New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-25
The Herai.m Of sicily.

The following interesting letter from Palermo, IN
relation 10 the difficulties between the sicillans
and King Ferdinand, was received by mercantile
house, per Europa nosVoh ASas Sn.o
The English and French fleets arrived here on ine
sh in.t bringing address from Ferdinand 10 the -
cnsns proposing 70 give them certain concesslons o.
OF which lnsJry and 10 the people mere perfect
ly unscceutAbls. The sum Of these proposals OF the
King was sOOn bruted about This Government ieiuseo
20 publish them and even At messins under the hesp0
80 go. ,he docpunrnts were torn down. Al Pa.
lermo tbs Adirss hsd the documents printed and die
tfbuted themselves ,,,
All over the island, the population, from the nlsnes'
10 the lowest monks and priests women OF al classes
and children forth and join 10 the universal cry
of war in preference ~ acceptance OF 'ucn infamous
conditions
The City Of Palermo Ia being surrounded BY enreneh
rnents which being dug by the nhaoitan sod peo
nile from the interior On being snDOuJced by tue
toverpment that the line OF trenches was marked out
and we're " be At excsvated an Immense nsss u
citizens OF every condition. age and se1 Win spsnes
shoves and all sorts OF instruments proceeded WIN
bands Of music to the Spot and went heartily 10 wofk
90 much that In few days the whole Will be endeo
s.v in the trenches hard Al work, the Duchess
Monteleone, Princess Buters, and large number oi
adies Of the highest rank as well as mutitudss oil wo
men Of Gil classes TO say nothing OF men OF al ranss
soldiers National Guards, and Members OF Parliament
and the Government. From the neighboTing towns,
and even from the interior large numbers have come
10 and are al work From the highest 10 the lowest
there s one entire feeling Of hatred % the bOutoOns II
.
rnsnse numbers going and returning from the Ortlnca
tons with bands of music and shouting Death to the
Bourbons " Down With them &c.
The hrmstics ends the 10Th OF this month when
no doubt the NeapOltans will commence their opera
lions either against Palermo Cstspis There will be
strong and powerful resistance on the part OF ine
sicilsns whose forces will Dumher 100000 al least OF
fighting men, consisting Of foe body Of troops native
and French National Guards and Mountaneers' beside
pkemen aud other sorts commanded 10 chief by an OLD
veteran French General. Torobraind. having q large
number Of Polish, French, and other oncefs ieeI
confident that the Scilsns must carry the day they
are united-hsve just and holy cause to sustain ana
well know the cOnse quence Of being defeated We
anticipate blockade here next week or siter II the
ciians do not yet their feet out In season, which VIII
consist OF four or hve steamers.
The English and French are very unpopular mere jos'
now and certainly their Admrss are rather che ap
us, n this juncture Tor most contemplate II seems 70
zee two large fleets parsdDg over here agents OF so
rsscsy brute the King OF Naples to bind the sici
ians sgsin under HE yoke although until now they DO
not enforce any Of his conditions and is said Will re-
tire and leave the parties TO fight Il out.
The U \ sioOp-ot war jamestown Is here. and Will
remain and the u frga,e Constitution with the rest
of the squadron will come here and to this neigh
borhOod.