New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-18

,o;,oJ osrm;sson 10 pass The city gates. The streets
nare 20 fu Of troops ,lat they could hardly pass,
ssneciay at the upper end Of the town. met - III
the course Of The afternoon who thonght there wouid
he another outbreak In the night This ut The time
did not believe for the people bad shown such littie
energy on disposition to rise in the morning, that with
the troops quite ready and the important points OF the
town in tier hands, and the principal streets com
that any further attempt would be made III the town.
whatever might be the result Of the fighting out
side. The result proved | was right, for the town
was quite quiet that night. The next morning we
learned that tie country people had possession o. tne
Bapara, and that the troops were marching against
them. Neapolitan frigate that was IN the hr6or
lad her steam up, and seamedalongthe Marina toward
the Bggaa to 8ssis the troops and about nine IN the
II orni,ie commenced firing the insurgents with her
two heavy l0-inch guns. II told me that from his
ship he could the party that the steamer was rlng
at. They were two miles off, and had planted a stan
with the Piedmontesc coors upon small hilock the
first shot he said was beautifully directed and fell
right amOI tbem but the fuse not being properly cut
the she rolled down bill, and did not burst TIL 1t ar
rived at the bottom, doing no harm. All the other
shots fell short, though they were firing for some
time. The result Of the mornings light was dlm-
cult to ascertain. II appears that the troops 90 not
ike 10 venture far into the country, and il is diff
cult 10 induce the Neapolitan troops to make any
hing like a real attack, both sides preferring to
play at long bowls, game which ID OF course
TO the advantage Of the insurgents " the Neapoan
commanders are not bolder and se the affair at once,
the revolutioniss will gain strength and courage, ana
they will find the affair more troublesome than they
imagine. They have succeeded in crushing the revolt
Mt Palermo for while, blow which ought OF course,
TO be followed up once if they do not take care they
will wear out the troops with incessan watching ana
false alarms. The town was quiet on Thursday nght
and there was no further attempt at rising, though
notwithstanding this, the city was placed IN STATE OF
siege and looked as dismal and deserted as ever.
good many of those staying at the Trnacria had for
Naples on Wednesday afternoon, but Mr. - and
resolved 10 wait till the next day and go by the Neapo-
itan TO Messna The police gave notice that the steam
or for Messira would not leave until the evening, yet
tie passengers to be OH board by at the latest
so Mr.. - and | went on board, OF course, at 4
end at a. o'clock were quietly gwen TO understand
by the police that the Government did not choose tne
steamer 10 leave and amid the denunciations OF the
foreigners and the mutered anahemas OF the Italians,
we were all bundled ashore again, bag and baggage
II was evident that the authorities did not wish that
detailed of the outbreak at Palermo should
reach Messna, ard stopped the steamer at the last
moment and from that time 10 steamer left Palermo IN
any direction with either mails passengers was,
consequently, unable TO leave the place or send letter
for more than week. On being forced TO 20 shore
again Mr.. - aud | went about half past six as the
orceIs of the police that to Land from
the shipping after o'clock.
On Saturday night there was some hrng at the other
end OF the town. or rather believe close outside AMI
tLey say that there Were large bodies OF insurgents in
4 country: but it is impossible TO know anything for
certain ar no s allowed 10 leave the town or enter
without written permission, and even with that II
was hardly prudent thing To do IA the Neapoilian
troops were punderng and burning outside the town,
and could with telescope from the balcony of
the hotel the houses in flames in the direction OF the
Bsgeria In consequence, at time it was difficult
to get provisions into the town. the country people
were afraid enter, many having been shot at by
the troops and plundered, attempting to do so. On
the Sunday night there firing down street and
could hear the bullets rafting about my balcony in
front of the windows but really we had become 30
customod TO it that was asleep again before 1t was
over. 1t appeared that the police, being in want of
boatmen to assist in landing troops at the other side OF
Monte Pellegrino 10 attach some troops that were posted
at San Soturo had come to the quarter where the boat
men live to knock them up and the troops who were
biyouacked tie end of the street in front of the pubc
garden seeing number of people collected together
and not receiving the word when they challenged, inn
mediately commenced firing down the street, lire |
which the police returned till at last they found out
q cir mistake one which says but little for the dsci-
I line of both sides. That night the police Office was
burnt with all the records of the police cases, which
very much exasperted the authorities, and they ar.
rested the head of the police in consequence though
do not exactly what good that could possibly do.
That afternoon two Frenchmen came into the hotel, |
having ridden the country from Grgenti; they
reported the country was in insurrecton, but conid
not give any information as to what was gong on but
said they had been treated very cvly by all they met
on the road In fact any danger that was to be appre
lended by the foreigners was from the Neapoitan |
troOIs who were allowed to sack any house from |
which they fired upon. As long as the town was
hut Lad they been worsted they would certainly have
committed great excuses before being driven out.
On Wednesday, llth, the Liverpool steamer, the |
Milan, arrived from Messna and reported that AN in
.uIrecion bad broken there; but far the other
rarts OF Sicily concerned we know little about it
here
After being out of Palermo about couple of hours,
was suTprlsed to see an individual on the quarter
Zee whom had not perceived beore-for there
'ply two passengers beside myself. Shortly after,
told that he n refugee, who had bid himsefOn
BOARD till tie steamer well ont sea He had
engaged in the affair of the Capuchine convent
md on finding that he and his friends were not sup
ported by the people and that the enterprise hope
ess, aled himself for than q week in hourly
XIectation of being taken and sho,. Hearing that the
Milan in port, and about sail for Gibraltar he
determined TO make effort 10 escape, but the gates
we're strictly guarded that it was hopeless 10 at.
empt escape into the country. So two days before the
Milan left he walked quietly past the sentry to the
took boat, and, without having been
AIKEN any notice Of ON board the steamer. lie
avs the reason why they attempted TO rise when they
lid was, that the police had made many arrests Of
he beads Of their party that they We're forced to at
empt something, though not well prepared. forgot
o ray that az leaving the port we heard FIR
ng in tie courtyard of the Fort, which commands the
arbor, and we learnt that the authorities bad Just shot
ourteen persons, three of whom Were priests.