Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-06-29
The Sicilian Insurrection.


teresting correspondence from Palermo,
Turin and Paris, respecting the Sicilian
We make the following
extracts, beginning with the Palermo
letters of May % and %:
The PALERMTAEs.-But while thus
the general march of events is decidedly
favorable, | must say the Palermitans
are scarcely up to the mark. They are
all well intentioned, but they are distress
ingly indolent, and want that general CO.
operation which is most calculated to in
sure success. There is no initiative or
activity on their part, and their sole oc-
cupation seems to be to invent and spread
rumors. Not quarter OF an hour passes !
without some fellow or other coming in
out of breath and announcing the adj
vance of the royal troops; now they are
from one, now from the other side
Above all, horses and cavalry seem to be
the nightmare of the Palermitans. They
see the solitary regiment of Neapolitan
cavalry everywhere. 1t is in vain that
their noses are thrust against the barri-
cades with which the whole town is block
ed up, they aeiU see the cavalry. But,
although they are thus haunted by the
royal troops, few seem TO think that they
ought to do something for themselves
making preparations for the defense of
their houses and streets, and being al
ways ready for an attack. 1t never oc-
ours to them, as it did to the Lornbards
last year, that it is their duty to think
day and night how to alleviate the suf-
ferings of those who bleed in their cause.
1t is not the want of will, but deficiency
in acting otherwise than by order. The
only thing which they do spontaneously
is to cry Evviva," and promenade the
streets eager for news and for gossip.
NEAPoLITAN DEsERTERs.--Every
hour brings new proofs of this in the
shape of prisoners and deserters from the
Neapolitan forces. With those taken in
the hospitals there must be above 1000.
There is an order from the General to
treat them well, and there is no luminosity
prevailing against them, but so much the
greater is that against the sbirri, spies,
and " compagni d armi," kind of po-
lice, who have committed great horrors
They are picked out everywhere and
brought up in gangs of five and six TO the
committee, trembling for their lives; but
only one of them has been killed hither.
to, having been taken in the act of firing
at those who wanted to arrest him.
, While / was with the General, let
ter arrived from Corleone, by which be
was informed that the Neapolitan Colo
t mel commanding the column sent there
was inclined to come over if his ranl
was confirmed to him. He is surround
i. ed on all sides by guerillas, his road Gu
S of, and he has a considerable force be
fore him. The answer was, of course
! an acceptance of his proposals, whicl
0 came in an indirect way.
!, The proposal does not surprise me-
: Yesterday several officers came in il
. plain clothes and gave themselves up.
a saw about sixty or seventy prisoners an
: deserters in one place, who all wishe
/ to have arms, and become soldiers c
e Italian independence.
i NEWS FROM THE CoUNTRY.-Th
e news from the country could not be be-
{ ter. Everywhere the people are risin
y and the troops Withdrawing. On tn
IT evening of the 23d, General Allan
IS Heisla abandoned Girgenti, leaving tn
9 civil authorities to their own Devices
AS soon as the troops left, the populatio
;" hoisted the Italian flag. A committe
OF was formed, and national guard. Til
Or cries were, as everywhere else, ViUa
70 Italia" ViUa Vittorio Emmanuel" an
KiUa Garibaidi." The civil authorize
es were respected, and although the prison
OF ers, 200 in number, were let out, no di
l" turbance occurred. The whole PROVING
- there, as everywhere else, is following Il
es example, rising, instituting committe
d, and arming itself. The province of G
10 tania has risen, with the exception of Il
W town, which is still held by the militar
Sc as we'll as that of Trapani. And all til
ne occurred before the taking of Palerm
be the news of which event has not yet b
H. time TO produce its full effect. If t
Mt Neapolitans ever again get possession
. Sicily, the Sicilians deserve to be rul
III forever by King Bombino.
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on The FINAL REsULT.-At any re
he you will not have long TO wait for fiji
ne decision one way or the other it mt
come in a few DAYS. Neither party c