The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-26 00:00:00

CHINA.

CANTON, APRIL 14 (via TRIESTE).
The Chinese reply to the teltirnatum has been re-
ceived; it is rumoured to be unsatisfactory.
The rebels in the provinces continue to be suc-
cessful. The silk villages are threatened.
SHANGHAI, APRIL 7 (via TRIESTE).
Hangchow has been retaken from the rebels.
The silk districts are still in a disturbed state.

CALCUTTA, APRIL 23 (via TRIESTE).
Ryot disturbances continue to take place.

THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.
MARSEILLES, SATURDAY MORNING.
The Vectis, wit'i the agave mails] arrived at Mar-
seilles at 8 a.m. this day.
The mails leave for London at 10 a.m.
The Ripen, with the heavy portion of the mails,
was to leave Malta on the morning of the 24th, and
may consequently be expected at Southampton about
the 2d or 3d of June.
The Colombo arrived at Suez on the 18th with
120 first-class and 104 other passengers.
OUTWARD MAILS.
The Indus, from Southampton, the 12th, and the
Valetta, from Marseilles, the 20th, reached Malta
on the 22d, and continued their voyage to Alex-
andria the same evening.
Candia, with the London mails :of the

4th-10th of April, arrived at C49,11e on thq sth of
May.

POINT DE GALLE, MAY 1.
Cholera is prQvalont throughout India.

GARIBALDI'S EXPEDITION.

The Opinion Nationale, which has had on several
occasions early and correct intelligence respecting
the expedition, says :—" A telegraphic despatch
from our private agent gives us details of Messina
to the 22d. At that date the greatest panic reigned
among the military and administrative authorities.
The inhabitants were leaving in crowds to join
Garibaldi, strangers were leaving in great numbers,
and the 20,000 men of the garrison remained in the
forts. Of a body of 6,000 men sent from Palermo to
Calatafimi to oppose Garibaldi, 1,500 had returned
without arms, and the rest had either deserted
or been taken prisoners. They had left four
pieces of cannon in Garibaldi's power, who, when
he appeared before Palermo, had with him upwards
of 20,000 men, consisting of volunteers and armed
peasants. The capture of Palermo is announced at
the same time from Brussels, London, and Havas's
office, and from these various sources it appears evi•
dent that the assertion of Garibaldi having been
defeated was nothing but au audacious falsehood in-
vented to gain 24 hours, and mislead public impati-
ence. Far from defeating Garibaldi at Calatafimi,
Lanza was forced into Palermo by the volunteers at
the point of the bayonet, the exasperated popula-
tion doing all they could to impede his retreat. The
remnant of his division entered Palermo without
arms, without baggage, and in the most miserable
condition. Garibaldi then addressed another pro-
clamation to the Sicilians, in which he declared that
if he had been aware of their heroism he would have
landed without a single follower."
The Patric gives the subjoined details :—" On
the 21st, the volunteers of Garibaldi, who were
masters of all the communications from Marsala to
Alcamo, directly threatened Palermo. Indepen-
dently of the principal corps, which is organised in
a completely military manner, and has a squadron
of cavalry, and fourpieces of mounted and harnessed
artillery, the insurrectional forces are composed of
irregular troops, formed into moveable columns,
for the purpose of carrying on a guerilla
warfare ; their line of attack extending, if
necessary, from Castel-Vetrano to Tanica, three
miles from Carini. These columns hold in their
power the land road which unites Trapani to Pa-
lermo. The former of these two places can no
longer be revictualled except by sea. It is stated
positively that on the 17th and three following
days there were a great number of partial land-
ings. They took place on the part of the coast
extending from Cape Boco to the river of Gir-
genti. This part of the south-east coast has al-
ways been favourable to smuggling, and conse-
quently to clandestine landings. The insurrec-
tion had thus received at the last dates a consi-
derable quantity of stores, and has now all the
arms and ammunition necessary for forming fresh
corps of native vol_untecrs. General Lanza landed
at Palermo early in the morning of the 20th, and im-
mediately had his proclamation posted up. During
the day he held a council of war, and strongly re-
proached his predecessor for the incapacity which
he had shown, and for the fault he had committed
in not having fortified and strongly occupied the
two defiles of Calatafimi, both of which might have
been easily defended. General Lanza has adopted
the only military measures in his power. He has
concentrated his army under the walls of Paler-
mo ; has erected redoubts on the heights which
command the roads, and arranged his troops in
such a manner as to be able to give battle with
his whole force. These arrangements are irre-
proachable in a military point of view, but
they do not prevent the general from finding him-
self surrounded by almost insurmountable diffi-
culties, as the whole city of Palermo is in favour
of the insurrection. At the last dates, the Amalia
steam-frigate of 44 guns, and the steam-corvettes
Zeffiro and Christina had arrived at Messina from
Naples having troops on board, and three bomb
vessels in tow. The steam vessels Ercole, Vesuvio,
Fulminante, Veloce, and Misene had arrived at
Naples from Palermo, having on board a number
of families who were leaving Sicily in conse-
quence of the state of affairs in the island.
Among the passengers on board these vessels was
the Prince de Castelcicala, late Governor of Sicily,
and his family ; M. Maniscalco and his family ; and
the wife and family of General Letizia. The Ful-
minante brought in tow the Piemonte steamer, one
of the vessels which landed the volunteers at Mar-
sala. There was seized on board of her a quantity
of rice, sugar, coffee, wine, tents, 500 muskets, and
two pieces of artillery, which there had not been
time to land. There was also found in one of the
cabins the flag presented to Garibaldi by the ladies
of Genoa, and which had been forgotten on board.
At the last dates perfect tranquillity prevailed at
Naples, but the greatest gloom wag caused by the
events in Sicily.

The Nord publishes the following relative to
Garibaldi's probable proceedings :—" A correspon-
dent in Paris sends. us some curious intelligence
concerning the course events are likely to take in
consequence of the success in Sicily. Ile states
that Garibaldi's agents, the revolutionary commit-
tee, have announced to the consular body that the
inhabitants of the island will be shortly called on
to declare their opinion relative to annexation to
Piedmont. That union would be on conditions
very different from those of Central Italy.
Our correspondent endeavours to show that
Piedmont, besides adding to her internal diffi-
culties the dangers of a foreign war, is
bound by engagements, and could not at the pre-
sent time accept the voluntary annexation.
Count Cavour, he says, is too prudent to risk such
a hazardous game ; he will prefer making a dila-
tory reply to protect the present, without
pledging the future. The writer afterwards con-
siders the motives which would influence the
conduct of Europe in presence of a fact so serious
as the annexation of Sicily. Russia, he observes,
being less directly interested, would abstain ;
England is always disposed to recognise the legi-

timacy of a Ail acco)npli ; Austria, by the treaty
of Zurich, is interdicted from any interference in
Italy, and from that principle (which France dic•
tated), she would not wish to depart, and by so doing
expose herself to the loss of any sympathy which
may now be felt towards her. The King of Naples
would therefore have no real support to expect
against his revolted subjects ; and he must bitterly
regret not having listened to the counsels which
have been given to him. There is a last prevision
which our correspondent mentions, and that is
whether the perspective of a republic in Sicily
would lead Europe to consent to annexation with
Piedmont. We can neither accept nor contradict
the argument of the writer ; we think that the
wiser course will beto wait until events shall have
declared in a more explicit manner in favour of his
previsions, which may become a reality, but are
now only hypothesis."