Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-20

ribaldi made sudden attack the north side of the
town. district called "Peperito' fierce combat en-
sued which lasted for two hours and ended in placing
Glrbald in possession Of this part of the place No
sooner was this accomplished than the inhabitants rose
in mass attacking the troops with every weapon which
chance could supply. Two. or three hours more suf
feed to give the people possession of the whole
town, and the troops retired into the citadel
Then followed the brutal outrage on which We
commented on Saturday. The garrison being driven
of tle town. the Neapotan squadron began to lombard
it, During the whole Of Sunday afternoon aud through
great part of the night the ships threw shells into Pal
ermo the town was set on fire in many places num-
Der OF buildings destroyed, and doubt the loss
OF hle among the inhabitants was considerable On Mon
day Ganhldi stormed the citadel. IL appears that ON
the previous day park of artillery was captured and
no doubt the Sciuns by This means better enabled
10 operate AGAINST the refuge OF the sOdiery. OF the
details Of the last conflict we know nothing Il must
have gone hard with Gen. lana however for he de-
ermned to capitulate The transaction arranged on
board her Brittuic M5jrsW'5 ship HUuubai. We pre-
sume is stipulated that the army which has cspulAed
shall not be landed st any other point in Sicily, but
at all events Garbai with tie capital of the Island in
bis hands aud with people al his back flushed with vic
tory may bid defiance to any efforts OF the Neapol
itiu Court.
Perhaps such a capiul4tiou is the happiest mode Of
terminating ;he struggle We do NOT doubt that Carl
boji oliug To hurt little possible the feelings OF
the Kings troops. These who we're the enemies OF yes
ltIuHN may bt lit rltudS OF Ouc account
saws that during the battle ia the oou three regiments
went over and may be- that the army which vas en-
poycd 10 keep down the Sicilus will shortly endsuger
itl maser- throne After ALL Neapotans are Itailus
soldiers are men, and there cannot be high spirited OIL
hcer ia the Kings service who does not look with
sympathy on GatIildi than on Lama or a Sllzsuo-
Wcmay conclude that AS far as regards Sicily the
trs. is neatly at an end Ne>sna must soon tall aud
then the island placed under a Provisional Government
With GaribulJ al its head will be Independent Power
iu Europe What will De the acts OF the Dictator We
have vet to learn bulit not likely that he will sit down
in quiet or think anything done while anything remains
20 do. The man who Ike q Norman adveutlrer OF old
made his descent with two -hipuil Of followers and
conquered a kingdom in three weeks, is hardly
likely TO settle down now that he rules population Of
more than OIOOUO and ha- the spois of the Neapo-
tan AIs.naIs with which 70 equip the levies who will
DIN him. We NAV certainly look for some stirring
events on the mainland. Italy is in such q ,'ate that
bollness is the best and indeed the ONLY possible policy
The Royal party at Maple, Is panit rikeu, and the dis
content OF the people reused into fury Boy the from
Sicily, may anticipate any movements OF GaribaldL IL
NAV be that as We write King Francis has been driven
from the domiuions which his family have cursed II
may even be that the Neapoitu troops, ashamed OF
their disgrace and Of the cause they serve will follow
the example Of the Tuscan and Modeuese armies, aud
bring the tyranny of the B0urbous to an end. But,
even IL these events DO not take place, feel pretty
sure tina; Gtrbadi will follow up his victory His pre-
scnce IN CalabrI would be the sgul for nsurrectOu
AS G.rce as that which has broken out iu Sicily Wi b
. 900 men such az stormed Palermo De might march
lgOm the Straits to Maple in month