Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-29
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The third letter of the Palermo cUrrespon-
dent OF the London Times embraces the events
OF hYe days, from the 3lSt ult to the 4th
INST exclusive. The conference which result.
ed in the armistice was held on board Ct the
Hannibal, flagship Of the British admiral.
Mundy. At the opening Of the negotiation,
the Neapolitan commandcr.in-chief was un-
willing to recognize Garibaldi as holding a DO
. sitlon which he could acknowledge as admit.
ting of official intercourse. The stiff old adj
mlral, however, refused to have ANYTHING to
do as mediator, unless Garibaldi was admit
ted as person authorized to make terms,
binding on the parties. lie would not open a
conference with person regarded only as a
hlhbuster by the Neapoitan commander, but
would become the mediator with the COM
mander OF the national forces in Sicily. Ian.
"a, however, was forced to submit and solicit.
ed an interview with Garbaldi The French
admiral and the American commodore were
present at the conference by request of ad-
miral Mundy, aud with the appreciation of
Ganbaldi. Cen Letizia gave in writing the
SIX points on which he wished to have a con
ference Five OF them related to the details OF
IA armistice sought for by the Neapolitans.
The sixth proposed that the municipality
should address 4 humble petition to the king,
laying before HIM the real wishes of the town"
10 tins point GarlbaIdl would not listen and
it was abandoned. All the others were easily
arranged, and the armistce was extended TO
three days, and embraced the protection of
the poor who were not able to leave the city,
Among those who passed through the town,
under the armistice was Major BoSco, a Sicil
ian, the commander of one Of the battalions of
rfemen who had promised the king of Naples
the head of Garibaldi. He was retained be
cause the Neapolian outposts would not let a
convoy Of flour for the town pass. He be-
came quite liberal, towards the end of his
stay.
Among those who came over to Garibaldi
was a Swiss belonging to the foreign mercena
ries. He had been a sergeant and was degrad-
ed for small offence as he says. He says
that there were only about one fifth of Swiss,
and the others were collection of scum from
Austria and Croatia, the most c0nsummate set
of scOundrels that could be got together
Their only aim was plumber, which had been
freely promised by the commander, Nickel.
One hundred OF the Swiss in the ranks of the
mercenaries have volunteered to serve under
Garibaldi, upon the Dugad Dalgetty terms of
good pay. On the 3lst Garibaldi received by
water 1000 stand of arms, with 200 picked
men. In the afternoon Garbaldi made tour
OF the town, and was rapturously received by
the people, young and old, male and female.
Upon his return there was regular invasion
OF his quarters by English and American of.
ficers, who had obtained shore leave for the
time. Some Neapolitan officers, who had come
to inquire about the erection of barrcades
within the line, were witnesses of the meeting
between the insurgent chief and the American
and British officers. Shortly afterwards flag
of truce came in from the Fiuanze, which is
still held by the royalists offering to give up
the building and 100000 tart, or about 2.
000000G, which are said to be in it. 1t is
mostly private property, deposited for safety.
The conditions were accepted No one sup
posed that the nancy had been left in the
building, but so it was the Neapolitans were
so sure OF their position that they did not
think it necessary to provide tor emergencies,
and so above 100000 ducats, or above e.
100000, remained in cash. The exact sum is
5,444, 444 ducats Out OF this only about 10O,-
600 ducats are government property--the rest
private deposits but Garibaldi would not ae.
cept OF the surrender of the property until the
Neapolitan Guard had laid down their arms
and retired.
Every hour brought fresh news of the spread
OF the instruction. From 1900 to 1900 vol
unteers' left LeghOrn in a Blackwell steamer.
But still the Neapoitans had command of the
fleet lying in front OF Palermo. aud before the
armstice, i'll conjunction with the batteries of
the citadel, made savage work in the densey
populated portions of the town. The wauton
destruction Of life and buildings is ndescrba
BILE. The buildings fired at were the resi-
dences of the lower classes, who were huddlcd
together in masses. June 4th both parties
were holding off for rentorcements Neapoli-
tan troops were arriving by steamers, and eff
tecting landing near the citadel; and the iu-
surgents were concentrating in rapidly increas.
ing numbers on the mountain chain which en-
virons the town. Gen Letzia had come from
Naples to open some confidential negotiation
with Garibaldi, but the nature of it was not
disclosed; but as the latter will gain as much
by procrastination as the Neapolitans, no i'm
portance is attached to the mystery.