The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-15 00:00:00

THE SIIN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, Auousr 15:1.860.

LATEST :IN E W ;3.

LANDING OF GARIBALDI'S
TROOPS NEAR REGGIO.

The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office :

GENOA, AUG. 15.
The Genoese journals publish despatches an-
nouncing the unopposed disembarkation of Gari-
baldi with 8,000 men, near Reggio, on the night
of the 10th inst.
The same despatches report the evacuation of
the fortress of Scylla by the Neapolitans.
The above news must be received with great

THE SICILIAN INSURRECTIaN.

The Debuts contains the following :—" Public
attention is now directed to an incident which would

not be of a nature to simplify the Italian question.
Several letters from Turin speak of a communication
which the Cabinet of Vienna is said to have recently
addressed to the Sardinian Government, signifying
to it in the most positive terms, that it would not

allow an invasion to be made by Garibaldi on the
Neapolitan territory. The Austrian note concludes,
it is said, by a summons to the Piedmontese Govern-
ment, to adopt measures to oppose such an under-
taking, and by a formal declaration that in the event

of the volunteers of Garibaldi landing on any point
whatever of the Neapolitan coast, the Austrian Go-

vernment would interfere in arms to drive them off,

and would send a body of troops to the assistance
of the King of Naples. We cannot say what foun-
dation there may be for those rumours, but the

letters state tha., an emotion has been caused at
Turin which may be readily conceived, It is per-
haps this serious incident which is the object of

;he non-official mission which the Piedmontese

Cabinet is said to have charged M. 13ertani to fulfi
to the Dictator. Another letter speaks of a coin

munication made by the Emperor Napoleon to King
Victor Emmanuel, calling his attention to the gra-
vity of his present situation with regard toAustria.
We must add that, according to our own private let-
ters from Turin, the Russian representative is said to
have received instructions from his Government on

the same subject, which are not very favourable.
If all these rumours be well founded, the reason is
clear .why Garibaldi was still at Messina on the
Bth and 9th, when many persons believed that he
had already landed on the Neapolitan coast."

A communication from Genoa, 10th, says :
"Last night three thousand volunteers Ipft this port
on board two steamers. The embarkation took
place from seven o'clock till midnight. They will
be joined by 700 Romagnol volunteers, who were
to leave Leghorn last night also. I took particular
notice of the volunteers wandering about the town
during the last day or two, and I counted above
ten who were not more than 15 years of age; but
there are also many men above thirty. In this last
expedition there are 35 Frenchmen. The Unita
ltaliana is engaged in a mortal struggle with the
Government, and has just been seized, for the
fourth time within a week, on account of an article
headed Giuseppe Mazzini,' an undisguised and
vigorous defence of that noted agitator. M. Mazzini
seems to be in Tuscany, if indeed it is ever possible
to know where he is. M. Saffi, his ex-colleague
in the triumvirate, who recently passed through
this town, is at Forli. I have good ground for
assuring you that these gentlemen are not promot-
ing republican ideas, that they accept the House of
Savoy ; but on the other hand, they are strenuously
advocating immediate action in the Roman States."

A letter from Turin of the same date says :

can guarantee to you the fact that Mazzini was at
Genoa three days ago, but being sought after by
the police, passed into Tuscany."
An extraordinary supplement of the Official
Journal of Sicily of the sth promulgates the Sar-
dinian Constitution as the fundamental law of the
country, and contains the following proclamation
of the pro-Dictator :
" Sicilians !—The illustrious soldier, the honour
of Italy, whom you have greeted as your liberator,
desires to join the splendour of civil reforms to the
glory of arms. The constitution of the Italian
kingdom, the inviolable and inviolate compact
which unites Italy and Victor Emmanuel, has
to be proclaimed in Sicily. Other laws will
follow that great act. The welfare of the com-
mon country requires that new regulations,
in conformity as far as possible with those which
the kingdom of Victor Emmanuel enjoys, shall be
published in the island in accord with the prin-
ciples of liberty ; and then the new institutions will
efface the vestiges of the fatal domination which
has afflicted us for so many years. Sicilians ! You '
have accomplished a glorious revolution ; and now
you must live in complete order and security, as
becomes a free people, and resolved to aid effica-
ciously, and with all their power, the great work
of national unity. To promote this sacred object,
let all good citizens assist the Government and unite
their forces, and let there be no other rivalry be-
tween them than that of abnegation and patriotism.
—Palermo, 4th Aug.
" DEPRETIS, pro-Dictator,
"F. CRISPI, Secretary of State."
The proclamation is preceded by the following
decree :

" ITALY AND VICTOR EMMANUEL.

