The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-15 00:00:00

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We have 'great pleasure in pubiqui ,
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1, Leinster•terrace, Hydepark,
My Lord,,,-The ,sympathy evinced by "AI
lish nation' for the; Italian cause, and more .especial y
for the question of Central Italy, has given to the
undersigned the idea of rendering_this feeling, for
which they have the most lively gratitude, effiga-
eious by the formation of a committee, at the head.
of which should stand a name of great authority in
England, and the, name which immediately preLl
sented itself to our itarids was, Yours.
We ask
,for this name, my lord, and we place
ourselves under Your guidance in every, respect;' be
good enough, therefore, to undertake the formation
of this committee,-in which-it-is our wish that the
English eletn?Atishould preponderate.
It is natural. that Italians should interest them-'
selves for the emancipation, of Italy, but it is
generous for Englishmen to show so warm a sym-
pathy, and it would be of much service to -the.
Ns great nation, Whicli haS preceded.
evtry other in the path of ,all liberties, should
,make it felt in an efficaciouS mafruer..

We trust in you, my lord; allow us to keep this
trust.—We are, ,my-,10rd,-very -respectfully, your
'most obedient servants, •
AVEafif.
G.AYEvINCENZI.
L. SERENA.
To the Right Hon. the Earl of Shaftesbury.'

'B. FABBRTCOTTI.
JOHN B. ROCCA.

St. Giles House, Cranbourne, Salisbury,
• Sept: 12, 1859.

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“Gentlemen.—Th4 letter which I have received
from .you has conferred on me the greatest honoUr.
If I could take the same view as you do of my
position and influence,l should not hestitate even for
a inomeo to accept 'the post thatyOrti confidedee has
offered' to me. 'Tll4'-diainii-ailay. More, the jest de-
imands—of Italy on the sympathy and co-operation.
la Englishmen are such that it,seems impossible for
anyone, be he great or be he small, to hold. back any
support that it might bein his power to bestow. Your
ase and our own are very similar. We long and
'ardently desired the blessings of civil and religious
liberty. To obtain them we got rid of our obnoxious
rulers ; chose those who should succeed them, and
:established a-form of government differingdas_little
hs possible from that to which we were habituated.
All this was done without bloodshed, without
tviolenceovithout repiue,, without confusion, or even
disturbance Of the bidet of daily life, arid simply by
the will of an united people-d-etermined to be free.
Your etiiiraelliat been the same. But great as
was ourcendget, yours has hitherto been fax greater,
We had long enjoyed the.form and oftentimes the
exercise of freiiistitutions ; tbePrinciple and prac-
tice of them Were familiar to us. • But liberty came
upon you like, al,hunderela.p, and yet she found you
as orderly, peacefUl, ready, as alive to the blessings
she gives and thedaties she imposes; as-though you
bad beenArained'to !them from your, vary oradles.
So inteuse is the effect .that simply the love .of
rational `freedom can produce on the understandings
and the hearts of men ! ' -

We were toldtthat' you- dirt not _ care for liberty,
and that you 44;:1-0,t cograge to assert it. We were,
told that you were unfit for self-gcriernment; and
that Austrian bayoneitsjifereiieCesikary,to ,savayoar
eautiful. land frOtn ibloodahed, . plunder, „ and
nareby, by your oxyn people. We were told that
,our mutual hatreds 'and jealbusies• i‘-ereAsti'Jh 'that
o ono itiite, no onb City, could-be.iu haiinoriy.With
another;:; What,Tin.fe.ct, LUlerei 3Ve not told to your
tetriment and dishonour ? Many believed what
hey heafd. ''l did so' sit onetime myself, but Who
can wonder at it 9 What precedent had hiStory
afforded of so apparently. sadden a' fitness .for
the exerelse ,if the greatest of human, callinss,
the exercise or civil and religions' free-
Clout ? A nation seemed to be wborn !.in - a
day----born,. at, once, in its full .moral .stature with
all the powers of self-control, without 'Which there
;ever was, and there never will 'be, anyAfue or
sting liberty. - , , . .
Well, if such things-as these will not stir the
hearts of the whole Anglo-Saxon race, in whichever
art of the world any member may be fOund; 'I
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now not what Will.-,•. But surely: you have no
ause to doubt. , -Xpu 4c...u0w the.sentiments, and you
aye heard the. eloquence,. Of ,many of our public
en ; the people, speakinm bythe press., show very
aninistakeable signs; of their ardent sympathy ;e nor
iwould they, if appealed-to, pause longer than might
be necessary to consider .in what way they could
best give' effect and'erPiession to their feelings.
You have suggrstedithe formation of a committee
onsisting of natives of both countries, in which
he " English element 'should preponderate." This
committee would,4 concludei-be empowered to re-
ceive such contributions as the people of England
might be induced to give in aid of the efforts made
' by the people of Central Italy to maintain their
rights, and defend themselves, against every form of
aggression.
This line is safe and just, for whatever misgiv-
ings might have been e;itertained before the late
events of the policy or hopefulness of straggling
for freedom, the, thing has been achieved; and the
V.mperor of the French, true, as we hope and be-
lieve, to the principles he has avowed and the issue
be has sought, must, if he be sincere, rejoice to see
that sound mid in dependent- action of the people
whom it is 'ids glory to have liberated. .
I see no objection to the plan—whatever Might'
be contributed would be received by the Italians
more as , a mark ,qf ,sympathy t4n as a material
help in the difficulties ,that surround them. Let,
however, 'the question of the chairman stand over
'for the present. It is most desirable that one should
be appointed who would be best able to conciliate
friends among all classes, and to disarm opposition.
If, after due search, no better man can be found who
is willing to serve you, I shall then be,ready, enter-
taining a firm belief that it will please God to bless
your endeavours, with a happy issue, in accordance
with their beginning.—l am, gentlemen, your faith-
ful friend and servant, FT ESBUVX.
Messrs. Avesani, Rocca, and others.SnA

