New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-18
THE SICILJAN INSURRECTION
From The London Daily Nete'.

gentleman, whose family have kindly placed it at our
| disposal for publication:
APRIL Is, os BOARD THE STEAMER MILAN.
Twill give you account as well a. can OF what
has hapT ened during the last ten days at Palermo, ana
of the revolution in the other parts Of the island
Sicily Las Teen in very disturbed state for some tlne
much go that but few tourists have crossed over rom
eAle,ted from day 10 day, and the town was full OF
tooIs the garrison consisting of nearly ten thousand
men. In fact, confidently was i expected, that
rut of the expedition had intended TO Messlna, Gaia
| MA and Syracuse, preferrng TO wait little longer
and the proved that was quite right IN so dong
ell, the evening Of Tuesday the 3D. was sitting
! talking after dinner, with Mr. -- and an American
gentleman, when the head-waiter, who was a Modem
Gee cane up with very mysterious air, and assured
that the revolution was going to break out the next
| morning
| ing was awoke by firing and shouting in the town;
70 got up and dressed Immediately On going down.
stairs found every busy in closing the lower win
dow and barring The gaes-the firing still continuing
OF courfe ne long the fighting lasted no one VEN
tured out for found going on 10 the balcony that
| the bullets whstling about IN very unpleasant
proximity; and we thought IL advisable to retreat ~
doos the firing going on close 10 the hotel the
Triuaoria OF course, at first we could not ascertain
hing Of what going on III the streets, except
that body of troops passed down the street I'D winch
the hotel is situated firing right and left as they
marched down. though the windows were closed IN all
the houses and little resistance made, in our
street at least At o'clock the firing ceased aud
yennred into the street 10 look about me. Certainly,
close 10 Tie hotel there but few signs OF lighting
having taken place. There were bullet marks upon
the walls and sundry panes broken from the soldiers
firing at tie windows they passed along;
but only from this and the utterly deserted
appearance of the would il have been supposed
tLa any thing unusual had taken place. salw dead
insurgent lying in IA side street; he and woman who
War seryant-mad OF German family who lived
close TO the Trincaria were the only people killed in
our street. had "a conversation afterward with one
of the officers of chip the Argus, who was in the
street AT the time when the troops marched down 1t.
lie said that the only insurgents he saw were live or
siX men at the corner one OF whom SAID to him,
- Site nOi," TO which Of course he made no
ply and at that moment the Neapolltan troops made
their appearance at the other end, and 1t was with
great az parent difficulty that their officers could get
them forward they did not seem to relish the chance
OF Icing shot at from the windows; however, AZ no
one did fire at them but the four or five men at the
further end they marched bravely down, firing right
and left al the houses, killing OF the few insur-
gents in The street and one woman, as mentioned be-
fore. OF course the troops approached, my inform
ant very quickly vanished down side street. and went
ON board his own ship. In fact the number of the
insurgents was but small, and limited TO few scattered
PARTIES, and they not supported by the Paler
ni'ans en- masse aud did not succeed in sezing and
occupying any important point IN the city, 1t was, of
course, easy thing for force of ten thousand men
to put down tie affair at once otherwise had the Pal
eimirans risen in earnest and there had been hard
Lighting, think the troops would have been beaten
they young and newly raised, and what is more,
all NeapOlli..ns. The instruction commenced, IL
APPEAR, AT the Capuchn convent, called the Gancia
cse 10 the hotel and when it taken by the troops
WAS given mp TO plunder-the place was completely
Quilted by the Neapoan soldiers, aud the books of the
library thrown out Of the windows into the street.
together with everything else in the convent.
One Of the soldiers recounted to gentleman how
tie convent was taken, and detailed his valorous
deeds in the hssault-hOw in he broke open
cupboard in which they found "a Capuchin monk
with nuket, who fired aud missed him, upon which
he iiIed in return, and shot him dead. As the |
Ifa nNeF 1 yeufu ed m the VIA
Toledo 10 rec how things looked THIS street IL gener
ally crowded that it is difficult sometimes move
along Tut now not Il soul was to be seen, and the |
siltet, from its deserted appearance looked twice as
vide usual. There to be seen but scat
tered PARTIES of troops. As | passed up the Toledo
saw large hand cart drawn by three soldiers con-
tanning the rots and pans and cooking utensils of the
unfortunate Francscans which served give rather |
mdicrOus character 10 the scene At the upper end
OF tie Teledo bodies Of troops with brass field
peSes and the square IN front of the kngs palace
iul OF them ana two guns were placed TO sweep
Toledo nom end 10 end. did not see any prisoners |
myself, Tut A. told lire that he some peasants
tied together by the thumbs with whpcOrd and he be-
leved that they Were going TO be shot immediately |
believe the outbreak WAS commenced by people who |
came IN rom the country, who expected the towns-
People to rise, hut they did not. Had they done So |
lnk the revolution would have succeeded for the au-
tlofltles we've panic-slricken. Sgn0r c. was out |
Of his senses with fear for his life would not have been
worth baoccho bad the insurgents been successful |
was told bat the terror he displayed was utterly udi
cIous, though decidedly not without reason, for had |
TIE troops been beaten the police and sbrr would have
leen murdered to certainty from the intense hatred
borne to them by the people. From what can gather
from the residents, English as well AS Americans the
tyranny and brutality of The police il beyond concep-
ton. But, however much the Palerrniians hate the
Government they certainly did not rise; but they have
been three times disarmed since loiS and | do not |
THINK they have the power 10 do much and from the
enOrmOus number OF spies III the service Of the Govern
ment such mutual dstrust has arisen that the Scilans
no longer conldc in each other as they did in 1913;
and though there 10 great deal OF talk, ltte il done.
MIR. -, who was staying the Trinaeria went H. |
Segesta with his courier lie wanted me 10 acoom-
lnny him, but he intended making the journey in such
hurry that gave up the idea As the instruction
broke out the DAY he was 10 return, was very anx-
Gus about him; for though the ALTAR was over ia tho
own, yet knew there was great probability of
here being fighting outside and in the country. How
'ver at O'Clock he drove into the hotel aud gave me
IN account OF what he had outside. io had left |
'egesta rather later than he had intended and in :
enchng small village about half way from Palermo I
&c found II hied with insurgents about 300 OF 400 in
lumber all armed. They very civil 10 him. and |
dNttd nm on no account 10 proceed, but 10 stay with
hem that evening and go TO Palermo noxt morning |
il"flDg him The use Of house in the village if he |
hone to stay. However, he very wfoly resolved TO |
ueh
After passing several bodies of insurpents thew at
at arrived at the first outpost of the Neapoliins Az
hey approached, one OF the soldiers ran out and or.
cred them 10 stop. This frightened The driver thai
his ne was unable 10 do 20, upon which the soldier
Led To lire. This, however he did not do ma AZ that
l0ILent they pulled up. After long talk with The
icer who commanded the outpost they were allowed
proceed but II WIS with great dii,utv tbev Oh l \