Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1860-10-11
Events in ItaIv.

The cause of Italian freedom, struggling a,
1t has done for the past year against variou
forms of tyranny, has hitherto been sustaine,
by moral force, by the enthusiasm of the peo
pIe' and the genius of the hero Garibaldi. II
soldiers were raw, undsciplined recruits. i
mad no navy, no revenue, no treasury and mr.
recognized political position. The ACQUISITION
OF The kingdom of the Two Siciles has, howev.
en- chan ed all that. Garibaldi is now at the
mead OF a government; has an army. a navv
and police; has control of all the revenues ~
the kingdom, and although the revolution ma v
stlll be unrecognized by foreign pswers. his is
the government de .facto. He has obtained
material strength of incalculable value to his
cause.
Inc annexation Of Naples and Sicily to Ssr.
Gina is another most important feature If tho
present struggle, giving to the cause of Ttalv
ire'n material as well as moral strength. So
long as Gsrlbaldi was simply the leader of an
insurrectlon, his course might have been ones.
toned by the fastdious. But as the represen.
"IlVe OF Victor Emanuel, governing in his
name and under the Sandman fac. foroion
powers can say nothing to him. lie will sim.
ply refer them to Victor Emanuel, and anv
complaints they may have to make will donbt.
less be listened to and properly responded 70
Oy the brave King. With the great addition
10 he army, his navy and his revenue, created
Oy the annexation OF Naples and Sicily, Victor
Emanuel Is much better able to take care of
himself than he ever was before.
II is no wonder that the war in the Ststas of
the Church progresses so rapidly since the ac-
QUESTION OF Naples. Victor Emanuel. with the
people OF all lloiy sustaining him, is strong
eaOugh to push forward with redoubled speed
his troops, under Gen. Fanti, after Defeating
'ae garrison of Perugia, and taking That i'm.
eortanI place, have also captured Spoleto. with
"S strong garrison. Spoleto is only about
my miles north of Rome, and in view Of The
swltness of the Sandman progress, the fight
OF the Pope. which is rumored, is not an i'm.
probable event. Lamoriciere and his army
having been defeated by the Sardinians. with
heavy loss, there can be little safety for His
Holiness IN any part of his dominions In
every quarter he is beset. Garibaldi is cominp
from the South, Fault from the North. and Ct.
aldlnl is marching on Ancona, where the late
NsaPOlitan feet is to cooperate with him in
an attack on the place.
While all these things are going on in the
States of the Church, Garibaldi is said to he
organizing an army OF 10000 men, and
navy OF 500 vessels, including, of course, trans.
ports. With these he is thought to be media.
ting an invasion of Veneta. Such IN ATTEMPT
Will al once bring on a war between Sardinia
ana Austria, and of course other powers will
become involved in it. Austria is ANTICIPATING
The necessity of war with Sardinia, and is
eourtIng the friendly alliance of Russia, which
she found SO useful to her in lS46. 1t would
be strange thing if Russia, whose religion is
that OF the Greek Church, and therefore ON.
posed to Rome, should be found fighting On the
side of Catholic powers, who would aim at the
restoration of the Pope's temporas power. BIZ,
as strange things have happened before, and at
The present time there is such a stir in South.
era Europe, that the world need be astonish.
ed at nothing.