New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-23
shRxBALDES MOVEMENTS.
s,sp ou Own Correspondent

xrs 40 trust the French and Sandman papers,
l.Soe saribaldians have landed on the coast Of
cs,abria and Gsriba.di is hourly expected. Bat
sye. il this news be premature, there eau be no
doubt that Garibadi will have transferred the seat
n war to the Italian mainland before the middle of
Asgu,t.
To understand the movements of the Neapohtans,
\ must be kept in mind that there are two opposing
xndereurrents at work in their army the moder-
ale Liberal party, officially in power, and repre-
ssnted BY the Ministry and the Absolutist camsra,
10 which most of the chiefs Of the army are at
tsched. The orders OF the Ministry are counter
acted by the secret orders of the Court and by the
ntrigues Of the generals. Hence conflicting move
nssts and conflicting reports. To day we hear
hat all royal troops are 10 leave Sicily, tomorrow
We find them preparing fresh base of operations
81 AelaEzo Thi, state Of things is inherent to all
hAt-and-half revOlut ons the year lS48 furnishes
examples of it all over Europe.
While the ministry offered to eyscuste the island,
Bssce, who Seems to be the only resolute man
snssg the parcel of old women bearing NeapOEtAn
generals epaulettes, quietly attempted to turn the
north eastern corner of the island into q strong
hold from which the reconqHest of the island might
b attempted, and for this purpose marched to Me
hsze WI, picked force of the best men TO be had
N Nsssina. Here he fell in with Medieis brigade
sf Garibaldians. He did not, however venture
any serious attack on them, until Ganbadi himself
had been sent for and brought some reenforcements
Here the imsurgent chief, in his turn attacked the
10, als and after obstinate light OF above tweiVe
hours duration, defeated them completely Inc
a thar do WARY
the position held by the NeapOtsns was very strong
However neither positions nor men could wlthsta ID
Ne dash of the insurgents, who drove the Neap0h-
Snps right through the town into the citadel. Here
nothing renamed to them but to capitulate and
Ssaribsldi allowed them to embark, but without
arms. After this victory, he marched nj once 10
Nossina, where the Neap0ltan general consented 10
rive up the outer forts Of the town on condition OF
sst being molested in the citadel This citadel being
uasbe To hold more than few thousand men, VIII
neyer be a serious obstacle TO any offensive opera
tons of Garibaldi, and he therefore did quite night
m sparng the town of bombardment which would
. Inevitably have followed any attack. As it s this
series Of apuatiOns at Palermo Aelazzo, and Mes
siua must do more to destroy the confidence OF the
Syal troops in themselves and in their chiefs, than
Agice az many victories. 1t has become matter OF
course that the NeapOans always capitulate before
Garibaldi.
From this moment it became possible for the
Ssban Dictator 10 think Of landing on the continent
His steam navy does not yet appear to be suicl-
sntly large to warrant him in attempting landing
further north, somewhere within Six or eight
marches from Naples say 10 the Bay of POlcastro.
He, therefore, seems to have decided on crossing
the Straits where they are narrOwest that Is, on
The extreme beastern point of the island, north
Of kessina. On this point he is said to have cen
sentrated about 600 vessels very likely most of
them fishing and coastng felucas, such as are COM
mOn those coasts and If the landing of the 500
men under SeOceo be confirmed they will form his
advanced guard. The point is not the most favor
able for march ON Naples, as it is the part OF the
mainland furthest away from the Capital; but If his
steam navy cannot transport something like 10000
at once he cannot select any other and then he
has at least this advantage that the Caabrians will
ut once join him. If however, he can cram some
ten thousand men on board his steamers, and can
rely on the neutrality of the Royal navy (Which ap-
pears resolved not TO fight against Itaans then he
may still land a few men in Calabria as feint aud
himself 60 with the main body to the Bay of Poll
castro or even to that of Salerno.
The force at present at the disposal Of Garibaldi
consists of five brgades of regular infantry, of four
battahons each, together with battaions, of
ben battalens of Cacciator dell Etna; of two bat
tahOns Of CacciatOn dele Api, the elite of his
army, of one foreign (nOw Itahan) battalion under
Col. Dunno, an Englishman; of one battalion of
engineers; one reg Dent and squadron Of cavalry;
and four battaOns of field artillery; in all "a bat
tahons four squadrons, and 81 guns, equal to some
%, 600 men in all, Of whom, rather more than
half are North Italians, the rest Italians. The
WHOLE nearly, Of this force night be used for the H.
vAsion of Naples, as the new formations now being
organized will soon suffice to observe the citadel Of
Messina and protect Palermo and the other towns
from insult. Still, this force looks very small when
compared with what the NeapOhtan Government
dspOses of on paper.
The NeapOlitan army consists of three regiments
ran Of fho lima tnnr fnraI
regiments. each of two battaliOns or together Al
battabons; of 13 battalons of chasseurs; Of nine
regiments of cavalry and two of artilleryin all 81
battalions and As squad Ons on the peacefOOting
Inclusive of the g. 600 gems d'armes who also
ganized on perfectly military footing, this army,
on the peace-footng, counts 900 men, But
during the last two years. it has been raised to the
fall war complement third battaliOns of regiments
have been organized, the depot squadrons have
been put to active service the garrison troops have
been completed; and this army now consists, on
papor Of above $50, 600 men.
But what an army d this Externally fine TO
look at fer martinez, there is no life, no spirit, no
patriotism, no fidelity in it, II has no national
military traditions. When Neapolitans fought as
such, they were always defeated. Only in the wake
Of napoleon were they associated with victory.
1t is not National army. 1t is purely Royal
nrmy 1t was raised and organized for the express
and exclusive purpose of keeping down the people.
And even for that it appears unfit; there plenty
of ant-rOyalist elements in il, and they now break
forth everywhere The sergeants and cOrpOrals, es-
pecially, are Liberals almost to a man. Whole
regiments shout 80 ViUa GaribaLdi!" No army ever
underwent such disgrace this one did from Gala
tafimi to Palermo; and if the foreign troops and
some Neapoltans fought well at MeazzO, 1t Is mott
be forgotten that these picked men form but small
minority of the army. ......
Thus II ia almost certain that if Garibald lands