(From the Daily News.)
We are glad to be able to report to-day the first
steps that have been, taken for forming a Committee
to serve as a centre and medium of that active and
warm sympathy which Englishmen feel ip the
cause of Italian freedom, and in particular in that
of Central Italy, menaced from so many points at
this moment. The offers of generous assistance on
the part of individual Englishmen which we and
our contemporaries have recently published would
have justified the Italian patriots who have taken
the business in hand in moving in it before ; but
they have been restrained by an honourable deli-
cacy. Every one of the gentlemen whose names
are subscribed to the letter to the Earl of Shaftes-
bury has established a title to represent his coun-
try's cause. Signor Avesani, we may mention, re-
ceived the capitulation of the Austrians at Venice
in 1848. The noble letter in which Lord Shaftes-
bury approves their proposals will find an echo
throughout England. His lordship was among the
first in this country to recognise the immense im-
portance of the emancipaton of Italy, and was the
steadfast friend of her cause at a crisis when, owing
to au unfortunate combination of circumstances, bet
real friends were few. In the attitude and demea-
nour of its people in the actual possession4of free-
dom, such as he has drawn them, he and all who
stood by Italy now find their justification and re-
ward. lire hope to be able to publish immediately
a list of the proposed Committee, so that no time
may be lost in utilising the resources which await
its appeal. •

WRECK OFF DOVER.—Between four and five
o'clock yesterday morning the schooner Dove, of Shields,
from which port she was bound to Hardeur, with a cargo a
coals, went on shore a little to the westward of Shakes-
peare's cliff, and about a mile and a half west
becameof Dover
harbour, and in a few minutes a total wreck. A
heavy gale from the south-west had been blowing all
until about two or three o'clock on Wednesday morning,
when the wind sudden'', veered to the S.S.E. The schooner
had brought up under Dungeness at 10 o'clock on Tuesday
night, but at midnight she parted from her moorings. The
master then hove the vessel to, keeping her head off until
overtaken by the sudden squall from the S.S.E., when, de-
spite his exertions and the exertions of the crew, she gra-
dually drove on shore, and took the ground as above stated.
The disaster was observed from the 'shore by the coast
guardmen on duty, and by ther exertions, with the assist-
ance of other persons who were attracted to the spot. a line
was passed from the stranded vessel to the shore, a distance
of about 50
yards, 811 d the master and crew, in all four per-
sons, dragged throfigh the surf. -
THE CAUCASUS.—The capture of Schamyl, an-
nounced yesterday by telegraph from St. Petersburg:would
appear to have been 'preceded by several important victories
by, the Russians, as a letter from St. Petersburg, dated
Sept. 3, states that the district of Awares, which was con-
quered from the Russians in 1843 by the Circassian, has
now again become subjected to its former masters, and that
officers in the Russian army have been named as Khans of
the territory. Information from the head-quarters of the
Russian army, dated Aug. 19, states that further submis-
sions have been made by the mountain tribes, and that the
fortress of Ullu-Kale, together with four guns and muni-
tions of war has been surrendered. Among the chiofs who
have thus given themselves up to tho Russians ani Scha-
myl's private secretary, Abdul-Kerim., and, after Sc ;ham
the most influential man among the tribes, Schachn Lander-
Hadschi. The oldest Naib of the mountains, Kibit- Mogola,
has also submitted, and, by way of proof of his sub mission,
he has detained with him the father-in-law =dims id coun-
cillor of Schamyl, Rischemach-Eddin, as well aa another
chief, named Asstan-Kadia Zudechar. The mine fission of
the Naib Kibit is particialarly important for South .Deghes-
tan. The strongest place of defence belonging to Schamyl
in this country, the fortress of Ischoch, has been ; riven over
to the Russians, with ,three cannons. Schein:l ,1, it was
stated, Was wandering in the mountains; `pursui id by the
inhabitants and by the Russians. His own peopl had for-
saken him, and the inhabitants had timed I heir arms
against him, whilst they had despoiled hint of his goods
and treasure.