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what it was intended to prove, roused Garibaldi's
&pitch that his first impulse was to
have the cap hut—be was prevailed upon
to send him before a court-maiti- process is
not over, and lie remains under arrest, az—wgll as
the engineer.
The same day all the dispositions were taken to
hasten the approach of all the columns to wards
Messina. The Sicilian volunteers of Messina,
Catania, and Noto, under the orders of Colonels
Fabrizi and Inderucco' .received orders to advance
towards Gesso, on the hill road, while the Ist and
2d Brigades of the 15th Division received orders
to hasten on the road from Catania to Messina. The
advanced guard of the 2d Brigade had already
occupied Taormina, considered as the Thermopylap
of Messina, on the eastern shore. The Ist Brigade
was on its way from Noto towards Catania.
The garrison, enclosed in the citadel of Melazzo,
was summoned to withdraw, leaving behind guns,
horses, and the whole war materiel. This was re-
fused, and in consequence the means had to be
thought of to reduce it. The guns of the Tuckori
were to he taken out, and at the same time a tele-
gram sent to Palermo to bring down fresh rein-
forcements and some of the large guns which were
there.

PEICE 4D. STAMPED, SD.

could easily execute without being seen, reduced
very early the number of the reserve.
Although the whole movement was under the
orders more especially of Medici, Garibaldi was, of
course, the soul of the fight, finding himself invari-
ably at the point most exposed, and exposing him-
self, as is his wont to do. He was with the centre,
which was making its way slowly over and through
all the obstacles, when the news arrived that the
left, unable to resist the superior forces of the
enemy, was giving way, and thus exposing the
whole line to be turned on that side. Taking the
only reserve remaining, a battalion composed of
North Italians and Palermitans, under the com-
mand of Lieutenant-Colonel Dunne and several
other X oglish officers, he went to the left to stem
the advance of the Neapolitans. His presence and
the exertions of the officers of the battalion suc-
ceeded in steadying these young troops, who not
only resisted further attacks, but pushed forward
towards the guns with which he enemy was sweep-
ing the road. One advance bolder than the rest
brought them to our guns; an English sailor,
lately enlisted at Patti, was the first across
the wall behind which one of the guns was posted,
and the next moment the gun was carried off in
triumph. Just at the moment when it was dis-
appearing behind the curve in the road the cry
arose of " Cavalry—cavalry !" and excited con-
fusion. Vain were the attempts of Garibaldi
and of the officers to overcome this bugbear
of young troops; they pressed against the

On the 22d the steamer Aberdeen sailed in boldly,
in spite of a shower of ill aimed shot, which flew
about her, bnt none of which injured her. She
brought several of the native battalions and some
guns, disembarked her cargo, and left again the
next day.
While thus, on one hand, everything was pre-
paring in case that the garrison would not be
brought to terms, it was seen from the telegrams
exchanged between Messina and Melazzo that the
garrison found itself every moment less capable of
holding out. The return message from Messina
was that the commander had sent to Naples to ob-
tain permission for the garrison of Melazzo to
capitulate. _ _

This morning, finally, four Neapolitan frigates
hove in sight, and Col. Anzano, of the Etat Major,
came on shore with full powers to treat. Trustin
to the presence of the four frigates, he at first
assumed a rather higher tone, hoping to get for the
garrison the same favourable terms as those ac-
corded to that of Palermo, but he soon found out
with whom he had to do. Garibaldi had made his
terms, and he told the negotiator the whole fleet of
Naples would not make him swerve. What he had
offered to the garrison before the arrival of the
naval squadron he would give to it now—neither
more nor less ; so that Colonel Anzano, seeing that
he was determined, gave in, and accepted the con-
ditions laid down by Garibaldi.

