of Marsala, took
on board 1,000 troops and left immediately for the
westward, and from information I subsequently
received e t Marsala she was seen beyond Trapani ;
so that she must have gone either to Castellamare
or Palermo.

" Another body of 1,000 men left Girgenti at the
same time by land for Annetate, where their head-
quarters are now established.
" Considerable discontent was expressed by these
two bodies of troops (some of whom had arrived
from Messina about 24 hours previously) at having
so soon to go into the country to meet the insur-
gents.. _ _

" They had been sent for the purpose of disarm-
ing the inhabitants, but had not done so, owing to
their sudden removal. There are now about 100
troops still left in Girgenti. No political arrests
had taken place. No mail had been received from
Palermo of a later date than that of Garibaldi's

The Neapolitan, however,- instead of opening
fire, lowered a boat and sent it towards the Sardi-
nians; but when half the distance between the two
ships had been traversed, the officer suddenly
turned his boat round, and pulled back to his own
vessel as fast as he could. _ _ _

landing.
" There was no fear of British interests suffering
from a rising of the population in favour of Gari-
baldi, the inhabitants being a well-disposed class,
and not given to pillage.
" At Marsala I was informed that Garibaldi had
left that place on the morning of the 12th, with
1,800 of his own men, each armed with a breech-
loading rifle and a revolver, four field-pieces, plenty
of ammunition, and spare arms; about 150 volun-
teers had been raised in Marsala.

" We now made sure the firing would commence,
but we were surprised to see him paddling out
towards the Tntrepid, instead of frustrating at once
the further landing of the expedition. The com-
manding officer of the Intrepid states that he was
hailed by the commander of the Neapolitan and
asked if there were any English troops on shore.
The reply he received was, No ; the commanders
of the two English men• of-war are on shore, and,
two or three officers.' Shortly afterwards an officer
came on board and asked for me, and seemed anxi-
ous to know when I should return. A boat had,
however, been sent to me before his arrival, and I
had sent an officer into the town to recall every one
to their ships. By this time all of the expedition
had landed (4 o'clock), and. he then began to open
fire.

" He arrived at Salemi, six miles distant, yester-
day, having been joined on his march by several
bands of men from the counfry. There were no
towns on his line of march; but he had been well
received by the inhabitants of Salemi, and it is sup-
posed that he intends to go on to Palermo for the
purpose of organising the men now in arms round
that city.
" There are several towns on his road to Palermo
which, it is expected, will all declare in his favour
as he proceeds, and that he will be joined by a large
number of volunteers from each. As yet none of
his emissaries have arrived at Girgenti, but he sent
a telegraphic message to Messina immediately he
landed, and then caused the wires to be cut,
destroying the semaphore at the same time.

" Commander Ingram, Mr. Cossins, and myself,
now went on board to see the commander of the
Neapolitan. He informed us that large bodies of
armed men had landed, and that he was obliged to
fire on them, to which not the slightest objection
was made, and nothing more passed than a request
from us that he would respect the English flag
wherever he saw it flying, which he faithfully pro-
mised to do. While we were on board he continued
his firing, and even offered a kind of apology for
the shot going so low; but he said he did not wish
to fire into the town, only on the armed men march-
ing from the mole to the city gate.
" As we left the steamer the frigate arrived under
sail, and fired a useless broadside ; but before they
could reload the guns, the new arrivals were safely
inside the walled town of Marsala.
" On my return to the Intrepid, I found an officer
from the other Neapolitan steamer on board. He
had come to ask me to send a boat to the Sardinian
vessels with him to get them to surrender. This I
declined to do, as it was very evident that the use
of our flag was only required to ascertain whether
they were deserted or not. In the former case they
would come to a knowledge of the fact without
running the risk of any injury to themselves ; in
the latter, they would have had the benefit of it to
assist then morally in enforcing a surrender.
" A short time after my refusal boats manned
and armed were sent in, and the vessels beimg to-
tally abandoned were taken possession of and the
Sardinian colours hauled down. _ _

"All the roads round Marsala are closed as re-
gards mail communication, and it was reported that
the gates of Trapani were shut, and no intercourse
allowed with the country. The felons in the gaol at
Marsala had been again released under the idea that
they were political prisoners.
" Both at Girgenti and Marsala every one seemed
to be of opinion that, as soon as the news of Gari-
baldi's landing should be known throughout Sicily,
every Sicilian would declare in his favour.
" His original force appears to have been com-
posed of a very superior class of men, consisting of
Venetians, students from Padua, some Piedmontese,
and some Sicilian refugees—Colonel Lamasa (who
was reported to have landed at Cephala) being
among the number ; and I am told, on very good
authority, that no landing has as yet taken place
on any other part of the island, but I cannot dis-
cover if any is expected.