"The pro-Dictator in virtue of the authority
delegated to him, and after conferring with the
Secretaries of State,—
" Considering that the express wish of the Si-
cilians in the glorious revolution of the 4th of April
—that the unanimous cry of the insurrection which
was responded to by all the population of the island
—that the object for which the flag was raised in
combat, and the prayer expressed in the addresses
of all the communes—was annexation to the
Italian and constitutional kingdom of the august
Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy—considering
that this wish is in conformity with the national,
superior, and eternal right which belongs to the
populations of the same nation to constitute their
unity, and that it has been sealed by the
blood of the insurgents and of the brave men
who, guided by General Garibaldi, carried victori-
ously, and covered with new laurels, the tricolour
banner which bears the cross of Savoy :—consider•
ing that the other Italian provinces and all civi-
lised nations have greeted with applause the pro-
gramme, Italy and Victor Emmanuel,' and the
banner of the Sicilian revolution :—considering

that if the extraordinary powers of the Dictator-
ship, destined to consolidate the new order of things,
and to put an end to the revolution, do not permit
for the moment the immediate application of the
fundamental law of the Italian monarchy, it is
nevertheless necessary, to hasten the promulgation
of it, because that law contains the principle of all
others, and that on which the different authorities
and jurisdictions which are or must enter in vigour
are based :
" Decrees—Art. 1. The constitutional statute of
of the 4th March, 1848, in vigour in the kingdom
of Italy, is the fundamental law of Sicily. Art. 2.
It shall come into force in its different parts at the
epoch which may be designated by dictatorial
decree. Art. 3. The said statute shall be pub-
lished, together with the present decree, iu all
communes and in the Official Journal of Sicily.
Art. 4. All the Secretaries of State are charged
with the execution of the present decree.—Palermo,
3d August, 1860.

"
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Dictator.nsters
The text of the Constitution of Charles Albert
follows the above decree. By a coincidence
which it is difficult to suppose produced by
chance, the day on which the Constitution was
promulgated at Palermo, the 'ride, of Naples,
printed it at length, with the following note :
"We propose to gratify our readers as quickly
as possible by the publication of the most important
laws of that fortunate Italian country, which,
having been the place of refuge and of union of the
flower of the nation, has made such great progress
in the path of liberty and of political and civil
institutions."

The Sicilian Ministry has been once again modi-
fied. The department of the Public Safety and
the Secretaryship of State to the Dictator are sup-
pressed; M. Crispi has been appointed Minister of
the Interior and of Public Safety; M. Interdonato
takes the department of Public Works and Public
Instruction, and M. Amari that of Foreign Affairs.
M. La Loggia and M. San Giorgio cease to be
ministers, and the former bas been nominated
Inspector-General of the sanitary establishments of
the island—the latter, Judge of the High Civil
Court of Palermo. • '

a decree of the Pro-Dictator,
The Official Gazette of Sicily, of the 6th, contains
dismissing twelve
judges of different degrees and places, whom the
Commission of Censure has pointed out to the
Government " as having connived at the arbitrary
acts of the late tyrannical system." It also states
that Palermo was brilliantly illuminated on the
preceding night, in honour of the proclamation of
the Sardinian Constitution.