garden wall on one side, and, jumping a ditch
on the other, they opened the road to about a dozen
bold horsemen of the Chasseurs a Cheval, who, with
their captain at their head, rushed through this
break in our line to' recapture the gun. Garibaldi
had only time to step aside, when the horsemen
passed sabring right and left. But they did not
go far, for after the 'first panic the infantry reco-
vered and soon emptied the greater part of their
saddles. The captain, a sergeant, and a private
tried to make their escape, and would have suc-
ceeded but for Garibald's personal bravery. He
went into the middle of the road, and having left
his revolvers in the holsters when he dismounted,
he drew his sword and placed himself in position to
stop the captain. The only person with him at the
time was Captain Missori, of the Guides, who was
likewise on foot, but armed with a revolver. His
first shot wounding the horse of the Neapolitan
captain, brought it on its haunches, Garibaldi
seized hold of the bridle intending to secure the
captain as his prisoner. But the Captain answered
to the demand to surrender by a blow with his
sword at Garibaldi, who parried and retaliated,
cutting the Neapolitan captain with one stroke
down the face and neck, and prostrating him dead
at his feet. While Garibaldi was thus engaged in
this single-handed combat, Captain Missori shot
down the sergeant who came to assist his officer.
This one despatched, he seized hold of the private
whose horse had been shot, and when he resisted

JULY 26.
Yesterday the evacuation of the citadel of Me-
lazzo began, and in the evening it was completed.
One among the first embarked was Colonel Bosco,
who, although escorted by several officers, had to
pass through a file fire of hisses, which seems to be
the only rewards he gets for his pains. He boasted
of having taken Medici's bay horse, a rather indif-
ferent animal, and now he was obliged to leave be-
hind his own gray, a far better horse. The wounded
were brought down through the town to the beach,
where they were embarked. This gave an opportu-
nity to all those who wished to desert. Above all,
in the artillery there are a good many who took
advantage of this tempting opportunity. Among
the rest a sergeant's guard came over with arms
and baggage.
As usual, the Neapolitans would not leave without
behaving as it is their wont. They spiked 18 out
of the guns they had to leave behind, besides which
they laid a train to blow up the powder magazine ;
the thing was cunningly concealed under a lot of
hay and straw out of which the fusees peeped. All
around loose powder was strewn so as to facilitate,
the process of explosion. It was discovered by
chance, one of the soldiers having remarked the
loose powder, which led to further researches.
There were as usual excuses, accident and careless-
ness gttting all the credit, while the pretence
was that only those guns had been spiked which
could bear on the shipping, and which might be
used to molest the departure of the frigates with.
troops. The second excuse was just as untrue as
the first, for eight of the spiked guns pointed to-
wards the land side.

shot him also with another barrel from his revolver.
This brilliant incident served not a little to ani-
mate the troops on the left, and they soon came up in
a line with the centre. But the hardest part of the
fight was still in store. In spite of the heat of the
day, and without having tasted food that morning,
the Cacciatori advanced step by step and drove the
enemy back towards the neck of the peninsula,
where at the intersection of the road from right and
left he had chosen his real point of resistance. The
ground had been carefully prepared beforehand, the
positions for the guns chosen, the garden walls
loopholed, and a barricade constructed to defend
the approach. This point became the scene of a
hard hand-to-hand fight which lasted for several
hours, costing many a brave fellow, among them
Major Migliavacca.':l General Cosenz was wounded
in the neck by a grape shot, and Medici had his
horse killed under him.

Fifty guns, 139 horses, 100,000 rounds of ammu-
nition are the material fruits of the victory of
Melazzo ; but they represent only a small portion
of the real results of this victory, which will pro-
bably open the gates of Messina. It is what Cala-
tafimi was for Palermo. It establishes once more
the superiority of the Cacciatori against all odds of
position and cannon. If the disproportion in num-
bers was not as great as at Calatafimi, the advan-
tage of the Neapolitans in point of position and
artillery was perhaps greater before Melazzo than
at Calatafimi: They had sent there the flower of
the Neapolitan army in Sicily, all volunteers who
had been called upon to form the expedition. They
were commanded by the man who enjoys, deservedly
or undeservedly, the highest reputation among
Neapolitan leaders. And all this was overthrown
by one day's fight. What chance was there of
holding out under any circumstances ?
Indeed, already yesterday the telegraph_ along
the Messina shore reported a great movement of
steamers between Messina and Reggio, and the
embarcation of all the cavalry and part of the ar-
tillery. It is high time, for Garibaldi is not the
man to lose time, and he may not be always so
generously disposed as to let off the Neapolitans
for the third time. The forts at Messina cannot
contain more than 5,000 or 6,000 men, and there
are 15,000, tif not more, there, without counting
those who evacuated Melazzo.

