New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-10
AFFAIRS IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF GAR
| IBALDI.

MEssINA, Aug. Is, 1860.
Yesterday afternoon there wac considerable move
ment between the Faro and Messina. The command
era of the different corps were summoned 10 attend on
Gen. Srtor who acts "a e. neral OF the forces during
Garibadis absence. Aids-de-C Camp and Guides, but
their horses more than they had hard day of it,
running about and carrying orders 20 and fro. The
CONCLUSION cCul1 not be doubtful the loug-expecte1
embsrkation was TO take place atlast This conclusion
once arrived al the public took il for granted that il
must be in the direction of the Straits Every has
been looking and looking this narrow streak of
water examining the forts, watching the gunbOas aud
steamers observing the gittering muskets, listening
TO the reports Of musketry and guns enumeratDg the
signal lights and flashes. The water-ne was like the
chalk line which, drawn, retains with magic at
traction the fowl plsced before it, and no ever i'm
sgned that something else was taking place all the
while. and tina, the plans were changed.
Garibald had left but sparks Of his spirit had
remained-hat spirit which organized the marches aud
couutemarches in LOmbardy, and which brought us 70
the gates Of Palermo.
The passage of a water-line in face of strong enc
N.Y. even Of nOderate width and depth, is always Sc
OUs undertaking; II is considerably 10
stream with formidable Currents and counter-cuuens
Of several hundred tathoms in depth, and of width
no Phere less than two miles in face of ten steam
ers, to which We have none TO oppose, and of four
heavy batteries, half dozen gunboas, aud force az
least equal 10 our OVID ao the coast All these were
Just the circumstances TO induce good general 10 az
tempt descent on some other point willie all aten-
ton wac concentrated on this one and Garibadi was
the last man to overlook THE advantage.
Before he left it had been decided to make CONVEX
zion of our front, and while keeping mp appearances
toward the StFaits choose point the northern
shore whence TO make descent TO other part OF
the continent beyond the Straits. The position was
favorable enough for such plan. The northeastern
point Of the eaud tspers of toward tue Faro point
that at MessDa il is scarcely than from five to six
miles in width while beyond that point it is less.
In couple of hours of marching, therefore, the whole
force could be on the other side and this movement
could no effected without he Vadb Inv the
in spite of his great vigilance. The great mountain
chain which ntersecs Sicily comes down TO the village
of Upper Faro, and ends not far from the point in
round bill, Gro ned by an earthwork. Toward Mes
Gina the chain rather abrupt while the other side
| it slopes down more gently Thus the movements on
this side are hidden almost simultaneously.
There was too the harbor Of Melazzo, to which the
steamers and boats could be brought without being OBJ
served by the NeapOan crusers 1t lies on the great
passage line between Messna and Palermo, and is
almost Dvariable place of stOppage for the ships be-
tween the two places. Besides there s onet from
the lake nearest 10 the Faro to the north well to-
ward the Straits that the boats collected there
be taken ont in that direction likewise The distances
being snail the force could, therefore, he ready 10
embark on either side Appearances were at the same
time kept up toward the Straits. There were the two
or three steamers with their fires banked up; there
was part OF the troops still encamped along the
shore and in the villages along it. In the meantime
the ties de COLONIES were directed toward the north.
The first brigade Of COsenz went no by the little vii
end Santa GiorgiO The brigade Saccb which occu-
lied the posiC Ms of Faro SuperoIe and GAnziri, on
the second of the lakes crossed the ridge and went
down TO Spsdatora, The first brigade Of the division
Medici received orders 70 move mp by the main road
toward Spadafora.
While thus part of the forces threatened in those
two directions the division Tdrr prepared for passage
lower down. The fret brigade, which had gone to
Monte, CastigiOne, and several Other towns in the
Eina district TO put down some disorders which had
taken place there received orders 10 Up 10 Taor
mina or rather Giardni, village at the foot of it,
while the second brigade. which had been before sent
in the direction OF the Faro, sent of to join il.
BY these dispositions "A descent was prepared toward
the eastern and southern coast Of Caabra toward the
western and toward the Straits.
These descents were, however, dependent on the
operations which Garibald himself had gone 70 super
intend; and il is time to say something about these
Very ftortly after Garibalds arrival at Mes ina seve
raj Of the most prominent patriots Of the POntifca
possessODs here TO combine plan Of attack
the Pontiiical provinces. IL was decided that II
thould take place simultaneously with tue descent on
the continent about the middle of this month. 900
had been collected and prepared for this COUP and
iDsurTectOn was az the same 10 break out in the
Papal States. The 600 men were 10 be taken in
patches TO the island Of SardI ia and then be fetched
by steamers from Palermo and thrown across the main.
land.
The descent on The continent from Sicily was 20 be
regulated by the readiness of the preparations in Sar
DINA and when these completed the signal was
10 be given here likewise Last night OF this morning
and il with this view that the preparatory move
meuts were began yesterday afternoon. Up 70 the
present time this signal has not been gwen aud c0nse
quently the dispositions are suspended
The night passed away quietly and without the
slightest dsiurbance-a thiog which considerably puz-
lied those who had seen ali the preparations going
No firing, no movements and people went " bed de-