"While this was going on I got under weigh to
bring you the information, as I calculated I could
reach Malta in time to allow you to forward the
intelligence to England by Saturday's mail.
"Before I left Commander Ingram had shifted
the Argus to the anchorage of the Intrepid, in
order to communicate more easily with the shore
and protect British interests,
"The whole of the above I was an eye-witness of
and an actor in.

" I have, &e.,
" C. M. AYNSLEY."

(Enclosure 4 in No. 2.)
" COMMANDER MARRYAT TO VICE-ADMIRAL Sift A,

FANSHAWE.

It is hardly necessary for me to add, that the
report current in Naples, as conveyed to you by
telegram from her Majesty's Minister, is entirely
without foundation. To say that it is mischievous
is too mild a term, as it brings a false accusation
against the commanders of two English vessels of
war who happened to be there by the merest
chance at the time of this occurrence, and who
were as much astonished at it as people never
dreaming of such a thing could be.
"I may, however, be allowed, under the circum-
stances, to offer you an opinion on some of the facts
of the case.

" So impressed was I with the idea that the com-
mander of the Neapolitan steamer would open fire
an hour before he did that I advised the removal
of English vessels out of the port.
" It was in his power to place his steamers within
200 or 300 yards of the Sardinian aground, and
in such a position that every shot fired by him
would have raked her from stem to stern, while
the deck was crowded with men. He also would
probably have exploded the boilers, and no one can
say what havoc would have been committed.
"On the other hand, nothing but indecision
and indiscretion were visible, that is, if it was his
object to prevent a landing.
" I have been at a loss to account for the ques-
tion whether there were any English troops on
shore. It may have been that the red shirts or
coats on some of the landing party misled
the Neapolitans ; but still, as the Sardinian
steamers had their colurs flying, one cannot ima-
gine they supposed English troops to come from
on board them.

" (Extract.) " Intrepid, Malta, May 14.
" In compliance with your directions to me to re-
port fully upon the landing of an armed force at
Marsala on the 11th inst., I have the honour to lay
before you the following information.
"As it may be necessary to account for two Eng-
lish vessels of war being at Marsala at the time of
the occurrence, I must request your attention to the
movements of the Intrepid and Argus during the
two previous days (viz., 9th and 10th.)
"On the 9th her Majesty's ship Scylla relieved
the Intrepid at Messina, Captain Lambert giving
me orders to proceed to Palermo, where I should
receive further instructions from Captain Cochrane,
of her Majesty's ship Amphion.
" I arrived at Palermo early on the 10th, and
found the Argus and Amphion there, the former
vessel being moored inside the Mole.
" In consequence of orders from Capt. Cochrane,
the Argus and Intrepid left the port about 9 p.m.
the same evening.
" I was to proceed in the Intrepid to Trapani,
Marsala, and Girgenti, ascertain the state of these
places, an,' bring you the latest information direct
to Malta. _ _

"Commander Ingrain was to go to Marsala and
inquire into the alleged grievances of some British
subjects, who had been disarmed there by order of
the General commanding in the district, and who
considered they had not sufficient protection for
their property in the event of any of the numerous
bands of robbers supposed to be in the country
making a descent upon their wine stores, lie was
to use his own discretion as to remaining there for
two or three days, or returning to Palermo directly.
To carry out these orders, as I have mentioned
above, both vessels left Palermo about 9 p.m. on the
10th. The Intrepid called in at Trapani, and I com-
municated with her Britannic Majesty's Consul

" The following is a statement of the officers
belonging to the Intrepid, who were on shore at
the time of this affair
" While pulling in to the landing-place they
observed two steamers coming in from the north-
west. When entering the town they saw several
people on the walls, among whom were women and
children, all looking to seaward, but they took
hardly any notice of them at the time.
" After visiting the churches and other parts of
the town, as they were passing through the main
street their attention was drawn to a large con-
course of people at the principle gate, and beyond
the crowd many bayonets were visible. The people
were shouting Viva Pltalia!' and they took it for
a demonstration ; they did not, however, join them,
but went into a café close to, imagining the arms
they had seen belonged to Neapolitan soldiery.
" While sitting here, the first thing that called
forth any remark was a man in peasant's costume,
several
ly keeping guard the other side of the street, and
bodies of men
apppaarsesinntg
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mean, and several the Sardinian Crimean medal.
In consequence of this inquiries were made, and
they then ascertained a landing had been effected,
on which they thought it advisable to leave the town
and go to the Consul's house; but on arriving at
the gate they were stopped by an officer in Sardi-
nian uniform, who informed them they could not
pass without an order from General Garibaldi, who
was at, the other gate ; accordingly they went there
and got permission through an officer who spoke to
an elderly man seated on a chair with a red gar-
ment on, and a wide-awake hat containing a feather
and tricolour cockade.
" The officers then left the town aid came on
board, directly they were met by the officer telling
them to do so.
" It is their opinion that 2,000 men landed from
the steamers, but this number may possibly be
lessened.
" The men were all well armed and fine-looking
fellows, many having medals, among which were a
few English Crimean ones."