In order to dislodge the enemy, the company of
Genoese Riflemen was sent into the thicket on the

[eft to turn the enemy's position on that side.

The

canes were so close that it was only with difficulty
that man by man could pass, while all those around
seemed to swarm with Riflemen. There, wild with
rage, the Genoese sought to get a sight of the
enemy who was around them, and man after man
fell among the small band without being able once
to use his formidable weapon. A general cry arose
to charge ; the captain tried to stop it, but in vain.
By an effort the company broke through the canes,
and found itself before a loopholed wall, where it
was received by a general volley. Nothing
daunted, they hastened along the wall to find a
gap which was at some distance. At last there
seemed a chance to get at the enemy, but, as usual,
he did not wait for the bayonet, and a few well-
aimed shots wetelhe only satisfaction which the
Genoese had besides that of contributing to make
the enemy evacuate the position on the cross
roads. Out of the company of 85, 32 remained.
Besides this movement on the left, it was the com-
ing up of the right wing which decided the fate of
the day. This position once lost, the advance, al-
though still opposed, was comparatively easy. Pass-
ing the bridge which leads to the neck of the
peninsula, there is an open space of a few hundred
yards, with the sea to the right and some gardens
to the left. Beyond the open space is a row of
houses, which continues to the very gates of the
town. Here the Neapolitans made a last effort to
hold out ; occupying the houses, concealing them-
selves behind some large boats drawn up on the
beach, and helped by their field artillery as well as
by that from the castle, they checked our advance
for a time. A column sent through the garden to
the left, and the arrival of the steam-frigate Tuckori,
formerly the Veloce, towards the west shore, soon
changed their resolution. Garibaldi, who saw her
approaching, hurried off to the beach, threw him-
self into a boat, and went on board, where his pre-
sence animated all. A few well-aimed long shots
from the frigate, the first shots of the advancing
column from the left, together with a bayonet at-
tack in front, broke this last resistance, and in-
duced them to seek refuge in the castle, leaving two
guns behind, which, with the three already taken,
made five in all.

Already yesterday the advanced guard of Medici's
corps advanced as far as Spadafora ; this morning
the advanced guard was pushed on as far as Gesso,
and Medici himself left to replace his vanguard at
Spadafora. To-morrow the attempt will be made
to crown the heights above Messina. Should the
Neapolitans withdraw and evacuate the town, we
are to occupy the town, otherwise the Neapolitans
will be attacked and driven away by the combined
efforts of the column arriving from the west and
the one advancing on the eastern seashore. But
this is not likely to be wanted.
MESSINA, JULY 29.

Here I am returned to where I started from just

two months ago. What eventful two months,-not
only for Sicily, but for the whole of Italy ! When
I went off the eyes of the world were eagerly
watching the first steps of the bold few who came
to rescue Sicily from Naples, and from herself, and
now the work begun then is almost finished.

As would be foreseen, the battle of Melazzo
opened the gates of Messina. I wrote to you in
my last that on the morning of the 27th Medici
was to crown the heights overlooking Messini.
Two days before—that is on the day on which the
evacuation of Melazzo took place—the Neapolitan
post at Gesso was withdrawn, and the Sicilian
volunteers under Fabrizi went immediately to
occupy that important position. The Neapolitans,
however, still held until the next day the top of the
height where the road passes the crest of the moun-
tain. This made it uncertain whether they would
evacuate the town or try to hold the heights.
The question was decided the next day, or
rather the following night, and when next morning
Medici's vanguard showed on three points, not
only the position, but the town likewise, was found
abandoned by the troops, who had withdrawn to
the forts. Before withdrawing, the Bank funds
were consigned to the Committee of the place, and
the evacuation took place in the most regular way.
The evacuation on one side, and the entry of the
victors on the other side, was the signal of a meta-
morphosis in the town of Messina which can only
be designated by the name of resurrection.
In the afternoon, about half-past two, Garibaldi,
apprised of the entry of Medici, arrived in person.
I can find no words to describe the ovations which
are given to Garibaldi. Imagine a long-expected.
Messiah greeted by the people he has delivered,
the heart of the whole people poured out before the
man of the people, who feels and lives with the life
of the masses.