The Opinionc of Turin, which is considered
Count Cavour's organ, in its number of the 12th,
devotes a leading article to the state of Southern
Italy. After stating that Sicily has taken a great
step towards annexation, by adopting the Sar-
dinian Constitution, it remarks that matters have
taken such a turn that the Sicilian question cannot
be solved without the Neapolitan one be solved
also; the state of Naples having arrived at such a
crisis that the struggle between the Government

and the people must soon break out into open hos-

ilities. It then says :

"We are not indifferent spectators of these
political convulsions, but we cannot be more than
spectators, it being our opinion, as well as the
interest of all Italy, that Naples should be free in
its movements, and that no influence be exercised
by the other parts of Italy on her resolutions, since
that might lead to the belief that the determination
of her interest and patriotism may suggest to her is
not taken of her own free will. Naples has no faith
in the Constitution, because she sees the reactionists
straining every nerve to overthrow it. Awl if the
movement we now see be not energetically pursued,
the reaction is inevitable. The demonstrations
hitherto made, and the proposals for an alliance are
mere blinds ; and things have come to such a pass
that it would be vain to hope for a conciliation ; but
the people of Naples must understand that the
time for talk is past, and that for noble and gene-
rous deeds, which excite the sympathy of other

nations, has come."
A letter from Naples of the 9th says Two
Sardinian frigates arrived lately is this port, and
the sailors, having landed, were most cordially

greeted by the people. A band of these men, on
visiting the town, were entertained by the National
Guard and the inhabitants of the district of Monte
Calvario, and in the evening were accompanied
back to the port by a large crowd."
Another letter from Naples of the same date
says :—" The day before yesterday the pass-word
(santo, as it is called at Naples) was not given to
the National Guard. Great complaints were made
on the subject, and as an evasive answer was at
first returned, divers rumours were soon afloat
among the population. It was said that the state
of siege was about.to be proclaimed, and the Na-
tional Guard disarmed. At last the whole matter
was satisfactorily explained, and the official journal
has just published a supplement, Which contains
the following letter addressed by M. Liborio Ro-
mano, Minister of the Interior, to the commanders
of the twelve battalions of the National Guard :
" ' Sir,—The Piazza Reale yesterday communi-
cated the watchword to the National Guard, but
not the " saint" of the day. This fact was the
consequence of a deplorable, but very innocent, in-
advertence. You may therefore assure the men of
your battalion, through the heads of companies,
that the posts of the National Guard will always
have the military " saint," like the other posts of
the regular troops.
" One of the officers commanding a battalion of
the National Guard, M. Vonwilla, who makes a
most liberal use of a considerable fortune, having
noticed that many of the men had only a red kepi
and a tricolour cockade, wanting the means to pur-
chase a complete uniform, gave them the address of
his tailor, and offered to pay the bill. This proposal,
which was made with great delicacy, was accepted
by acclamation."
A correspondent, writng from Naples on the
7th, says:—
" A serious fact has just occurred here, the ex-
planation of which is yet an enigma to every one.
It is certainly true that two days ago the Director
of Foreign Affairs addressed a circular to the re-
presentatives of all the Powers at Naples, telling
them that a conflict was imminent between the
King's troops and the bands of Garibaldi, and re-
commending them to remove the vessels of their
nation out of cannon shot. On the following day
the Ministers of the different Powers assembled,
and on the proposition of Baron Brenier it was de-
cided that, as the note appeared to indicate mistrust
on the part of the Government, it should be deClared
null and void."

I.R.L'EAND.

DUBLIN, MONDAY MORNING.
THE POPE'S OWN IRISH.
The Roman correspondent of the Morninq,News
forwards accounts from Spoleto to the Ist of Aug.
From these it would appear that squabbling and
drunkenness are the orders of the day in the Irish
brigade. Here is a fancy sketch of one of the
rows consequent upon an over indulgence in the
national pastime of hard drinking upon special

