The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-04 00:00:00

BOURBON INTRIGUES IN SICIL V.

A Palermo correspondent of the Independance
Beige, writing on the 26th ult., compunicates to
that journal the two subjoined letters from General
Bosco, and gives the following account of the way
in which they came into possession of the Govern-
ment :

These two letters are from General Bosco, refugee
at Rome with Francis 11., and were brought here
ion Thursday last by Count Schlippenbach, artillery
'officer in the service of his Majesty the King of
Prussia, attached to the Prussian embassy at Rome.
;These
documents sufficiently explain what is the
'business with which the noble count was charged,
but he declares, in fact, that hie knew nothing of
'what was going on, and thowght that he was
merely bringing ordinary letters of introduction
on the part of General Bosco. The first letter is
addressed to a high personage h ere, who passed as
a Bourbon attache. The secon d is addressed to
Father Damian o, a monk notorious for his royalism,
and inhabiting the convent of Morreale ; it was
I seized upon him immediately on. Count Schlippen-
bach's leaving the convent, to which he had brought
it, and where he was to receive an answer the next
day. The Count has been summoned before the
Minister of Public Safety, who informed him, with
equal dignity and forbearance, ol the serious nature
of his fault, or error, for Count Schlippenbach
solemnly protested that he kncw nothing of the
errand on which Francis 11., by means of General
Bosco, had sent him. In any case we are
eagerly waiting here to see what the Prussian
Parliament and Ministry will say to such acts,
and what will be their opinion of the conduct of
diplomatic officers and agents who appear to care
so little about the vote of the Chamber of Repre-
sentatives on Herr von Vineke's motion, which made

so deep an impression on the whole of Italy, and
which has here even called forth a subscription to-
wards a testimonial of gratitude. Is this errand of
Count Schlippenbach's the corollary of the mission
of the Loreley and the appearance of the Prussian
vessel before Messina when it -was besieged by the
Italian army ?

Rolne, March 3, 186

My dear --,—A gentleman attached to the
legation is paying you a visit for a few days.
He will then return here to report strictly to the
King all that you confide to him in a sincere and
straightforward manner. The King knows that I
am writing this letter, and. he will be pleased to
learn from you the actual stn to of affairs,—that is
to say, the views that influence the educated por-
tion of the middle class and. the people generally.
Here we are told that they prefer independence,
and have a horror of the Piet imontese.
You must let me know wlu at forces there are in
Sicily, what number the native forces amount to,
and how the Piedmontese fort !es .are organised. If
M-- is not from home, beg him to come to your
house to meet the count, the bearer of this letter,
I should inform you that th e count understands
Italian, and that you should s. peak in a low voice to
him, or perhaps rather in Frei ich. He will put up
at the Trinacria Hotel. I hal, "e recommended him
to M-- ; tell him to come to you at your house,
that you may not find him wits them,
and may be
able to speak more freely.
His Majesty vgill take mow it 9£ positive iufor•