Without even attempting to defend the town they
hurried through towards the castle, where they could
not very well be foilowed. It was evening when this
took place, the fight having lasted more than 14
hours in the heat of the day. The town was found
almost deserted, all the houses shut, and the in-
habitants partly gone before, or retired with the
troops to the castle. The population of Melazzo is
one of the worst in national spirit and patriotism;
living entirely on the garrison and on the employes,
their interests are naturally engaged on that side,
and, even now, when all danger is passed, very few
have returned ; not a shop is open, and almost
everything has to be brought from Barcellona and
other places in the neighbourhood.
From the kind of fighting yon may judge of our
losses. The whole force, which was about 5,000
men, has 750 dead and wounded ; it is impossible
to estimate the loss of the Neapolitans, but it is not
likely that they had more than one-third of our
own. Fortunately, slight wounds, principally in
the extremities, prevail. The number of dead is
disproportionately small, which is rather surprising
considering the calibre of the Neapolitan rifle, which
is larger than any other I have seen. Only those
who couldn't be transported were put into the hospi-
tals of Melazzo, all the rest were taken to Barcelona
and the villages in the neighbourhood. All the
churches have been converted into hositals ; besides
this all the inns have been taken up and several of
the large private houses. As for the care of the
doctors of the local hospital, they do their best to
assist, but I must say the population is here far
below the mark. I have still in remembrance the
devotion which the town of Brescia showed a little
mere than a year ago, when the inhabitants vied
with each other to house the 18,000 wounded of
the battle of Solferino, when only 6,000 beds could
be provided by the exertions of the army • not a
house was without some wounded men or officers ;
the people slept on the ground to give their mat-
tresses and beds to those who were suffering for
them. Here there is no initiative ; no one thinks of
doing anything spontaneously. Not one came to
offer his house, and the wounded have to lie on
straw, with scarcely any cover.
On the 21st an incident occurred which rather
marred for a moment the general impression of joy
caused by the brilliant victory of the day before.
The steam frigate Tuckori was ordered to run close
in shore, when her guns were to be taken out and
used to reduce the citadel. Garibaldi himself took
the soundings, and singled out the most convenient
place where she could be quite protected from the
guns of the citadel. This was so much the more
advisable as her machinery had become deranged,
and would not work well. She came in, but in-
stead of taking up the position assigned to her went
out again, in spite of the positive orders which she
had received. In vain were signals made and boats
sent off, they brought only the general answer that
the ship could not return. At last, seeing no other
means, Garibaldi sent off Colonel Cenci, one of his
aide-de-camps, with the order to arrest the captain
and bring in the vessel, which was done. The
captain's excuse was that, his machinery being out
of order, he did net think it advisable to remain
where he would be exposed to being shot at. This
paltry excuse, which proved the very reverse of

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suspicion to any one. During
Superintendent Everett,
for the purpose of detec-
ofthethcity police, was employed
which the peculation wan effected.
by the Duke of Richmond
place it was to issue the pass tkikets at the
tion. After watching fortwo days he succeeded In disco-
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detected that some transaction had passed between them.
He instantly followed the youth, who made for the booths,
casually Thursday. t°
took him into custody, and upon searching him found his
suspicions verified-100 pass tickets were found on him.
He was then given into the custody of the police. Consi-
derable satisfaction is felt at the detection of a system of
plunder which it is feared has continued too lo ng, and
great credit is due to the decision and determination of Mr.
Everett, who also during the week effected the ti:pprehel
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