occasions :
" On Monday the -men of companies No. 2 and
No. 3 received a scudo each as portion of bounty. I
need scarcely tell you how Irish soldiers unfortu-
nately spend their bounty. Our men spent theirs
freely in the cafes ; a number of them got drunk,
and, of course, the usual amount of noise, uproar,
and excitement followed. Unhappily, the same
amount of drink that others would bear without the
least outward effect throws an Irishman iuto riot-
ous uproar; and, in fact, it is this rather than the
quantity they drink that, attracting attention upon
them whenever they happen to taste the least ex-
tent of alcohol, covers Irishmen with the shameful
reputation of drunkenness. You may imagine the
effect among the residents of Spoleto of a number of
intoxicated Celts. They never saw the like before.
Then, they could not understand a word, spoken (or
shouted). They imagined the most harmless noise
to be a wild and dangerous threatening. However,
a picket of our own men succeeded in bringing to
the barrack all who were disorderly, except four or
five. The rest of the men of those (and other) com-
panies who remained in town, and who subse-
quently suffered for the misconduct of those four or
five, were perfectly sober. I myself saw them, and
talked with them, and they had not the slightest
appearance of drink. While our picket was bring-
ing the drunken men to the citadel barracks those
who remained behind were creating a brawl in a
cafe. Their conduct was violent—but why say more
than that they were drunk ? That word describes
a state in which the most orderly and well behaved
become riotous and ruffianly. Presently down came
rushing through the street a body of about dO men.
They were Italian soldiers, and had received orders
from General Pimodan to put the Irish into
• their barracks at the bayonet's point. Now,
our awn picket had quietly removed all but five ;
and in a few minutes these, too, would have been
safely lodged in the guardhouse without much
trouble had they been left to the Irish picket. But,
as I have said, the Italians were sent down furi-
ously with the severe order I have mentioned, and
severely, in truth, they executed it. The Italians
used their arms indiscriminately against our men,
the innocent suffering not only with, but more than
the guilty. A great deal of mischief arose from the
Italians and our men not being able to understand
each other. When the Irish turned round to
ex-
plain and reason with them the Italians thought
they were going to resist, and charged them with
bayonet. This, and the ignominy of being brought
prisoners to the citadel, incensed our men beyond
endurance, and actually drove some of the very
quietest among them into open resistance. Resist
they did,iand in the melee one man, named Brophy,
was cut down- Several others were pretty severely
'wounded. It could not be possible but that Gen.
Pimodan acted in this affair inthehaste and excite-
ment of some exaggerated message about the riot-
ing of the Irish. It was said there was a rumour
in the citadel that our men had killed a lot of Ita-
lians in the town. This, probably, had its rise in
the fact that a Swiss sergeant drew his sword on
one of the Irish who was rudely boisterous in a cafe;
the latter closed.on the Swiss and gave him a re-
gular pounding. These circumstances—the noise
and excitement kicked up by the drunken fellows,
and by no means disinterested or truthful stories of
their violence—no doubt, overcame Gen. Pimodan's
temper."
The row, however, did not end here :
" Some Irish who were lounging about the inner
gateway saw what took place, and saw, as they
thought, their comrade killed. They rushed wildly
through the square, shouting To arms ! to arms !'
Nothing could exceed the excitement that ensued.
No' one but the few who first raised the cry knew
what was the matter, or what they. were to arm
for. I believe many thought an inroad of the
Piedmontese freebooters or of the Garibaldians had
taken place. At all events, in little more time
than it has taken me to write it, some hundreds of
the Irish had armed themselves, some with mus-
kets, the others with such weapons and missiles as
were at hand. Major O'Reilly and Lieutenant
Carey were present, and for a few moments did
not comprehend the nature of the alarm. The
moment they did Lieutenant Carey ran, sword in
hand, for the narrow gateway dividing the quad-
rangles, Major O'Reilly at the same moment draw-
ing his sword and rushing for the outer gateway.
I can tell you it was no light matter to face some
hundreds of armed men in the state of wild excite-
ment those men were then in ; but both O'Reilly
and Carey knew that if either passage were forced
there would ensue a bloody hand-to-hand fight
between the whole strength of the Irish and the
Italians. Meantime the fatigue parties outside,
joined by a few others of the Irish who escaped
through the gate before O'Reilly reached
it, attacked the Italian guard on duty. One
Italian soldier fired; the ball grazed the
cheek of an Irish sergeant named Deady,
doing him, however, no harm. The Irish,
after a smart skirmish, put the Italians to flight,
and pursued them in full chase down towards the
town."

An unsophisticated crusader, Patrick Murphy by
name, Nitrites to his friends at home his experiences
of military life in the service of the Pope. Mr.
Murphy's object appears to be to put the best pos-
sible face on matters, but even upon his showing, his
comrades of the Irish Brigade are represented as a