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THIS EVENING, SOMEBODY ELSE. Mr. C. Coghlan,
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Followed by THE FAMILY SECRET. Messrs. Chip-
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and Miss Amy
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After which, a new fairy romance., THE PILGRIM OF
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ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. A. Harris.
THIS EVENING, THRICE MARRIED. Mr. Meadows,
Miss C. Leclercq, Src.
Followed by THE FOOL'S REVENGE. Bertucclo, a
Jester, Mr. Phelps.
To conclude with T HE LOST LETTER.
Commence at 7.

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IZe-appen-ance of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wigan—Third week of
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THIS k:VENING (eleventh time), ITS AN ILL WIND
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J. L, Toole, Stuart, Billington, C. J. Smith, Ward, Mrs. A.
Wigan, and Miss H. Simms..
After which, OUR FEMALE AMERICAN COUSIN.
Messrs. Stuart, C. Selby, Billing-ton, Eburne, Miss Julia
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To conclude with GRIMSHAW, BAGSHAW, AND
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Box-office open from 10 till 5.
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carriages and toot passengers all hours of the night.
THIS IPTENING the performances will commence with
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P Robinson, C. Young, Sic.
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Wondrous Scenes in the Cirque, supported by the most
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Doo: s open at half-past 6, performance commence at T.
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I'aust Mr. Henry Herbert.
Mephistopheles Mr. C. Bernard.
Siobel Mrs. Anderson.
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LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1860.

Another Rifled Pamphlet—another fearful dis-
charge from the masked battery of the Tuileries,
tha Imperial gunner himself being invisible. Such,
at least, will be supposed to be the case when
former pamphlets have hit so successfully the bull's-
eye of the target at which the EMPEROR aimed,
although not acknowledged by their chief author,
or even, professedly, discountenanced. The new
brochure, " Hungary and the European Crisis,"
will certainly be classed with its very effective
predecessors, published for the benefit of Italy,
the PoPE, and Austria ; and it will certainly not
create less wrath at Vienna, and at some other
petty Courts of Europe. We should have ima-
gined it could not be very acceptable to the CZAR
himself, especially as another pamphlet, " the
truth about Russia," has appeared in Paris, of
which, however, the author, Prince PIERRE DOL-
GOROIJKOFF, distinctly avows himself. It exposes
mercilessly the character of Russian civilisation ;
but the Government politely requests the papers
not to quote from it. Russia and France are just
now, for purposes of present convenience, very
friendly ; yet it is convenient for LOUIS NAPOLEON
to show that he can, if he chooses, annoy his ally
in the forum of the public opinion of Europe. The
Prince's pamphlet is, therefore, probably not unac-
ceptable, though termed by authority " obnoxious."
What, however, will the Czar, as well as the
Emperor of Austria, who is directly attacked, and
what will all the petty despots of Germany say to
such remarks as these :—" Europe is now in the
midst of a serious crisis. From one end to the
other disorganisation and reorganisation are pro-
ceeding simultaneously. Her old constitutive
principles are each in their turn devoured by the
spirit of the age. The pretended Divine right of
monarchs is giving place to the natural and
inzprescriptible rights of nations ; the equilibrium
of States remains overthrown, while the har-
mony of nationalities is constituting itself. The
great struggle between the dynastic and popular
elements has now been in progress for 70 years.
Europe, thirsting after peace and for ever harassed
with war, will enjoy no sound repose, no certain
future, until the victory is secured, not here and
there, but everywhere at once, to the rights of
nations over the sovereignty of monarchs."

This, we may assume, is the startling " idea"
which the Emperor of FRANCE deems the
appropriate one for the hour—one for which
France went to war in Italy, and one which,
wherever it is successfully embodied in ac-
tion, will be made to contribute some Savoy
and Nice to the natural requirements of French
ambition. It will be so in Southern Italy if " the
rights of nations," there, get the victory over the
"sovereignty of monarchs." It will be .so in Hun-
gary and the East, if the rights of Magyars, Sclaves,
Croats, Dalmatians, &c., get the victory over the
very artificial sovereignty of the HAPSBURGS.
Hungary, like Lombardy, may be the basis for a
very good " idea," but in the working out the idea,
a very handsome material toll will be most cer-
tainly exacted. The passage quoted above utters
undoubted truth, but it might have been written
by a KOSSUTH. It is also certain enough, as the
author remarks,
that the Italian war did spring
from the principle he describes; that the " arrest of