The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-09-28
Tho Noapolitan Revolution.

The latest adyiccS IRON Europe DrinS US
the account of the successful landing OF Ga
ribaldi on the continent, und the fortunate
inauguration OF revolution which perhaps
ere this has changed the rulers Of tho Neapoli-
tan kingdom. For some time Garibaldi had
been concentrating his forces along the ST.
Gillian shore of the Straits of Messina, which
arc within sight OF the opposite shores Of
Calabria. the southernmost province OF Ma
ples. Though the king of Naples still held
the Citadel of Messina, and had several war
vessels cruising in tho Straits, no real oppo-
sition seemed to have been made, either on
the Scilian side or on the water, to the pro-
paration for tho invasion.
After sending across several small parties,
which effected landings and made for the in
terror, to servo as the nucleus for assembling
the Calabrian patriots, Garibaldi seems To
have crossed in person on about the 10Th OF
August Hc attacked and captured tho
town Of Reggie, the capital of the province,
and we'll fortified place. and 1t is said that
four thousand Calabrians have already join
ed his army, 80 that he las established him
self in a strong position with force all told
of about ten thousand men, and armed a pco-
ple who only waited his landing to cspousc
his cause. Beside the army brought across
by Garibaldi. one of his Generals, Cogenz,
has crossed at another point. and two Nea-
politan brlgades sent to oppose him, have
surrendered Mt discretion, which means, we
suppose, that they have deserted bodily to
the rcyolutionists. Other indications of SYM
pathy among tho military are given in the
announcement that the chiefs OF the Nation
al Guard of Naples have resigned, because
the king 8 foreign battalion had not been dis
banded, us was promised when the attempt
was made to conciliato the people by the
establishment Of National Guard. And it
il further stated that the chief officer OF the
Province of Basilitcs had taken arms against
the king, ut the head OF the rebels in that
region.
Again the army ut Naples is suspected Of
unfaithfulncss, and the descrti0n to Garibal-
di threatened to be SO formidable rs to give
him possession Of tho Capital without u
struggle. The Garibaldians have also cap
turcd the fort del PHO and the villa San Gi-
ovanni, opposite Cape Faro. ut the northern
entrance Of the Straits Of Mcssina, and ten
miles from Reggie; no that they have the
command Of the whole shore OF the Straits,
and have cut OF tho garrison in the citadel
of Alessina from communication with that
portion of the continent.
: All this looks we'll. II has been done rap
idly and with no apparent difficulty, and the
Libcrator was at last adviccs preparing to
give battle to the kings troops, or to pursue
his advantages by an advance upon Naples,
provided the enemy were unwilling to meet
him in the open field. lie has march of
about two hundred miles before him ere he
reaches the Capital, but the fact of his land
ing and advance will spread much faster
than his march and q sympathetic people
will be all prepared to welcome him, II, in
deed, they do not anticipate his coming by
revolution Of their own.
The revolution has been transferred from
the Island of Sicily to the continent; new
parties and new interests have been involved;
the Neapolitan BOurbons are to bc driven
from the power they lave so monstrously
perverted, and Italy, from tho Mincio to the
extreme South is to be united. Rome may
for longer or shorter time stand exempt
from the general upturning of rottcnness,
but II will DO shorn OF its outside possessions
and its temporal power, crippled and coniin-
cd to nominal independence, controlled by
French bayoncts, and dependent upon the
policy Of Louis Napoleon for its feeble cxis-
tencc. BY and by Garibaldl will extend his
adventures into Vcnetia, and then a war be-
tween Austria and united Italy, under the
lead of Victor Emanuel, is inevitable. Per-
haps Hungary will seize the opportunity To-
assert its Independence. Prussia will lend
its aid to Austria, and IL Italy should DO
hard pressed by the combined powers of Ger
many, Louis Napoleon will bc Obliged to
unshcath tho sword to retain for Sardinia
the provinces he secured her by the peace OF
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