New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-10
NUMBER 1876.
European News.
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been T0DT4hed--
n should be substantially carried ont fhe defense
o. the various dockyards Is the principal yrnrosi
ton, and the estimated outlay Is f9 $50 ffo sternn
winch IS intended to be raised by means Of term,
inable annu1tles expiring in thirty years The 10
gulrement for the present year ia 900 600 which
| it is proposed to raise at with view 10 the
l immediate prosecution of the works and to raise
4 from year 10 year such additional sums az NAV he
| required.
| Lord Pamefston expatiated on the danger to
| which the country was exposed from invasion, and
after pointing to the large army maintained in
| France, which is always ready for aggressive pur.
| dependent upon the forbearanee Of another Power
| for It's freedom from attack.
The consideration Of the subject was postponed
| till the 3Gtll of July.
The proposition was generally received with
! favor, particularly by the tory party. The peace
I party regard Paimerstons speech as d manifesto
1 of distrust towards France
i Ihe London Daily News says no one could take
| exceptions to Lord PaInerston's tone when he
touched upon the critical foreign relations Of a
constitutional government with a despotic neigh
| bor
The London Herald remarks that the earnestness
of Lord Palmerston's tone is pretty good guaran-
tee that the work to be taken in hand will be well
DONE and that the government had at last been
reused into something like vigilance and soiicitude
| respecting the national defenses.
The London Times says Lord Palmerston means
nothing more than that with 100000 men, under
| arms on furlough, within sight of our shores,
|
wholly unnecessary for defense, welded by the
changeable government of an eXcitable people,
| we have to look to ourselves.
| The London Daily News describes the reception
| given to the measure. 1t was greatly cheered on
the tory side, and this fact is noted by the Daily
News as the indication of deliberate purpose
| amongst that party to foment discord between
| France and England.
| A minute from the Horse Guards, in appreciation
/ OF the report Of the National Defense Commission,
declares that an increase in the army ought to
| take place. g.
i Parliament was not expected to be prorogued
| before the third week in August.
/ A conference of Mormons was held in London
on Sunday, the 22d of July. Speeches were made
by several elders, including Elder Landon, who
stated that active efforts were about to be made to
spread the doctrine of the saints. Brigham Young
/ was elected President, Reveator and Seer of the
/ Church throughout the world. Other dignataries
/ of the church We're also elected.
4 David Wemyss Jobson, who recently obtained
considerable notoriety in New York for an affair
in which Lola Montez played a prominent part
has been committed for trial in London, for gross
lbels on Sir James ferguson, NJ. p.
IMpoRTANT FROM SICILY AND NArLEs-A dis
patch from Naples announces that Melazzo had
been attacked by Garibaldi, and that in order to
avoid civil war, the King of Naples had ordered
the total evacuation of Sicily by the royal troops
The Garibaldans occupied Melazzo.
Garibaldi quilted Palermo on the 18th to join Col.
Medici. at his camp near MelaZzo. and it is pre-
sumed he headed the attack on that place. Ac-
1 cording to unauthenticated report, however,
Garibaldi had disembarked on the Neapolitan
4 coast.
A war tax of two per cent. had been imposed
on the property OF the converts and the clergy In
Italy.
Letters from Naples from the 2lst ult., announce
that Garibaldi had left Palermo with 5000 or TO- 00t
volunteers. 1t is expected that Garibald wonlt
soon effect landing on the continent.
4 The chiefs Of the revolutionary movement Al
Naples had caused an illumination of the whole
/ city. Crowds Of people shouted !" Garibaldi for
ever, in defiance Of the royalists. About ten O
the late police agents have been killed. The mai
steamer from Syria is expected to-day.
i Up to the present time the number Of volunteers
4 who have gone to Sicily from Northern and Central
Italy amounts in all to 1900.
Dispatches from Naples Of the 22d announce
that it had been resolved that the King of Sardinia
should send an aid de-camp with an autographic
letter to Garbaldi, requesting him not to attack
the continental possessions of the King of Naples.
The London Post has received dispatch from
Paris which says everything leads to the belief that
Garibadi is directing his expedition against the
main land, but confirmation of the fact has yet
been received.
The London Morning News of the Esd ult. re-
marks as follows:
/ We publish great news of Sicily. Our Naples
correspondent informs that King Francis ii
shrinks from the struggle for the last stronghold in
that island. The arrival of Medici and small but
heroic army at Melazzo appears to have deter
mined his resolution to withdraw all his forces to
the main land, and accordingly orders have been
| given for the complete evacuation of Sicily. We
are not informed whether the withdrawal of the
| Bourbon army takes place under capitulation, as
our latest advices from Sicily mention the warfare
as still continued. II the forms of an armistice
1 and convention are observed, the evacuation of
Messina with its ample war material must of ne
eessity take many days II not, Garbaldi,s be.
ligerent rights remain unmpaired, and it will only
be for him to consider matter of policy
whether he shall quicken by few rear blows the
departure of the enemy.
The illustri0us General may fairly claim for him
self and his troops all the credit of this success
notwithstanding the reserve of merit made by the
King in assigning motives of humanity for the reso
luton he has taken. The King well knows Carl
badis policy knows that that general will mo-
halt until he has proved whether the Bourbon oil
the Italian cause has most energy in the Stellar
States. His advisers must have told him that there
is no such thing as buying peaceable possession o.
the continent by the surrender vi the island. Carl
baldi leads an army too small for conquest. His
power depends on the welcome he receives. In a
| territory where he is not wanted he can do moth
ing. Palermo was given up because the Bourbon
cause had root in the soil, and because the army
had no faith in its flag. Garibaldi will no doubt
advance to the main land, carrying the touehstone
| of war. If he should be received by the people
and the army as an intruder his followers are too
few to volLte the rights of the nation; but if he
/ should be hailed as liberator, nothing can save
the reigning dynasty. The Neapolitan Government
| may have judged that the crown might be more
| adyantag geonsly defended on the main land than in
Sicily, after what experience has taught of the eff
ciency and fidelity of its tieet but it is difficult
to believe that it has surrendered its stronghold
from any higher or less interested motive.
The impending evacuation of Messna is con-
fession of defeat and new and great tribute to
the strength OF the Italian cause Francis Ii cam
not hope that his flag will ever fly again from the
citadel of that town; he knows that in giving it up
lie gives it up for ever
General Garibalds warke preparations have
now attained an extent and power which make il
improbable he will long remain inactive. We
sincerely trust that spirit of moderation and unity
will prevails Palermo and permitting the machine
of civil government to work easily, leave him free
to prosecute the great task before him.
"A letter from Palermo, dated July 10, says:
The two steamers captured by the Veloce are thu
Erba and the Duca di Calabra the two smallest yes
sells III the Neapolitan navy, 1t is stated that the,
had on board AZ ,000 ducats, 1000 pairs of shoes
and large quantity of provisions for Genera
Boseo's troops, not to mention sword sent by TIL
King as a present to TINT officer. Must there no
have been some cenniYance on the part Of the com
manders of these vessels? Otherwise the yeloc
. could surely not have taken both of them. How
ever this may be, the captains are still prisoners
and of the crew, fourteen have consented to taxi
service under Garibaldi. Garibadis birthday viii
be kept on August |, and several officers give on
that Immediately afterwards he will start fol
Naples, where everything is ready for him, with
l out the necessity of drawing trigger.
letter in the U,litd ItdlidAa states that the
} Veoce has been rechristened and now bears the
- 81, III hail har