Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-07-24
AFFAIRS In SICILY
from the Correspondence sof the London Times ]
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From the Correspondence sof the London Times ]
PALERMO, June %, 1860.
The morning after the final evacua-
ton of Palermo by the Neapolitans,
Garibaldi called on the three Admirals,
who have all since returned his visit
The French Admiral called the day
after, and Admiral Mundy yesterday
morning. AS for the Sandman and
American Admirals, they had called
once or twice before even the evacuation
was completed. Thus Garibaldi is in
regular official communication with the
naval commanders of the foreign navies.
The Austrian Commodore left the day
the Neapolitians departed, and with
them went likewise the Austrian Consul
and his family
AS for the Consuls, they could not
hitherto enter into official communica-
ton, being accredited to the Neapolitan
Government, and dependent on their
Ministers, who reside at Naples. But
the Provisional Government has already
taken steps to send its representatives
both to England and to France. The
very day the Neapolitans left, the off :
cial Gazette contained the nomination of
the Principe di San Giuseppe as the rep
resentative of Sicily in England. The
Prince has been stanch Liberal all
through, and has lived in exile. The
next day the Principe San Cataldo was
appointed in thesam capacity in France.
This activity in the first instance must
hn at1 | lv ropv liD,;toJ
Two days ago the Pretoria issued a
proclamation, in which it called upon
the citizens to come and help in demol-
ishing the face of the Castello-a- Mare
looking toward the town. This CASTILLO
was, from the most ancient times, the
Bastile of Palermo 1t was rebuilt and
strengthened by Charles V. to curb the
turbulent population, and has ever since
been used as citadel and State Prison.
1t occupies the point of the peninsula
which formerly guarded the entrance to
both ports of Palermo. One of the ports
having been altogether filled up, and the
other being considerably reduced, it has
lost all its Importance as work directed
against ships. The face toward the sea
although looking old and neglected, has
however, the advantages of forming as
it were continuation of the wall of the
town. 1t will, therefore, be preserved
and strengthened.
The proclamation to demolish this
hated object brought hundreds of volun-
teer workmen, who assembled in the
different quarters of the town, and provi-
ded with crowbars, axes and spades
went in companies of fifty or more tc
help in the demolition. Every one OF
the troops had contrived to get band Of
music, and the work began with cheer
ing. Never did men, women and children
work harder without being paid for it
Not the last among the workmen were
the monks of the different religious
communities, especially the mendicant
friars-Capuchins, Franciscans, &C.
Whole monasteries seem to have turned
out, and went Justify to work. You
could see it was work of love, Or rather
of hatred. The whole day the place
was crowded with spectators beside, who
encouraged by their applause every sue.
cessful step in the work of demolition
If this ardor lasts, there will soon be
little remaining.